Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-07
Funeral Services Over Mrs. Whit
ney'S Remain,.
ALLEN ELECTED NEBRASKA'S SENATOR
Two Serious Disasters on the Rail
way.
THE PINE RIDGE MURDERS
MRS. wHITNEY's FUNERAL.
Services This Morning at st. Bartholomew;
Church.

Services This Morning at st. Bartholomew
Church.
NEW YORK. Feb THE funeral of Mrs.
William G. Whitney, wife OF the ex-Secretary
Of the Navy. was held at st. bartholomew
Church. corner OF 44th street and Madison ave-
pue, this morning.
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 10 o'clock. A number Of the immediate
friends OF the family. together with the pail
beavers. gathered at the residence, and pro-
eeeded from there to the church.
FLORAL DECORATION.
The chancel of the church and the space
around the altar was banked deep with palms
ard lilies of the valley. The reading desk and
pulpit were lost in wreaths Of white chrysanthe-
nuns and lilies, interpreted with splashes Of
roses and vio.ets. The pulpit itself was fes-
TONED with white and crimson roses.
The central piece in the mass OF flowers bore
the words. "Consecrated by God" in purple
letters on n 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 10 act as usher. The rest
OF the church was thrown open to the public.
and before the time get for the funeral service
every seat was filed and the aisles and vesti-
bale OF the church crowded.
Outside in the street and on the sidewalks as
many more were gathered. A belated squad of
the street cleaning department helped to swell
the throng that was there in an attemptto clear
the snow and ice from Immediately in front of
the church.
Ii was nearly 1890 O'Clock when the Rev. Drl
Greer and his assistsn; went up the centra
aisle to meet the funeral party and preceded
them back to the chancel repeating the familiar
Il
TUE MoURNEEs.
NJ W. c. Whitney, with his sister in-law
Mrs Bingham OF Cleveland, leaning on his arm
came first. followed by Col. Oliver Payne, Mrs
Henry T. Dimock and Mrs. Charles z. Barney,
her eldest daughter. Pauline, and the sons. Henry
PAYNE and VIM. Payne. together with Mrs.
Cleveland. who was leaning on the arm of Mr..
Don Dickinson. In the party, too. were Mr.
Lamont.
The coffin followed. plain cedar casket.
trimmed and in.erlaeed with flowers and bear
ing an immense purple spray across its face.
The pallbearers accompanying 1t were Grover
Cleveland Cornelius Vanderbilt George Pea
Randolph Robinson, George G.. Haven, George
Fl. Bend. Edward A. Wicks, Thomas +. Gushing
and Buchanan Winthrop.
Others present were Henry Clews, Chauncey
NJ. Depew. o. L. Potter. ex-Mayor Cooper. ex-
Assemblyman Conkling, Joseph J. O'Donohue,
Mayor GIlroy, Police Commissioner j. Martin.
Nelson Smith. A. G. Spencer, Mrs. ". H. VAN
derbit, Mrs. W. Seward Webb, Whitelaw Reid
and Mrs. Reid, Warden Dunlap, ex-Alderman
VIM. l.. Cole. Edward ID. Fowler.
ex-senator VIM. Caldwell, Delaney Eicoll.
VIM N Vanderbilt, ex-Msyor Grace. Mr.. and
Mrs. McCabe Twombiey, Chas. Pease. Mrs.
Cutter of Cleveland. John Sloane. Ward Nc
Allister. Abram S. Hewitt, J. Edward Simmons
J. Pierrepont Morgan. NJ. X. Jessup. W. W.
Sherman. ex-Mayor Grant. Commodore Gerry
". d. Sloan. Mira Shepard and Judge Kilbreth.
THE SERVICE.
Following the reading of the opening words
of the burial service a quartet, assisted by
tfnrty-fve voices, 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 from the church. The procession
formed for the short drive to the Grand Cen
Iral depot.
The train moved away with its sad burden at
IL 20 am. The services at the grave were sim
pie but impressive. The floral decorations at
the burial plot were beautiful.
lawn cemetery, where the body was placed In
the family plot the mourners Immediately de-
parted. taking a special train for New York.
The flowers that were 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.