New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-04
rrNERAL or cRARLES SrORRS.

SERVICES Ar MS HOUSE IN BRooKLYN-AppREss
ny THE REV. DIR. J. I. CORNING.
The funeral OF Charles Storrs nj his home, No. 23
Monroe place. Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, was
attended bv many of the leading citizens of Brook
lyn among whom he had lived for thirty-fve years
Those present included Ripley Ropes, the Rev. DE-
+. A.. Farley. John j. Studwcll, William II. Lyons
Controller Brnkcrhpi, Dr. $ G.. Armour, John l.
Howard f.. II. Pratt. Gordon l.. Ford. Amos
Robbins. Thomas n. Rocker. ID. IL. Huett'
the Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall, LucIen
Birlseye John Williams, Sidney w.
lowell P@nS A kS9G9si smd% % Dr. Reese,
Joshua NJ Van Colt, Judge Benedict; GongresSIhah
Robinson, John G. Barnes, John WlnSIow, = 3D. 10
Moves DR. George X. smith, &. Is. camp, a. d.
Ibornc = NJ. Pettengill. Gordon W. Burnham,
Charles NJ Carpenter Franklin woodruff: hen9en
w. Ropes. the Rev. 5. b. Halliday, and u. l. Mur-
The services opened with the singing of God is
Iovev bv the quartet of the Church of the M
rrims The Rev. DIR. Chamberlain OF the ClaSSo9
Avenuc PRESBYTERIAN church. read passages Oh
Scripture, and the Rev. ir' D. Leohatd So'T R
made a brief address. He sad that me new
Dr. r. :. StOrrs. the insman ana pastor Oh luo w.
ceased man would have been present To conduct
the services had not the death of anot er klhShah
called him to attend a funeral AT LongmeaI9W,
Mass The speaker could hardly trust himselI 10
saw ANYTHING of one who had Deeh MS pest irIouu
aud of whose interior life he knew much No one
couId have more aversion 10 fnlsome aduaton IMAM
tins essentially honest man, VINO NOuiu ucSHo uhi5
thc truth and nnexaggcrated praise spoken OF hlli
lie vasa man of strong, fixed, sterling, and lnuu
sntinl iudiyldualitv Ito was first farmer ana
then a merchant, but though whelmed III secular
cares he hal wide sympathy WIN
ali that was great and noble IN inteileGtnaI ne
testimony t0 tins was his wealthy lprarN'
crowded with the noblcst books, and expressive
of sympathy with great thoughts ana deep hh9Wl-
edge Though not a literary man, he drew TO nun
many intellectual and literary men, VINO loyed ni1
society because ne was linked to philosophy and
scholarship He was also wealthy IN splHthal
manure and though deficient IN hope, ne Walkeu 10
thc end i'm the dark holding TO he hand Whl2h
guidcs the universe, aud now glled npoh the WIuc
horizons and the mmeaS lrahle NlStas III Heu
nmnVrc1n DE- Chamberlain then prayed. ana mo
nu1rtct sang Friend after Friend Dcp1rt'.- Inc
hurlal will take place to-day at Mansfield, conn.,,
where Mr. StoIrS was born.
Nrrcr ths funeral service, the following letter was
received from Nh. Bcechrr: , 90,
AUGUSTUS SrOHRs, E-q , . D.. ...,i,
My pr,R SID: | g.cat y regret IN tanuot n' WIN
70 TO tav am with you in syn luthy. ur nr''u
On ircs has ilW W. ice ~ true and loyal Inru nc
and .huuId bc glad to .iy much 100 hi Hiu'o nc h'
p warm am. constant n. at WAS iu ~ mpl hl VI h"H az
sought tic % t nm.ut of u'uand To-" g"oI o. r"'l w
Al, walked with the adv uccl thinkers un the very
.k,ruIsh line or inv stg tul For sever d years ~
IA ann has boon uph and th pro peel oi NE We n nt
bcit T. "a poor hl mu, r.tard h~ d'l rs ,'l,''.
from can t,tv. aud entrance int Tat lItr h''iA
wh,r kuoW.g. ul tuIuW III iis cloudy cnNcllhk' N"
we thnll know oven a. We are known
Cordially uts ,.