The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-09


Remains Inferred at Woo,tlawn Come
tery-Three Wagon Loads of Flowers.
NEW YORK Feb. S.-The funeral of
Mrs. William C. Whitney, wife OF the
ex-Socretary of the Navy, was held at
st. Bartholomew Church, corner OF
Forty fourth street and Madison ayo.
nue., yesterday morning. Mrs. Whit
neys body was removed from the room
where she died at an early hour and
placed in ono of the lower parlors, where
1T lay until 10 o'clock. A number Of
the immediate friends of the family,
together with tho pail bearers, gathered
at the residence and proceeded from
there to the church.
The chancel of the church and the
space around the altar was banked deem
with palms and lilies of the valley.
The reading desk and pulpit were lost
in wreathes OF white chrysanthemums
and lilacs, interspersed with splashes OF
roses and violots. Tho pulpit itself was
festooned with white and crimson roses.
The central piece in the mass of flowers
bore the words "Consecrated by God" in
purple letters on a white ground.
The eight pews on either side of the
central aisle at the front of the church
were reserved for the funeral party, and
one of the family servants stood there
to act as usher. The rest Of the church
was thrown open to the public. and be-
fore the time set for the funeral service
every seat was filled and tho aisles and
vestibule of the church crowded. Out
side in tho street and on the sidewalks
as many more were gathered. A be-
lated squad OF tho STRENGTHENING dc.
partment helped to swell the throng
that was there in an attempt to clear
the snow and ice from Immediately in
front OF the church.
1t was nearly 1890 o'clock when the
Rev. DR.. Greer and his assistant went
up the central aisle to meet the funeral
party and preceded them back to the
chancel, repeating tho familiar opening
lines of the Episcopal burial service.
Mr.. w. c. Whitney, with his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Bingham, of Cleveland, Ohio,
leaning on his arm, came first, followed
by Col Oliver Payne, Mrs. Whitney's
sisters, Mrs. Henry +. Dimock and Mrs.
Charles h. Barney, her eldest daughter,
Pauline, and tho sons, Henry Payne and
William Payne. together with Mrs.
Cleveland, who was leaning on the arm
of MIR. Don NJ. Dickinson. In the party,
too, were Mr.. and Mrs. Stetson and Col.
and Mrs. Daniel Lamont.
The coffin followed, plain cedar cas-
ket trimmed and interlaced with
flowers. and bearing an immense purple
spray across its face. The pall-bearers
accompanying itwere Grover Cleveland,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, George Peabody
Wetmore, Hamilton Mex Twombly,
q. Randolph Robinson, George C..
Haven, George H. Bend, Edward A.
Wicks, Thomas F.. Cushing and Buch.
anan Winthrop.
Others present were Henry Clews,
Chauncey M. Depew, O. B. Potter, en-
Mayor Cooper, ex-Assemblyman Conk-
ling Joseph j. O'Donohue. Mayor
Gilroy, Police Commissioner j. j.
Martin, Nelson Smith, chairman Tam.
many general committees; A. c. Spencer,
Mrs. W. 81. Vanderbilt, Mrs. w. Seward
Webb, Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid,
Warden Dunlap, ex-Alderman William
L. Cole, Edward d. Fowler, ex-senator
William Caldwell, Delancey Nicoll,
VIM. K. Vanderbilt, exMayor Grace,
Mr.. and Mrs. McCabe Twombly, Thos
Cushing, Charles Pease, Mrs. Cutter, of
Cleveland, Ohio; Lady Sake, John
Sloane, Ward McAlister, Abram S.
Hewitt. j. Edward Simmons, j. Pier
point Morgan, M. X. Jessup, W. W.
sherman, eX-MaYOr Grant, Com modore
Gerry, w. d. Sloane, Mrs. Shepard and
Judge Kilbreth.
Following the reading of the opening
words of the burial service uuartette,
assisted by thirty.fve vol ,es, sang the
anthem from the seth and Goth Psalms
The rest of the service followed the
usual form of the Episcopal Church.
At the conclusion of the services the
casket was borne out OF the church.
The procession then formed for the
short drive to the Grand Central depot.
The train moved away with it's sad
burden at 11:2O a. m.
The services at the grave were simple
but impressive. The floral decorations.
at the burial plot were beautiful.
AT the conclusion of the services at
Woodlawn Cemetery, where the body
was placed in the family plot, the
mourners Immediately depar ted, taking.
a special train for New York.
The flowers that we're used at the
funeral were, by orders of Mr.. Whitney,
distributed among the various hospitals
OF the city. There were three wagon
loads of them.
Anti-JacksOn Resolution Tabled.