The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-12
MRS. WILSON SLEEPING
IN HER C|RLH00D'S HOME
Tenderfy, Body OF Presidents Wife
Is Laid in Grave Beside Those
cf Father and Mother.
THOUSANDS PAY HER HONOR
They Stand in Torrcntial Rain While
Simple Services in Cemetery Are
Heid-President's Grief Is Uncon-
trolled as He Says Last Farewell.

ROME, GA. August l1.--Mrs. Wood
ident. was buried at Myrtle Hill Gem :
etery here to-day. Her grave Is be-
side those OF her father and mother.
almost within sight OF the house In
which she lived as girl. Tonight,
the President was speeding eastward
on his return to Washington.
Although thousands of visitors came
TO Rome to-day to do honor 20 the
memory of Mrs. Wilson. Saba tn :
like quiet prevailed. The special force
of police. augmented by members or
tho Georgia National Guard round lit
Ito to do beyond warning traffic from
the streets through which the process
sion passed.
1t was exactly 2:So p. NJ when the
Presidents special arrived, and a few
minutes later the casket. covered with
gray broadcloth and surmounted by
a single wreath or flowers, was lifted
from the funeral car by eight of Mrs.
Wilson's cousins and horne TO the
hcarse. AS the train steamed into tho
station. church bells throughout the
city were tolled. y wide space had
been cleared about the station. and
the thousands OF people assembled
there stood back respectfully Those
who bore the casket were Edward T..
Brown, Atlanta: Robert NJ. Hoyt, Wade
{. Hoyt and Nathan Hoyt, Rome: r. p
AXson. Savannah; Randolph Axson. Ed :
ward T. Brown, Jr., and Frank G..
Gebreath. Atlanta.
COR1EGE MOVES THROUGH
BI.ACN-DRAPED STREETS
The President. followed by Secre-
tary and Mrs. McAdoo, Mr. and Mrs.
Sayre, Miss Wilson. Professor Axson
and other near relatives and members
OF the party. quickly left the train and
entered their carriages. The process
sion then moved through black -tlraped
streets to the First Presbyterian
Church.
More than 500 relatives and friends
OF the Wilson and Axson families were
already gathered In the quaint little
church. which Mrs. Wilson used to at
tend when her father, Rev. Edward s
Axson. was pastor there. The church
was dTaped in black. with intertwined
wreaths OF white flowers. on one wall
was white marble tablet to tho mcm-
DRY OF Mrs Wilson's father. Banks Of
ory Of Mrs Wilson's father. Banks OF
catafalque upon which the casket was
placed.
AS the President entered, following
the casket. Chopin's funeral march was
played softly upon the organ. 4 sim
pie, short service was conducted by
Rev. @. G. Sydnor. the local pastor. The
President. his daughters, Secretary
McAdoo and Mr.. Sayre occupied the
front pews In the centre. and back
of them were other members of the
family. DR.. Iirayson and Secretary Tu-
multy. Two old fashioned hymns, girl
hood favorites Of Mrs. Wilson. were
sung by the CHURCH choir. Or. sgd
nor then read briefly from the Scrip
lures and spoke of the beauty and
charity OF Mrs. Wilson'S life.
AS soon the church service was
ended. the casket was carried to the
waiting hearse, and the short journey
to Myrtle Hin Cemetery was begun
Schoolgirls, dressed in white and hold
Ing aloft laurel branches stood III line
along either side OF the streets through
which the procession passed Rehind
them were thousands OF people. with
barred heads bowed, silent and sorrow
full The entire city was draped in
funeral black.
THOUSANDS AT CEMETERY
ARE DRENCHED RY RAIN
The cortege was close 10 the come
terry when rain began To fall The
storm rapidly grew worse. tho down
pour soon becoming torrentlal. a tent
erected over the grave gave partial
shelter to tho little family group. hut
CONTINUED on Fourth Pago.)