New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-20
FUNERAL OF Mr.. SIMONTON.
BURIED WITH MASONIC HONORs.

SHORT AND SIMPLE SERVICE AT THE CHURCH OF
THB Observation-Disclosures BY MR. ColLYER
The funeral of James ". SimOnton who died at
his home near NaDa Cal, on November 2, took
place yesterday afternoon at the Church OF
The Messiah, at ThIrty-fourth-st and Park ave.
Shorty before o'clock Mr. simonton's body was
taken to the church from the house Of his sor, w.
D. Simonton. the hearse which bore it being fol-
lowed by the carriages that contained the near rel
atlycs and intimate friends Of tho deceased
man The coffn. plain back-wanut one, upon
which there was a silver plate bearing the words
james w. SimOnton, age 90 died November =
1857" was preceded into the church by the pail
BEARERS. who were Erastus Brooks, G.. &. Norvell
Erastus Niman. J. c. Hueston z. C. Kem6!e. W. T.
Kaynor. J. +. Emmons and John J. Herman. Next
came sr simonton's widow. leaning on the arm OF
his eldest son his daughter and her husband
Adolph Fiamaut his youngest son and wife, bis
mother. brothers and sisters. and a number Of his
more intimate friends. After tue friends OF the
dead man came members of Kano Lodge.
No. 4o4. f. and A. ~. of which Mr. sImonton was
regular member, followed Dy members OF RepuOlle
Lodge NO, $50. and Beacon Light Lodge, No. 1Ol,
OF which Masonic bodies he wa4 AN honorary mem ber
Inc colin was placed front OF the pulpr and
was SURROUNDED GA al sides by cut how6r, arranged
loosely aud 10 beautiful designs. High above all
the other HJweFs STOOD the Masonic emDem Ot the
square ana compass IN white and purple blossoms.
hlie a. me 10 L there was tall broken column OF
no S ba woanG WIN wreath nom Top to bottom
anu bearing the inscription, Grandpa" Ii was
Tue slIt oil or. SlmpntoHs grandchIIdTen.
Inc church was filled with friends and acquslnt-
ahoes wnC mad known and bonured Mr. Siinonton
through HE DusY years Of his Lille. Among them
were Ru sell sage. General Horace Porter, J. -.
liLHDie, ". l.. Jenkins. ID. ID. Lloyd, A. J. Dam,
dexter A Hawkins, ID. Il. Mckee. aSnlugrOn agent
Oh the Associated Press Z. j. OK Baltimore agent
vi The Associated Press; JusCice frederlck u.
Uehhey' DoFaI L. Drane, W. II. Hazard, j. y.
AOOO.'' Amos +. Le4rned New England agent OF
tno Associated Press, and Colonel lhOlnLs W.
nnox. Ins simple funeral service customary IN
OHIt'rian chuicAc5 was conducted by the itev.
hoDoiI COIyer. - cop Not" was sung as an
OpohIIg piece OF music ny ". W. IhOnas aad then
s'.ecti0" from tho bible was reaI by MIR, COliyer.
AIter tnls a psalm was chanted by the cuOi..
Mf' COlJer 'heh delivered d snort funeral sermon
n "hlch ne spoke with deep earue tneSs and
tlOu or the iuss winch he m common VITA Mir.
Jlno"toh relatives aud friends haI suffered Oy BIS
uhe4p pee vd dean. he spoke terms tue highest
No.k IN uIc. he biessIug,," ne said. '' nIch
deii.. ircnd Ned .Ick auu broadcast around ma
lhi"ush MS lie VIII remain here With Us All. Let
u 10 pIOuu o. hHu Let us thluk or MN as he
'nOIad DO vnVugnt Of-as always LOOKING upward.
de ie't LIE APPROACHING dI,AO u,lOa oil MS nO1le
ORGANISM aud III letters that he sent not
.ong OelOre his death ne showed th4t be would
hShe dcdIn Tor tne OF has WORK AID his tuebds
% the lase lie lived as iOhg H. he cOuld
10 3uy purpose. " no shall doubt mat
IOF One 80 tue theirs must DC something
odiI hOJ!cI to 90 IN the ne 10 winch ne mas
gone 70, ms WAS great genie, generous, truU
urtrL" Jir COuyer ciOseI win a Sort, earnest
p4dJ or, aud the mai ~ IN WAS ouug By tue CnOr.
After tnr Uenrlict0u tne DOdy " - ourne dlrecty
10 tne Grand GENITAL DEPOT whence II convey ed
80 ~ OOdldWh Dy special ram, containing also M
3IluOI o. TrldJN e .t.Iu ifcuuS. Al the cemetery
tAe Iufl Masonic BURIAL ceremony was D. rIOrued ny
tne moiuyers o. tue three iOd ges of wmcn ar. 81
.nOdtOn Was Il mCuOrr. Inc ceremony wds con-
duct"d Dy Floyd GARRISON, master or kaue LOu g,
No. tO1- among tIOse WHO tUOk part the ser
v,crs were ShtiuOn s. shaw, master o. ReDuUIc
Lodge, NO. oJJ. D. l.. oIuLnOus CreueTd Charles
l.OOulr, L. VI. l.. Enirr, ami +. K. Lawrence.
Tue following resOluuoIs were Unanimously
passed ~ tuu needing OF the AssO lated Press
urlu on " eGnesddy, shc IJtn mss:
Eesoi,sd, LAT TIE uieaIbers Associated Press
cieoy c-prss tnclr deep al he sudden OF
Ja-.Gs )" ouUu On, Or lou course " years gem
,ra agent u tuc Associated PTess Ui tie country AID
tuor sincere sympatJ wIh tn nlrIDers OF tuily
ana Ina We aA-ra wish them heir great Uereaye.4ru
ia tnc 'ss or the husband the fa1Ier, and
the closest and dearest OF frieuds Re-
Gaining the Time 81 Mr. oimUutOn's separation the
service Il IAls association wu the past and ais
COLLECTION VITA for IL teen years. de-
slro 10 rene" The present e tue WARM expression OF
approval iecor In tue Journal II tus body OF ais devo
thc dlrcAarAe or al its trying and 4rduous duties
hesOtrsd tue members OF tnIs association will at
,eud ,unural OF tie deceased man sunday
I'D copy ot these resolutions b. forwarded to
.aul OF simOnJUn and recorded upon the journal
association.