The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-05
SERVICES WILL BE PRIVATE.
THE PUBIC WILL NOT BE ADMITTED
TO THE GOULD HOUSE.

TO THE GOULD HOUSE.
Change In the Arrangements for Nj. GouId's |
Funeral Dimcuities in the Way OF Hand |
ling the Crowd TINT wOuid Be Sure 60
Gather IT the House Were Opened to AL |
The public will not be admitted to. day to tho
funeral services over the body OF jay Gould.
The house at Forty seventh street and Fifth
avenue will be closed to all but the relatives
and the intimate friends OF the family. This
change In the arrangements was decided on
late yesterday afternoon.
Many persons had expressed wish to have
n last look at the face OF the dead millionaire.
When the arrangements were first made on
Saturday morning 1t was thought that 1t
would be possible to crafty thia desire. and
the announcement was made in accordance
by the Rev. DR.. Paxton. S. n. N. Clark. and
Undertaken Main. 1t was printed In the pa
pcrs yesterday. and SO many persons declared
their intention of taking advantage OF the in
vitation that the friends who had charge OF
the arrangements saw that they could not
handle the crowd. The house will hold but
200 in addition to the friends who have boon
invited. SO great is the public's interest that
thousands would gather and all but the 200
would have to ROMAN In the street. Tackled
rs tho people would be. 1t would be next to
impossible for tho police to handle tho crowd.
Disorder would be likely to occur. and tho
presence OF so many people would be shield
for some OF tho humorous cranks who tried
to mako Mr.. Goulds life miserable and 1t
would not be impossible for some crazy fellow
to raise II considerable disturbance. and pos
sibly do damage. The possibility Of these oc-
currcnces was seen. and there was nothing to
do but to revoke the invitation to tho public.
Tho other arrangements will stand as origi.
nally made. Tho services will be held at 4
II v.ill Of pIu in fha
centre OF tho parlor. Mt the right of the hall.
Tho members Of the family and the immediate
friends will be seated in this room and In tho
dining room Immediately In the rear. The
music will DO In the hallway at the foo. OF tho
main stairway. Potter A. Schneider will DO
the orcanist Tho singing will be by tho
quartet of the Rev. DR.. Paxton's Church. Nine.
Ccmentine De We're -Sapio. soprano: Mrs.
Carl Alves. alto: Erickson = Bushnell. bassa.
md Payne Clark. tenor. The opening anthem
will be blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord" The funeral service OF tho Presby-
terrain Church viii be read by Ghancellor Nc
knds hish tSen Rs sung Thcrc vii
Ny GSd 70 n Thf e. H Tns
Rodorick Ferry. This will complete the
The Gould house look cd deserted Yesterday
as it has since the moment the blinds were
drawn after, tho death OF the tlnancier. The
The blinds wore ali tight " drawn. and not a
ray OF light entered the house through the
windows. None OF the family left the house
Abraham Could, tho brother OF Jay Gould.
who was expected 1t to arrive from s Loni
two Of Mr. Gould's sisters also telegraphed
train trail this this mSrninr Mrs. H1ugH. the third
sister. is in Los Angeles with her husband.
| who is q Methodist minister Shc VIII not at.
tend the funeral tecnuse she could not get
here In time, ~ the persons from m; ont OF
cials from st. Louis. Among those who are
Sa may sntb GEM
eral Auditor Warner. Local Ireasurer Smith.
erai s"l f' @ssssman "u ui the Missoar
Pacific road. and Diree,os Maiiard Of the
Un9n i VII oshsr BSstos
with u number Of ilnanciees OF that city who
were personal friends Of Mr., o Gould. 1t is
can claim an Intimate friendship with Mr..
Gould will be in the city:
Gould to arrange some plan py which it would
pc certain that none Of the friends entitled to
Clark. the President. OF. the Union Pacific.
They talked together ior hall l an hour and Mr..
He was followed up tho broad stone steps by
four ragged urchins. He rang the u electric
glass and peered in after him. Their curiosity
was hardly moro marked than that OF their
elders in tho street.
There was the usual Sunday crowd OIL the
avenue. Many people as they passed the
house stopped and gaZed UP at the windows
and pointed canes or hands toward tho win
dow OF the room in which MIR. Gould died.
the house. and every one in turn was scru-
tinized by tho Central Once detective who
was on duty. He stood in tho doorway OF tho
Windsor Hotel. with an unconcerncd look on
his face. He said that he had not seen u sus-
picous person all day anywhere near the
Russell Sage left tho house about 3 O'clock
He stopped near the hotel and talked with tho
reporters n few minutes lie had seen Mr..
GOu!ds body, he said. He looks very well
indeed" he said. very well indeed: Just as he
look cd in life. is cheeks are not sunken. and
his face In death has not that pailor which WAS
noticeable toward the last OF his life. he looks
almost as if he were asleep. The body is in u
Tho chest is covered with black cloth. and on
top Of it are a number OF floral offerings. 1t
will remain where It Is until morning. num-
Der OF the intimate friends OF Mr.. Gould who
live in the city have been in to look at him.
Several were there to-day besides myself"
About tho persons who would attend the
funern! Mr. Sage said: There will he a very
large number from out of town. Hardly q large
city in the country will not DO represented. 1t
Is certainly pity that the house will not ac-
commodate more thnn 200 persons"
Nothing was learned Yesterday about the
contents Of Mr.. Gould's will; TWAS said by a
man who know that the will Will not DO filed
for probate for some time. The matter has