New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
GROVER CLEVELAND
BURIED AT PRINCETON
GREAT MEN OF MILTON
At SIMPLE CERENONY.
Al Princeton Silent as Er-PTesident
Is Borne to His Last Rest.
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Cleveland was buried in Princeton Cemetery. be-
side his daughter Ruth. to-day. just as the sun
was sinking. The services. simple almost TO Sc
verify were attended by throns of distin- p
guished mourners. headed by President. three
Governors a Chief Justice OF the United states
and present and former Cabinet Ministers. whose
presence bore testimony to the sorrow OF the en-
tire country.
At ) p the brief services at Westland. the
Cleveland home. were begun Scarcely an hour
later the body was committed 70 the earth while
the tong of bell over at the university hoated
family across the cemetery. Services at the
grave lasted a scant five minutes. and Mrs
Cleveland and her children were being driven
back to westIand while the last few carriages
in the funeral procession still were bringing
those who had attended the ceremony at the
house.
Fewer than two hundred persons we're per-
mitted to attend the services at the house; hard
Iy an additional hundred were at the cemetery.
but along the few blocks from Westland 70 the
cemetery stores were closed and clusters OF per-
sons we're gathered in the streets to pay their
respects to the memory of the nations former
Chief Executive.
AS the funeral procession drove slowly between
lines of mounted troopers and at the cemetery
through lanes of infantry standing at atten-
tion' hats we're doffed and conversation ceased
1t was in it's simplicity and dignity. httlns
popular tribute to the man who, when his official
life ended identified himself completely and
thoroughly with the people as did Mr. Cleveland
MIR. ROOSEvELTS ARRIVAL
President Roosevelt reached here in a special
train at 40 p m. accompanied by secretary
Loeb and the usual Secret Service men Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey met him at the 5ta-
ton and the party driven at once 70 the
Cleveland home Governor Hughes. Governor
l+I,a riT-iT1 NJ
bers of Mr. CIeve1and's two cabinets. Chief Jus
tice Fuller Secretary Corte1you and scores or
other DISTINGUISHED persons already we're there
Mrs Cleveland greeted the President who ex-
pressed his great sorrow at Mr. Cleveland
death and great sympathy with her IN her sor-
row Almost Immediately the brief services
were begun.
The body in its plain oaken coffin lay IN the
reception room the ground floor of Westiaho-
In this room were Mrs Cleveland. Esther ana
Richard the children. Miss Rose Cleveland Miss
Mary Hastings and Professor Cleveland +
Bacon. of New York University Law School.
niece and nephew and the President In the
library across the hall were Governors Hughes
and Fort and the former members of the Cieve-
land cabinets. Both rooms were nled WI"
beautiful flowers and floral pieces
The coffin was covered with loose flowers
carnations sweetpeas. Iilies-of-the-vahey and
/ one wreath OF IVY clipped tO-udy HUM 'Ao1
creeping over old Nassau Hall In other rooms
opening from the hall, forming with the library
and reception room large suite. and on the
roor,,- porch were the rest of the mourners.
As the four cIersymen who weEe to conduct
the services the Rev. DIR. William R. Richards
the Rev DR.. Henry Dyke the Rev Sylves-
ter ". Beach and the Rev. Maitland V Bartlett
came down the stairs into the hall. the entire
assembIage arose and remained standing through
the services The invocation was read oy the
Rev. Mr.. Beach followed by reading by the
Rev Mr. Bartlett Of passages from st John
and the Epistle to the Thessalonians relating to
death and The future life. Then DR.. van Dyke
stepped forward
DR. VAN DYKE READS POEM
AT the request Of one whose slightest wish
is sacred" said he. there will be no address
TODAY No words OF praise are required to
express our sorrow on this occasion One hum
dred years ago a poem was written by a great
English poet which in it's thought and feeling
is closely associated with honored friend
It was Wordsworth's character Of the Happy
warrior" DR. van Dyke repeated the entire
poem. his voice trembling at times from emo
ton xt it's close he said:
Let us make confession together Of our be-
lief in the Christian faith and in unison the
assembIage repeated the Apostles Creed Then
the clergyman offered prayer, as follows:
O God. who art the strength Of thy saints and
who redeenest the souls Of thy servants. we thank
Thee for all who have died in the Lord and who
now rest from their Iabors having received the
Of their faith even the salvation Of their souls
Especially we call to mind nd. Thy , loving ki1d5ess
memory we honor and whose loss mourn. For
Thy TN gis5 g99g haaG fd upUd aT eomefs Of t mortal fe
10 the final victory. blessed be Thy name. God
wisdom and success with which he Was enabled
% God 5srLe the commonwealth 0'esSsa De i"y name
ddst commit his hands and the faithfulness with
which he used them IN Thy sight & as chief N mags- &
For the warmth OF his friendship for his constant
and love ~ of his home and for the peace OF his death
in the faith of Jesus Christ blessed be Thy name
Continue forth Thy goodness from generation TO
generation and Thy grace unto the children OF the
Thy blessing rest the house Of Thy ser
through Thy mercy and Thy truth in Jesus Christ
Lord. Amen
THE FUN RAL PROCESSION
In half an hour the ceremony at the house
ended The pallbearers. all close friends
neishbors of the dead man-Mayor Mcclellan OF
New York Commodore f, c. Benedict. Richard
watson Glider. President Finley of the College
of the City of New York. Professor Paul van
DYKE. of Princeton; Professor Andrew F. West
Professor John C. Hibben. Paul Morton. Junius
S Morgan ~ d. Russell. Professor Howard Nc
Clenahan and Bayard Stockton-carried the coffin
10 the hearse and the funeral procession started
&c. the cemetery.
In the first coach We're the clergymen- Tho
second was reserved for Mrs. Cleveland. She.
dressed in sombre black. with heavy black
veil stood leaning on the of DR. Joseph d.
Bryant with her son Richard. in a white linen
suit and black bow tie. holding her hand. wait
ing for the coach. when through some blunder
the hearse was driven up 10 the porch. After
a little delay the mistake was Strengthened out.