New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BIIRIAL OF FRANK LESLIE.

SYRyICEs AT TIE CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PA1ER-
NIrY-THE INTERMENT AT WOODLANDS.
The funeral OF Frank Leslie took place yes
terday morning at the Church of the Divine
Paternity, at Fifth-ave. and Forty-ffth-st
and despite the had weather largely
attended The Rev. Dr. f. Ii. Chaplin conducted
the exercises. The coffin, which was covered with
black cloth was borne INTO tue church at 1045. the
organist PLAYING a drce. On the inside of the nd
of the coffin was a silver plate bearing simply the
name Frank Leslie~ The following pall-bearrTs
then took the first row of seats: Ex-Governor Alex
ander Rice, of Massachusetts,; Sinclair Ionsey,
Whitelaw Reid John Fitch, John McKeon. General
Charles X Graham, Erastus Brooks. Henry +. Gil
liz r. b. Kimball and Dr. w. w. Strew The bear
ers who carried the coffin INTO the church repre-
sented the various departments in the publishing
house of which the dead man was the head.
They were David b. Gulick general superintendent;
Albert Bercnaus, of the art department Benjamin
G. Smith. of the editorial room; II. L..
Brdgman of the counting room; George W. Ladd,
of the press room John McCabe of the composing
room. and Michael Crane of the electro
type department The chief monrners ,rOS We're Se e
William, and Mr. Leslie's two sons. Henry and Al
fred, the latter with bis wife and two little boys
Among the Others present were Joaquin MllleT Nor
ris Phillips. Colonel Molyneux Br1l, Colonel Thos
w. Knox, Colonel Disosway, r. Barnum; Gen
eral Duryea and Patrick tare!ly Nearly
300 Of the worlmen in the different depart
ments of the PUBLISHING house We're present during
the services in the church and at the grave. OF the
editors Of Frank Lc-iies periodicals here were pres
ent n Robinson. of The Illustrated Nqc,, JJ Shea. of
The Chimney Corner, w. Harding. of The Boys and
Girls Weekiy, {. II. Webb, of The Ladies journal.
and b. w. 1'omlnson, of The IHasbGted 1,mes.
All in the church arose the coffin was carried
up the aisle. On the ton Law two sprays of palm,
and between the coffin and the pulpit were
large pillow and crown of flowers The OK
erciscs were opened by the choir, which sang
Nearer my God to Thee" Dr. Chaplin then read
several passages of scripture after which he spoke
of the certainty of death, and OF the
lessons that were to bo drawn from its
, presence. He spoke briefly of the excellent quail
ities of kindness and generosity which were con-
spcuous i'll the character of the dead man.
His name, he said, was associated with
would live after him. His life had been
full of unostentatous charity. Patient, and with q
kind heart he dld to Others as he would that Others
would do unto him. Those that mOurned him had
the consolation of knowing that they could mlngie
their cup of tears with the sweetness of faith.
The brief service being over, the friends took
last look at the body. The scene was very
affecting when the and the wife OF
the dead man present at the collin:
special train of four carried the relatives and
friends to WoOdlawn Cemetery. where the Rev. Ed
ward NJ. Deems read the cOmmttal and the prayers
of the Episcopal Church by the side of the grave.
The family lot is in Easi BOrder-ave. opposite its
intersection with Central-ave