New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
FUNERAL OF H. B. CLAFLIN.
AFFECTING WORDS FROM Mr.. BEECHER,
MANY wELL-KNowN MEN ATTEND THE sIMpLa
SERVICES.

MANY wELL-KNOwN MEN ATTEND THE sIMPLa
SERVICES.
A large number of representative business
and professional or this city and Brooklyn vera
present at simple funeral services the body Of
H. b. Clafn, at his home, No. So PerrepOnt-st Brook.
Ign, yesterday at Among them were Mayor Low
Alfred s. Barnes Jackson s. Schultz, Jeremiah p Robin
son, Ripley Ropes A. A. Low. DIR. 7. Dewitt Talmase
Augustus storrs Darwin r. James, j. II. Jafray Cam.
den c. Dixie, II. Emo !. T. Stranahan, the Rev.
DIR. c. II. Hall, John Wnsow, j. /. Libby, S. II.
Chittenden, H. ID. Polhemus, A. ID. Wheel0ck, 8. "
White, Samuel Mclean, Henry Bergh, l.. A. seccomb
Dr. Edward Hcecher, stephen Barker, r.. W. Raymond
General C. T. Christensen, the Rev. DR. J. ID. Fulton
sfephen NJ Griswod, c. III. Mallory, DIR. George z.
Brush John W. Hunter, General l. 8. Catlin W. E. Rob-
lnson General H. C. King Moses 8. Bench, w. B. Leon.
ard William Fl. Meilen, r.. W. Ropes, Amos Robbins
Henry f. Pierrepopt, Henry L. Pratt and T.. II. Ammi.
down The trustees OF Plymouth Church. the directors Of
the Union Ferry Company the on GERS OF the Chdrens
Ala society and the employees of II. b. ClsiIn & Co.
were all present. The house was crowded and
tbrono waited In the street take last look tho
fan liar face OF Mr.. Clafn.
The old clock on the stairs had struck the midday
hour when Mr. Beecher broke tho solemn stiffness by
announcing a familiar hymn, which was sung by the
Dndley Buck Quartet He read appropriate words
OF Scripture made brief address, in which at times
his voice was broken by intense feeling He said that
he understood how the entire community Wpula IKE 10
alton and affection for him hal gained the victory
over lire. While sympatnzins with tnose who desired
him to the place dearest to MS renen
brance ct could not DC overlooked ina Tor nearly
forty years Mr.. Ciain had been an official nenber OF
the Society OF Plymouth Church. In view Of this Dir.
ecc ier said he gladly complied with tue request to
pri'T for on@' coSaued Mr Bcccher have many
years ceased to look upon death as defeat or an over
throw or even. except in cases. n Gala nty DIP.
Claim almost the full apportonmen OF life to npe
old age honss he was 80 % % ana "a nv s
century He has gone forth IN Che prime % youth
tul age to higher and noDier sphere; Inete was
given to him In the beginning tue blessing OF none ana
worthy parentage. IL IS great tllns 10 Inert the
virtues soundness OF body discreet lnds
uent and early morality. He to be feclt tel upon
Ills start 10 life In life Of rivartos aud conhcts ne
has through forty or hy years known ana real o,
al In all the vast nunber VINO Nhew hla ao nov
believe that there can he found one lnan 1ase OF low
enough 10 speak single discredting word OF ms whole
career Unseihsh AND IN business MS word
truth ITSELF his e0nsccnce unsiaihed by wrong AZ the
of his fcow citizens a. a rthh honest upright manin
al his relations and canning out or all OF them WIN clean
since he came Plymouth Church the hrst siDOath
preached there and from tat ne nniiI now ra orH
every where. the years III which the land was delussd
vita bad blood out Of which came the most eXtraor
nary war in histOry-thr0ugh all these years OF tempest
ANA OF peace and prosperity hts LOYALTY mas Oeeh a.
steadfast the courses OF the stars 10 me ne mas een
a rcfngc. Mora than any one knows nave neeh
strengthened by him in my days OF trouble is lcn was
cOudei and never ,prned from me. wneU DuI
." cbseTf1lly nd buoyanty that no would have
tS ~ he mad ANYTHING 10 fear No day dark
mai he could not cheer himself and others. lie hil
great vitality and reuOund When he was on the verge OF
Iukruucy he cheery said was beginning to ne H.
t.r,sted I'm business and enjoying himself Everywhere
e had the same flashing hun0r. Ii IL not often that Wo
see sch "A specimen OF glorious AMI eternal MANHOOD.
OF what he was in his home dare not trust ynelt
IN sneak The altar Of this sanctuary was never without
burnug GOALS His homo was his parailse tie year
roubi ON side OF holge his affections were whiesirai
and he never abandoned friend. He was The most LOYAL
and the nnS unpretenOus Of men. To all ne WAS per
fpetIy accessible. He had singular diSCisIo OF eN
hibtorv acts all the car1iIbe Institutions OF
Brolklyn he was liberal donor. VIII not speak o MS
fen Thousand peclnilry kiIdne-ses shown on every se
Not "A man would t a hand To dishOHOr his reputai lon
He goes forth his burial hJnol"d loved ana praised
His influence will. however, abide, and we stll tlk OF
him Tor day- and days until up 10 Join him. Tor IL
he does not tread heavenly may well despair
He was not "A member Of Plymouth Clproh but oi the
society aud trustee and president or he Boaru pay
have never d1ubted that Ito was Christian lie hal
pronnd regard for the moral foundations OF religion on
which il must stand and he haS gone TO ms eternal
hume where he and viii live forever IN Gods res
encc In the plcude ~ Joy and the glory " victory
After feryont prayer by Dir. Iercher, FarrweiI
was sung close the ice. hong process nleu
mast tue modest coffin With SIMPLE silyer a;o. Bearing
th. name and age OF dad man. On II was only
handful ~ white fhe burial was In the family
vault in Greenwood.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. Il tspeciGt-As marx OF re-
sper TO the memory Of II. d. Cafin. of New YORK.
number OF leading merchants to-day closed tAsir places
OF business duriag the hours Of tue funeral