New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
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said the mother as she related the Incident
THE FUNERAL OF MRS JAY GOULD
A SIMPLE CEREMONY AT THE HOUSEWIFE BODY

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TAKEN TO wooDLAwN-THosE PRESENT.
The parlors of Jay Geulds house, No. $40 Fifth
ave., were nearly filed by 0 a m. yesterday with
those who had to attend the funeral Of Mrs
Gould. Most Of them left their carriages some dis
tance from the house. out of Difference To the wishes
Of the family, who desired that the funeral should be
as simple as possible. Tho services were opened
by quartet from the West Presby Church. who
sang Asleep in jesus The Rev. Dr. Paxton read
the Episcopal burial service and the Rev. Dr. Roderck
Terry, of the South Reformed Church. made prayer.
The choir then sang Abide With Me- and the Rev.
DR.. Paxton delivered brief address, at the close Of
which the friends retired from. the house.
Mr.. Gould and the members OF the family remained
In room upstairs, where they heard the service.
The body, in plain oak coffin covered with black
broadcoth, lay in the front parlor The coffin handles
were of oxydized silver, and on tho lid was plain
silver plate bearing the inscription Helen Day
Gould.a At the head of the coffin was a cross Of
white roses and hyacInths sent by Mrs. W. D. Harris
Mrs. Gould's sister, and at the foot was harp Of
roses pnks and jasmine from her mother, Mrs. NIL
ler Floral tributes were also sent by General and
Mrs. Eckert, Mrs. Noyes, Mrs. David Tweedie and
others Shortly after the friends left the house the
body was driven to woodlawn Cemetery and placed in
the family mausoleum, where the Rev. Dr. Terry read
the commtal service
Mr. Gould, who was the first to follow the body from
the house, appeared TO be much worn, and his face
was blanched and aged He walked down the stoop
with a falering gait and leaned heavily on the arm
Of his eldest daughter Miss Helen Gould, who was
also greatly weakened by grief and want Of rest she
having remained all night alone watching her mothers
body. With the exception Of Dr. ]. p. Mum, Mr..
Gould's physician, only members Of the family &C
compsnied the body to the cemetery. Among them
were George j., Edwin, Frank and Anna Gould, Mrs.
F. Dickinson, hrs. Julia Noyes, Mrs. W. D. Harris,
Daniel Miller, brother, and Mrs. W. Smith, aunt Of
Mrs Gould; Mrs. and Miss Northrop, Of Camden,
N j. lister and niece of Mrs. Gould Carlton Harris
D. NJ. Harris, nephows, and e. Hamilton, cousin Of
Mrs Could, and A. Gould, of ST. Louis, brother Of
Jay Gould.
Among those present at the services were
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Sage, Samuel Sloan, Ed
ward Lsuterbaeh Hiram r. Dster, Jesse selgman,
General and Mrs. T. T. Eckert General Wager Sweyne
DR. Eorvln Green, J. B. Houston, DR.. and MIS-. ). O.
Baldwin, r. NJ Galloway, Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3 Janray'
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Hail. Colonel George Bliss
Colonel and Mrs T. X. Ham, A. l.. Hopkins, JOSIAH
Fisk Chester W. Chaplin, Cyrus W ffeld, o. n
Morosini Commodore Van Santvoord, ex-Judge Jonn
r Dillon g. Mcwillism, c. W. Chapman, y. -
Ashley, Ex-Governor Dewey, Captain y; Shacnoriu
Ex-Governor Alonzo b. Cornell, Sidney Dillon Chsrles
Robinson, Mrs David Dows, Edward Janray, MIS-
D. Tweedie, Mr.. and Mrs II. NJ Flagler, ); o. Lam
win ir. Miss Hail. Mrs. W. A. Fogg OF ir r
p Z. 'ChapIn. Mrs Colonel schafer, Isidor MOrmser
Henry Rergh Mrs. CRANBERRY. Simon Wornser'
Stanley NJ Tweedle Mrs. Archibald, En- CHAM NICHOLS
washington e. Conner and Charles May.