The evening world., 1894-02-06
The CHILDS FUNERAL.
Body Of the Dead Philanthropist
Laid to Rest To-Day.
Special Funeral Trains from New
York and Washington.
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Bishops Potter and Whitaker Take
Part in the Services.
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my Associated PressD
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 6.-The body of
Georgs W. Childs was to-day laid to rest
In the Drexel Mausoleum, in Woodland
Cemetery, beside that OF his closest
friend and business companion. Anthony
j. Drtxei. who died but a few months
ago. Almost inseparable In life, II was
deemed fitting that they should rest to-
gether in death.
1t was at first Intended to have the
funeral services private, but, yielding to
the request OF many friends, Mrs. Childs
hnhlly C 'nsented to n public funeral, and
the services were held at / O'Clock to-day
In st. James's Protestant Episcopal
church.. which is directly opposite the
residence OF the dead philanthropist, at
Walnut and Twenty-second streets, and
or which Mr.. Childs had been AN honurcd
member and restryman for many years.
A brief service for the family and i'm
mediate friends was held at the house
before the public service at the church.
At Its conclusion those present had an
opportunity to take Il last look at the
face OF the one they loved and from
which death had not effaced that gem
erous. kindly look which was one OF
the characteristic MARKS OF the man.
Then the casket was tendcrly borne
out from the white marble mansion and
across the street to the church. where
It was placed IN Il bier in front of the
chalcel rail.
The services in the church. ms well az
those at the residence. were conducted by
Bishop Potter. of New York, assisted by
Bishop Whitaker, OF Philadelphia; Rev.
Jos II. Blanchard. rector OF st. James's
Church, and DR.. William Is. Bodine. rec
tor OF the Church of the Saviour, West
Philadelphia. which the late MI. Drexel
attended.
In the procession to the church. follow
Ing the family and immediate relatives,
came the vestry OF st, James, Church.
followed by the Employees of all the
officers and Faculty OF the Drexel In
%stitute, the Woman's Advisory Board OF
the Drexel Institute. the Typothetae OF
pniladelph!a, about thirty member OF
the New York Press club and a numer-
Gus delegation of New York editors and
publishers. who arrived shortly before
n 1he c en a S ", cb, i5a'n D,S dIelegate Is fr o..
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers;
the Presbyterian Ministerial Association;
the Typographical Union No. 2. Typo
phia Trade League: Boston Press Club,
delegates from New York Typographical
Union No. 6. and the International Typo
and other organizations.
The black cloth casket was literally
covered with pillow and wreaths OF
ers. Such a display OF flowers was prob
ably never seen at a funeral in Phila-
delPhia. Nearly all OF the avilable space
9esind tr the esa n, soy Tail yy;sDS GseuPPine;a ln by
many other designs were displayed.
Each department OF The Public Ledger
WASHINGTON, Feb. G.-The special
train of the Pennsylvania road. made up
for the accommodation OF Washing
funeral in Philadelphia. drew u OF
the Baltimore and Po,omac Depot at
1888 this morning.
The party aboard included Major John
NJ. Carson, Washington correspondent OF
The Ledger. Miss Butler. OF The Ledger
Bureau; Richard Watson Glider. Of The
Times! !, II Il, G g; Dnn1 %hIc,E SeT Tr,h YGrk
August Donath, representing the Childs
Club, OF this city: II. C. Mcfarland,
representing the printers OF the city,
Courier-Journal
The only stops made were at Baltimore
and Wilmington.
The deep regret at the death of George
w. Childs. of Philadelphia, which is felt
by prominent New Workers. was dis
played by a large delegation Of we'll
known men, who left the Pennsylvania
Railroad Depot at Jersey City on two
special trains this morning to attend
the funeral OF the dead philanthropist.
A special car. through the kindness OF
General Eastern Passenger Agent Car
penter, was attached to the Q o'clock
train and placed at the disposal of the
~ 49, NTau, VArG prASa rlt,h
Among those who went on the car
were Col A.. ID. De Freeze. Col. John A.
Cockeriil. julius Chambers. Il. T.. Dorr.
p. j.. Hanway. s. S. Pratt, Mr.. Marsh,
G.. II. Human. George +. Williams and
about forty other members of the Press
Club.
The special train. which was advertised
to leave at $50. did not start for fully
twenty minutes later. 1t was made up
OF six passenger, cars. About $50 people
went on board, and 1t was expected that
this number would be considerably
augmented before the train reached It's
destination.
Depew, Gen. Horace Porter, j. Pierpont
Morgan, Bishop Potter, Col. and Mrs
Fred Grant, excMsy9r Abram >; Hewn':
Mr.. John Bigelow. Hiram Hitchcock, col,
Gillespie. u. s. A.; James Bayne Stewart.
Judge Edward Patterson. George r. Pres
| ton John w. Keller. President New York
Press Club: George +. Spinney,. e. II.
and Henry l.. Dyer.
A delegation from Typographical
Union No. 6. consisting OF President J.
]. Murphy and ex-Presidents John A.
Kenny, Charles j. Dumar, NJ. Il. Boselly,
and Daniel A. Killeen. was also on the
train, as well as Messrs. Charles B.
smith and w. ]. Brennan. who repre-
scented the I~nternationa Union.
The comfort Of the passengers was
looked after b. General Manager +.
w. Jackson, of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, who accompanied them to Phila-
delphia.