The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
JAY G0ULD'S FUNERAL.
SOlemnly Impressive Services at
the Millionaire's Mansion.
MEN OF MILLIONS PARTICIPATE
Solid Men of the Metropolis Pay the
Last Tribute of Respect to the
Monarch of Finance, While Thou
sands Assemble on the Street,

Solid Men of the Metropolis Pay the
Last Tribute of Respect to the
Monarch of Finance, While Thou
sands Assemble on the Street.
New York, Dec. 6.-Not for long
time has public interest been SO aroused
IN the funeral of any person as it was in
that OF Jay Gould. Notwithstanding the
announcement that the services would
be private, and that none but relatives
and intimate friends would be admitted
TO the house, people began to congregate
an its vicinity at an early hour, and
many applied for admission who had not
the shadow Of an excuse for so doing.
By o'clock in the afternoon there were
at least thousand persons gathered in
the vicinity OF the Gould residence, and
by the time the funeral service began
the crowd had increased threefold. 1t
was an orderly crowd, and the police
had little to do outside of keeping the
walks in front Of the residence clear.
While the services were going on there
was constant stream of carriages driven
mp and down the avensH in front of the
house. The occupants Of these showed
just as much curiosity as those who
stood about and stared boldly at the
house as If to pierce its very walls.
The scene inside the house was most
impressive one. In the front parlor tine
body of the great money king lay in
costly casket amid great mass of
flowers, the fragrance from which made
the air heavy. The casket was placed
under the large mirror which adorns the
mantelpiece, in which were reflected
,ecores of faces of those who were seated
in the lower part of the room. To the
lett of the parlor was an anterooln, i'll
which DR.. Paxton, DIR. Roderick Terry
and Chancellor McCracken were seated
until they took their places under the
hall lamp, which shed its ruddy rays
upon them and the choir and organist
who were placed Immediately opposite
them.
A Distinguished Gathering.
Around this central group We're ar
ranged those who had come TO hear the
funeral services. These included nearly
100 men, all well known in world Of
finance. Some were millionaires, others
were railroad magnates and still others
powerful factors in the commerce of the
country. Next to DIR. Paxton sat Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, who Joined in the
singing of the hymn, Nearer, My God,
30 Thee" Behind him, in the back par
AOT, SAT IiOU. w nlItliW Etelu. On q camp
stool almost Immediately in front of the
hall door was Dr. MVn, and not far
from him sat Herbert II. Dickson, the
private counsel of the dead man. Oppo-
cite DR.. Mum and in the front row of
those stationed in the further parlor were
Q. P. Huntington and Judge Rufus b.
Cowing.
Among others present were Russell
Sage, Judge Dillon. General Il. 4.
hfNlra :
X. Conner, Ii. Walter Webb, George G.
Smith, assistant general manager Of the
Missouri Pacific; Frederick l.. Ames,
Joseph H. Millard, of Omaha; ex Gov
ernor Cornell, 1sador Wornser, Mayor
Grace, Henry Clews, J. Seaver Page,
Edward Simmons, ]. Pierrepont Morgan,
William FL. Kissaln, Rev. DR.. Henry NJ.
Field, DR.. Norvin Green, President
Waller, of the Union Pacific; Addison
Commack, John d. Crimmins, General
Louis Fitzgerald, w. II. Blacl5ford rep
Fesenting the Baltimore and Ohio; Austin
'Corbin, General Collins, r. G. Clowry,
John VanHorne, r. H. Rochester, w.
b. Somerville, Charles A. Tinker, Col
onel f. X. Hahn, Simon Wormser and
W. H. Humstone.
Impressive Funeral Services.
None of the immediate relatives or
family Of the deceased were to be seen.
THESE were in an upper room where the
whole of the funeral service could be
heard The party IN this room consisted
OF Mr.. and Mrs George j. Gould and
children, Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Gould,
Misses Helen NJ. aud Anna Gould,
EMessrs Howard and Frank Gould, Mrs.
Northrup, Mrs Palen Mr. Abraham
Gould, Mrs, Mum, Mrs. Shrady and
Mrs Russell Sage.
AT 4:l5 the strains of the organ vi
:brated through the spacious rooms with
the preliminary chords of the anthem,
"There Is Land Immortal" and
scarcely had the sounds reached the
eorrowing family and relatives in the
npper room ere Mrs. Charles Herbert
Clarkes clear soprano took up the re-
frain, The anthem was sung by the
choir of DIR. Paxton's church. The com
poser of the anthem, p. A. Schneider,
was The organist and director.
The anthem finished, DR.. Paxton arose
and III sonorons tone said: Let us in
woke the divine blessing With heads
bowed the large assemblage listened rev.
sreatly to the prayer offered by the dead
fnancier's pastor. The prayer ended,
DR. Paxton read a portion of the Epis-
copal service for the dead, beginning Il
am the resurrection and the life" This
was followed by the singing of Cardinal
Newnmn's hymn, Lead Kindly Light, :"
and the concluding portion Of the burial
service by Rev. Roderick Terry, ID d.
AT its conclusion Chancellor MeCracken
offered up prayer.
At the conclusion of his invocation
Chancellor McCracken recited the Lords
Prayer and his hearers repeated it after
him Many of those present sang with
the choir, Nearer, Ny God, to Thee
the final hymn. Before DR.. Paxton gave
the bendiction he said to those present
fhut AT tha conc rl1SinY0 nf tbp EprNripp q II
would be allowed ito take last look at
the departed friend whose soul has gone
to its maker and whose clay is soon to
be laid away with reYerent and loving
bands"
The benedictiOn over, there was gem
eral movement toward the back parlor,
and here line was formed and one by
one each filed by the casket and glanced
at the pale features of the late million
airs. Slowly the crowd passed by, and
as the door was reached all were ushered
into the street, and soon the casket bear
ing the mortal shell of him whom men
sailed in life "The Wizard" was alone
with those who knew him best and loved
him most.
AT noon today Mr.. Goulds body was
taken from the family mansion to Wood
lawn for interment in the Gould mauso
lsum, and at o'clock Chancellor Nc
Clacken will perform the final obsequies
The Weather.
Fair; variable winds; slightly warmer