Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-27

| Princeton, June 26.-GrOVer CIeVe-
| lands body lies buried tonight in the
Cleveland plot in Princeton cemetery.
| At 6 o'clock, just as the sun was
striking in the west a distinguished
company silently withdrew as the body
was lowered into the grave. Then the
SIMPLE burial service of the Presby-
terian church was read and before the
| last of the carriages in the cortage had
driven up the path leading to the bur-
| ial place, the benediction had been pro-
nOunced and the members OF the fam
| ily, President Roosevelt and Others who
had gathered about the grave We're
| 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 Il shovel
| full OF earth into the grave.
| Agreeable to the wishes CT Mrs
| Cleveland, the services both at the
house and at the cemetery We're of the
simplest character. An Invocation,
| Scriptural reading, a brief prayer ana
| the reading of the William Wads-
| worth poem character of the Happy
| Warrior constituted the services at
| the house. while the reading of the
burial service at the grave was brief
and impressive.
| Although the funeral was of Il strict
| w private nature, those in attendance
| numbered many distinguished citl-
zens, including President Roosevelt,
| Governors Fort of New Jersey. Hughes
| Of New York and Hoke Smith of
| Georgia. former members of President
|
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
members of the Princeton University
faculty, friends and neighbors.
| Mr.. Cleveland was buried with all the
simplicity and privacy that he himself
| might have wished, as private cltl-
zen rather than as the former Chief
| Executive of the nation There was
nothing that savorcd of the official
| and Il military element was ehJecteo
solely as a measure of precaution In
protecting President Roosevelt.
The President arrived at ABS p. NJ
and was met at the station by GOV
! Fort The President, Gov. Fort anu
| Secretary Loeb We're driven at once TO
Westland Upon his arrival at the
| house. the President went to Mrs
| Cleveland offering his sympathies and
! expressing keen regret at Mr.. Glove
| lands 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.
A few minutes later the four cler-
cvmer who OBLIGATED, came down the
stairs to the hall landing to the recep-
ton ROOM followed by Mrs. Cleveland
and the children, Esther and Richard.
AS they appeared upon the landing,
accompanied by DR.. Joseph d. Bryant,
the whole company rose and remained
standing throughout the services. Mrs.
cleveland was gowned in black and
were becoming hat with short
droopine veil. Esther was also In
black, while Richard wore white suit
and black tie. The services began with
an invocation which was followed by
Scriptural reading by Rev. Maitland
" Bartlett of the West Farms Presby-
terrain church of New York, a former
pastor of Mr.. Cleveland, who read
from the 14th chapter of the Book of
John and a number of passages from
.he 4th and 22d chapters of Thessalo-
mans
In closing DR.. Bartlett read from the
Book of Revelations as follows:
"And his name shall be in
their foreheads. they shall hum
ger 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
unit 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 wishes at this moment we all
/ respect, there will be no address or
sermon, but there was poem written
more than hundred years ago by
II William Wadsworth which is express
| sive of his character" He then read
Il the poem, "Character of the Happy
Warrior"
Il This was followed by readings from
the Presbyterian Book of Common
l Worship, the services at the house con-
Guiding with this prayer:
20 God, who art the strength of Thy
| saints and who redeemeth the soul OF
| Thy servants: We thank Thee for all
wfo have died in the Lord and who
now rest from their labors. having
received the end of their faith, even
the salvation of their souls. Especially
we call to mind Thy loving kindness
and Thy tender mercy to this Thy
servant whose memory we honor and
whose loss we mourn. For Thy good
hand upon him, leading him through
all the trials, tolls and conflicts of this
mortal life to the final victory. blessed
be Thy rame, o, God For the great
duties which Thou didst give him to
perform in the state and for the high
courage, wisdom and success with
which he was enabled to serve the
commonwealth. blessed by Thy name,
o God For the largeness Of the talents
which Thou .didst commit TO his hand