New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-03
VICTIMS OF THE RIVERDALE.
BURIAL OF MR. GARDNER AND MR.. GREGG.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT BOTH FUNERALs-sCKNEs
AT 1HE WRECK.

BIJRIAL OF MIR. GARDNER AND MR.. GREGG
LARGE ATTENDANTS AT BOTH FUNERALs-sCENEs
AT IHE WRECK.
A large congregation gathered in tile South
Second Street Methodist Episcopal ChuIch BROOK
Ign, yesterday morning to attend te ru th ser
ceiist who was a victim of the RiveIdale accident.
The Rev Dr. John 5. Roche. of 81, Luke,s Church,
ocated ne Rev. William H. SOois i IN pas1Gp
and was unable to return time to be present. aud
the Rev A. H. Wyatt AMI the Kew. John fegg'
farmer pastors OF tine church, who had been APP
pI. to to conductive serv MISREPRESENTATION
the city The seats in the gallery aud III the body
of the house were all closely hied ana peo n oCe
three handsome floral pieces. one was cross, auu
a crown surrounding pillow Inscribed Our
the left was mass of cut flowers from members of
the church. There also a large and beautiful
anchor of white roses inscribed Not Forgotten
it came from Billy McGlorys place ID hester 81,
New-Yurk McGlOry himself did not attend the
funeral but at corner to the right on entering
the church was Jack" Conroy, the "slugger OF
MeC;Iorys place, with cluster OF other worthles
clad in black score OF gally-dressed women we're
scattered through the audience, also from Tue
Hester Street neighborhood. ana seated IN pew peMs
unused to such company were Andy nelly,
SCarrie" the 9" Big o. b., aud a grey haired old
pnailist ROCKY Moore for whom twenty years
a agbt i hepwsen Rocky and Joe Coburn.
The minister selected his text FROM Revelation,
xiv. Is: Write Blessed are the dead when dIe 10
man whose Christianity was greater, he salo, IMAM
his muscular xiii. Cr. Roche had known him per-
sonally as worker in the church since hc aoall-
doned his profession pIize-iighter, and he re-
lated instances of the change which had Deen
effected by his conversion. None were more atteh-
tes rodsy spa
the choir several of the women wept So loud they
were heard over the church. Mrs. gardner, the
wife of the decaes ed man was accompanied ny his
brthers' Elijah, Freedom and Orville. They live
In Newark and the body was taken there lor IN
torment in the family plot at Paramount Cemetery.
Smith y. Allen. who has charge OF the Florence
Night Mission, No. 20 Bleecker-st. said to TRiB-
UNE reporter: al have never seen so mary
crooked people in church before. They liked
4Se oil man. and when word came the other night
that he was dead, j never saw tue DoVs so 1iCe'
lie had good deal of influence with them ana ne
often came to my place and talked Win thein'
and they liked TO hear him.
The funeral of Thomas Gregg, another victim of
the disaster took place in the AFTERNOON at the Esst
Baptist Church, .at Madson and Governeur SIS.
The body was taken from the late home vi the de-
ceased man. No. COG Waterst., shortly after
o'clock. Mr.. Gregg, having been resident OF the
Seventh Ward for sixty years. was well-kDown
and the funeral was largely attended. The pro-
cession was formed at the house. being led by
Eminent Commander Christopher Johnson. Next
followed members OF Enterprise Lodge, No 22s, +:
and NJ body guard comprised 81 m sds ot cs
hearse At the church the usual services were held
and Masonic rites were performed: The funeral
Bates OF BROOKLYN. At the conclusion Of the ser.
vices the Masonic associations formed IN line and
under crossed swords the coffin taken TO the
hsarss. The intsrment was at Cypress Hills Gene
terry.
Afotllalofsmall boats surroundeaithe scene oflthe
operations for raising the wrecked steamer during
the day. hundreds OF sight-seers taking advantage
of tho fine weather TO visit the wreck IN the
hope generally of seeing the divers at work. In
this however, they were disappointed "a the divers
did not descend and all that was to be seen was
couple of men pumping ct he.hydraulic Jacks. Tn,
work of rghtiug tho vessel advances favorably and
Ceptaip Simmons expressed himself perfectly
satisfied with tho rate of progress. Two chan
have been placed beneath the framework, one al
tile stern and other further smdshipl 1t 10 con
sidcred doubtful whether divers will lie required al
all although they are constantly at hand in case OF
necessity. The inquest the victims of the disaster
will be held to-day.