The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-01

elected president of the United States,
no pomp or splendor had a place in
the ceremonies. The half mile of
thoroughfare through which the cor
tege passed from the Cleveland home
to the cemetery was policed by mount
ed troops and blue-coated soldiers, but
they were there for police duty and as
a measure of precaution in protecting
the living president rather than as an
element of display in paying tribute
to departed chief executive.
1t has been Mrs. Cleveland's wish to
avoid anything of military nature at
the funeral, and it was only when the
necessity of guarding President Roose-
welt, who was in attendance, was
borne upon her by those in charge Of
the funeral arrangements that she con-
sented to the presence of troops in a
police capacity.
Four clergymen officiated at the
house and at the grave. They read the
burial service from the Presbyterian
Book of Common Worship, but Of
tered no eulogy. This simple service
was conducted by DR.. Henry Van Dyke
of Princeton, Rev. Dr. William r. Rich
ards of New York; Rev. Sylvester w.
Beach, pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church of Princeton, where the
Cleveland family attend, and Rev.
Maitland V. Bartlett, former pastor
of the same church.
There were no honorary pallbearers.
The old-time friends who bore Mr..
Cleveland's body to it's final resting
place in the Cleveland plot were May
or George B. Mcclellan, Paul Morton,
Commodore E. G. Benedict, Richard
Watson Glider of New York; Prof
Paul Van Dyke, Dean Andrew F. West
Prof. John G. Hibben, Junius S. Nor
gan, nephew of J. Pierpont Morgan;
"A. D. Russell, Prof. Howard McLena-
han and Bayard Stockton of Prince
ton.
The services at the home which be-
gan at five o'clock, were brief, after
which the cortege was formed and
proceeded to the cemetery down Bay
ard lane to Nassau street, the prin-
cipal street in the village, thence up
Vandeverter avenue to Wiggen street,
which leads to the cemetery.
Only those invited to the funeral
and few newspaper men entered the
cemetery, which was guarded by
mounted troops and members of the
National Guard of New Jersey. The
Presbyterian service was said at the
grave, the casket lowered into the
ground and one of the country's most
distinguished citizens became but
memory.
President Roosevelt, Gov. Fort of
New Jersey, Gov. Hughes of New
York, Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia,
members of former President Cleve-
lands cabinets, and other notable citi-
zens were in attendance. President
Roosevelt arrived on a special train at
4:40 p. m. He was met at the station
by Gov. Fort, and they drove direct to
the Cleveland home. After the cere-
monies the president left Princeton at
once.
Mrs. Cleveland arose early, and
shortly after six o'clock in the morn
ing, accompanied by President Finley
of the College of New York, went to
The cemetery, where she gave final d.
rections for locating the grave.
The ex-president's body was en-
balmed Thursday and placed in cas-
ket and taken to the library on the
first floor where the ceremonies were
conducted. A silver plate bears the
inscription: Grover Cleveland, March
1S, 1S37-June "a, 1905"
Only two of the Cleveland children,
who were all at Tamworth, N. H.,
Esther and Richard, attended the fu-
neral. They came here with Mrs.
John H. Finley wife of President Fin
ley of New York university.
The kilograms of coincidence came
in by the hundreds from all parts of
the United States and other countries.
Besides President Roosevelts tele
gram, messages of coincidence came
from government officials, governors,
Legislators, prominent educators and
'citizens in various walks of life.
Among those who telegraphed or
icabled their condolences were Vice.
President Charles w. Fairbanks. Gov.
|Charles E. Hughes, of New York, Judge
Alton B. Parker Of New York, Gov
Fort of New Jersey, Whitelaw Reid,
American ambassador to Great Brit
ain; Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie,
Admiral Robley D. Evans, Judge
George Gray of Delaware, former
Lieut.. Gov. William F. Sheehan of
New York, Mayor George B. Nc
Clellan of New York, Gov. Hoke
Smith of Georgia, st. Clair McKelway