New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-24
FUNERAL OF PROF. DRAPER.
SIMPLE SERVICES AT HIS LATE HOME.

SIGNAL MEN-THE BURIAL IN GREENWOOD.
The funeral Of Professor Henry Draper was held
Yesterday morning at his late home, No ~ Mah-
,son-ave, the house where he was married fifteen
years ago. His body lay in the parlor within few
feet of the place where he presided scarcely a week
before at n dinner given to the National ACADEMY ol
Sciences. The pall-besrers. nearly all OF whom hau
been guests at that brilliant dinner, sat In the par
lor near the coffin There were also representatives
of the Union League Club, the Century Club, tie
National Academy of Sciences, tho New-York Acad-
emv of Sciences the University OF the
CITY of New-York, the University of Pennsylvania,
McGill University Montreal, Canada ColumDla'
Yale and Princeton Colleges and several electric
Iight companies. The clOth-cOvered coffin had Sill
yer handles and plato upon which was tine III
scriDtion: Henry Draper, born March z. 1887;
died November 20, 1892" There were sew
eral floral tributes from members OF tno
family On the coffin was n small sheat OF wheat
which had been on the coffin Of DR.. John w. Draper
last January and which Profes Or Draper had care
fully preserved. Mrs. Draper had placed in her
husbands hand bouquet. Near tho collin there
were a large pillow of roses i'll the centre OF winch
the word Rest composed of violots was placed
a broken column formed OF roses ana seVetai
wreaths and loose clusters of flowers.
The Rev. DR.. Mytton Maury, brother-in-law OF
Professor Draper, read the Protestant Episcopal
burial service The singing was by quartet from
the Mendessohn Glee Club. One Of the hymns.
Vital Spark OF Heavenly Flame" was Sung at
DR.. John W. Diapers funeral, and also at the fu-
neral of his father. The minister and singers stood
the landing OF the staircase, AMI the family ana
immediate relatives were in the paror on the sec
ond floor while the hail. drawing rooms and dining
room were filled with friends. In the hall hung
yer large photograph Of the moon, taken by FRO,
fessOr Draper IN 1868 on the wall hung Inc mead
of a a.
were the skins of bear lion a deer, aud q i0x,
trophies of Professor Diapers visits to the Rocky
Mountains. The exercises were brief. There was
no address. DR.. Maury read the service IN clear
voice, hesItatIng only when he read the words We
commit our dead brother to the earth" After ~
opportunity had been given lot Tue
friends to take last LOOK AZ
the remains, the coffin was closed and the pail
bearers, each wearing white scarf draped with
black carried it TO the hearse. The pail-bearers
were Professor q. &. Marsh OF Yale College Pro-
fessor George f. Barker, Ofthe University OF Pennsy-
vania -. O. Mills, General w. ID. Wmpple, Of Gov
ernoPs Island; Henry Holt. George q. Haven, ex-
Corporation Counsel William G.. Whitney, ana Pro-
fessor Charles /. Chandler of Columbia College.
The relatives who went with the remains TO Green
wood entered the carriages in the following order:
Mrs. Draper, with her brother, Charles L. Palmer;
COurtlandt Palmer. also brother WIN a COUSIN,
| Mrs. Nathan L. Dixon of Rhode Island; Daniel
Draper, brother of Professor Draper. and his SIS
| ter Mrs. VI yttcn Maury Edward II. Dixon and
| Mrs. Dixon, a sister OF Professor Draper. several
friends o the family accompanied them 10 the cen-
etery, where the Rev. DR.. Maury offered PRAYER
and pronounced the benedlctiOn The coffin was
| placed temporarily In the Palmer family vault
Besides the relatives mentioned there were pres
cnt at funeral MISS catherine Draper, an aunt
| OF the deceased man Il. ;. Grant ana MIS- Grant,
states DistllctAtt0rney OF ,Enod9 Isiahl Mrs'
CORTLAND Palmer, Mrs CAarl s T. Palmer, court
andl Pa mer Dixon aud Nh. Dixon, George A.
| DIXON James /. Maury, of MOrrlsown, n. j., ana
| Miss Maurr. representing the University OF
| the City OF NeW-lOIk, with which irole sor
draper hal been cOnLected for twent eight ears
| ~ uprp taught . years,
were tine acting chancellor, the Rev. ~. John
Hall and Probe sors T. A. johnson, Henry NJ Bard,
| stevenson and Richard ii. Bull mere were also
| several university students and 9 uate, VINO
| had been i'll the classes of the lated proie oor.
| Among others present We're the i0l9W-
| ing: Mr. and Ars. William 4. Dodge.
John ., Taylor -, Johnston president OF me
E eP the Scv e. B. Reese y DoyJs Ferry
Mrs. ID. o. Mills, President and Mrs. +. A.
F. Barnard Of Columbia College; Abram ).
aud rs. William h. Dodge jr., Professor Daniel ;.
Martin of kutgrr, Female College; James krnwick,
ext ontTollcr Andrew II. Green Mrs. George r.
Barker General and Mrs; Georgs B. Mcclellan Nj
and sr.. Thomas n. Edison, Park Comniss Oner
salem II. Wales James g. Fargo eneral
superintendent OF the American Express COMPANY,
aud Mrs Fargo; Mrs. George q. Haven. Mrs. Henry
r. Barnes Professor j. :. Newbriry. OF the Column
bia school of Mines Mr. and Mis- James ost3T' r.
Professor lOremGs, Albeit DIeistadt, Mrs. ". -.
Whpple, William +. Chiyo1e o. Hastings; r. II.
Johnson Thomas Wallace and William Wallace, OF
AnsOuld FRANK lhonlsO., Ncc-plc>lucut " 'p
Pennsylvania railway Company; e. 1t. h0ghWtlli
of Tarrj town Professor NinccnzO BOtta Blr. and
Mrs Henry j. harper A j. Pam 2@de Ge3 Wsyd e.
J. H. H. Wilcox GrosyrnOr p. LOwrey, james X.
PincnOl, Charles a. Dana, Mrs. }. h. Myers, lheo-
dOre Haveine, er. r.. 1. Preston. DR.. H. Hinton,
General aud Miss Marcy. Of Orange, \. j.; James
Adams, John BIgeow, Heller 4. Bishop, Mr.
and lirs. Whteaw Reid, Professor Ogden
Rood of Columbia College; Professor Sllllman,
OF Yale; Dr. j. +. Metcalle, H. X. Hazard
Mis-. Cuthbert Ii. Slocum. OF New -Orieans; Samuel
d. BabcOck. Captain Daniel ,. Babcock, Professor
/ Bump, OF Yale; Professor T.. A. Young, of Prince
ton; thomas COchTane, Professor Charles T.. West
OF BROOKLYN; Professor A. W. Wright o. Yale, ami
irofe sOr T. Sterry Hunt, OF the IlcGil University
of Montreal 90
Faculty of the University OF the City Ot Aev-lorh,
has presented To Mrs Draper the following resOu-
tons, which were adopted at ueetlng OF the
Faculties OF Science and Arts held on ednesday:
The Faculties Of and Arts OF the University o
the city Of NewYOrk having learned with profound re-
greet the deatOf their late esteemed colleague Professor
Henry Draper feel iupeled express their nigh apprc
cion of hl. character and their grief al his
always pleasure to us 10 be associated with him Ia our
COMMON aUors, and OF enthusiastic
nor tagged through all the years OF his active hie
His achievements in scientific construction wero so
remarkable aud his discoveries III celestial photo
graphy significant that they had already attracted
the attention OF tue world, sued lustre ON the uni
versiy VITA which he was connected ANA held Out the
promise Of eminent distinction III tAe future. Inc SUI
den cutting on OF 50 hOpeu career OF usefulness IS one
of those mysterious dlspeusations Of Providence 10
which e can On.y bow in suDdued and humble resgna
,tnn We Irr,cut 10 his Dereayed widow, and
through her TO all his family circle,
tue OF sncerest sympathy in their s0r
science sustained in his DEATH and of our CONVICTION
that will DO long and hOnoraoy renelnDered
among the distinguished promoters oi Rho"ledse III our
age.