The evening world., 1894-05-08
JOHN JAYS FUNERAL.
Trinity Chapel Filled with His
Friends and Relatives.
Bishop Potter and Rev. Morgan Dix
Assist at the Services.
Delegates from Many Clubs OF Which
He Was a Member.

Funeral services over the body OF John
Jay were held in Trinity Chapel in West
Twenty-nfth street at 10 o'clock this
morning. The clergymen who officiated
we're Bishop Henry c. Potter, Rev. DIR.
Morgan Dix, Rev. Or. V!bbert. his as
ststant, and Rev. DIR. Luqueer. of st.
Matthew's Church, Bedford. Westchester
County.
The chapel was crowded when the
services began. about five hundred per-
sons being present. Among them were
delegations from the various clubs, So
]cieties and organizations OF which Mr..
Jay was a member.
The delegation from the Union League
Club included Gen.. Horace Porter.
Charles H. Rockwell. Thomas b. Clarke.
Isaac T. Smith. William II. Ross. Hugh
N. Camp. j. Augustus Johnson. Frank
lin futile, c. w. Watson. William +.
st. John. G. c. Wetmore. j. A. c.. Gray,
+. N. Taylor, william Buchanan, C. G.
Tiffany, William Hart Smith. William
Quincy Riddle, DIR. Hinton, Henry Sed-
ley. J. w. Howe. James NJ. Requa, f.
G. ~Saltonstall, Horace b. Fry. Robin
Little. J.. 8. Boyd. James d. Hague. r.
p. Lounsbury, George i. Benjamin, A.
u. I1yut, LIZ. w. "A. "dtsO EBDtIl
Starr, c. c. Beaman and ID. Il. Eaton.
From the st. Nicholas Society. OF
which Peter Augustus Jay,an ancestor of
John Jay, vas one Of the founders, were
Janes w. Beekman, Frederick J. De
Peyster, Edward +. Delaney. Smith Il.
i4ane. Alfred Wagstaff, James W. Ger
ard, Austin @. FoX and John Il. Ireland.
The American Geographical Society
was represented by George G. Hurlbert,
G: r. Miller, William G.. Hamilton,
Du Chaillu, Gustave h. Kissel and 9TH
ers; the order of the Cincinnati, by Gen.
John Cochrane, John Schuyler, Mat
and James S. Van Courtiandt; and the
New York Historical Society by John A.
k Kobsrt ' sabelf A. w MiIalieks' ESlIav. b Gb e
i ffSsr. sf paniel "" Parish, Ne jr..Y Charies
Il. Russell, Cornelius N, Bliss. Francis
Tones. Frederick. Gallatin, Andrew
Warner, J. w. c. Leveridge and A. V.
The ,Huguenot Society was also repre-
scented by a large delegation. and John
w. Burgess, Edward Eggleston. Charles
appointed by the American Historical
Society to attend the funeral.
s S'n : VVnriaT NJ N. E Wnttens Seth Low Low.
Chauncey, NJ. Depew, Henry G. Mar.
Quand, ADram >. Hewitt, Judge John
Sedgwick, Judge Charles A. Peabody,
Benjamin d. Silliman, John A. King,
ex-Chief Justice Charles +. DAILY,
Richard NJ. Hunt and Gen. Horace
Porter.
The casket. which was heavily draped
and covered with wreaths of roses, VIC
let's. mignonette and laurel, was borne
UP the central aisle followed by thu
mourners. Among the latter were Mrs
John Jay, the widow, her son Col. Win
lam Jay. and his family, Mrs. Henry
Chapman. a daughter. and Mrs
Alexander Bruen. a sister of Mr.. Jay
Two married daughters. Mrs. w. Fl
Schieffelin and Nine. Won Schmitz, arr
now in Europe.
A simple musical service was rendered
by the choir consisting of twelve mel
and eighteen boys, under the direction
Of the organist. DR.. Walter b. Gilbert
The professional hymn. No. 500. 80
Paradise" was followed by the chanting
Of the Psalter for the day. Hymn No
was then sung over the body.
Prayers We're read by Bishop Potter
and Rev. DIR. Dix, after. which Hymn
393, Jesus, Lover of My Soul" wal
SUM by. the choir. and the body wal
carried from the church to the solemn
music of the dead march from Saul.
The body vas taken Immediately I
Bedford. nea katonah, the histori
country seat of the Jay family, wher
1t will be buried in st. Matthew
!. Churchyard this afternoon. Many of tn
: friends of the late Mr.. Jay accompanie
I the mourners to the grave, a specia
: train on the Harlem Railroad havin
, been chartered for the purpose.
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