The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-27
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Princeton, n j.. June 27- Grover
tleyeland's body lies buried in the
Cleveland lot in Princeton cemetery.
At o'clock last evening, just as the
sun was sinking in the West. a distin-
galshed company silently watched as
fhe body was lowered into the grave
1en the simple burial service of this
Presbyterian church was read and be-
lore the last carriages in the cortege
hul driven up the path leading to the
burial place the benediction had been
pronounced and the members OF the
amily President Roosevelt and others
who had gathered about the grave were
leaving the cemetery
Many Of the ss.Eonal friends Of the
dead statesman fingered about the
spot which Is to mark his last resting
place and each In turn was permitted
70 cast shovelfnl OF earth into the
grave
Agreeable to the wishes of Mrs.
Cleveland the services Goth at the
house and at the cemetery were OF
tAe simplest character An inyoca-
ion, scriptural reading brief prayer
and the reading OF William Words
worth's poem, Character Of the Happy
Warrior" constituted the services at
me house, while the reading of the
burial service at the grave was brief
and impressive.
Although the funeral was OF a
strictly private nature those in attend
t1ce numbered many distinguished cit
izens. including President Roosevelt
Governor Fort of New Jersey. Hughes.
% New York; Hoke Smith of Georgia.
FORMER members Of President Cleve-
iands cabinet; officials OF the Equit-
able Life Assurance society; members
of the Princeton university faculty
md friends and neighbors.
Mr. Cleveland was buried with all
tho simplicity and privacy that he
himself might have wished as a pri-
fate citizen rather than as the for.
1aer chief executive OF ihe nation
There was nothing that sayored of the
official and the military element ex-
cept that Injected soiesy as meas.
ARE of precaution In protecting Presi.
ient Roosevelt
The president arrived AT 43S y. m.
and was met at the station by Gov
efnor Fort The president Governor
tort and secretary Loeb were driven
"a once 70 Westland. Upon his ar.
rival al the house the president went
"a Mrs. Cleveland, offering his sym
NathX and expressing keen regret at
Mr. Cleyeland's death
The president then returned TO the
eeption room where the body had
en- removed In the afternoon from
fhe room on the second floor in which
Air Cleveland died
A few minutes later the fouf clergy.
men who 0fiIca, ed came down the
stairs 10 the hall leading TO the re
lepiiQn room. followed by Mrs Cleve.
a5ta and the children Esther and
hahard AS they appeared upon the
9ading, accompanied by Dr. Joseph
Bryant the whole company rose
ard remained standing throughout
te services. Mrs. Cleveland was
Wned Ia black and wore becoming
at With a short dropping veil
The services began with am invoca
tisn by the Rev. Sylvester w Beach
ni the First Presbyterian church, OF
lRceton, which was followed by
heriptural reading by the Rev. Malt,
1id " Bartlett of the West Farms
esbyterian church. of New York, q
FORMER pastor OF MIR CleyelandA who
Rad from the lfth chapter Of the
Book OF John, and a number of pass
es from the fourth and twenty-scc-
uld chapters Of the ThessalOnians
pr. Henry Van Dyke said that rao.
cofdiag 80 the request OF one whose
ighioat wish al this moment we an
respect There wiil hc no address, or
sermon bet there was poem written
moro than a hundred years ago by
VILLAIN Wordsworth which rs express.
save of his character. u g then read
he p9em Nharacter OF the Happy
arri0r
thia was followed bN reading6 from
l''l"' 7 fYpoe yer.
2ne pail bearefs six on either side
the hearse. marched with the pro.