The evening world., 1894-06-20
LAST H0NORs TO Mr.. PHELPS.
Funeral Services at Englewood
Very Largely Attended.
Interment in tho Family Vault at
Simsbury, Conn.

The funeral services over the remains
of the late William Walter Phelps were
held in the Englewood Presbyterian
Church ut Englewood his forenoon.
Previous to the public service in the
church, a private service was held in the
Phelps residence at Teaneck. which was
attended by the mourners. immediate
friends and the employees Of Judge
Phelps.
The remains were followed to the
church by four coacheu In the first
coach were Mrs. Phelps. the widow;
baroness Won R~ottenberg, daughter Of
Judge Phelps. and Capt. John j. Phelps
IND Sheffield Phelps. sons Of the de-
ceased. The other carriages we're occu-
pied by the Immediate l,iatives and the
p~all-bearers. The latter were William l..
York Office: Thomas II. White, Mr..
Browns assistant: A. +. Her"!ck. VIII
lam w. brennan: manage OF MI.
the head coachman, and Donald Mathe-
son. head gardener.
The funeral cortege arrived at the
cuhrch a few minute before IL o'clock.
The remains were in n massive black
cloth-coyered casket.
Rev. Henry NJ. Booth. former college
classmate of MIR. Phelps. and at one lime
pastor OF tne IsHRleWOOu terrain
Church, was to a v conducted the ser:
vices, but he was unavoidably detained
at his home In Auburn. N. Y. Rev.
James Feels pastor OF the cphrSh' Off
opening, prayer. delivered a sermon,
which lasted about twenty minutes,
He referred to Judge Phelps simplicity
in private life, and of the high esteem
In which he was held by his neighbors
and of the vast amount OF good Mr..
Phelps had done for Englewood. and In
fact to advance the whole of Berger
County.
The church was crowded with thu
friends OF the deceased statesman, an
last mark oil respect were able to get
into the edifce.
A special train OF seven cars, bearing
several hundred friends OF the deceased
left Jersey City at lO,I5 o'clock over tn,
Northern Railroad OF New Jersey.
For an hour previous to the departure
OF the special train the station was
Lrowded with prominent people, whc
knew and loved Mr.. Phelps. Among
them weie: President Timothy Dwight
Of Yale; T. d. Reynolds. Springfield
Blair, chancellor McGi IaU Of New ."" Jer
sey; Murat Halstead., Congressman Ga
lusha a; Grow, Gortlandt Parker. As
President Drew. Theological Semi
mar, Madison, New Jersey
ex-Speaker Nathaniel Niles. Madison. n
J ex;united states ptstriet.Attorne
A. Q. keasby,. Newark; y. Willis James
OF the United States Trust Company
John kean, Elizabeth; Rev. Mr.. Wander
poel, representing the Washington Asso
citation, Of Morristown. n. j., OF whic
Mr.. Phelps was II member: ex-Senato
Martin. OF New Jersey: Carman f.. Ran
dolph, Morristown; W. S. SharI
Trenton: l., ID. Halsey. Morristowr
: Comptroller Hancock, Trenton: Sherii
Tonsy, Of Hudson County; Gen. W. S
Stryker, Trenton. II. s. Little, Trenton
Mayor Wanser. Jersey City; Henry {
Kelley, Trenton; George Wilson. Sec
rotary. New York Chamber u Commerce
Whi,e!aw Reid. +. c. Steadman. Judg
Ford. Newark.
There We're also $50 members OF tn
Hudson. County MOI League, wit
which Mr.. Phelps was associated.
The special train arrived al EnGle
wool al lUD o'clock. Carriages were
waiting at the station and all hat coul
rpn" to tn" church.
Most OF the places OF business In III
town were Closcd as "A mark of respet
to the deceased. who was held in unlveI
sal esteem hS his to~wnspeople.
The intermCnt will he at Simsbur,
Conn. in the family vault.