The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-11
But This Time City
 Was Very Sorrowful
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wealth-had made friends in all walks of life.
 The sun was just rising when the train stopped.
 r. Mrs LongwOrthf and those with her--Archie and Kermit Roosevelt, brothers, Mrs James F. Curtis, Wash ington, Mrs Longworth's Aiken hos- tess, and Mrs William Harrison, Cin- cinnati and Aiken-alighted as pho- tographer's flashlights boomed. | Transfer of the casket which re- posed in the palatial private car of Charles Clark. Montana copper mag nate, was supervised by Colonel Campbell Hodges. personal aide to President Hoover, who also was aboard the train. Mrs Longworth was dressed in black. A heavy veil concealed her face. She walked with Mrs Harri- son, hurrying directly to the wait ing limousine.
 lowed her.
 As the casket was taken from the train, a huge blanket of pink roses was paced over 1t. The casket bore the inscription. '.Longworth 1931." Inside the private car hundreds of floral offerings could be seen. Many of them were placed on the train as 1t sped northward from Aiken.
 
 as the body was transferred. Police held back the crowd which pushed forward as the casket was handed into the hearse.
 The doors closed, the llearse, nov ed away and Nick Longworth began the last stage of his journey home. Only a few autos were in the cor tege as 1t wound through the streets, out through Eden Park. once a part of the immense Longworth es- tate to RockWood. The crowd dissolved as the last machine sped away. Only detectives remained to await the arrival of the congressional delegation, coming here for the funeral, few hours later,
 Cincinnati, the state and the na- ton Joined in paying final tribute to | the late speaker. Two hours before train time the vanguard of his | friends, those who called him Nick. I those who knew him in his teens and In mellower years as speaker of the house of representatives were at the l station.
 l It was a hushed, sorrowful group, Nick" Longworth, whom they knew as "Gra cious Nick" was com l ing back to the scenes of his child l hood. It was here that he was reared and educated and scored his
 first political triumphs.
 City. state and government of1- \ cials were present to see and super | wise the transfer of the body. There was no escort. The body was to be Ilaced in q hearse and taken imme- ciiately to Rockwood, there to repose in floral banked room until time for the church ritual.
 The gray metal casket was not to
 be opened. It was to be handed into ~A n tH% eIapA nf honor from Fort Thomas.
 Only President and Mrs Hoover. I Vice President Charles Curtis, other l dignitaries, relatives and intimate friends were to be admitted to the home.
 Mrs Longworth-"Princes Alice to thousands-was understood to
 sealed, she also urged a simple fun eral. Her wishes were to be car
 ried out.
 The arrangements were made by
 relatives. subject to Mrs Longwcrth's
 approval.
 From the mansion the late speak
 CTS body was to be taken to the
 church where. when he came home
 ile worshipped. When the mourners
 had been seated, the casiset was tc
 be brought in and the service, inn pressively simple. was to begin. Songs and hymns that. Long.
 worth, himself musician and com
 poser. loved. were selected for the
 service. The Right Rev Henry Wise 7obson, bishop coad3utor of tho ] southern ohio diocese was to intone the, funeral ritual, and there were tt fe no eulogtes. The service was ex' pected to require about 20 minutes ,i From the church. the funeral cor. tege was to wind through the streets leo Spring Grove cemetery thence te the, Longworth family plot. A stately shaft inscribed with the names of I.ongworth's forbear, eiant spreading ivy covered oak hovers over the grass grown graves Near the shaft. the crypt fol ! Lonkworth's casket was sunk, al. Iniost beside that of his grandfather