The Detroit times., 1912-11-02
5HERMANS BODY
IS BORNE TO The.
GRAVE in UTICA.
resident Taft and Many Other
Notables at Services for
Late Vice-President
CEREMONY
is WITHOUT DISPLAY
Employees of Institution of
Which Deceased Was Presi-
dent Are Active Pallbearers

UTICA, N. Y. Nov. 2.--ln the
presence of the president of The
United States, members of the CAB
+ met. the senate and house, representa-
tives OF the diplomatic corps and men
aud women OF every walk OF life, final
bonurs were paid today TO James
scl.oolcraft Sherman. late viee-presi-
dent OF the United States.
in Difference TO the wishes OF Mrs.
sherman the funeral was without dis
play Simple. transformations services
were held in the First Presbyterian
church and the offer of the presiden'
OF a guard OF regulars TO escort the
body from the church TO the cemetery
was refused AS far as possible the
funeral was as simple as Mr.. Sherman
would have liked and the public SER
vices were made as brief as possible
under the circumstances.
President Taft and party, the mem
bers OF the senate and OF the house
and the distinguished party from
Washington, reached this city at
] O'Clock They were met by com
pany headed by Thomas X. Proctor
and taken directly To the Sherman
house in Upper Genessee-st.. where
the president had few briefs words
of sympathy with Mrs. Sherman and
her three sons. Soon after the pres
dent reached the home, private prayer
services were held beside the CONN
at which were present only the mem
bers OF the family and Mr.. Taft. They
we led by Rev. DR.. Louis Il. Holden,
pastor of Christ Reformed church, o.
which the viee-president had been
treasurer and a vestryman for many
years
AS soon as the prayers were over
the coffin was carried TO the hearse
AMI taken directly to the First Presby-
terrain church. The active bearers
wer employees OF the Utica Trus;
a Deposit company, of which Me-
Sherman was president The honorary
pallbearers were all Uticans with the
single exception OF United States Sen
atoi Elihu Root, and included Thomas
r. proctor, c. S. Symonds, w. s.
Doohttle. ]. w. Francis Day, G. 4.
Dunaam, G. K. Rogers, w. T. Baker,
II. H. Cooper and DR.. Fahethet PECK
There was no formal escort from
the home to the church This was
at the request of Mrs. Sherman. The
president and members of the mourn
Ing party preceded the body TO the
church seats I'm the center OF the audi
torium having been reserved for them
Behind the mourners were seated the
Representatives OF the senate anc the
house and the remainder of the edifice
was filed with personal friends OF
the dead man.
Tie services in the church we're
conducted by Rev. DR.. Holden, assist
ed By Revi DR.. Dana W. Bigelow. The
Grafton was delivered by Rev. N. w
Stryker, president of Hamilton col
lege, of which institution Mr.. Sher-
man had been for many years a trus.
tee. DIR. STRIKERS Grafton was
forceful appreciation OF Mr. Sherman
He spoke of the latter's youthful days
In the college, of his rise In public
life. of mis- unselflshness and of his
'faithfullness to duty. The minister
dwelt at great length on his perfect
home life which. he said, was an IN
spirotion to all - --s...as..-..
There was special music bv~ a
double quartet of male. singers aud
by the choir of Christ church
The public services were compare
lively brief At their conclusion the
president and his party left the church
BY a side entrance, going into Column
blast. so that the enormous crowd
in front OF the edihce might be
avoided. The casket was then remoy.
ed TO the waiting hearse and the
cortege passed out past the Sherman
home to Forest Hill cemetery. At the
cemetery the body was placed in a
crypt In the beautiful Babcock maus-
oleum recently completed by the late
Mrs. Carrie Babcock, mother-in-law of
the vice-president, whose body wal
placed in il only three weeks ago.