The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-07
PHILADELPHIA. Feb 6
PHILADELPHIA. teb 3
6PHE final tribute wmch the living
pay the dead has been rarely
seen under such profoundly i'm


seen under such profoundly i'm
u posing conditions as at the
funeral of George w Cni.lS whose re
mains ware consigned to the tomb at
Woodlands this afternoon The great
coucourse of people which slowly but
steadily formed itself into vast rs
semblage in the vicinity Of Twenty
second and Walnut streets, and which
looked at every detail o, the ceremony
was testimony that the houors given
were given to no ordinary man After
q privata service at the residence for the
immediate relatives and friends of the
family. the caSSet was borne to the
chancel.rsil Of St. James church. and
the public rites We're sOlemniz3d in the
presence of q hushsd congregation.
There was but a single departure from
the beautiful simplicity of the services
of the dead-the fitting eulogy pro-
nounced by Bishop Potter, Of New
York. These services, beginning at
o'clock, continued for an hour and a
half, aud then the remains were carried
out, before the thousands who stool
with uncovered heads, aud tho cortege
passed out Walnut street to Woodlands
cemetery, where, with the simple
Offices for the burial Of the dead. all
that was mortal Of George w. Childs
was consigned to the vault which,
within year, had received the remains
Of his lifelong friend, Anthony j..
Drexel
BISHOP POTTER'S ADDRESS.
Bishop P0tter's address was mas
terpiece OF pulpit oratJry. and will
long be remembers by everyone with
in hearing of his voic9 As he retired
to the rear of the chaucel the hymn,
MY God, My Father" was sung.
Following this cams the creed and
the prayer, read BY Rev. DR. Bodine,
and the hymn, In the Hour Of Trial. -
Prayer and benedictiou by Bishop
Whitaker completed the services in
the chaucel, and the funeral cortege
left the church while the occasional
hymn, "Hark, Hsrk, My Soul" was
being sung.
While Rev. Dr. Bodine was reading
the Creed, Mrs. Childs, who had borne
up nobly thus far, was noticed to drOop
over on the shoulder Of J. w Paul, jr
Quickly kind friends wsre around her
to lind that she had tainted R-stora
tives were instantly applied, and in a
few minutes she was restored to con-
seriousness, and was aftsrward able to
follow her husbands remains to the
tomb.
THE INTERNFNT
In spite Of the reiterated announce
ment that the intermsnt would b.
strictly private, about a thousand peo
pie gathered in the vicinity of the
Drexel ma usoleum at Woodlands A
large detail of police was required to
keep the near paths entirely clear.
A few minutes before 3 o'clock, the
undertaken and his assiStants came uL
with several carriages containing the
selected floral pieces. These pieces,
the brazen doors of the mausoleum
being thrown open. ware so disposed
as to form background of blooms
In front Of them was placed the biel
in which the casket was to rest. AnL
directly opposite the handles of the bier
yawned the open mouth Of the deeI
narrow crypt, adjoining that contain
ing the remains Of A. J. Drsxel,
The carriages bringing the gentlemen
serving as pail bearers arrived next
their occupants forming in line upon
the marble approach of tho tomb.
The coffin was borne between then
and placed upon the waiting bier
Bishops Potterand Whitaker, and Rov
Drs Blanchard and Bodine, eutsret
the mausoleum and took th5ir station
beside the coffin.
Mrs. Child's, supported on Mr. Paul
arm, entered the doors, and behind me-
came the members of the family. So,
seemed very weak and rested heavily ol
Mr., Paul.
The service began at once and laste,
but few minutes. At five minute
past 3 o'clock Mr., Paul, on whom th
duty devolved. cast upon the coffin thu
symbolical handful of earth.
The mortal remains of George W
Cbilds had been consigned to the grave