New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-29
BURIAL OF MRS. STEWART.
SERVICES AT HOUSE AND CATHEDRAL
THE COFFIN cOvssED VITA VLowERs-PLAogD IN
The CRYPT AT GARDEN CITY.

THE COFFIN cov.aED VITA gLOwERs-PLAOgD IN
rHE CRYPT AT GARDEN CITY,
The funeral Of Mrs. Cornelia NJ Stewart
took place yesterday afternoon Services wsrs held q
The house and Cathedral 9srdsa oisy All tho
ceremonies we're marked with extreme simplicity
dead woman. Bishop Littlejohu. Of the
diocese OF Long Island. oonducrel the ssrvoea Tue
body was pIso-d tn she crypt tho Cathedral wnsrs
'hs ooiy If Alexander Stewart is supposed to liza
| Undertaker Jackson arrived At the house carly Tho
body was clothed In white ,ilk gown and was olsosd
In the black velvet comm. This In turn was put in
tho main hall, ct the foot of the
main STAIRCASE. just In front Of
large bronze vase. Tho conn rested spparen tly on
mound OF red roses which enca.sd lower part of
the cofno ami undusted to noor. At the had ~
Tho cofn stood an ivy AZ feet mig with clrcis to
AnaEon lilies aroundi IL Two nat pillows Of Baroness
RothschiId roses rested the oona
crown Of Amazon lilies surmounted nv
cross OF purple violets-Mra stsva,es
favorte fowersUrested tho coffin after the Ia va.
let down. When this closed tho cofin VA. oom
pietely enveIoped In fowera MIRA Stewart had p.
qussted that and lilies should only flower.
used
Before the service began tho employees Of the seva,
estate, clerks and servants. were admI.
ted TO tho h0use and passed up an.
main nall the east sds viewed the BODY n.s..a
around large bronze vase just beyond and then aov
tho side Of tho hall TO the door, There were shou,
200 IN number
The immediate relatives and close friends Of ,h.d,
WOMAN assigned opening from the m AT, ..u
Leading cast from 1t opposite the c.ssa
These Mrs. Ste warts half sister, ths u,..a. r.,
Anna and Emma Clinoh. ex-Judge J. Lawrence s,o,n
o. smnhtown. and HE son. tho Rev. Mrs j. Bloom,
1eid wetheral, Mr. and Mira Prescott Hail Butl.r NJ
and Mrs. Stanford White aud Miss Ella sn,,h
CHARLES e Butler. ex-Juds, Hilton, Colonel Harry q
Hilton. exJudye and Mrs. Horace Russell Mr. and
Mrs. j. c. HUGHES. Frederick Clinch Frederick Cacb.
IT,. aud Edward S. Cnch.
Others present were Jusrice John K Brady Mr. and
Mira. Frederick ii. lows. Mrs. HIcks-Lord Mrs u g.
Grant, Colonel ana MIRA F. d. Grant aud daughter Mr..
Brown, Colonel and Mrs FIoy .Joues Mr. And MIA
Ward. Arthur Lesry the Kew Arthur Brooks and Dr.
Mr~ John G. Minor
som after D. IN. Bishop Lttleohn began tho simpi.
service OF prayer with Selections OF Scripture which had
been chosen for tho OCCASION. At D. body was
bo no from tho house tho shoulders OF Uulsrtaker
Jackoou's men. Charles f. Buticr with Mss Anna
tiincih on bis arm, led the procession OF rels-
tives There was llgnt Rain falling at the
me. but It had little apparent effect upon the curious
minded peopied VINO lined tho walks front OF tito
house. There we're twenty-five carriages 10 the line
which formed and these we're driven directly 10 the
hry-four1 h-sL ferry. special three parOr
1n1 ave passsnk.r cars wa. In waitns at Long lnsad
sssexers on Board. arriving al Garden CITY hour
at'
All the people within a CIRCLE o. many mfles had
a ssa pxr%axs 60 Garden ny 10 be present At mo
array tie receive R. body H and IN "a. %I var.
AK"D to the hrarse the young stood at salute
"lh uncovered nvads ami with caps pressed aguu,t
her left shoulders. They headed TO the
al hdr a.. wulo 0shnd the hearss tlksl
u the school III bla. K gowns board bats
There was a bgnt ralD little nan q an ct
M the on~ot Of tue solemn Procession. Wi OF
hr school at IT'S head. and tho people from the whole
ountry around looking In sienf sympathy strik-
M While tue un ierak-r's men suppvrtet the GOTTA
urpced CHOIR passed up the aisle 10 the rhsnce hant
1R mo prOcessOnAl The beautiful Cattle
w. Tns sd,nce Was ass. rne regular f turas
-rvice Of The Protestant Episcopal Church then
onducted b. Bishop LttieJOEu, assIsted Oy the Rev,
w. George X Vanirw ter, or Brooklyn, and the Rev
'r Humphrl-s. OF the Cathedral A feature OF the
yeth," from Handlers Messiah" by DIVER Holden,
Brooklyn.
Bishop LttlejOhn, In his sermoD spoke OF the sweet
nirr, rustfuI aDi af-ctUnsie baLLre OF Mrs.
IT, and paid tribute to her charity Do srd
iaTacter dc alluded III II tnx terms beautiful
III she anu her husband hal presen form of
!" eiince In which the service e being held.
After the servoe the coffin to the chapel
lher the en- noel and there 80 lg relatives
limited. An open bad bren dug in the ypt at
lung THAT IN whch Nj oi-wsrt's boy Is unIersI0Od
rest The velvet coffin Enclosed In a lea
phaxus AMI this was lowered into the
3 grave WAS placed "A heavy marble slab, and upOn
~ was put an uru weighing a hall Too
~ gate or the crypt was closed, and the Waterman
- left To keep guard over instead OF oue.
he special train Left Garden City for It's return at
10 o..
'ne will 10 TO be read to-day all probability and will
nied Tor probate to-day or to-mOrroS.