The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-06-27
FUNERAL Of THE
EX-PRES|DENT.
CHARACTERIZED BY
EXTREME SIMPLICITY.-MA
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS AT.
TEND.

Princeton, n. j., June 26.-As
the American flag droops at half
mast around the world and half
hour guns are booming at every mill
tary station of the nation from Sandy
Hook to the antipodes, a distinguish
ed array of the leading officials of the
United States gathered here today to
pay their last respects to Stephen
Grover Cleveland, twice president of
the United States.
The only sign of military display
was the lines of soldiers guarding
the route of the cortege and this was
for the protection of the living rather
than for the honor of the dead presi-
dent, who loved peace and simplicity.
The old town of Princeton is
crowded with throng such as it
never saw before. Thousands have
come here to witness the passing of
the cortege through the streets. The
line was crowded hours before 3
o'clock, the time set for the funeral
procession to start.
Mrs. Cleveland spent much of her
time today with her two elder chill
dren, Richard and Esther, who came
here from their summer home in
New Hampshire. She is bearing up
well under the strain, and it is be-
lieved she will be able to pass
through the ordeal safely.
AS soon as President Roosevelt ar
rived at the house the ministers be-
gan the simple service of the
Presbyterian church. The crowd in
the streets without was hushed and
the whole city seemed to be joining
in the ceremonies within the house.
There was no anthem, no music
and the ministers pronounced no eu-
logy. 1t was perhaps the simplest
ceremony ever carried out over the
body of man who had been the
head of great nation and died when.
that nation was still in the height of
its power and his memory still hon
ored and beloved.
The casket was placed N the
hearse by the pail bearers aRd~.ths
cortege formed without incident,
moving slowly down Bayard Lane
away from the residence. There was
no escort other than that formed by
the pail bearers who walked beside
the horses.
In the first carriage were DR.. H.
Van Dyke, DR.. w. r. Richards, the
Rev. S. w. Beach and the Rev. NJ. V.
Bartlett, the four officiating minis
ters.
In the second carriage, Mrs. Cleve-
land, with Richard Cleveland, elder
son, and Dr. Joseph d. Bryant, the
intimate friend and physician of the
former president.
The third carriage contained Miss
Rose Cleveland, sister. and Miss
Esther Cleveland, the eldest daugh-
ter of the deceased.
President Roosevelt, with Mrs.
Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb, occu-
pied a carriage Immediately follow
ing those of the family.
The pallbearers walked beside the
hearse. They are: Mayor George B.
Mcclellan, of New York; Paul Nor
ton, former secretary of the navy;
Commodore E. C. Benedict of New
York; Richard Watson Glider, editor
of the Century Magazine; Professor
Paul Van Dyke of Princeton Univer-
sity; Dean Andrew F. West and Pro-
fessor John G. Hibben of Princeton;
Junius S. Morgan, nephew of j. P.
Morgan; A. D. Russell, Professor Nc
Lenahan and Bayard Stockton of this
city.
At the grave the simple burial SER
vice was read and the body of the
man who twice held the greatest hon
or within the gift Of his people, was
lowered into the earth and the name
of, Stephen Grover Cleveland passed
into history.