The sun., 1893-06-08
TO REST IN MOUNT AUBURN.
EDWIN BOo1Hs BoDY WEI BE TAKEN
40 BOSTON IT. -MORROW.

PJv,te Services 10 he Held First at the
Little Church Around the Corner-Mes-
.n.e- or Condolences Received by Mrs.
Gros-mnu from Friends and Strnpgern.
Funeral services over the body OF Edwin
Tooth will be held tomorrow morning. at OK
o'clock. in the Church OF the TRANSPORTATION.
tho Little Church Around the Corner. They
will be conducted by Bishop Potter. assisted
hy the pastor the Rev. DIR. HouGhton. and the
Rev. c. W. Bispham. a relative OF William
Blspham one OF the closest friends OF the dead
actor and one Of the six persons who wero by
tho bedside when Mr.. Booth died The SER
vices will he private: that Ia, the public will
not he admitted. but the church will be we'll
filled with tho friends and associates OF the
dead man. Admission will be only by ticket
The service will be the regular ceremony Of
the Episcopal Church.
Mr. Booths body lay yesterday in a heavy
onk box in tho room where he passed his last
illness largo bunch OF roses rested on the
box. II had been placed there by Mrs. Gross
man, Mr. Booths only child. An undertaken
was sent for imme edately after the death. He
reached the club house at o'clock. When the
body had been put in the box the curtains In
the room we're drawn tight. and they were not
raised again during the day. except for short
time when John A. Walthausen came and took
a plaster cast OF the face. from which Augustus
St Gaudens will make q head and bust OF
marble for the club.
All day yesterday messenger boys were
running to and from the Players Club with
messages OF coincidence They began not
more than an hour after the announcement OF
the death. Even before the morning news
papers got up town a dozen or more m essages
had been received. They were all addressed
to Mrs. Grossman. She was In no condition
to receive them. She had been in almo con-
slant attendance at her fathers bedside. At 8
ceivsd i little later they began coming from
oil parts Of the country and from all sorts OF
psope Many YER o 6e
grams were addressed to members Of the club.
One, addressed to a member, was was cable dc;
hgne Mr and Mrs Grossman leit the club house
at i, West Eighteenth, street, Mr.. William
Bispham stayed at the club and received the
'r!sh'wS Sn ~Eo B. 5" Scott wen. up to the room on
the third floor whore the body was y, A few
moments alter h. had Mr. r. NJ 6nmsE
Clarence Stedman und his son. Arthur sted-
man; Among the others who called during
Eiehard % Watson Gil der. John i. Malone, ex:
dsns:, @ There was ons woman. Aunt Louisa
Nr. Bis pham said: Mr.. Booth died peace
scous and had not been for nearly week. It
was simply gradual wearing away Of the
Smith IeIt of the patients pulse and listened
but a few minutes more" Every one in the
room remained standing at the bedside then
until the Doctor announced that death had
lir Booth will be buried in plain lsht oak
sc It will E5Sss fSss Dss nsrn with SeR the h
1888. Died Juno I. 1888" The directors Of
the club have issued request to all members
non"inEii sion and vii! March to the eSureS Behind
so son. 4. II Palmer Charles p Daily, Parke
F1rness. f1rMa"; Ant and William Bisphs@ The Or.
or 5sat viii q eess W be
iss5e Hesoss q ordsr Ha'0P Frisndshp and the
Masons. After the services at the church the
% or Ss to
{snatius Grossman: NJ end snd Mrs; =, WiIiism
III There '; viii viii also te two or three extra cars
Roson The s0ad y vii o 70 the s
and it may be- that the coffin will be opened
there for a short time to enable a few intimate
interment viii be made shortly after O'Clock
at the Mount Auburn Cemetery In Mr.. Booth'g
sS 4s.p y vps.S BE MSsh M s. psoe
Louis Aidrioh, delivered a eulogy Of Mr.
Booth Yesterday before tho m ON bers Of Edwin
Forrest Lodge Of the Actors Order Of Friend
floral pillow was ordered. bearing. the inserip-
ton: GOOD Night. Sweet Prince" The Trus-
tees OF tho Actors Fund will hold o special
meeting this morning.
Interest was expressed yesterday in regard
to the estate Mr.. Booth has left and the dispo-
sition he has made OF it. Mr. William Bispham
told THE SUN reporter that the will was made
last autumn. He Ia one Of three executors.
He did not know when the will would be Of:
fered for probate. he said. or when It would
an approximate estimate OF the value Of the
estate Among the heirs named In tho will
are Mrs. Grossman and her two children. tho
children of Junius Brutus Booth. the second
husband Of the actress Agnes Booth and the
children OF John Sleeper Clarke OF London
who married Mr.. Booths sister. One of these
children Is Creston Clarke. now OF Days Com
pany.
The Hudson River Hospital Investigation