The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-22
HENRY J. MONTAGUE.
Last Tribute Of Respect to
the Dead Actor.
AN AFFECTING FUNERAL.
Touching Scenes in the "Ltte Church
Around the Corner"
The great green curtain fell on all.
ON laughter, wine and woe,
Jus: as death some Jay will iall

avenue and Twenty.ninth street yesterday morning.
Those VINO entered the ve:eyatcd walls OF srhe Little
Church Around tho Corner" and these who crow led
tho sidewalks without the edHco bore on their faces
the stamp OF common bereavement The sanctuary
needed no signs emolematic OF mourning to prove the
allegiance OF those many hearts 10 the memory OF
Henry Montague, and no flowers could so well have
ornamented his caskst did the muto glanccs OF
those grcf-alled eyes. Montague living, handsome,
courteous and refined, was In the minds OF all, and
Montague dead msrited their deepest regrets HIS
was victory of gentlencss, not OF strength ana the
Gnai tributes paid 10 his remains yesterday savored
more OF affection than Of mere popularity.
WAITING CEREMONIES.
At eight O'Clock in Tho morning the caskct was
removed from the house oil Mr. Lester wailack 10 the
cburchyard, three blocks away. This was contrary
to the previous programme but It is understood tina.
Mr. Wallack wished 1t so, IN order to avoid the con-
fusion and curiosity OF throng The street. There
walk oating to the edldce, In the quiet shade OF
the hurchyard trees, surrounded by la dsome pail
OF purple, rcd and white, tho remains lay TIL eleven
O'Clock the cyuosura OF thousand eyes BY nine IA
tho morning both aides oil Twenty ninth street,
between Fifth and Madison avenues, became nled
with people. Most OF them had cards Of admission
curiosity. A little later on Captain Williams aud a
posse OF forty policemen from the Twenty
nnth precinct took possessio. oi the sidewalk and
pavement nearest the church. compelling passers-by
ana those without cards 10 use the walk tho south
side oil the street. Mere fortunate people who were
armed WITH the necessary authority and began max
ing their appearance about O'Clock were admitted
into the rec,angie formed by the police aud thsnce
into the church. On every lace look oil regret,
on every tongue u tone OF pity. The unadmitted
throng came waiting Tor tho appearance OF the
tcge, but when their attention was directed to the
caskst iy ing mplicity mong the trees many
brief encoinun Oh tho character OF the deceased
Tell with sincerity from their lips
wiTuiN THE CHURCH.
Into the ccagoIal shaped stone edinco the friends
OF Montague passed by The main aud wing entrances,
winch are both the rwenty-nintn slde. anu
the most desirable seats near tue altar were
filed Those directly ia front 10 the lett VI
altar were rese we'd tor The paIibcarers, Elxs,
oeis OF M@iiaeAs lneatIe company anu Immediate
trends OF the deceased The arrangements were per-
feet aud thorough aud by quarter TO eleven O'CLOCK
every seat was occupied aud there WAS no unueccs-
sary Growing aiterwsfd. IL may be that tho an-
nouncement that Tue remains would be Invisible do
TERED many OF the curious minded from alton dance
ActIng as ushcrs were Mcssrs Charles Rockwell
W. +. Scrymscr, George W. Walker, Harot
Wa!iack. George Ps,I, William Herbert, f. n.
Holland, John Micy, John Clare ana
Nessrs. Carroll and Shannon, who accompanied the
remains from San Francesca Tho audience, uumber-
ing perhaps fourteen hundred people, vas composed
very largely OF members OF the theatrical profession
not low OF whom had coma from neigh0oriug ana
distant cities 70 perform TINS SAD duty. AS might
nave expected, tucro was .uFg0 dtt0nuance OF
ladies, among whom the departed arlist
especial iavorle. Al a little before eleven the CON-
mi,tee representing the New York Lodge. No. /, b.
T. o. Eks took the seals allotted them. They were -
Messrs. JOnn +. Smith, he. Lamb, Thomas u. Norris,
Bon Marginly, IL. H. Gougc, General Joseph q, Piuk.
ney, Charles 4. White, Colonel 4. A. Brown, S. +.
McGraw. /. G. Gaynor, l.. G. Browne, Willard Bull
lard, Cad ~aladcr Evans, T.. L. Gaul and Il. q. Gil
more. Liko the ushcrs they wore bands oil Grape on
their lGfl arms.
Tas following list will convey an idea Of the number
OF the dramatic fraternity who galnsred 10 pay tribute
In vnfth lTr and ro
Shannon, CLARA Morris, Agnes Booth, Kate Ciaxlon,
Rose Coghian, haud Granger MIS-. Wilkins, Mrs. Gu
bert, Mrs. Poole Linda Dietz, Nine. PonIsi, Stella
Bon,lacc Sidney CoweI Louise Pomeroy. Helen
Vincent, Minnie Palmer. Kate bartlett Meta Bartlett
Ida Vernon, Saidee Cole, Maud Harrison, Kitty Bian-
Rogers, Ars. stephen Flske, Mrs. Martins LaGtto
Johnsos, Mrs A. +. Baker, Josephine Baker,
Gssrgi. Dickson, Kn,y Blanchard, Dora Gold
Kate Meek, Mrs Eldriigs, Gertrude Kellogg,
Theodore Moss. Gharsr Fisher, II. y. Palmer, John
Rowe. Charles Pope. D. II. Hark,ns, Thomas Norris,
Joseph rooSer. Mr.. and Mrs. Bon,acs, Mr.. and Mrs
aud Mrs }. Ia Poo.e, q. b. " aldton, Edward Price,
Horace Wall, Frank ChaDirau, Morris simmonds
". Waller, James Meade, Bronson Howard, leonard
Gro"er, Hart JACKSON, Julian Magnus, Walter
Eynpge, Paul Nicholson J. r. smith, Theodore Rull.
man, iiiiam Castle, William stuart Cnaudos Fulton,
A. u. Palmer, William Henderson, I. d. McDonougn,
Chhon Tayleura, William Davidse, Mckee Rankin,
Annie Ward rlaany, Rose Osborn Mrs. +. Iannehili,
Julia Haneheli, Rose Lisle, Geraldine Maye Emily
kisl Adelaide Thornton, Minns Monk, Mis- Brutonc,
Mrs. II. Jordan, Lulu Jordan, Alice Gray, Ala GIL
man, the htnze Sstvrs,sMlnc. Michel, Is. MEG iney,
David Bdwe, Joseph Murphy, u. Macauey j. b.
Scnoencl, Charles Barron, August Peitou, Archie
Gordon, Lin Harris, Charles L. Furesh Louis Aid
TicD.
Besides these professional friends invitations were
issued TO several hundred ladies and gentlemen with
whom Mr. Montague WAS Otherwise intimate during
his lie, embracing many al the members VI our best
society. largo number were thcre, nut under the
circumstances u Is not easy To make catalogue ot
The hun0reuA who there.
THE sERviCgA
Not u badge OF mourning nor single flower was dis
played on the altar or IN any part OF the ci;Gcc.
neis hboring clock had jus, struck eleven, tho
words al am tho resurrection ana the life" camo so
EMMY upon tho ear. and IN accompanying dirgc Was
played upon tho organ as the funeral procession
tered tho church. AS the audience rose the hue
Rev George II Houghlon, reading tho ser
vicc, and his assistan. Rev. Edward z.
Houghton. Then came the repalas. followed by The
palibearcrs and some lew fiieuds The pabearers
AMI Clergy men long whito scarfs iasten ned
alternately at tho is or rght shoulder with bows OF
Grape. The bearers were Mcssrs. W. L. Floyd, John
Mccullough, Arthur Wallack, Harry Beckett, Arthur
Seweli, Wright SaBdford Charles Walacg, Charles
Gregory, Charles A. Stevenson Louis SIMON. George
A. Freeman AMI John 1. Granger. Nearly every ono
Of them shed tears they lett the caske before tho
altar, stll covered with It's pail ana witb little bunch
Of white howefs laid upon u by tho little daughter OF
Theodore Moss. Their grioi was comm ono,tivc, aud
from bst momont untii the end OF tho tears
crowded themselves into nearly every eye Of the
gregaiou. Mr. Lsstor wallack, who sat down closs
by tho remains aud than whom poor Montague had
no more ardent friend, appeared overcome Win emo
ton. Aftef the regular chor OF the CHI ufch had
sung. "Giory BE TO tue Father Or. Houghtvn read
the fifteenth chapter vi LIST Corinthians IN voice
moved with sorrow. Then the choir sang "Jasus
Son OF Mary Denr," and the Episcopal form OF COM
mtmcnt OF tue body 10 the earth followed. As tho
pail thrown back from tho head OF tho coffn
Inc fat.ste words, "Earn to earth, ashes TO asncs
dust TO dust" were spoken many In the audience
sobbed auoibIy and many more lou II hard
ellie the handsome form OF Montague, as they haa
behind the merry, dancing iostghts with tho
cold aud cherries shelter Of the grave Alter this
Mss Emma Abbott standing not far from The caskst
and accompanied by small organ, sang 10 a loud,
Then DR. Hougnton road the following rcss which
contrary 10 expectation, he had prepared ut Tho las,
momont:-
WORDS COMFORT.
Friends, have not been a.kcd TO add SO much az q
single word TO tho sufficient service which The Church
fov,des for the burial OF nor dead and winch now
been performed the remains oil our brother dc.
parted But cannot now bid you viii Gods blessing
No ~ huut "A IN sst m nndt M