Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-12
Amid Pouring Rain Interment
Takes Place in Cemetery
Almost in Sight Of GirIhood
Home.
PRESIDENT SPEEDS
BACK TO WHITE HOUSE
As Train Bearing CaSket
SteamS Into City Bells Are
ToIIed and Vast Throng
Gathers in Silence.

isr MORNING JOURNAL nrEcttL Lnssfo wisnl
Rome, Ga, Aug. l1.--Mrs. Wood ,
row Wilson. wife of the nations pres
dent was buried here today at Myr-
tie Hill cemetery Rain fell in tor
rents while the casket was being low
cred into the grave, which Is beside
those of Mrs Wilson's father and
mother, almost within sight Of the
house in which she lived as a girl
Tonight the president was speeding
eastward on his return to Washing
ton.
Although thousands If visitors came
10 Rome today TO do honor to the
memory OF Mrs. Wilson. sabbath
like quiet prevailed.
II was exactly 1880 p. m. when the
presidential special arrived ana a few
minutes later the casket. covered with
grey broadcloth and bearing a single
wreath Of flowers. was lifted from the
funeral car by eight Of Mrs VIII
sons cousins and borne To the hearse.
Az the train steamed into the sta
ton. church bells throughout the city
NtIt lOlltUf - Atht EIN't iAU BtNh
cleared about the station and the
thousands of people assembled there
stood back respectfully Those who
bore the cnsket were. Edward f.
Brown. Atlanta. Robert NJ. Hoyt,
Wade c. Hoyl and Nathan Hoyt,
Rome, u. T. Arson. Savannah; Ran
dolph Arson and Edward I. Brown.
Jr. and Frank c Gebreath. Atlanta.
The president. followed by Secre-
tnry and Mrs. McAdoo. Mr.. and Mrs.
sayre. Miss Wilson. Professor Arson
and other near relatives ana members
OF the party. quickly left the train and
entered their carriages. The process
sion then moved through black
dfaped streets into the First Presby-
terrain church.
More than 500 relatives and friends
of the Wilson and Arson families al
ready were gathered in the little
church where Mrs Wilson used to at
tend when her father, the Rev Ed
ward $. Arson. was pastor there. The
church wps draped IN black. with in
licrtwined wreaths Of white flowers
+ ON one wall was white marble tab
+ let to the memory Of Mrs. Wilson's
father Flowers were piled high about
the catafalaue.
i As the president entered, following
the easket. Chopin's funeral march
was played ON the organ. A simple.
short service was conducted by the
Rev. q. G. Sydnor, the local pastor.
The president. his daughters, Seere-
itarv McAdoo and Mr.. Sayre occupied
the front pew in the center and back
OF them were other members of the
family. Or. Grayson and Secretary
Tumulty. Two old hymns girhood
favorites Of Mrs, Wilson. were sung
BY the church choir. The Rev. Or.
~ dnor then read briefly from the
scriptures and spoke of the beauty
and charity of Mrs. Wilson's life.
As soon as the church service ended
the short journey to Myrtle Hin GENE
terry was begun schoolgirls. dressed
! in white and holding laurel branches
) lined the streets through which the
procession passed Reside them were
thousands of people, with bared
heads. bowed. silent and sorrowfuL
The cortege was close to the Gene
terry when rain hogan to fall Tht
downpour became torrentiaL ten
erected over the grave gave parta
shelter to the family group. but the
, thousands OF persons who came t'
, witness the burial were without pro
lection.
Services at the grave were brief ant
, OF impressive simplicity. The presi
I dent stood with mead bowed as th'
final rites were reformed. As ~
, stood there With his daughters, MI
/ Wilson made no effort To concea
his grief. AS the hushed voice OF TN
: preacher read the burial service IN
= presidents form was visihly shaker
i by emotion and the tears streaine'
: down his cheeks. Others Of the part
wepi silently and softly.
After the final henediction wa
: pronounced the president slowly re
turned 10 his carriage. His eye
\ Mere as those Of one daxed, but hi
g step was firm and his face was steri
and set.
After The casket was lowered am
: the grave was filled. heaps of flowers
the tribute Of the nation, were pile'
/, high over the tomb.
Less than four hours from III
time the funeral train arrived, III
: president and his party were one
more on board their special cars an
the return Journey was begun.
President Wilson remained by tn
grave until the casket had been COY
:. cred with concrete and steel At IN
head OF the grave there stands plat