The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-29
EULOGIES OF METzLER.
Friends of the Dead Merchant Pay
Him the Last Honors.

The body Of the late Gustav MetzIei
was laid to rest in a vault In New York
Bay Cemetery this morning.
A service was held at the home Of ths
Metziers last evening. The parlors OF the
elegant residence In Jersey avenue were
thronged with many prominent men and
women.
The employees of the Boston Clothing
House attended In body. The walls OF
the room Ia which lay the casket contain
Ing the dead were entirely covered with
black Grape, throwing out into bold relief
the coloring and designs of the many
beautiful floral tributes surrounding the
casket.
In the centre OF the room lay the casket
directly beneath a chandelier entwined
with flowers. A subdued light fell d.
recsly upon the features OF the dead.
They were as those of one enjoying a
natural Sleep At the head Of the casket
rested a mammoth white doral pillow
with q mounted red crescent. At the foot,
In addition to pillow similar to that at
the head, stood tall broken column, sur
mounted by white dove. The latter
was q tribute from the employees.
On the mantel, hanked upon either side
with tributes from various sources, was
large design Of pair of scales with
white dove perched upon the raised end
OF the beam. Portraits of Mr.. and Mrs.
Metzler and Of Mr.. Metzler's parents
alone were exposed on the walls. That
OF the dead man was wreathed in flowers.
VIEWING THE DEAD.
Hundreds Of people passed noiselessly
around the casket to take a last look at
Mr.. Metzler's features, and were then
provided with seats. AT eight O'Clock the
services commenced. BY this time all
the lower rooms and the hallway were
filled. Some Of the immediate friends Of
the family stood on the landing of the
stairway, the lower steps of which was
used as rostrum for the several speak
els who eloquently eulogized the dead.
The arrangements by Undertaken VIII
complete.
An address was delivered by Mayor
Cleveland.
"We do not come here to pay the last
tribute to Mr.. Metzler's memory, because
we shall hold his many excellent quail
ties In memory as long as we hve." said
the Mayor. "No ordinary man has passed
away, but most extraordinary man has
left US. Ordinarily our places are soon
taken. In a few months we are forgot
ten. It will be exceedingly difficult TO
find one to take Mr.. Metler's place. A
vacancy exists. The entire community
will feel IL. We who knew him best will
feel the loss more keenly as time rolls on.
He came amongst us six years ago as
stranger. He succeeded in business where
others failed. He was successful in every
department of his business. He gathered
about him many friends. He had friends
all over the town but no enemies. / DEFY
my man to point out to me an enemy Of
Gustav Neither.
"He was liberal and was easily ap-
preached. but he was a good student Of
human nature, and was seldom imposed
upon. He had ambition, but he controlled
his mind Only short while ago he told
me that six more years OF business would
satisfy him. At the end OF that time he
proposed to retire from business to enjoy
the uninterrupted society Of the family
he thought so much Of. A more thor
oughly delightful companion / never
knew. loved him as a brother"
Lawyer Flavel McGee delivered grace
full eulogy. Mr.. McGee alluded to several
points that grew out Of intimate relations
between him and Mr.. Metzler as lawyer
and client. illustrating the moral honesty
of tho man.
II have seen him." said Mr.. McGee,
'acting under the first impulse of his
heart to avenge himself on some one who
had wronged him, think calmly for few
and then quietly let the matter
drop He lived by the golden rule, DO
unto others as you would have them do
unto you.'
WORTHY AMBITIONS.
ut Is true he had his am billions. What's
q man without ambiLionf A mere dull
ard. This man sought wealth not so
much to grasp and hoard, but that others
might reap the benefits of il. It was his
ambition to put even his business where
his employees could get the benefit Of IL.
II am in a position to know that these
plans would have been carried out In all
their details, during the past winter. but
for circumstances entirely beyond his con-
troll. The plans were about to consum-
mate when death laid its hands upon
him. To be with him was an education
In those rare qualities that make up the
highest elements of citizenship"
Major Pangborn and Cornelius Fl. Ben
son also said some pleasant things con-
cerning the dead man. Mr.. Benson had
been asked by the employees to say some
thing concerning Mr.. Metzlers relation to
them. Mr. Benson said the employees had
been bereaved beyond common beFeave-
ment He told how when the startling
news of Mr.. Metzler's death reached the
office man was sent to the
store to ascertain the particulars. The
reporter returned with the announcement
II can't find out anything about it.
They're all crying up there"
At the meeting of Zabriskie Post last
night Messrs. EttrinGhan, Fischer land
Ford were appointed a committee to
frame resolutions expressing the POSTS
sorrow at the death of Mr.. Gustav Metz