The evening world., 1894-05-02
SELIGMAN FUNERAL.
Thousands OF the Temple Emanu-
Ell to Witness the Services.
Delegation Of Sixty Members from
the Union League Club.
Statesmen and Business Men Among
the PAIL Bearers.

MOST Impressive funeral services were
held at the Temple EMANUEL, at Forty
third street and Fifth avenue, this
morning in commemoration OF the late
jesse Seligman. the banker, who died
on April q at Cornado Beach, Cal.
The ceremonies began at 10 o'clock.
At that hour the Synagogue was crowded.
The aisles and galleries were packed with
persons, and many hundreds were clam
orlng for admission at the entrance. Fully
2,O0J PERSONS were in the building when
the hearse bearing the body OF the late
banker arrived at the Fifth avenue en-
trance from the Scliyman residence, on
East Forty-sixth street.
It was accompanied by members OF the
bankers family. all OF whom were in
deep mourning. They preceded the
to the seats reserved for them at the
head OF the centre aisle. Among them
were Mrs. seligman, the widow; her
three sons, Theodore, Albert
s%eligman.,, Mrs. Emma wasserman,
Misses Alice and Madeline seligman,
Edwnrd Wasserman; Miss Theodore
Seligman. Washington Seligman. Alfred
Seligman, Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt j. Sellg-
mah, David L.. Einstcin and Mr.. and
MIS- ) BeTnnclmer
The, crowd made way for the mourners
and the coffin to pass In. The casket was
completely. enveloped in a covering OF
violets and smilax. intertwined.
boys from the. Hebrew orphan ASYLUM.
The front of the altar was buried under
a profusion OF white blossoms and pots
OF towering plants.
pall-bearers. The full list Is as fol-
lows: Seth Low. Cornelius N. Bliss.
Oscar s., strous. Gen. Horace Porter.
John ]. McCook, Edwin Einstein,
William Walter Phelps, Meyer Stern,
Gen; lenlamln + Tracy. william n.
%lsnacs, Charles Cramp, Col. +. ID. Grant,
ex-Judge John j. Dillon, Henry Rice.
Emanuel Lehman. Louis Cans, Col, w;
Wright and jam"s Mccrcery.
Seats were also reserved for n dele
CATION Of sixty members OF the Union
League Club, which marched In double
at Thlrty-Blnth street. with Gen. Hor-
ace Porter at the head. These are
the members who composed the delega-
ton:
William H.. Webb, Salem II. Wales,
s, =. Avery, Logan G. Murray, James
G. DE Forest. Henry G. Yale, Col. Joel
=. Ilrhardt. ~sigonrney ". Fay, H.. l.
Stephen II, Losher. w. ii. Falnoner, Dr.
YIN; Argyle Watson, John F. Plummer.
G. Il. r. COLTS, william l.. romeroy.
II. Crane. p; y. Hlnsdale, Elihu Root,
Henry, p Plant. .Tilden nlolgcttt: Isaac
James 4. I%ieydon, Edward 4: Wicltea,,
Henry Yale. Charles i. Roe. W. O.. rid
die, James A. Parsons. Iohn Scott Boyd.
'Walston II. Brown. l.. II. Boeran. Henry
VtaIlnu sApNaK 1t " n.. Ial. nj l..
!; $. Barnes, Frederick Tayior.'
DO pSrman =; Eaton; John !; ciI!ey'
il. Adams. Hugh n. Camp. j. s. War.
rem. Thomas Il. Clarke. G, G. Tiffany.
samuel shothar. John Sloane. u. F.
Appleton; william Tousey., W. T.
NJ. G. Addoms. Emerson Foote. Charles
II. Coffin and Herbert I. Brown.
There were also present delegations OF
the officers and employees OF the many
charitable and benevolent and other or
PLANTATIONS in. which Mr.. SelIgman was
Interested. AMI to the support OF which
he contributed.
tai, the Aged Hebrew Charities. Home
for Aged and Innrm Hebrews. the Rus
sian-American Hebrew Association. the
Young Mems Hebrew Associat lon. the
Orphan Asylum, the Purim Associa-
ton, the Independent Order of
B'nai Birth, San!tnrium for Hebrew
Children. Ladies' Auxiliary Society OF
Mount Sinai Hospital. the Hebrew Tech
meal Institute, the Monteilore Home and
many 9th .rs. Places were reserved for
all these.
In the vast audience were the heads
OF many Of the leading banking houses
and financial Institutions OF Wall street.
whom We're noticed representa-
tives from the houses of Drexel. Nor
gan & Co, Lazard Freres. |. 4 S. Worm
ser. knauth. Nachod 4 Kuhne. Laden
burg, Thalman & Co. Kuhn. Loeb &
Co. Julius Hallgartcn Il Co. and others.
The musical programme prepared for
the occasion under the direction of the
organist of the Temple. was simple, yet
impressive. A. solemn dirge was sung
while the casket was being borne up
to the altar.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Or. Gottheil and his assistant.
the Rev. DR.. Siiverman. The latter first
made a long address In which he euln-
sized the dead bs nker for his
noble character, simplicity of life,
generosity and philanthropy. and de
clared that humanity had suffered
irreparable loss in the death of Mr..
SeligInan. DR.. Gottheil followed him
with a brief address, In which he dweit
more upon the purity OF his private
life and the social and domestic qualities
of the dead philanthropist.
The ceremonies were not completed
until nearly noon The body was taken
to Salem, Fields, Cypress Hills Gene