St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-07
GEORGE w. CaILDs BURIED
Most Notable and Largely At
tended Funeral Ever Held in
Philadelphia.

Most Notable and Largely At.
tended Funeral Ever Held in
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-The funeral
services of the late George W. Childs,
held in st. James churc h this afternoon.
was notable because of the extreme
simplicity OF the ceremony, the pr essence
OF a host of distinguished men from al
parts of the country, and the grief felt
by the thousands who were about the
church. Ceremonies included brief
services at the house, solemn process
sion ON foot to the chu rch, where public
rites were held, and touching address
delivered by TT. r ev. Henry B. Potter
bishop of New York. Then came the
fraternal cortege to Woodlawn ce me-
terry. where all that was mortal of George
w. Childs was laid away in the marble
N, D. I'll, D.. els. In the procession
to the church, after the family an
immediate relatives cam the vestry of
st. James church, followed by the en-
ployeS of the Public Ledger. officers
and faculty of the Drexel institute, the
woman's advisory board of the d rexel
institute, the typothet9 of Philadel-
phia, about thirty members of the New
York Press club, and numerous dele
CATION of New York editors and pub
fishers. who arrived shortly before noon
on a sp ecial train; delegates from the
George w. Childs divisions. No. 353
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers;
the Presbyterian Ministerial associa-
ton. typographical Union No. 2, Typo
graphia No. German press. Phiiadel-
NIB 10 Hrnd AcI lao al.
delegates from New York TypograpE.
zeal Union No. 6 and the International
Typographical union, Penland Pencil
club and other organizations.
The remains were met at the entrance
and borne up to the middle aisle and
laid on bier in front of the chaneel.
The black cloth casket was literally
covered with pillows and wreaths of
roses, lily OF the valley and other flowers
Such display of flowers was probably
never seen before in Philadelphia. Pill
lows, Wreaths, crosses, broken columns
and many other designs were displayed
Each department Of the Public Ledger
sent different piece, and there were
offerings from numerous friends in this
city, New York, Washington. Baltimore
and other cities. LII st. James church
had been three times as large it could
not have accommodated the large crowd
OF people VINO sought ADMISSION. Every
seat was occupied long before the serv-
ice began, and every aisle and entry
was packed. There were at least 500
people from the Ledger office, and only
few of them were able to find
seats. The sentences of the serv-
| ices were read by Bishop Scarbo-
rough, of New Jersey. and Rev. Joseph
| n. Blanchard. rector OF the church.
read the Scriptural lesson. The adj
| dress was made by Bishop Potter. Fol-
| lowing this came the creed and the
| prayer read by Rev. DR.. Bodine, and
the hymn I'm the Hour of Trial."
prayers and benediotion by Bishop
| Whitaker. and the cortege left the
| church while hymns were being sung.
| While Rev. DIR. Bodine was reading
| creed, Mrs. Childs, who bad borne up
nobly thus far. was not able to stand
| any longer, and was led out, fainting.
Restoratives were applied, and in few
| minutes she was restored to conscious
| ness, and was afterwards able to follow
her husbands remains to the tomb.
| The services at 1.-THE cemetery were
| private and very brief. There was
| prayer and the casket was placed in the
| crypt prepared for it. Mr.. Paul cast
upon the coffin the symbolical handful
! of earth, and the mortal remains of
George w. Childs had been consigned
| to the tomb.