The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-06
VINDERBIL7,S OBSIQUTES.
The Services In the Church of the STRANGERS
aud the services in New Dorp.

The Service. In the Church of the strangers
aud the services in New Dorp.
Laborers were busy levelling and cart
ng away to the North river the piles of snow that
encountered Washington place. in front OF the
dead Commodore's house. Yesterday The snow
is TO be cleared from all the streets surrounding
the Church Of the strangers for the passage of
the funeral corte-e on sunday morning. The
coffin is TO be borne on bier by the undertak-
ers men. who will walk at the head the pro.
ccssion. Following the IN, II the weather is fair,
viii be the members Of the COmmodore's fam
lily ana his special friends, numbering between
2O ana 80 persons, all on foot. The cOrese
will move through Washington Place eas; to
Winthrop place, and up Winthrop place TO the
front entrance Of the church. There are to he
no pail tearefs.
After all those who have tickets OF invitation
have entered the church the doors are 20 be
thrown open to the public.
DIR. Linsly. the Rev. DR.. Deems. Mr.. Worcester,
and William II. Vanderbilt met IN the Commo-
dore's mansion Yesterday and talked over tho
nnal preparations for the funeral Il
ranged that the railroad employees shouil
march In a body from the Grand Central Depot
ana view the remains In the house before .
O'Clock on sunday morning. The open coffin is
10 rest on bier In the centre Of the large. mar
ble.hoored hall in the first story, aud the men
The cofin Is nietallc, Of the best and strong
est kind. II Is covered with bltck ,elVet and
its silver-bar handles are also velvet GOV red
cept the tbs. Ine cny other d, coraiiUu 10 a
plan silver pl te on top wiki the words:
CoRNEIlUs VANDERBILT.
ID January 4, 1877.
The Rev. DR.. Deems will conduct he funeral
services 10 the church, consisting OF pr.y,rs,
singing and an extemporaneous ati ires, ~ the
minister: lie has invited 10 assist him the Row
pr ". II. Hutton, VINO was the pastor. Of tho
Commodore nlst wife, and was much beloved
10y her. Ia comulance with the CommodOre's
express wish. the services are TO he unostenta-
tiOus, ana there will be no display Of flowers. A
few e the COmmodorv's iavOrite hymns, witch
he often called 10. during his sickness, are TO be
sung, and the only other music Is TO be. per
After the services the coffin is to bc taken In
belrse, followed by the members of the family
One hundred coaches nave been engaged Tor
this purpose. The railroad employees from the
Grand Centr i station are also to have place
~ the procession, but ARRANGEMENTS for c trry-
ing the IN had not been completed last evening
Two ferry boats will take the funeral corte.e
T. Vanderbilt Landing. drive Of two and "a
half miles through snowy roads to the Old Mora
Wan Cemetery IN New Dorp. whore tho Commo-
dOre has family vault. Is to be Thoroughly
broken to-day. rhe conn Is To be taken into
the little Moravlan Church, whose pastor is to
assist u. Deems in the last simple ceremonies
before the burial.
The body lay yesterday packed on leo in the
death bedroom, when Is in the second story,
back. Few called at the house except near rela-
tiyes and the physlci ms.
The directors OF the New York Central and
lem ltailroad. and the LAKE shore and Michigan
SouthernRailway com mpanies m ct In 10 Mt meel ling
10 tue Grand Central Depot yesterday afternoon.
The Hon. Augustus Schell presided. and Edwin
ID. Worcester was Secretary. Samuel +. Barrer,
Cheuncey NJ Dspew, William Z. Wetmore, Will
liam Il. Leonard, and William l.. Scott present
ed resolutions expressive OF the sense OF the
officers oi the roads represented In view OF the
loss Of their President. The directors OF these
roads VIII meet early next week tO elect the
Comm odore's successor.
The nag. at half III st on the Grand Central
III IA n IL tfi.
that the railroad king was dead. 1ne trans
came and went from the great depot regularly,
Thor. will DO IA meeting OF the stockhoiders
o. the Hudson River, New York Central and
Harlem kairoad, early next week, to elect a
successor t. the dead President.
No official action was taken IN Wall street yes.
teiday IN reference TO the death Oi Comm odore
Vanderbilt; II was the general opinion that tho
eject u his death upon stocks had been dis
counted. Many fancy that although The Com
hls large short interest In Central, Ii may now
oc done out OF revenge by those heavily in er-
ested' wac succeed 10 The Comnodorc's inter
c l.. u al Is sad 70 be getting uneasy. lie l.
short of IRON l2,ODO t. BOO shares, and the
shares would have ~ fall 10 between 50 and 81
btiure he could cover without loss. He has
bteh pYlhg ulNdrnds ON the stock at the
rae oi yer cent. per annum, and has had to
u"lrOW Tue stock Nat Tor some months and has
not averar Il over per cent. iIlerlst On his
money agnHst the paid ont.
\ "eoA aga last sunday the Commodore sent
80 tho sunday school Of the ChuIch of the
I"h.tfs as contribution 10 the ChrI-tnas
I,,.WaI' S"u, i.nt money had PREVIOUSLY been
collected 10 doffiy the expenses Of the enter
tdhmcnt, nul It We decided by the sfcefs ana
te cners To ihNest ~ money In Il ,weIs. Il ,ch
one oi ,he SUNDAY SEQ children f.. 10 hIye
'MNi 20 "ne tithtf 'nbe u ss, a hYaciuth, or
a nav onln' IN t4plls a, expected to cultiyato
ne o,rin., a1a Ac H.. p'Ao,s 20 10 Sunday
awarded ~ tn"se iuat II We tho b. s. specimens.
Al l-fse meeting 4 ciuz,hs 40 Nashville,
/ s-ed. Gov lorter sent tpcrlll message to
tue Legislature q Iehnr,aee %" ihe sur jsct Of