The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-30
COMMITTED TO THE GRAVE.
Cleveland Obsequeis Simple-Mr.
Roosevelt Personally Tenders
His Sympathy to Mrs.
Cleveland.

Cleveland'S body lies buried tonight
in the Cleveland plot in Princeton
cemetery.
AT 6 o'clock, just as the sun was
sinking in the west, distinguished
company silently watched as the
body was lowered into the grave.
Then the simple burial service of the
Presbyterian church was read and be-
fore the last Of the carriages in the
cortcgc had driven up to the path
leading to the burial place the bcnc-
diction had been pronounced and the
members Of the family, President
Roosevelt and othcr- who had gath
cred about the grave were leaving the
cemetery. Many of the personal
friends Of the dead statesman inger-
ed about the spot winch was to mark
his last resting place and each in turn
was permitted to cast a shovelful Of
earth into the grave.
n. Services Very Simple.
Agreeable to the wishes Of Mrs.
Va land, the services both at the
and at the cemetery were of
kpplest character. Invocation,
- ! reading, Il brief prayer
- cading Of William Words
Dem, "Charactcr Of the
|6 Narrior,' constituted the
the house, while the
the burial service at the
- Aief and impressive.
- ,o;.or.;tac funeral was of a
y r"'iticf1H Private nature, those in at
tendance numbered r,any> distinguish
cd citizens, including President Roose-
welt. Governors Fort, Of New Jer-
scy; Hughes, of New York; Hoke
Smith, Of Georgia, former member
Of President s cabinet, officials of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
members Of the Princeton University
faculty and friends and ncighbors.
Mr.. Cleveland was buried with all
th csimplicity and privacy that he
himself wished as Il private citizen
rather than as the former Chief
Executive of the nation.
Arrival of President.
President Roosevelt arrived at
4 :2S p. M, and was l,,ct at The station
by Governor Fort. The President,
were driven at once to Wcstland.
Upon his arrival at the house the
President went to Mrs. Cleveland, Of
ferino his sympathy and expressing
keen regret at Mr.. Clcveland's s death.
The President then returned TO the
reception room. where the body had
been removed in the afternoon from
the room on the second floor. in
which Mr.. Cleveland died.
\ few minutes later the four min.
i>lcr> vino oniciatcd came down the
stairs to the hall leading TO the re-
ccntion room. followed by Mrs. Clcvc
land and the children. Esther and
nichard. As they appeared upon the
landing. accompanied by DR.. Joseph
ID. Bryant, the whole company rose
and remained standing throughout
the services.
Mrs. Cleveland was gowned in
black and wore becoming hat with
short, dropping veil. Esther was
also in black. while Richard wore a
white suit and black tic.
Four Ministers Attend.
The services began with an invoca-
tion by Rev. Sylvester w. Beach, Of
the First Presbyterian church . Of
Princeton, which was followed by
scriptural reading by Rev. Maitland
Y. Bartlett, of the West farms Pres
bytcrian church Of New York, a for
mer pastor of Mr.. Cleveland, who
read from the 1.':h chapter Of tn"
book of John, and also read mum
Der of passages from the 4th and 22l
chapters of Thessalonians.
"And they shall sec His face, y
read Dr.. Bartlett in closing, 'and
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 urto living fountains OF wat
crsn and God IAall wipe all tears from
NJ Henry NanDykc then said
Yaccording TO the request OF on"