The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-27
Each of the Many Friends of
The Ex-President Placed a
Shovel Full of Dirt Into the
Grave. e.
SERVICES WERE SIMPLE
BUT VERY IMPRESSIVE.
Funeral Was Attended by Men
Prominent the World Over
Monument to Dead Is
Now Proposed.

Princeton, N. j., June 27.-Grover
Cleveland's body lies buried in the
Cleveland plot in Princeton cemetery.
At 6 o'clock yesterday, Just as the
sun was sinking in the west, a distin-
guished company silently watched the
body lowered into the grave. Then
the simple burial service of the Pres
byterian church was read. and before
the last of the carriages in the cortege
had driven up to the path leading to
the burial place, the penediction had
been pronounced and the members of
the family, President Roosevelt and
others who had gathered about the
grave, were leaving the cemetery.
Many of the personal friends of the
dead statesman fingered about the
spot which was to mark his last
resting place and each in turn was
permitted to cast shovelful of earth
into the grave.
Services Exceedingly Simple.
Agreeable to the wishes of Mrs.
Cleveland, the services both at the
house and at the cemetery were of the
simplest character. An invocation,
scriptural reading, brief prayer and
the reading of William Wordsworth
poem, Character of the Happy War
rior," constituted the services at the
house, while the reading of the bur-
ial service at the grave was brief and
impressive.
Ia g., IS, .;of
ly private nature, those in attend
ance numbered many distinguished
citizens, including President Roose-
welt, Gov. Fort of New Jersey, Gov.
Hughes of New York, Gov. Hoke
Smith of Georgia, former members of
President Cleveland's cabinet officials
of the Equitable~Life Assurance soci-
ETY., members of the Princeton univer-
sity faculty, and friends and neigh
bors.
Invocation by Princeton Pastor.
The services began with an invoca-
ton by the Rev. Sylvester w. Beach,
of the First Presbyterian church of
Princeton, which was followed by
scriptural reading by the Rev. Matt
r
Presbyterian church, of New York,
former pastor of Mr. Cleveland, who
read from the fourteenth chapter of
the book of John and number of
passages from the fourth and twenty
second chapters of the Thessalonians.
In closing DIR. Bartlett read from the
book of Revelation as follows:
And they shall see his face and his
name shall be in their foreheads: they
shall hunger no more, neither thirst
any more, neither shall the sun light
upon them nor any heat, for the lamb
which is in the midst of the throne
shall feed them and shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters. and
God shall wipe all tears from their
eyes.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke then said that,
According to the request of one
whose slightest wish at this moment
we all respect, there will be no address
or sermon, but there was poem writ
ten more than 100 years ago by Will
liam Wordsworth, which is expressive
of his character
He then read the poem, Character
of the Happy Warrior.
Guardsmen Line Streets.
The services were concluded at $50
O'Clock, and five minutes later the
casket had been tenderly carried to
the hearse and the procession started
on its way to the cemetery. Along the
streets from the house to the cemete-
ry national guardsmen. mounted and
On foot, policed the way. AS Presi-
dent Roosevelt passed through the
gate leading from the Westland
grounds, the militiamen presented
arms and the president DOTTED his hat
in recognition.
The pail bearers, six on either side
of the hearse. marched with the pro-
cession as 1t wended its way slowly
down Bayard lane to Nassau street,
and on along the main thoroughfare of
the town. Business had been sus-
pended during the afternoon and cur
tains were drawn in many of the
houses. The silent crowd stood with
barred heads as the procession passed
along into Vandeventer avenue and
the bell in the tower of Old Nassau
hall tolled mournfully.
The route led over Virgins street to
the cemetery. which was reached a
few minutes before o'clock.
Mourning Group at Interment.
The members of the family alighted
from their carriages and, with the
four clergymen in the lead, walked
slowly down the graveled path lead
ing to the open grave. and the rose
strewn grave of Ruth, both almost hid
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