New-York tribune., 1878-04-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r1rNrPAI. OF WILLIAM ORTON.

FUNERAL OF WILLIAM ORTON.
AIAreE GATHERING OF PROMINENT MEN-sERvIcEs
AT THE CHURCH-THE BODY BURIED AT IRVING
TON.
The funeral of William Orton took place
yesterday morning at the Church OF the Holy Apostles
IN Nmth-ave. Preliminary services consisting s,pS
OF PRAYER by the Rov. William II. Benj"min' Oh IRVING
ton were held at the house No one was present except
the family pabeaTers, and near personal rehuS Inc
church Was crowded. For more than an houf many per
sons stood patiently the driving rain waiting TO get
cts The friends of the family filed the seats on either
side of the church. In the body of the church, at the
back were seated the telegraph operators and their fam
HES In front of these were the directors "I
the Western Union Telegraph Company, the Az
lantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, the EOio
and Stock Exchange Company, the international
ocean Telegraph Company. the Direct Caoe Tcieginph
Company, and the Elevated Railway Company. Near
them was a delegation OF the Union League CiuD' coz
sisfpe of the president George Cabot Ward JacKsohs'
Schultz Salem II. Wales Peter Cooper Elio' y. Oo"
din David Dows. NJ +. Blake Joseph Seiismah' Iio.''
C. Acton b. Blackman. Samuel Constant ana A. van
sandfOrd. .,o,,.
- ar,on, whom may he mentioned Th,rlOw Weed,
chief Justice Noah Davis, Ex-Governor Morgan eA-
ntoyor Wickham, William II. Vanderbilt AuguSi""
scbel Collector Arthur DstrictAttOrncy Phelps, Gen
eral Anson s. slager Thomas Murphy, John NJ Francis
exNlinister 10 Greece, Robert LenoX Kennedy Moses
TAYLOR General Shalcr George Bliss, jr ana Coiohci
william Borden. The departments of the Western
Union throughout the country were well represented
member Of the company IN this city s8id' lhIs Is
the largest gathering of telegraph men ever say" 1oN
are here from all parts Of the countryfron Portland 20
the Gulf OF Mexico" Even the messenger pOys VI 'no
Office in this city attended. . . -, Tho
Al II o'clock the funeral procession was mGt h5 nc
cnironce OF hc church by the rector the Rev Brady h.
BacEus tho Rev. william II. benjamin. OF lrvng'on. tne
Rev DR. r. & HOwlaud, Of the C1urch OF tne nealtiiy
Rest and the Rev. George j. Greer, OF ~: i.Moli2
Church The pall-beareTs. who came inmedlatef Denu
The coffin were Roscoe ConklDg William Borden sam
uel b. H. Vance John h. Porter George ",IAr OIl'U ~
IT, Palmer B. r. McAlpnC John stewart A'9nzO 91 -
Uinch,nan Roswell Ii. Rochester, George H. Prescott,
Alfred s Brown and john B. Van Every Ihe WIDOW
and the eiglt children followed, Dr. NciVh Cheeu 'o
inc the two little daughters. -,
Inc conn was placed Just front Of the chance -Tail
II was OF mahogany, covered Mt t ni" it horo The
ing large silver handles me pam p,,tc p ~ e-a
simple inscription, william Ofton ded A,rl - c,o
aged y-twO years" The forai offerings were lcl ah9
numerous The bipsmal font was iiieu WIN m a ~ ai
Of choice flowers Tho most qoIsplcnoaS PEfG was t +"
roses rosebuds aud yoles snrmonn'cd Dy rr"s ms
was tnc Offering OF the Pla ielphia elnpoyCs OF luG
"; Ibe conn Near il we're two large crosses anchor,
and small pillow of lilies, roses and other howtrs;
Rest" The messenger boys Of The company sent d
large basket of llies roses and white vlolets. m
The service was opened with burial cantlce ar
ranged 10y Farraut The lesson was then read ny iT,
Howland This was followed ey the n{ rS Roy "lr M
BENJAMIN made an address. when we stand III the
pesence prSGs e epts Yet viii say few words in obed
ence TO The wishes Of friends. speak friend OF the
denarted one Above all, tie thing that cndcaIod lim
most TO me- all who intimate with him, was ms
deep sympathy with children. TINS rare lacuiIy
he possessed in larger measure than any man
Of whom | know with the exception OF tlat great
one who died recently in Engand-ChaiIes kingsley.
Another thing that struck me about MI OrtOn was
that he never allowed the clouds Of doubt OF political
honesy OF commercial integrity, to cloud MS view ol
his true re eations God He believed that While WORK
was ordained for man, IL meant to obscure his
reations 10 his Master He passed from life suddenly,
ms soldier falls the Held OF battle lie asked no
preparation. Life was his preparation To fall 10
great iieworkthat, think is the tuest ana happet
deth man can have. lie here last sunday, hnecl-
ing al this chaneera acknowledging mis- Indebtedness
10 God lie did great work iD the world, mt Ee was
no afraid 10 own Master his humble solemn loyal
allegiance" =, ~, p.o,.,.
The hymn, az Heard Voice from Heaven, was sung
by Mr. Simpson, OF Grace Church. and the choir A1tef
prayer by Mr.. Backus Mrs. Imogen Brown sang : he
Ieadeth Me"-Mr. OrtOns faVOr1te hymn. Inc Dene-
diction was succeeded by the hymn, Nearer, MY Co..
20 Thee" The Organist was Charles ;. Fischer, H.
Tho body was taken 10 tho Hudson River Railroad
depot, where a special train received those or the
friends who wished accompany the funeral p0ry To
Iryington All Of the floral gifts were taken to the
cemetery. The body buried In the family plot IN
the sleepy Hollow Cemetery, near the spot where ne
tie remains Of Washington Irving The burial service
was read by Mr.. Benjamin.