New-York tribune., 1875-11-29
wILLIAM B. AsTogs FUNERAL.

InsENcE or DIsPIAY-NEw-YoRKS MOST PRONE
NENT FAMILIES REPRESENTED.
The funeral services OF the late VIM. Is. AS
for erc acid on Saturday Trinity Chapel at 10 a. M
Atgl O'Clock the relatives and several OF the ptf7oa
friends of Mr. Asor gathered in the pa'loIs of hs late
residence Al No 81 Ffthaye. The body was contained
IN cadcn case mcosed by massive rosewood casket
The face was not exposed 10 view The easket was Gov
cred by a pail of purple velvet On II were placed large
hora crowd surmouutcd by cross, aud h"fai Wronths,
bound with purple ribbons, the gift OF MI ana MS Johh
Jacob A,,or Another H'ral crown was The gift of MI
and Ms wm AsOr Othc- floral offerings were contrib
u;ed bv le Younger members Of the family. The coffin
n,ate bore the inscription: civilian T. Astor Born
Septen,hor 10 1892. Died November "A, 1879. Aged
sS year months, ana days"
lti before 10 o'clock the casket was removed from
the l,e IL. bearse in waiting. the pa!lbcaIc stand
ipe In double line The heerse was pain and was drawn
by two white horses There noticeable absence ~
nj. d,soJy and this j. understood 10 have been in accord
apce with the wishes a Mr.. Astor The pailbearers
were ov John 4. Dix, Samuel b. RuggleS, Wiii3n j.
Uoppiu Cbief-Justce Charles p. DAILY, Daniel D. Lori
Albert f,iatin j. Carson Breyoort, and Thomas W. Lud
low Following tho hegrse were Is carriages. In the
nr. carriage were John Jacob Asorand his son Williams
in the second Mr. and Mrs Carey in the third MI and
Mrs D-ano in the fourth, Nh and Mrs CAaGer; in the
6fth MIS- Astor aud Nil W. W. Astor. The remaining
carriage. contained the junior relatives OF Mr. Astor, the
servants " the family the employees of Me- As'o ana
trustees OF the AstOr IADfdi! INC i"'Ai '"it'S'
uaSsed down Ffh-ayc. to Twenty y-fiitnst. 10 Trinity
Chanel Within the building were conglcgaicd many Of
the old acguaintances Of William j. Aston and his son.
John Jacob Aston comprising representatives Of some of
the oldest wealtiest. and most distinguished families II
the metropolis Prominent among those present were
sx(;oy E. ID. Morgan, Peter Cooper, a
T. Stewart. Moses Taylor, John J. Cisco
Royal Phelps Gordon W. Burnham, John JAY
Chas Il. Hoffman eX-Judge Boswortil, John Schermer
horn Peter aele Leopold schmidt Adam NorIie, nearly
90 years of age aud 40 years member OF the house
OF Boorruan. johnson & Co; Robert and Alexander
Stuart John c. Hamilton, George Schuyler, Adrian
Iseln and Isaac Bell There was large crowd OF spec
tatcrs In front Of the chapel and lines of carriages on
either side OF the street extended from Fifth
10 sixth-ave A force of police under In
.eeetor McDermott aud Capt. Steers preserved
order The coffin received in the vettiblo by the
cergylurn in waiting the Right Rev. Bishop Posr the
Rev Df Morgan Dix the Rev. Dr. Hugh Miller Thcmp-
son the Rev. John W. Moore, and the Rev H. G. Hough
ION Thirty chOrisers cbanted the professional hymn
JernsaeIn the Golden Led by Bishop Potter, the
passed the main aisle. the Rev Mr Moore
reading ritual Of the Episcopal Church fer the burial
he coan was placed the foot Of the steps leading TO
.the chance aud the relatives, friends ana aieaIeIs
while cnanting the psalm Lord, let Ine know mine end
The Rev. Dr. Thompson then read the lesson and the
choir sang Nearer, luy God TO Thee" While the last
yerae being sung the chOrsters formed in line on
each side OF the cou Bishop Potter placed himself ~
the head OF the eOn and the attendant cetRlmen on
from JOO beginning, Man that Is born OF wOmah.'
Bishop Potter Iected "Earth to earth, ashes
rum Heaven" was then sung by the choir,
aud the Rev Mr Moore read the tnsl prayers
eeson Of clergymen snd choriers wes reformed aud
passed down the aisle chanting Brief Life Il here our
Hroadvay and the BlO0mingdae Road 10 Trinity Gene
terry where the cofin Was placed IN the iaInby vault