Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-06
DUST To DUST NOW
MANY MIlLI0NAIREs THERE


Nsw Yosx. Dee s.-Sos fos . long
time nss public interest been 20 aroused
in the funeral Of any persons - il WAS
~ thss al joy Could today. Nosvish-
slsndinx the printed announcement
that sns ssrvices would be private and
that none but EslsGvss and intimate
frssnds would Be admitted ~ the houAs,
people began 10 eoasrssass IN - vlcin-
nv - n early hour. and many applied
fos ID ulsslon Who mad not the shadow
II "A excuse for % doing. By 2 o'clock
This afternoon there we're 81 least .
thousand persona gathered In the vicin-
ity Of me Gould rssidsncs, and by the
uns the funeral service began the
crowd had increased three fold. IL was
N orderly crowd and the police
hsd little to do outsics OF Keeping
Inc vAlks IN front II me resldcncs for
the passage Of psdsstrans- Tie day
was clear aud cold and . raw wind
swept through the streets, making IL
indeed . Glost uncomfortable task for
any persons 10 stand in one position
for any length Of time. but the crowd
Of morbid curiosity seekers which had
gathered. and which Was composed OF
men, women and children In all sta-
tlous Of life, Was not deferred IN the
lsass by the unfavoraoie element. just
what - tIsfactIou they gained IN stand
Ing about - . mystery, ~ they could
sss and hear nosnsug Of the service.
They seemed content, however. in
looking long and earnestly ~ the
house.
The Services.
While the services were going on
there MAS . constant stream Of car
RACES driven mp and down the avenue
la front Of the house. The occupants
of these showed JUST as much curiosity
rs these who stood about add stared
boldly NJ the house a. II to pierce Its
yery walls. The scene made the house
was \ most Impressive one In the
front paFior TIE body or the great
nousy king law in . costly casket amid
= grsas mass OF flowers. the fragrance
OF wasch made the air heavy. To the
Left of me parlor Was an ante room liz
which Or. Paxton, Dr. koderick Terry,
and Chancellor NcCrscken ware seated
untIl they tcox their places under the
hail lamp Which shed its rudcy rays
upon them and the choir and orgauIst,
Who wers placed Immediately opposite
them
Around this central group we're ar
rnLxsc tloae wuo mad come to hear the
funeral servIces. These included
nearly one hundred men, all well
known ia the world Of finance. Some
we're railroad mxgnates and other
yowsrful factors IN the commero Of the
country. None Of the relatives OF the
family were 10 be seen- There were Ill
al upper hall where the whole
funeral service could be heard.
a ser an anthem tire Rev. DIR. Paxton
arose. and IN sonorous tones said: LET
IA invoke ths divine blssnng." With
heads bowed the large assemblags
listened reverently To the prayer Of
fersd by The dead fnancier's pastor.
Inc prayer ended, DIR. Paxton read =
portion Of the Episcopal SERVES for the
dead, beginning, IL AM the resurrec-
ton and hshfe." This wss followed by
the sing TX Of Cardinal Newman's hymn
eLesd Kindly Light" and tho conclud-
ing porroa Of the burial services by the
Rev. T.. Terry, ID. ID. At its conclusion
Chancellor AeCracken offered up
prayer. The benedIct;on over, there
Was . general movement toward the
} hack parEor, and here line was
formed and one by cne each filed by
the csskes and glanced at the psls
features OF the late millionaire.
Tomorrow noon Mr.. Gould's body
viii Be taken from the family mansion
to WoodIavn for intsrmens in the
0ouie mauseoIsum aud at 3 O'Clock
chancellor McCrscksn will perform
tine fual obsequiss.