The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-21
LAMENTED MONTAGUE.

ARRIVAL OF HIS REMAINS YEsrERDAY-SU
RAJ SERVICES AT ''rHE LITTLE CHURCH
ROUND THE CORNER" THIS MORNING.
mourniul party OF gentlemen awaited the arrival
Of the seven O'Clock train the West in the depot
OF the Ere Railway, Jersey City, yesterday morning
These were Messrs W. r. Floyd, Arthur Seweii Jonn
f. l. Granger, George W. Walker. John b. Ailey,
Francesca Nora, John Stow, Harry Beckett anu
Charles H. Stevenson, who had becn selected TO re-
csive the remains OF poor Harry Montague. Whea
the train reached the depot, at httie
before seven O'Clock, the box containing
all that left Ut the lamented acor
removed from the express car ana given
into tho charge OF Mr.. Senior, the undertaken. by
whom It was conveyed 10 his establishment In Car
mine street, this CITY. There, In tho presence OF the
gentlemen above named. tho outer box was removed
and opportunity given to the lew assembled to
look for last time at the features Of shsndaoms
Monti, as he called Then the lid was replaced,
and IL was decided that under NO CIR
cumstances whatever Should the remains
DO again exposed to view The casksl
which a handsome metallic one, bore plate In.
scrlbed with sHonry John Montague died August II,
removed. and another, bearing the decessed's real
name WAS substituted, as follows:-
EESsY j. ~XSN
Born January 20, lS43,
: Died August IL, 1873.
s~~s<<~s<s9
Al little before uooa the BODY was borne 10 the
house oil Mr. Lester Wailack, No. ID West lhIrtieth
street, where II will remain until taken the Oh urch
this morning. On the train, accompanying tho re-
maius, were Mr. and Mrs. Shannon, MISS Maud
Granger and Mr. Carroll
FINAL RESTING PLACE.
The funeral takes place this morning, at eleven
O'CLOCK from the Church OF the Transaguraton, bet
ter known the Little Church Around the Corner
The arrangements for the sad ceremony are un-
changed from these announced in yesterdays HEaALD
Tho list OF palibearers and ushers was there gwen
Al ittie before eleven o'clock tho hearse, accom-
panied by the pallbearers, Will leave Mr.. W aack1
res idcnce tho church, only three blocks distant
DR.. Houghton will read the usual Episcopat
service for the dead, and Miss Emma Abootts
the offer OF services was gratefully accepted Dy
the co mmittee, will render the only solo, "Nearer,
my God 10 Thee" Tue remains will thereafter os
taken to Greenwood Cemetery Tor intcrmsnt In M.
Lester WDilacks plot No flowers Will be Sent as INC
deceased expressly wished II SO.
Despite Inc exsrtl0ns oil those In charge oil Inc ar.
rangemeEts. II Is expected that tue church ana It's
vicinity will be uncomi Orably crowded this morning:
Tho edhce will hoid about one thousand persons anu
that number Of Invitations mas been issued,
great many OF which are designed 10 al.
NIT Two Or more persons None without tickets VIII
be admitted 10 the church, and many having
them Will unable TO gain accesg The doors OF the
church will not be opened until halfpast ten. Tho des
mand for admission has been extraordinarily
large. Messrs Moss, Stevenson, Magnus and Arthur
WaIlack, who had charge OF tneD, were yesterday
deuged with applicants who by lettcr or In person
urgou their claims admission cs personal friends OF
the deceased actor Ii hard TO refuse such, and
the ono thousand cards soon disappeared, leaving
hundreds sttl unsupplicd