The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-20
BURTiL or MRS. LEROY.
Impressive Services The Journey In ~ Fu-
neral Cnr- Interesting Family History

The rosewood coffin containing the rc-
mains Of Mrs. Thomas Otis lie Toy rested at
o'clock yesterday afternoon In the vcstihuc Of
Calvary Church. at Fourth avenue and Twenty
first street The plain black cloth pail had been
removed and the friends who waited to follow
it up the aisle to its place in front of the chanrc
read the following on u broad silver plato;
CAROLINE LIE Roy,
Born March I, is.ai
Dicd Octubor 10 1877
Oct. 10 Is the date OF Mrs. lie Roy's disappear
nncc The family believe that she died on that
evening. The church was filled with the friends
Of the family and husbands. Soon after one
o'clock the Rev. DR.. Gallaudet OF St. AIMS
Church. accompanied by Rev. MIR. Douglass
walked from the chancel to the vestibue. Then
four men bore the coffin up the aisle. preceded
by the two clcrgymcn. DR.. Gaaudet reading
the Episcopal service. Directly behind the
caskct walked Mr. L. Roy. arm in arm with D.
Lawrence Clark. brother OF Richard Smith
Clark Mrs. In Roy's father. Following them
were T.. II. Buckley. q. ID. II. Gillespie. David
Turner. Henry II. W Le Roy. son of Roar Adj
miral H. Roy Of the United States Navy Edward
Aymar. a nephew Of Mrs. Lc Roy; John Wolf Il
cousin of MIR. Lc Row. and several other gentle
men. The fnthcr WIG not allowed bv his ply
sdians To nttrnd the funeral. Neither Mrs. Ie
Rows mother nor any NJ her three daughters
att ndcd. The reading 81 the service in the
chnnccl by Dr. GnllaIdct occupied about len
minutes. At the request oi the family there was
no music. nor were there any flowers.
Immediately after the service the funeral
moved up TO the private entrance Of TIE Harlan
Railroad department ot the Grand Union De-
i1@ m1eGate mnlp r G Of rss Ie row SS'
tog"thcr with MIR. L. Roy and DR., Gallaudct.
followed the hcarse in th" five carriages to the
depot. They were conducted bv undertaken
Adur intn the depot. and then they followed
the coffin with un covered heads two hv two
d "a
north end Of the depot where the special
Jun RAJ car " Woodlawn stood in waiting.
tn eur is lifted up throughout in mahogany.
with bird = ry" maple pun"'s. partition ut
tur forward end contains sliding doors with
small compartment are shelves for tho rccep-
ton of ilnwrrs. A sliding door opens on either
Sd'. Through one ui these the cHskct WAS
IN .lr middle OF the compartment. After tbs
hnt been done. and the Iall had been arranged.
the slnltng doors in the inrtition were opened
and the coffin was exposed 10 the view of the
tw Nr gentlemen who had taken seats in the
other part of the ear.
hu, waited the orders Of those who had char
trrd IT, Wooilawn. Cemetery station was
rea he'd NJ % L. VI. after a rapid ride OF
twenty-five minutes Here u hcarse was in wait
INK. The mouruerS preceded the remains on
foot. wlnliug among the hills OF the beautiful
cem,icry Tor about hall . mile 70 u spot near the
luu ton uf Poplar and Central avenues. where
% grave had been dug "A few iret to the east OF u
gran ie monument bearing on liz cast base the
name CArE ana on lie wcri base the name
Eulklry.
Alter tive coflln had boon lowered into the
earth. tlic.lt',. Dr. Gallaudrt read " Rock 81
Ages and then part OF th" Episcopal service
az the grave. The little group oi friends stood
Wltn un 'ovrrri heads until the grave had been
r'il,rd with earth. and then all walked back 10
the railroad station. The train started on the
return trip AT 3;os. and o." party arrived IN the
Grnd mon Depot at . = o'clO X
II rman l., Roy. the grandfather ~ Thomas
on = l." Roy. built for his daughter. Mrs. Now
bold the large house with marble front at
ID \ =