New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-06
THE FUNERAL OF JAY GOULD.
SIMPLE SERVICE AT HIS HOUSE IN
FIFTH-AVE,
MANY OF TIE DEAD FINANCIERs FRIENDS AND
AssoCI ATE. PRESENTING Glands IN THE
orrrr~r THE BURIAL WILL TAKE


Tbo funeral Of JAY Gould took place al p Il"
yesterday at his house. No 80 flll"-aeC' 1
,t.o,dcd bv about 25O of his personal friends ana
- associates The street in front oil tlc
IONS. WAS filed with several hundred curious
..,rsors who bv every means in their power urea
=. coin entrance TO the house. No persons ho"
100, oxcont those known rs DIR. Mum. VINO STOOD
.. rho door. TO he friends Of the family woic ""
,nit,ad They were seated III the dhlns-roo"i'
hall. reception rooms and the parlor'
Tho body of Mr. Gould. in PLAN. Droaucio'h-
o,ercd coffin with oXiJizcd silver hahdi'S ieS'eo
IN ,he front parOr before the mirror on 'he So"ii
si1o of the room 1t was surrounded pS oo""'i
ful flowers At the head stood IA broken o'i".'i
about five feet high, OF white roses ana hE"0'"'''
hearing the word Father" at the base lnls was
scrt by George j. Could Miss Helen Uou'o ia"
nlaccd on the collin large cross Of PINK '"''''S"
orchids Just he 0w this, OH the coliln' pulc"es u.
lilies of the valley, roses. orchids ana 'loe's '''
been placed by Edwin Howard FRANK anu -Nhh'
Gould Standing against the base on which ',c
coffin rested was large pillow OF roses oeiil"7 'o
,rord "Gondpa., from George j. GouldS three
children. Wreaths of roses, voets ana IVY huhs
from Sevre, vases which stood before the MINOR,
and all about the coffin We're grouped wrcaths OF
orchids ivy, palms roses and lilies OF the valley
sent Ly friends of the dead millionaire. on cabl-
not a. the opposite side OF the room was large
shin fully five feet long, of roses ana IVY, with
ringing Iarccy of hyacinthS. Other parts OF the
room were banked with flowers.
The Gould family which included the children
Of Mr.. Gould and his two daughtcrs-n-law, MS
brother Abraham Gould, two OF his sisters, MIS-
Palen. and Mrs Northrup. of Philadelphia ana
two sons and a daughter of the latter We're III the
socond-siory hall at the head OF the stairs with
them were DR.. and Mrs Mum, when he was not
busy attending to the arrangements below. The
quartet were near the organ under tho stars.
They were Mrs Carl Aves Ericsson F. Bushnell
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herbert Clarke. refer
A Schneider was at the organ.
The services began promptly with the anthem
"There is Land Immortal, sung by the quar-
tet to music composed by Mr.. Schneider Then
the Rev. Dr.. John K. Paxton began the service
with the following invocation:
Oh. eloquent Just and mighty Death! whom could
outwit thou thy tolls whom none could convince
uou pe1suadeth whom could overthrow, thou sub
dueth-u!ehty Death, Dire disOuraecmen' OF human
nature bless God for Christian faith in which
Jesus Christ hath abolished death We bless Thee that IL
pluckod the sting from death that lie robbed the grave
OF victory and that He filled the h'aNes VITA inc
man fesations Of our Heavenly Father IN His spcdor
where we hope for wed life beyond the TOMB We
bless Thee our Heavenly Father for Thy Son our Lord
Jesus Christ knowledge tina. the grave Is nov
dungeon door opening into other worlds ana ne"
and higher life. bless Thee that the erav' Is not
terminus apd final resting pace-tAe te-a! ana inc
end.an Of man. but that it IS only stopping pac~ an
inn where we humble travellers sleep a long SWEEP
slecp OH the way new Jerusalem
MAY the Divine Spirit present with us in all these sad
and solemn and the light o. the resurrection
morn shine into this darkcncd and breaVed house. aho
nav the comfort which God comforts His own "ucr
with healing and helpful the hearts OF our inehu
here wounded sore bleeding stl by the loss oil mn
th,y loved so well Amen
After the Invocation DR.. Paxton began the
,oadinc Of The sentences of the Protestant Eplsco
MI burial service. and continued through 'h'
Psalter. using some additional verses from The
Psalms. -,
The quartet sang the hymn Lead, hlndiy
r;cbt. and the Rev. Dr. Rodcrick Terry. OF the
South Reformed Church. read the Scripture les
son from the Episcopal service DR.. Paxton then
requested the Rev. Dr. Henry NJ MacCracken,
chancellor of the University OF the City OF New
York. to make the prayer. Chancellor MacOrack-
ems words were as follows:
O, m,cbrv cod. Father Of Mercy. Thou only art per
fecty Wis and kind and just, and true and good
Therefore II Is our hearts Thee in our TRYING
hours Strengthen Thou dost maze US iee
how scrl time Thou dcst grant In which hero to AV"
Oh kindly Light Lad Thou Us on Una, we may
be- NOR. Ike Thee. Quicken our h'aits in f1ih that
we may strive 10 be Ike Thee. Make us 10 cast al
anchor il that land beyond death. that We may not
drift nor be yeTy greatly tossed in the direction anu
conduct Of our business and our lives. Make US D
Thou hast commanded In the words q the Holy A.o-
ia which We have h-ari to be steadi1s; ana in"''
able and always aboundng in the work Of the LORD
our Father in Heaven pity those that noun; have
spccal compassion upon the child On Of th' nome Whom
rbo, hast sorciy gilevcd a father pitch his chill
dren 50 the Lord peth them that fear Him and because
Thou hast taken the children Of this family IN thrg
es,ly life both mother and fOthcr, do Ihou now cO"or'
them Oh Divine Comforter. one whom his mother
-. lpsf
ptieth Grant them 70 tn and hope end love Thine
abiding and most precious gifts. Saviour and fathe o.
Grace who vast time IL this ca th he human
image Of the Eternal Father, speak Thou such WoioN a.
Thou ddst speak and onotner OF Thy chiIu'e'
when Thou vast here among them. Brother be Of COOL
eheer thy fa hath saved Son, be o. 5000 che r.
Little children. a now commandment give ui' you
love one another" Grant unto the bcraN,d ones OF ta
household that peace which this world with all its treas
ures does not give good part which cannot ' aiken
Pwav And grant 10 that otter ths I've we may te
united with those whom We have loved ond VINO nave
gone before lie immo tai, in the heavenly Guy ny
the river Of life and the Of ne, where Goa shall
wipe all tors their eyes. where there shall DC no
more SORROW neither crying neither shall there be any
pain. m
Our Father who art IN Heaven, haiio"ed be 1hy
name. Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done in earth
a. is IN Hcavca. Give us shis day our daly of,Sd
and fol- give tcSpssscs we forgive those 'ha
trespass against W. And lead not INTO teinpt'u"l
but deliver evil Thine is the Kingdom ana tAc
Power and Glory forever and ever. Amen.
Immediately following the prayer the hymn
NEARER My God TO Thee was sung, ana Df'
Paxton announced that the rest Of Che serve 5
would be at Woodlawn Cemetery to-day III 'iie
presence of the family only, and would he CON
duc;cd by Chancellor MacCnc<cn lie invited
all those who wished 10 do 50 TO view the body
after he had pronounced the h'ncdiction. All
rose to receive this and then those iii the rooms
who wished to quietly passed by the collin ana
out of the front door to mingle with the crowd
Of curiosity seekers who through 1t all hal re-
NAMED about the house. The remark of all who
looked for the last time upon the face OF the
dead man was that the expression was exceed
insly lifc-like and peaceful.
ba family will this ,nnrniuO drive 10 WOOdlaWu