The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-25
ALL THAT IS MORTAL OF MARK
TWAIN Is CONSIGNED TO
THE GRAVE.
STORM BEATS F|ERCELy.
Rain Pours Down, but Little Knot OF
Ardent Friends and the lmmed ate
Members Of the Family ATTEND the
Brief and Touching Services at the
Gravc-Dr. Eastman Makes Talk.

lilmira. \. y. April 24.--l'nder a tent
on the grassy slope of the Langdon plot
In Woodlawn cemetery. with rain beat
ing ficrcely against the canvas cover. a
little group of mourners silently
watched today as the body of Samuel
l.. Clemens was lowered into an ever
green lined grave beside the bodies OF
his wife and children Rev Samuel II.
Eastman. pastor Of Park church and a
close friend OF the late hlimorist con-
Quoted a brief and simple service. and
Mark Twan'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 governcss of tho Clemens fam
lily. two Of her friends. the sexton and
half dozen newspaper men.
Services had previously been held at
the residence of General Charles J.
Iangdon, where 40 years ago Mark
keeping with Mr.. Clemens wishes the
music. no honorary pail -bearers-jist
the brief address and prayer of DR.
Eastman.
The body lay n state In the very
parlor where the marriage OF 40 years
ago took place. and some of those who
attended the wedding were there today
To lock for the last time upon the face
Of their friend.
The services at the house were pub
lic but the attendance was not large
Besides the funeral party that accom-
panied the body from Rcddlng, the lit
tie gathering included only a few rela
tives and old friends. DIR. Eastman said
In part:
I'VE are not here at this time to
speak of the great man whose going
hence the whole world nourns. nor to
claim for him that place in the hala
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 family affection
Casket Closed.
After the little group had looked for
the last time upon the features of the
dead, the casket was closed and was
borne to waiting hearsc. outside. "A
few curious onlookers stood In the ra In
as the procession started on its way to
the cemetery Il mile or more away.
Residents of Elmira cherished fond
memories Of Mark Twain. With Mrs.
Clemens and the children he had spent
many hupny gitn,norS AZ D,Iurr,, farm
on East Hill. overlooking the city. at
the home of Mrs. Susan l.. Crane. Mrs.
Clemens sister. path from the
Crane house winds through the wooded
grounds to the summer lodge. which
was Mark Twaln's workshop Here he
wrote "Roughting It," "A Tramp
Abroad and other works
Below this lodge "A short way down I'm
the woods Is another rustic structure
with bark roof. which the author built
for his children. Here may still be seen
many of the undisturbed playthings of
tho little ones
1t was during the Quaker City expc-
dltion In 1867 which Mark Twain has
immortalized IN "Innocents Abroad,
the humorist met General .angdOn
l.angdon, a distinguished and wealthy
citizen Of Itmra General Langdon
took kindly to Mr. Clemens and the
friendship which grew out of the meet
ing led tn the marriage Of the author
with Olivia H. Langdon.
Ivory Miniature.
Il saw her first" wrote Twain of his
wife In his Autobiography, " In the form
Of an ivory miniature In her brother
Charles stateroom on the steamer
Quaker city, In the bay Of Smyrna, II
the summer OF 1867, when she was In
her 22d year, say her in the flesf
for the first time in New York In the
following December. She was slender
and beautiful and girlish. and she was
both girl and woman. She remained
both girl and woman to the last of hel
life"
over Mrs, Clemens grave, alongside
the fresh one made today, stands i
stono engraved with this epitaph;
Warm summer sun
"Shine kindly here;
Warm southern wind
BLOW softly here,
Green sod above
Lie light, lie light,
Good night dear heart.
Good night, good night,