New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-17
FUNERALS OF THE VICTIMS.

Funeral services were held over the body OF Sena-
tor Webster Wagner yesterday at p H. at the
house at No. II East Forty-fourth-st. Ihe mousse
was crowded before tho hour appointed ana the
hall was so blocked with persons standing that tho
people who came late had to be let in at the base
ment door, The first floor of the house is DIVIDED III
three rooms. The one in the rear was occupied Dy
the family and relatives ana few "tlmate iriehus.
The support on which the coffin rested was orapeu
with black and stood in the centre room. Inc comm
was covered with black broadcloth. On the sohd
silver plate were inscribed simply Mr. Wagners
name his age and the date of his death. AT the
foot were two palm leaves and wreath OF voiets
An easel stood the head of the cofin' draped
with black and on it rested a large picture OF
Senator Wagner. On the mantelpiece was n large
cross OF ferns around which was ent wined wreath
of flowers. mostly lilies and immortelles Az lne
base OF the cross was bank OF Whlte boWeiS' S ~
scribed on which in YiOlets was the WORD tatner'
The Rev. Mr.. Wells, of the Lutheran Churcn oi
Palatine Bridge, opened the services. lie sid thaC
i'm view OF the fact that Senator wagner nau so
many friends in this city, it had been Thought oesI
to hold services here. They would be very SIMPLE
however as the funeral was to he held at Falatlhe
Bridge Senator Wagner, he added, had Deen con
uected somewhat with the Holy Trinity Chutch;
and the Rev. DR.. Watkins, the pastor, would read
the Episcopal burial service, after Wnicn theIe mere
would be q prayer and benedctiOn. Dr. Watkins
dwelt in n few sentences upon Senator wagner
busy useful and self.sacriGcing life. after when
he read the burial service Inc key; ME- enS merls
those present were William ii. vanderbilt, Wiiham an
X. Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt, FREDERICK w
Vanderbilt, Elliott f. Shepard, Augustus sehel
CYRUS W. Field, Samuel Sloan, Whitelaw keld,
Police Commissioner Nichols. John NJ lOueey, OK
Congressman Benjamin A. Willis, Thomas Dtinlap'
Charles NJ. Bissell, John W. JacoDus, l. " EaStihan
William Richardson, Police Justice jacob Fatter-
son, ex-senator Francis NJ. Bixby, and f. r. Ham.
Tie Fifth Avenue National Bank With which a ds Mr
Wagner was connected, was closed during the day.
and most of its officers attended the services
The funeral train will leave the Grand CentraI
Depot at 500 this morning. The body VIII DE
carried in the palace car Vanderbilt which has been
completely covered with Grape.
The funeral of the Rev. Father Marechaii al dI was
held at 6 o'clock yesterday morning in the Church
of 81. Francis Xavier in West SlXteenth-St. Inc
body had been placed in plain coinn, without even
a coffin plate, and a chalce rested on the cover
Six lighted tapers stood or each side OF the
catafaiaue on which the coffin lay. The once ior
the dead was recited by Father Brady Provincial
of the Order Father GOckeln president OF ST.
Johnis College Fordham, and Fathers Mckennon
ThIerry. Kelly, McQuade and Docherty. A low
mass was then celebrated by Father Brady. At 10
A. IN. the body was taken by Undertaken Dowd 10
The Grand Central Depot, and thence TO the burial
ground of the Jesuit Order at West Park on the
Hudson Six priests all that went on the train
The remains of Mrs. Mary L. Brown were taken
Yesterday to her home in Poultney, VI 1hey were
in coffin covered with black cloth trimmed with
velvet The body was not burned so badly as was
at first supposed On the face were seen the eiiecs
of the steam which scalded her as II escaped from
the engine of the TarrytOwn tram. Al O'Clock
Yesterday morning the coffin was conveyed to the
Grand Central Depot. where it was placed on an
Albany train. Arriving there 1t was to be trans,
ferred TO the Delaware and Hudson Railroad ana
taken to Poultney, where the funeral WILL be held
this afternoon at o'clock. William Brown her
husband. Miss Maud Brown, niece, Miss Young
and several other relatives accompanied me remains.
The funeral of J. Albert Richards will take place
at the house of his uncle, Dr. K. I. Mohat No. IL
Schermerhorn-st., Brooklyn, tomorrow at p. III.