The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-08
MRS. WAIrNRYls PUNGRAL.
The Last Tributes over the Remains Flo
raj Oferings and Impressive Services.

The Last Tributes over the Itemains- Flo
raj Offerings aud Impressive Services,
New YoRE, Feb. 7.-The funeral OF
Mrs, W, O. Whitney, wife OF the ex-
secretary OF the navy, was held to-day
at st, Bartholomew's church, Mrs.
Whitney's body was removed from the
room where she died, at an early hour,
and placed in one OF the lower parlors,
where it lay until ! o'clock. A number
OF immediate friends Of the family, to.
gether with the pall-bearers, gathered
ut tho residence and proceeded from
there to the church.
Tho chancei of the church was
banked deep with palms and lilies OF
the valley. The reading desk and pull
pit were lost in wreaths OF white chrys-
anthemums and iiiaes inteFspersed
with splashes OF roses and vlolets. The
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 II white ground.
The two pews OH either side OF the
central aisle at tho front OF the church
wore reserved for the funeral party and
one oil tho family servants stood there
to act as usher. The rest OF the church
was thrown open to the public and was
crowded. Rev. DR.. Greer and his as
sistant went up the central aisle to
meet the funeral party and then pre-
ceded them back to the Chancel repeat
ing tho familiar opening lines OF the
Episcopal burial service.
Mr.. w. O. Whitney with his sister
in-law, Mrs. Bingham, OF Cleveland, o.,
leaning on his arm, came arst, followed
by Colonel Oliver Payne, Mrs, Whit
ney's sisters, Mira. Horny j. Dimock
and Mrs. Charles I. Barney, her eldest
daughter Pauline and the sons, Henry
Payne and William Payne Whitney.
Next came Mrs. Cleveland, who was
leaning on the arm OF Mr.. Don NJ. Dick
inson. In the party were Colonel and
Mrs. Dan Lamont.
The coffin followed plain cedar cask-
ct bearing an immense purple spectre
across its face. The pail bearers ACCOM-
pahying it were: Grover Cleveland,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, George Peabody
Wetmore, Hamilton Nick. Iwombley,
Il. Randolph Robinson, George G.,
Haven, George II. Benedict, Edward a.
Wicks, Thomas 1. Gushing and Buchan-
an Winthrop.
A more distinguished gathering never
attended o funeral service in this city.
Among those present were ex-Mayors
Hugh J. Grant, Abram S. Hewitt, Will
lam R. Grace and Edward Cooper.
Chauncy NJ, Depew, ], Pierrepont Nor
gan, Eldridge I. Gerry, w. D. Sloan
and family, Cornelius Vanderbilt and
family. Mrs. Eliot +. Shepard and Cal
vim s. Brice.
Following the reading OF the opening
words OF the burial service quartette
assisted by thirty-fiye voices sang the
anthem from the 30th and Goth Psalms,
The rest OF the service followed the
usual form OF the Episcopal church.
Meanwhile the florist TO the Whitney
family had gone to Woodlawn cemetery
where the body wns to rest and hud
covered tho grave plot with white lilaca
and with the new rose known to florists
rs the testaut. Not a glimpse OF earth
was allowed to remain in sight by the
time the funeral party reached the
cemetery.
This new and rare rose was Mrs.
Whitney's favorite flower, of which she
was extremely fond. The remains were
transferred in special train and the
last rites OF the Episcopal church were
uAid at the grave by Rector Greer.