Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-28
little Group Of Mourners Watch
Mark Twain's Body Low
cred in Grave.
TENT RAISED OVER THE LOT
Rain Beat Fiercely against the
Canvas Cover-No Music,
No Honorary Pail
Bearers.

Elmira. y. Y, April 2i.--t-nder tent
en the grassy slope of the Langdon plot
n WoodaWn cemetery. with rain beating
icrCely against the canvas cover, a lit le
group of mourncrs silently watched to-
DAY as the body OF Samuel l.. Clemens
was lowered into an evergreen lined
grave beside the bodies of his wife and
children The Rev. Samuel r. Eastman,
pastor of the Park Church and a close
friend of the late humorist conducted n
brief and simple service. and Mark
Twain's final pilgrimage was at an end.
Tonight he lies sleeping under grave
piled high with flowers. the tributes Of
friends from far and near
There were present at the grave only
members of the family party who came
from New York with the body, a former
governess OF the Clemens family, two of
her friends. the sexton and half a dozen
newspaper men
Services had previously been held at the
residence of Gen. Charles j. I.andon
where 40 years ago Mark Twain married
the generals sister. In keeping with Mr.
le'nens's wish. the ceremony was sim
I'e. There was no music. no honorary
lall bearers, just the brief address and
prayer by DR.. Eastman
WHERE WEDDING WAS HELD.
Tho body lay in state in the very par
lor where tho marriage Of 40 years ago
vas held and some of those who attend
ed the wedding were there to-day to loo;
for the last time upon the face of their
friend Neither the Roy. Thomas X.
!cecher nor the Rev. Joseph Twichell
pprfDrn1CI ln
was present, however. Mr. Beecher died
several years ago and Mr.. TWichcll who
nd been expected to attend was called tc
Hartford, his home, by the illness of his
0ife, who died this morning.
Among the floral gifts which were ar
-angcd about tho coffin was beautiful
wreath bearing this inscription. from
i've hundred boys Of the Louisville male
lish school. In remembrance of Mr.
Samuel l.. Clemens who has frightened
their lives With innocent laughter and
taught them squareness and grit and
compassion Tor the weak charge"
ATTENDANCE WAS NOT LARGE
Tho services at the house were public
but the attendance was not large Be
side the funeral party which accompa MED
tho body from Reddng. the little gather
ing included only a few relatives and
other friends. Dr. Eastman said in part
we are not here at this time tc
speak of the great man whose COINS
hence the whole world mourns. nor tC
claim for him that place in the hal
of fame which only time can give him
We are here to weep with those tina
weep, to give thanks with those who's
own he was in the sacred bonds Of hu
man kinship and family Affection"
After the little group had looked TO
the last time on the features of thu
dead, the coffin was closed and born
to waiting hearse. outside, a few
curious onlookers stood in the rain a
the procession started on its way t,
the cemetery a mile or more away.
THOSE ACCOMPANIES BODY.
The arrival of the train bearing tn
body from New York at 1925 oclocl
this morning attracted no great atten
ton. Accompanying tho body wer
Mr.. and Mrs. Ossip Gabrilowitsch: Ed
ward f. LoOmis, vicepresident of tn
Iackawanna railroad and Mrs. LOOMS
n niece Albert BigelOw Paine; Jarvi
LanGdon of Elmira, nephew; kati
IcarY, the hoUSekceper. and Claude
,o h,,1or = buroLa and Mai
Ioirb -, 1tornar protbers cam
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o,ias 81 >,orl T,.oir win Mr..
,,a,,o,, o,,d ,,o cbildren he had sner
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I.,o,,,on.,s .;.,or Who was one of tho.
80 ,,,ourrod ,o-doy n,th from, IN
I,naua house uirds ,brouob tho woodo
.o,,rd, ,o tho summer lodge which wa
,1ar1< rv,ain,s ,vorkshon Here he wro,
..pou,bing IT." "a Tram Abroad, an
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