The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-12
MRS. WILSON BURIED
AT GIRLH00D HOME
Her Grave Is Almost in Siglt or
the House Where She
Once Lived.
TOWN DRAPED IN BLACK
President Is Unable to Cout"ol
His Grief at the Burial
Scene.

ROME. Ca. Aus 1i.--Wlth snr-.
monies Mrs Woodrow Wilson. vif. .t. n
President. was buried In Mvr''r 1913
Cemetery here this afternoon Srs pea,
beside her father and mother avid -
grave is almost In sight Of tre ..s,
IN which she lived as girl
Immediately after the services 20. -
grave President Wilson and part, p.r,
to their special train and began the 70.
turn Journey 10 Washington
There were thousands Of visiiors .o
Rome to do honor to the merar, ,,
Mrs. Wilson. but n Sabbathlikc nus. rr..
vailed The citizens talked In wni.p.~s
and there was evidence ~ sorrow ,r
every face. A large force of polio. and
two companies OF the Georgia National
Guard kept traffic from the street
through which the funeral procession
passed
The funeral train arrived here A. ~
this Afternoon and few minutes latev 'ne
coffin. covered with gray hroadcloth a,d
surmounted by "A single wreath Of Tow.
ers, was lifted from the car by eight ~.
Mrs. Wilson's cousins and borne ~ tie
hearse.
As the train steamed slowly into ',.
station church bells throughout the CITY
were tolled. Wide space had boon
cleared about the station. where thou.
sands Of people assembled
The pallbearers were Edward T Brown
Atlanta: Robert VI. Hoyt. Wade g. Howl
and Nathan lIoyt. Rome r. = Arson
Savannah Randolph Arson and Edwa-i
T Brown. il. and Frank g. Gobreath. At.
lanta.
The President. followed by Secretary
and Mrs. McAdoo. Mr.. and Mrs save
Miss Wilson, Prof Arson and other near
relatives and members Of the Part,
quickly left the train and entered tho',
carriages The procession then moved
through Grape draped streets to the First
Presbyterian Church, Of which Mrs WI
sons father. the Rev. Dr Arson. long
served as pastor.
About 1000 relatives and friends NJ tNo
Wilson and Arson families were iu Oh,
church when the body arrived tn.
church was draped in black with t0'c-.
twined wreaths of white flowers on me
wall was dscerned n white marble talbot
TO the memory Of Mrs. Wilson's fa'hu.
Banks ~ flowers we're piled high about
the catafalque upon which tho coffin VAS
placed
As the President entered, following ne
coffin Chopin's funeral march WAS
played upon tho organ. \ short SERVICE
was conducted by the Rev. - q Svduor.
the pastor. The President. his daughters
and Secretary McAdoo and Mr.. Sayro "r.
cupied the front pew in the centre and
back Of them were other members OF tH"
family Dr. Grayson and Secretary Tum-
ulty.
Two old fashioned hymns favori'ee ~
Mrs. Wilson. were sung by the church
choir. Dr. Sydnor then read briefly fr.-
the Scriptures and spoke Of the beau.
and charity Of Mrs. Wilson's lifo aHi
character.
As soon as the church service oas
ended the journey TO Myrtle I'M Gem.
terry was begun. Schoolgirls dressed
white and holding aloft laurel hranchcs
stood in line along either side Of the
streets through which the process on
passed Behind them were thousand ~
people with barred heads bowed.
When the cortege was near the como-
terry rain began to fall and the downpou-
soon became torrential A tent erected
over the grave gave partial shelter 10 the
little family group, but the thousand
who came to see the burial were without
protection.
The services at the grave were br'A'
The President stood with head bowed "a
the final rites were performed. As re
stood there with his daughters Mr. Wilson
could not control his grief. When 80
preacher read the burial service the Pr,s'
dents form was vislbly shaken by h's
emotion and the tears coursed down his
cheeks.
After the body was lowered and ~"
grave filed vast heaps Of flowers. tho
I
over the tomb
En- route to the cemetery the process
sion passed the house where Mrs. Wilson
lived as girl and also the spot on lie
| bank OF the Etowah River where, u q
said. she promised to become the "ie
of Mr.. Wilson.
| During the services al Rome the churrN
bells In every town In Georgia were toll
/ Ing a requiem for Mrs. Wilson.
! Since we left Washington YESTERDAY
said a member ~ the party on the funeral
train, president Wilson seldom moved
| from his place beside the coffin. Whom
Or. Grayson urged him to take hr'"f
rest he H1lS said Let me alone, please,
until after the services, | cannot 'est
until then"
The people OF the towns and IN" cou''
| trysde all the way from Washington =
Georgia paid silent respect TO the i'1'n
At Gainesville. Ga, the birthplace of Mes
Margaret Wilson, were gathered p"ore
who knew the family In days gone aF
4 delegation met the train ana silently
offered a beautiful wreath OF flowers