Show KEATHA ANTLE OF U SNOW The Remains of ExPresident Hayes Are Laid to Rest NO EULOGY PEONODNCED One of the Most Notable Occasions in American History The Only Remaining ExPresident Soon Again to Assume the Mantle ot Responsibility Re-sponsibility Wept with Sorrow at the Bier of His Dead Friend FKEMONT Jan 20Taps have been Bounded bugles blown the beautiful goodnight last salute fired and all that is mortal of Rutherford B Hayes sleeps beneath be-neath the mantle 01 snow by the side of the companion of his life The ceremonies j t cere-monies of the day were such as befitted atypical j a-typical American citizen soldier and statesman The simplicity of the republic shone forth in his life and was marked in the obsequies No eulogy was said above him That is left for the future to pronounce pro-nounce and all who know the man father and statesman unite in saying it has been wisely done so the pure upright and I generous good deeds which drew so suddenly sud-denly to a close on Tuesday night hare nothing to fear from the verdict in the oncoming of time In some respects the occasion was one of the most notable in American history The only remaining expresident soon again t assume the mantle of responsibility responsi-bility stood beside the bier of his dead j friend and wept in sorrow for him The two men had the same notable qualities in common and of all public men there were but few more sincere mourners than Grover Cleveland who came and went without ostentation A ereat crowd gathered gath-ered at the depot waiting his arrival but word wisely passed around by the citizens committee prevented any cheering or display play there and he left as quietly a he came Only the serious threat of personal per-sonal illness kept President Harrison away and his regrets are a keen at the enforced absence a those expressed on every hand by the family friends and public Today this was a city of mourning Business was suspended and the schools were closed The morning dawned bright unostentatious like the life of the illustrious illustri-ous dead The temperature darinjj the night fell t five below and everything was white with frost in the morning light The oaks about the family mansion at Spiegel grove show in the sunshine every twig with a tracery of frost looking like delicate wax The frost on the broad veranda was picturesque and beautiful beyond description and it seemed as i even the harsh winter had donned a charming robe in honor of the distinguished distin-guished man whose remains were soon to be borne t the tomb All forenoon thousands thou-sands passed in procession through the chamber of death to view for the last time tme the president well known features of the dead ex At 9 oclock the school children of the r city marched in procession with the national I I na-tional flag at the head past the bier followed fol-lowed by the civic societies of Fremont Everything in the wide sunny dining room ill which the remains lay was in keeping with the simple life of the departed de-parted statesman the plain cedar casket n the center of the room with no decoration decora-tion except three palm branches tied with a purple ribbon The silver plate bore simply the inscription h RDTHEHFOED B HAYES h n Jan 17 1893 On his breast rested the decoration of commanderinchief of the Loyal Lagion On the left lapel of his dress coat was the decoration of the Army of West Virginia Across the window seat in the south end of thE room stretched a large American flag held in place by branches of white and yellow roses and wreaths of heliotrope helio-trope Two rooms of the mansion were filled with a distinguished company when the simple service for the dead president began be-gan at 2 oclock this afternoon They included in-cluded Presidentelect Grover Cleveland members of President Harrisons cabinet representatives of the United States Senate Sen-ate and House of Representatives Representtves army and navy Governor McKinley and staff members of the Ohio legislature and other representative bodies and friends in the front hall were grouped a double quartette under the leadership of Professor Profes-sor Arthur of the Cleveland Conservatory of Music a member of General Haves old regiment After a hymn had been regment B Albrighton of the Fremont Fre-mont Methodist church read the twenty i third psalm and was followed in prayer by Rev Dr Bashford president of Delaware Dela-ware college who officiated at the wede ding of ExPresident Hayes fortyfive years ago After ciother hymn the Lords prayer was repeated impressively after which the Grand Army of the Republic F Re-public recited their ritual for the dead and the simple solemn services at the hous were over The body bearers eight veterans of General Hayes old Twentythird regiment regi-ment lifted the remains and bore them from the mansion and the long procession wound out through Speigel grove down Jrove Burchard avenue and out to Oakwood cemetery where after the benediction was pronounced the remains were consigned con-signed to the last resting place The honorary pall bearers were Hon Charles Foster Governor William McKinley Hon J L Curry exminister t Spain Senator Calvin S Brice Major E B r Dawes MajorGeneral Swayne General 11 F Force Hon W H Haines Following Fol-lowing them came the procession in the following order Members of the Family Presidentelect Cleveland and lon William Henry Smith Nearest Friend of the Illustrious DovcL Members of President Harrisons Cabinet Representatives of the United States Senate and House of Representatives Officers of the Army and Navy Representatives of Commanderies of the Loyal Legion Members of Regimental Association Twenty third Ohio Volunteers Officers of the G A R of Ohio Governor McKinley and Staff J Members of the General Assembly of Ohio Mayors and Common Councils of Fremont Cleveland Toledo and Sandueky Military Escort of Ohio State Militia Members of the G A R Sons of Veterans Great numbers of floral pieces were sent from all parts of the country most of which on account of delay i trains arrived too late Presidentelect Cleveland arrived at 1130 two hours late A large number of people gathered at the depot to see him He was driven at once to the Hayes man ion t see the remains He expressed himself feelingly on the death of General Hayes between whom and the president elect there was a warm friendship The presence of M Cleveland was a tribute to a personal friend It was Mr Hayes intention had he lived to be present at Clevelands inauguration |