New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-10

Mfr and Mrs Douglas and Junius Brutus, >iihey anu
DR.. Joseph Booth.
Boston, June CspecIal.-Bathed In tho gou'"
light Of the setting san. whose bright rays Sh"''
forth from the rfted clouds that hung oNI Wv
.kv lat. this afternoon. the body VI Ed"lh b'o'u
"a, iron, tra redIan WIS lowered to It's last resting
ul.ce Iu th, Booth lot ir Mount. Auburn Cemetery
II WIS halfpast 3 o'clock when the tram p'ri"s
IN. funeral party and the body of the actor rolled
slowly into the Boston and Albany station ih'
arrival AT ia. Boston station MAS without Incident
.r,. theatrical profession WAS represented by four
~, tts mcmb.r.-II. VI. Pitt. Of the Grand Opera
House: william seymour. Of the fremont Theatre
x,ucr Iofhnu of tie Boston, and Joseph PROCTOR
Ms vif. and daughter. Many members oil tue pr"
f.slon are absent from the city. as the regular S'a'o
# all but one theatre has closed. The conn, oil
b.avy carved oak with gold handles AMI faSrhhg''
rested In Die centre aisle Of the car upon rcc'''
ing box which WAS to cncase II at the grave. Inc
compartment occupied hid been temporarily con
.trnc,,d for the occasion. ON the coffin rested
lrc. laurel wreath placed there by the daughter OF
the dead man. Mrs. Ignatius Grossman This token
wa, not left at grave, but Will be preserved by
Mrs. GrO,sman.
Aghting from the train the funeral party were
taken In carriages TO Mount Auburn. Long before
they arrived at the city of the dead. friends and
admirers Of the dead actor sought the spot wher"
he was TO be- laid at rest. All sorts and conditions
We're there. from the actor who had PLAYED
I'm Booths support. to those who had dressed
him, and the toddling child whose mother and
father had known the actor and had come
to sec the las, in great lie. The profcs
sion was well represented. There were George VII
son. Joseph Sullivan. Of the Boston Theatre. Mr..
Booths old friend shirley smith. Daniel Gilfeather
Joseph Lothian. FRANK Lodge. Mr. Booths secretary
for the eight previous to MS retirement from
the Stage Mrs. Burrc>s Mrs. John Roper Miss
Marion Howard. Mrs Katherine Clifford. Of New
York: George Riddle. Frank Hodge Mr.. Booth, oil
dresser: Mis- Annie clark. Mrs. NJ. \. rennoyrr
who used to De member Of his company .
Miss Lizzie McDOnough and many others. Mr..
JuIi Ward Howe WAS present and tendery laid on
the pile Of evergreen which banked the grave a
bouquet OF pansic- tied with white SILK RIBBON Nr'.
Leopold Morse laid beside 1t II sheaf Of palms and
Gala lilies. The only other tribute OF flowers on
The grave "A bnnch of laurel ana snowballs from
General W ". Blackmcr. Of commonwealth ave.
.,mong the others present werc Professor 1o, w
Joseph Proctor aud Mis- Proctor who formed an al
dltion t. the funeral party when II arrived
their carriages at the western end OF Ancmon" PAIN
and they did 80 the sun burst forth ~ All us
elory. painting with, gd"d brush the whole Srrn GENE
Thc haifthou-and ,ob.r fnccS of the spectators hem
ming In the burial plot closely. except Tor short
Iac kept clear by ,HT p sdGsued at cg % '
The little procession coming slowly mp the
path preceded by the coffin, borne by the employees
81 the Sew York undertaken ana bed by tar Key. slr
and Dr. Booth. The coffin was placed beside ih'
grave and the party entered the lot ana the service
was at once begun. The Rev. Mr. Frisby read the
short Episcopal service, the audience joining IN
evcrrni undcrtone in the Lords Prayer. and 1t was
over TIA" funeral party at onr" left III" lot ana
proceeded To their carriage and those who remained
might only find leaf from lis wreath rs menlehto
Of til" OCCASION