New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-09
PART II.
JUNE 9, 1893.
MIR. BOOTHS FUNERAL TO-DAY
WORDS OF SORROW FROM MANY FRIENDS.
SERVICES HERE AND IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY THE ACTORS FUND AND THE
AcroRs, ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP.


BY THE ACTORS FUND AND THE
ACTORS, ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP.
There was unusual quiet about the Players Club
Yesterday Nearly all the members who were III
- ,as,od tho bouse at some time in the course Of
N. dov. Edwin Booths body lay in the oak coffin
,r n. rom where he died. wreath Of laurel. sent
49, his daughter. Mrs. Grossman. lay the coffin
Az tho members Of the club and q few others who
c,I,ed we're allowed to 60 into the and to see
tho face of the dead president. There will be no
public view Of the body
The arrangements for the funeral remain prac
ideally the same announced yesterday. The mem
hers OF the Players will meet at the clubhouse this
morning at o O'Clock and will follow the hearse bear
nc the body to the Church Of the TRANSPORTATION In
East Twenty ninthst, near Fifthave. where the SER
vices will begin at 8 80 o'clock There Will also be
representatives from the Actors Fund. the Actors
Order Of Friendship and the Masonic lodge to which
Mr.. Booth belonged message dated at Newport
was received yesterday from Bishop Potter promising
10 be present to conduct the service. message OF
acceptance was also received from the Rev. u w.
Bspham, Of Washington who was asked to assist and
the Rev. DR.. George H. Houghton, the rector OF the
church. will join in the service The Kew. Dr.
Trisby. Of the Church Of the Advent In Boston. has
sent word that he will conduct the service at the
grave. Only a few of the relatives and friends OF
Mr.. Booth will 90 to Boston.
The pallbearers will be Joseph Jefferson, A. NJ
Palmer ex Chief Justice Charles P. DAILY, Eastman
Johnson Horace Howard Furness and William BIS
pham. Parks Goodwin, who was also to be pail
bearer is At Bar Harbor and he yesterday sent the
following dispatch TO Mr. Bispham. the treasurer of
the Players' Club: "Too late to reach you but use
nv name II you like. Convey to fellow-memoeTs Oh
the club and the bereaved family the sincere con-
dolences Of one who for nearly forty years was
among Mr. Booths most devoted and admrine
frends.-Parke Goodwin
Au,tsc IA
tributed Yesterday and there we're hundreds Of ap-
plications for them which could not be granted.
mistaken impression that they were to he distributed
nj the rooms Of the Actors Fund kept a procession
of disappointed people there all day
SOME OF THE MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.
Messages from all over the country continued to
arrive and time was last found 10 open the most
OF Them They were from prominent persons every
where not only of the theatrical profession but OF
oil professions. Among them we're the following
please accept from lodge and fiom mysf per-
sonaiy our sincere sympathy. We Join with you In
Grief over the OF who held the love and respect
Of every individual member OF our fraternity we snail
never look upon his like again
MAYLIN ]. PICKERING.
Shakespeare Lodge. A. o. ;.
After yourselves can grieve more profoundly
,,,n GENERAL ADAM BADEAC.
Alandsle, N. j.. June 8.
Deepest sorrow, sympathy and love. Edwin Booths
noble life perpetual blessing Let Us n,S t W Ills
example. "ALhiAA
Mentone, Cal. June 8.
with ,rosound regret learn Of Presidents death
He was certainly the greatest tragic actor OF his Time
and beyond dispute the modest inquire AZ man anu Ae
our stage has known this century We shaii no. ooA
upon his like again. A|"0"AAN D
London.
The whole world mourns with you. Accept the as
surance Of my deepest sympathy
The .ympathy country. the prayers OF our
nrofesson and the love OF God be with you In your
sw,.rnn THOMAS W. KEENE.
Ny heart goes out in deepest sorrow TO you az
Boston. JUSTIN
A., rro,oundlv ereved over death Of illustrous
actor and my honored friend OF many years.
sS"' - JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG.
Philadelphia ,
Messages were also received, among Others, from
Joseph Jefferson Nine. Helena Modjesaa, Franz Mayo
Thomas Bailey .Ndnch, Mr.. and Mr.. Kendall ". d.
uoyFlls Salvni. Miss Fanny Davenport, Dennah
Thompson. Nine Janauschek and Francis "iisoh
RESOLUTIONS BY THE ACTORS FUND.
meeting for the purpose OF taking ac'loh on tii'
death Of Mr. Booth was held in the morning by the
trustees Of the Actors Fund at the rooms OF inc
fund In a'cst Twenty-eghthst. Among those present
were A. NJ. Palmer, who presided; Louis Alurch
Edwin Knowles. Frank W. sanger. Harley NJ riy'
H. A. lockwood, Eugene JepsOn. F. +. MackaF
H. c. Miner Hayman. Joseph W. WheeiocH
Carl A. Haswin Darrell Frohman and NJ W. Hahey'
A committee consisting of Henry c. NJ ner' chairman
NJ. W. Haney, Adonio Pastor and IL. a. Koch"oou
was appointed represent the fund AT tie lune'ai
II was also voted u close the rooms OF me luna
TODAY The following resolutions were adopted:
wbereas Death has called from our dearly De
loved brother Edwin Booth. the foremost actf Oh Ms
generation, the sincere and earnest fnehd OF "i !"
members Of our profession. patriotic citizen oil whom
b.. native land was justly proud ana "ho'e ' ~
RIOS, sincerely deploTes; therefore. be IL
Resolved That in the name OF all the ac'r' anu
actresses Of the American stage ana oil all o'e'' '
nectcd with the drama in our country, we de'ire ~
rive expies.on both TO our sorr w over MS uh''"e,
death and To our high estimate OF him a an actor anu
a man, lie above all things else eaihes' , =" ~
art simple in his life and sincere IN Ms 're"u>,P'
He leaves behind him a that viii marx the ciose
OF a significant period In the history "a our s"se
period which his nlustrious talents and lofty amo'on
made one OF the most brilliant anu MUS. ''.
American Theatre hope TO sec. All mo 0 ,,
he was gentle true and noble In MS ieai~ils wiz, ms
,a,ox mon he was honorable and kindly. winning from
all with whom he came In contact respite 80. ,
love. Toward the members OF his own p'o -
the highest % the humblest IN rank nv was "'"a'
cordial sympathetic anectonate and bene'o'ht. MS
,,xa.. were numberess his contributions
TO all the 90 efforts others In behai OF our
profession noble and in his own sienu'u ,0,"1
tion-The Players Cub-Sn Institution "h''n ~
lasting blessing the American actor ne h'' ' NV
univ monument 70 his memory, but an eAa"pic VI
n,,nc.ly giving unsurpassed II not unii'aiied Ill 'nc
ANIMAL, OF the American dramatic profession
Resolved That while oppressed WIN u'p
sense of the irreparabe loss which our p'o w
thus sustained in the death OF this dear son OF c''
great heir OF Fame" nevertheless eonno' WIN
tho thought the htory Of his pure. unsehs c' VI
his tremendous achievements actor, attained hrous"
mem, at the most legitimate and the mos' "o'
a, b. deeds OF charity OF his sincere devotion 10 MS
country his family and his friends, cannot pcrsn' o'S
will forever an example anu
an object OF enduring pride all who pursue the ac'of
calling -
Resolved That his loving and well beloved daugh'er
we extend In th. Of overwhelming grief our ehder-
est and most respectful and assurance thao
her deep not only shared to-day by the thousus
who walk in the OF her beloved fathers profession
hut that IL will abide them, sincere and heartfelt
throughout their lives.
Resolved That preamble and these resolutions Dc