The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-18
FUNERAL OF Ex.mAYoR KALBPLEIscH.

Impressive Ceremonies at the Family
Mansion I'm Bushwick Avenue, Brooke
lyman Imposing Cortege.
The funeral or ex.Mayor and ex-Congressman
Martin Kalbneisch took place from the family man,
sion, Bushwick avenue, yesterday afternoon.
The services were announced to take place in
the parlors OF the mansion at one O'Clock p. NJ,
but long before that hour large number Of the
family and their immediate friends assembled, and
hundreds Of citizens anxious to pay their respects
to the memory OF the honored dead congregated
In front OF the mansion.
At the time appointed for the celebration Of the
obsequies the Rev. DR.. Hall, Of Trinity church,
Brooklyn, and the Rev. DR.. Partridge, OF Christ
church. Bedford avenue, entered, followed by
Mayor Powell, the ex-Mayors OF Brooklyn, ex-Mayor
Godfrey Gunther, OF New York, and large num-
Der OF judges and heads OF departments of Brook
iyn. Soon afterward the capacious parlors were
well filed by these and citizens generally ogni ~
were opened with prayer and the reading Of Scrip
tural selections by the Rev. DR.. Partridge after
which he spoke briefly Of the. deceased, referring
make 1 his peace with GOD, before whom his soul
entered into the rest that God has provided for His
people. -, ..r.-. ..-.,...,,u
length, reviewing the life Of the dead magistrate
and statesman. he said that MT: kalbnetsch's
70 the % 6 o a nroose me pay sy U
deserved tribute to his memory. Were he 20 do So
he could imagine the flush that would In life illu-
inmate that now deathless eye In reprOsch.
During bis long life OF sixtynine years his relations
with ell who knew him were such that neither man;
nor woman can cast an imputation on his charac-
ter. Determined OF purpose, and sometimes 1t may
be, obstinate, he was never known to deceive. No
matter what his relations were to the Church he
he was "a man among men," And now that he
has departed from among US let us speak OF him, II
at times he seemed to be an unbeuever, as one
whose unbeef was In man. not In the Almighty.
His last conversation with me proved that his I'M
belief was only skin deep. When leaving MIN,
shortly before his death, he said to me,
''CAN'T YOU SHAKE HANDS WITH SINNER LIKE
ifr NE Z"
As he has now departed and stands ready to be
judged his doubts, II he had any, are settled for.
ever, and let US carry out the example OF Christ
while we profess His religion. The tears that are
now being shed by the members Of his family COM
minge with those OF thousands OF his fellow ctti-
zens whom In life he protected and whose interests
he preserved. t...
In conclusion Dr. Hall said MAY the honesty
OF his purpose be the bright star to which the
present ef1cers OF the city government Will look
as their guide In the discharge Of their ofnciat
duties In that case his noble example while serv-
ing the people in the various position to which he
was elected will prove blessing TO the community
at large.n ~. ia. l.a sla tel ctl!
The services concluded the undertaken invited
those present to take last view OF the pacld
features Of the deceased, whose remains were en-
cased In o caeket OF rare beauty and workman-
ship, upon the lid Of which was inscribed = s,.g