The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-25
0bsequies of Beloved American
HumOrist Simple, After
Manner Of His Life.
ONLY MEMBERS OF FAMILY
AND FEW FRIENDS ATTEND
Buried at Elmira. Where
Forty Years Ago He Was
Married.

ELMIRA, \. Y, April 24.-Uuder
tent on the grassy slope of the Lang
don plot lin Woodlawn cemetery, will
rain beating fercely against the can
vas cover, n little group Of mourner'
silently watched today as the, body oi
Samuel j.. Clemens was lowered int
an evergreen lined grave beside the
bodies Of his wife and children.
The Rev Samuel E. Eastman, pastor
Of Park church and a close friends o.
the late humorist. conducted brtei
and simple service and Mark Twain 4
final pilgrimage was at all end. Tonight
he lies sleeping under q grave pilec
high with flowers, the tributes OF hi;
friends from far and near.
There were present at the grave only
members Of the family party. who cam,
from New York with the body, for
mer governess of the Clemens family
two of her friends, the sexton and hnlt
dozen newspaper men.
Services had previously been held al
the residence Of Gen. Charles j. Lang
don, where forty years ago Mark Twair
haillsu Iuc ReueIai siSltl' III NceP
ing with Twain g wish the ceremony
was simple. There was no music, nj
honorary pail bearcrs-jusr the brief
address and PRAYER Of Dr.. Eastman
The body lay in state in the very par
lor where the marriage OF forty years
ago took place and some Of those who at
tended the wedding were there today
to look for the last time upon the face
Of their friend. Neither the Rev. Thorn
as X. Beecher, nor the Rev. Joseph
Twitchell, who performed the wedding
ceremony, was present. Mr.. Beechel
died several years ago and Mr., Twitch
ell was called TO Hartford by the deati
Of his wife, which occurred this morn
ing.
Boys Remember Friend.
Among the floral gifts was beauti
full wreath bearing this inscriptions:
''f'rOm FIVE hundred boys OF the
Louisville high school in remembrance
of Mr., Clemens, who has frightened
their lives with innocent laughter and
taught them squareness and grit and
compassion TO the weak
The services at the house were pub
lie, but the attendance was not large
Besides the funeral party that accom-
panied the body from Redding. the lit
tie gathering included only few rela-
tives and old friends.
DIR. Eastman said in part: "We arc
not here at this time TO speak Of the
great man whose going hence the whole
world mourns, nor TO claim for him that
place in the halls Of fame which time
only can give. We are here to weep
with those that weep, TO give thanks
with those whose own he was in the
sacred bonds of human kinship and fam
lily Affection
After the little group had looked for
the last time upon the features of the
dead, the coffin was closed and was
borne TO n waiting hearse Outside.
a few curious on-lookers stood in the
rain as tho procession started on its way
TO the cemetery, mile OF more away
In Fond Remembrance.
Residents Of Elmira cherished fond
memories Of Mark Twain. With Mrs.
Clemens and the children. he had spent
many happy summers at Quarry Farm,
on East Hill, overlooking the city at
the homo Mrs. Susan l.. Crane, Mrs.
Clemens sister. A path from the
Crane house winds through the wooded
grounds TO the summer lodge which was
Mark Twain's workshop. Here he
wrote ''Roughing It,' ga Tramp
Abroad and other works
IL was during the Quaker city expe-
-ition in 1867, which Mark Twain has
in "Tho Innoccnis
Abroad the humorist met General
LangdoD. then voung man. the son
If Jervls Laugdon, a distinguished aud
wealthy Elmiran. General Lancdon
ook kindly to Mr.. Clemens and the
which grew out or the meet,
ng led 70 marriage of the zuroor with
olivia l., Laugdon.
Girl and Woman.
81 saw her FIRST. - wrote Twain of
us wife IN bls autobiography. Gin the |
orm Of an ivory miniature in her broth.
r Charles s statcroom on the steamer |
Quaker City in the hay Of Smyrna in
he summer of 1867, when she was in |
er twepty-sccond year.
81 saw her in tho flesh for the first
inc in New York in the following De. /
cmber. She was slender and bcauti.
vi and glrlish, and she was both girl
nd woman. She retained both girl and
oman TO the last of her life
Over Mrs. Clemens s grave alongside
he fresh one made today stands stone
ngraved with this epitaph.
Warm summer sun.
Shine kindly here
Warm southern wind
Blow softly here