New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-15
CYRUS W. FIELD.
AGED 70.


Ahout 300 people present and II was
,otsNs Eathering. Many men whose names arc
om,Nar rom the Atlantic to the Pacific were among
,ho number who went to Ardsey to pay their last
rsspets to the man who was untirng in his EFFORTS
% bind two continents together by cable. Among
the number present were:
]. f1srpont Morgan, Chauncey NJ. Dcpew, Cor
p.lus Vanderbilt. whitelaw Reid, Colonel Robert G
Inesrsoll Captain Charles Foxwell, William E. Dodge
General Horace Porter Philip p. Harris Orlando b
patter James b. Collegiate, Charles Lancr
T.. D. Atterbury, r. E. Deyo, Charles f.
gauerdorf Lawson n. Fuller, General Wager swayne,
Dr. Matthew Field G. W. Bourne, Aonzo b. Cornell
lanes D. Hague Clarence B. Mitchell. DR.. S. sher-
we'll Genera; Samuel Thomas. L. NJ. schwan. d. W.
McNilliams. Howard McW1liIams, Colonel F. X Ha.n.
Charles Henry Rut,e- Franklin B. Lord. George wad.
djugtoD. Thomas F. Clark. H. f.. Gregory. ". S,er-
ling Yard, Chester ". Chaplin. Edwin Could William
I, Liston John Van Horn. J. w. Cenden!n. J. b.
vnn Every II. II. Ford Charles A. Tnker. Thomas
s Holmes. William Foster. S. Humphreys. George
Wilson, the Rev. Q. U. A. Rose the Rev. DR.. Sawyer.
John II. Day. DR.. L. Heroeck, Joseph Richards,
Charles S. Holmes. the Rev. f. O. Frissen, Charles r.
Henderson, Robert sewell. Even Hathaway. Robert
Bellows Thomas G. Acton. II. Percy Ashley Ben1a
min II. Field, r. &. Connery G. c, Clark. Mrs. Fan
ME Crawford and Mrs. J. Ross Curran.
One other among those present. who was especially
noticed was venerablclOOkng old man. with white
flowing beard and white hair. This old man. who
stood near the head Of the coffin while the funeral
service being read was James Richardson. the
man who was with Mr.. Field when the end Of tho
Atlantic cable was mropped at Valencia Island, the
Irish coast. Mr.. Richardson and Mr.. Field had been
intimate friends since the laying Of the cable An
nther intimate friend Of Mr. Field during those DAYS
when he struggling against many OBSTACLES VINO
WINS present yesterday, was William A. Hamilton
Mr.. Hamilton is now connected with the Mexican
Central and South American Telegraph Company. OF
which Cirrus W. Field was director.
Among the members OF the family yesterday who
were al the funeral were Justice stephen j. Held.
David Dudley Field. the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ fleid
CYRUS W. Field IT.. Mrs. Isabella Judson. W. FRANCIS
Judsoa Cyrus Field Judson and Mrs. EdwaH NJ F'eid
The funeral party from New-York was carried To
Doeb's Ferry or special train Which LETT lhe
Grand Central Station at 80 p. m poObs f@i'
vss reached in about half an hour and from the
station there the New York friends Of Cyrus W. Field
v.re driven 10 the pretty country home Of the DEAD
enancier at Ardscy Park. The large pnrlof coos a'
he house had been thrown open. and seats had bech
arranged Oh the lawn AS well as on tho inSae "i
the house Tic services were conducted ~
msho, Potter. who was assisted by the Row
Dr Huntington, OF Grace Church. one OF hc
beautiful features Of the Episcopal ritual was the sing
ipg This part OF the service was conducted BY the
Mendelssohn Quartet Club. William Dennison, was
first tenor; Charles Herbert Clark, second tenor :
James 4 Metcalf. baritone, and Charles Il. iia"ieN
msso They sang; LORD Let lie kno" My End
aFathe-. What Fer OF Earthly Bliss Rock Oh
Ages. Il Heard Voice from Heaven" and "Abld"
With Me-
Dobbs Ferry IN deep mourning YESTERDAY
Cyrus W Field was well known and loved by the
town people Of the village where he died He was
Known ms Uncle Cyrus by young and old In inc
pretty spot On the Hudson, and yesterday they
tgOred his neinOry In the most appropriate way
An Of the stores were closed and most OF the places
O. business and many private dwellings were df~pru
In Rosrnlng
The Gols tributes which placed on and near
De coffin were few aud simple. The flowers consisted
81 HES of the valley water lilies, white roses, wht'
sansaons sweet pea blossoms. American bNuty
roses and ferns. .,,., -
o. only one that was not sent 20 the house by the
MEMBERS OF the family. This Offering was rom uie
AagloAmcrican Cable Company. il was oank OF
ute carnations ana white roses with sprays OF green
N the top OF the flowers were two pieces OF htd'l
cord representing pieces OF broken cable.
Tod5v the BODY viii be taken 10 Stockbridgc Mass.
vlcre hr!cf services will be held IN TIE little church
vhere Cyrus ". Fields !a'heT used 10 preach. Ater
b. simple ceremony the body viii be placed IN he
hrhlv it, beside Mr.. Fields wife. whose funeral was
kFS-n few months ago at AIdsley, In the same room
where he body Of Mr. Field lay yesterday.
Az "a meeting of the executive committee OF tIH
Board of Directors OF he NcwIorls Central and iind'
son River Railroad Company, held on Monday, reso
utons OF respect 10 the memory OF CyTas W. tleIC
we're 0dC--rd copy Of the resolutions Will lie en-
crossed ana sent 10 tho family.