New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-13
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MCCULLOUGH LAID TO REST,
GREAT CROWD AT THE ACTORS FUNERAL.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE TURNED AWAY FROM sr
GEORGES HALL-THE CEREMONIES.

1 'hN JHOUSAND PEOPLE TURNED AWAY FROM ST,
GEORGES HALL-THE CEREMoNIEs
| PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IL Especially was
announced that the doors OF st. Georges Hall be
opened at O'Clock nat the public might look upon the
dead face of John Mccullough but long before that hour
Arch ana thirteenth SITS. we're Jammed with an i'm.
patient surgng crowd The for those without
tickets was in Thrteenth-st, and a line WAS formed
which extended up to Archs and thence Broad while
the pavement and roadway were so crowded that it
was almost impossible for pedestrians carriages
cars to make their through As the people entered
they passed up the centre aisle the the stage
where the coffin lay. and then turned another
aisle, making their exit into side Only the upper
part of the coffin was open. McCulloughs face
rather thinner than in life, but otherwise perfectly
natural The stage and walls hung with black On
the left Of the former large portrait Of virgnus
and the right fe.szs likeness Of the dead tragedan
the last he ever had taken.
In the two hours and nalf during which the public
were admitted 1t not possible to allow one-qusrter
OF those who wished TO take last look
at the actor to pass tho doors. so great
was the throng that while there actual disorder,
1t required large force of police to prevent accidents
The people who were fortunate enough to get into the
hall passed the coffin at the rate OF about forty minute
and It is estimated that nearly 5000 people looked upon
the features Of the dead actor and that fully 10000
failed to gain admission. Ten and fifteen dollars
offered for tickets. Had the body been taken the
Academy of Music instead of St Georges Hall. even
that building would have accommodated all the people,
Promptly at 1890 tho Thireenthst door closed and
admission given to those holding tickets in Archst
They compelled to watt however, until after IL
when the family and intimate friends arrived. The
cards OF admission were black bordered and read simply
" Mccullough obsequies admit one" The guard OF the
Philadelphia Lodge of Elks which had watched by tho
bier from midnight still on duty. Tie compos
ing It acted usher Hundreds tried force their
way in without tickets aud many succeeded
The services began with solemn by tho
bned Orchesras OF the Chestnut street Theatre and the
Opera House. under the leadership Of simon Hassler.
The musicians and singers were in a balcony at the
lower end of the hall. After the music and n reading
from the Scriptures Miss Bertha Ricci sang Nearer
Ny God to Thee" Prayer followed and then the Carn
Quarette sang Rock OF Ages At its conclusion
there address by the Rev. Robert Hunter who
cupies pulpit the Kensin gon Presbyterian Church.
The preacher knew little of the actor personally.
but knew much of his everLhoughtul kindness to his
family 1t was perhaps the truest picture OF McCu-
loughs home associations which has Doen given. His
career was pointed to as encOura cement to all who
at the outset made up their minds to succeed W. III.
Morton, manager OF McCaus Opera House, sang"After
Toing Cometh Rest" and the Rev. John Mcintosh. OF
the Second Presby yteran Church, who asked be
pre- take part in the ceremonies, because, like
Mccullough, he is OF Scotch-Irsh descent followed in
address. There then the benedicton orchestral
music and a funeral Grafton by Harry Edwards OF Wal
lacks Theatre.
Mr.. Edwards spoke OF his long association with Nc.
Culough OF his invarabc kindness and generosity and
Of his efforts for the elevation the stage Toward the
close OF his remarks lie said III every one 90 whom
John Mccullough has done kindness would today
place a rose upon his tomb he would sleep tonight
amid a wilderness of flowers" He said he knew that
II Mccullough had been consulted he would have pre-
f.rIed to Philadelphia the city he always spoke Of
as his home and where died his great pleccpor,
Edwin Forrest, and his bosom friend, Edwin Adams. '
When Mr.. Edwards had concluded the coffin, to the
music OF the orchestra and accompanied by the pail.
and to the waiting hearse The service lasted aooat two
hours and never was there such union OF church and
stage The funeral procession was headed oy the Actors
Fund of America, theu came the family OF the actor i'm
medatoy after the coffin, aud the various lodges of
Rlks. The hearse was drawn by four black hors, AM
followed by nearly two hundred chIrag.s.
fiks was performed There were delegations FROM the
New.York ST Louis ,I1 Plttsbarg, Cincinnati Boston,
Among the floral offerings we're an urn Of chrysan.
themums and roses from J%na "a, T. EayHS2a Pow
from Emma Nevada pillow from Edmund t Solller
Pillar ana "rSaIn rom tne %. L9u,S 9 liz Mr VI M n
'R a harp from from Mrs W M cOnnor, h.lmet from j. "
Collier Roman urn from Thomas W; Keene, pillow
from Mrs. John Drew. crown from Lawrence Barrett
Tesa M m @ 1o rse Mry beaSe oM n 2@ 6s
Opera House pillow supported upon "a. tripod froR
Johnson harp the Pttsburg Lodge OF Eks Gates
A9r from Mary anderson bSGguGS OF jagae%nS roses
broken column and wreath from the Phisdclphs Lodge
Of EIks ross and crown Of ivy aud roses from Mrs
harp from ". j. seaman, a harp from Manager
Eeschman Of the Walnut street Theatre re a1 urn Iro5
from the New-YOrk Lodge OF Elks. cushion of red,
and yellow from the Rochester Lodge ana
broken pillar from the Brooklyn Lodge.
Among those present were Daniel Dougherty, Joseph
Jefferson W. j. Florence, James OSeIl, James Collier,
samuel Colville. Frederick Warde. Barley Campbell,
William Winter William E. snn. Richard Hooley,
Mrs Sol smith RUSSELL Mary Anderson, Arthur Walsck,
Barton HILL Atkins Lawrence. II. B. Phillips, Thomas
Mcguire John III. Lane George ". Arundel. John A.
CocScrli of The York World; John T. Raymond,
Lester Wallack, William Wheeler and George Alfred
TowDsend. ~
lougs face taken last night by Henry ]. Elliott "
Phiadelph ana III. ii. kitson, OF New York
Many members or tho Actors Fund and delegations
from both the New York and Brooklyn Lodges or the
Order OF Elks werc board special train which left
Jersey CITY yesterday morning at few minutes past
o'clock Mary carried wreaths and loose flowers while
the Elks had with them a large broken column OF
flowers entwined with wreath OF white roses. Tho
iOwers were to laid the bier OF John Mccullough
r IL we. attend his funeral that the crowd OF actors
and managers making this early start. The nun
,rn services had been fixed for early hour III order
enable the New York mourners 10 return In time 10
an the professional engagements which many or thou
lad TO keep last night Among those who were on the
Sandersou Edward G. Gilmore James W. Collier. Henry
b Dixey, Arthur Wallack, Marcus Mayer Edward Har.
gan John L. Poole, Il. W HOOley. Of Chicago Colonel
sinn Edward Knowles. Joseph Haworth, Ben Maginey,
Beui,mn Baker, Harry Edwards, Andrcw j. Dam. IT,,
John Matthews. Harry Eyynge. Nelson Decker, Harry
PeakeS spies, Eugene Tompkins, Q. T. Parloe. Joseph
Charles Wheatley, Harry Watkins r. Z.
Mrs. Augusta Foster Miss Louisa Eldridgc Mrs Leland,
Mrs W. Birch and Miss Alice Brown.
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