The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-01
CLEVELAND FUNERAL SIMPLE,
NO POMP OR SPLENDOR WILL,
MARK THE CEREMONIES.
Isoute of Feuneral Cortege Will be
well POliced, But This Will be q
Precaution for Protection of the
Living President-Many Distin.
guished Men Will Attend-Dr. Van
Dyke to Assist in CONDUCTING Ser.
vice.

funeral Of Grover Cleveland tomorrow
Will be marked by extreme simplicity.
Although twice elected president Of
the United States, no pomp or splen.
dor will have a place in the ceremo-
MES. There will be no bands to play
mournful dirges on the way to the
princeton cemetery, no military es-
cort, no eulogy by the officiating cler-
gymen. The half-mile of thorough
fares through which the cortege will
pass from "Westland," the Cleveland
home on Bayard Lane, to the ceme-
terry will be policed by mounted troops
and blue coated soldiers. but they
will be there for police duty and as
measure Of protecting the living
President rather than as an element
Of display in paying tribute to a de-
parted Chief Executive.
It has been Mrs. Cleveland's wish
to avoid anything Of a military nature
at the funeral and it was only when
the necessary OF guarding President
Roosevelt was borne upon her by
those in charge of the funeral ar
rangements that she consented to the
presence Of the troops. The final ar
rangements for the ceremonies and
the names Of those elected to officiate
were announced this afternoon.
Four clersymen will offlcate at the
house and at the grave. They will
read the burial service from the Pres
byterian book Of common worship. but
will offer no eulogy. The simple but
impressive service will be conducted
by DR.. Henry Van Dyke, Of Princeton;
the Rev. DR.. VIM r. Richards, pastor
OF the Brick Presbyterian Church, of
New York; the Rev. Sylvester w.
Beach, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church. OF Princeton. where the Cleve-
land family attended. and the Rev.
Mainland Bartlett, former pastor of
the same church. There will be no
honorary pallbearers. Those who will
bear Mt. Cleveland's body to its
final resting place in the Cleveland
plot will be: Mayor George b. Me-
Clellan. Paul Morton, Commodore E..
c. Benedict. Richard Watson Glider,
Of New York: Prof. Paul Van Dyke,
Dean Andrew F. West, Prof. John G.,
Htbben. Junius s. Morgan, nephew
OF J. Piermont Morgan. A. D. Russell,
Prof. Howard McLenahan, and Bayard
Stockton. Of Princeton.
The services at the house, which
will begin at o'clock. will be brief.
after which the cortege will be form
ed and proceed to the cemetery down
Bayard lane to Nassau street, the
principal street in the village, thence
up Van Deverter avenue to wissin
street. which leads to the cemetery, a
highway along which clusters many
historic memories.
Only those invited to the funeral
and few newspaper men will be per-
mitted to enter the cemetery. which
will be guarded by mounted troops
and members Of the National Guard
OF New York. The simple Presbyte.
rian service will be said at the grave,
the casket lowered into the ground
and one Of the country's most distin-
guished citizens will have become but
q memory.
Presiden Roosevelt. Governor Fort,
Of New Jersey. Gov Hughes. OF New
York. Governor Hoke Smith, of Geor-
gia. member Of President Cleveland's
Cabinet. and other notable citizens
are expected to attend. The Presi-
dent will arrive on a special train
from Oyster Bay tomorrow at 4:4O
He will be met at the station by Gov
ernor Fort and they will drive direct
to the Cleveland home. After the
ceremonies the President will leave
Princeton at once on the special car
Signet.
Although admittance to the Cleve-
land home and to the cemetery is to
limited. principally to personal friends
Of the family. thousands Of people are
expected in Princeton tomorrow
Princeton's police force consists Of
only few men. and the precaution
Of safeguarding President Roosevelt
Of maintaining order and keeping the
thoroughfares cleared has become a
serious problem.
Mayor Robinson decided to call on
Trenton for police assistance and to
rope off the thoroughfares from the
Cleveland house to the cemetery. but
the utter inadequacy Of score Of
policemen to handle a crowd Of sew
eral thousand people and to keep the