Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-06
Mr.. CHILDS' FUNERAL
Remains Of the Philanthropist Laid
to Rest at Woodlands.
CHURCH SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON
A Notable Delegation Attends From
New York.
BRIEF PRIV ATE SERVICES

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-The remains
of George w. Childs were today laid at rest
in the Drexel mausoleum, in the Woodlands
cemetery, beside those Of his closest friend
and business companion, Anthony J. Drexel,
who died but a few months ago. Almost in
separable in life, 1t was deemed fitting that
they should rest together in death. although
it was not known that any request to that
effect had ever been made by Mr.. Childs
| The regret at the death of Mr.. Childs
which is felt by prominent New Workers
was displayed by a large delegation of we'll
known men who left Jersey City on two
special trains this morning to attend the
| funeral.
| A special car was attached to the 9 o'clock
train and placed at the disposal of the MEM
bers of the New York Press Club. Among
| those who went on this were Col. A. ID.
Defreece, Col. John A. Cockerill Julius
Chambers. George W. Turner, r. f Dor
sey' J. Hanway, s. S. Pratt. M. Marsh, q.
ii. Hinman. George F. Williams End about
forty other members of the Press Club
| special train left at 10 o'clock and was
MADE up OF SIX passenger cars. About one
hundred and fifty persons were on board.
Among the most prominent passengers
were: Cornelius Vanderbilt Chauncey NJ
II y.
Morgan, BiSnop Potter, Col and Mrs Fred
Grant, eX-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, Mr. and
Mrs. Goodwin, Hartford, Conn: Mr. John
Bigelow, Hiram Hitchcock Col CiIlesnie
l. >. A; James Bayne Stewart, Judge Ed
ward Patterson, George r. Preston John
/ w. Keller, president New York Press Club.
Geo +. Spinney, G. r. Miller, W.M Laffan
Augustine Smith, Gilbert Z. Jones and
Henry l.. Dyer.
A delegation from Typographical Union
NO; =, consisting of President J. J. Murphy
ana eN-Fresldent John A Kenny. Charles
,: bumar, NJ. L. BCseley. and Daniel A
hlIeen also came on the train, as well as
MesSrs. Charles b. Smith and w j. Bren-
man, who represented the National Union
The Services at the Church.
1t was at first intended to have the
funeral services private but, yielding TO
| the request of many friends, Mrs. Childs
finally consented to a public funeral, and
/ the services We're held at l O'Clock today
in st. James Protestant Episcopal Church,
which is directly opposite the residence of
the dead philanthropist. at Walnut and 22d
streets, and of which Mr.. Childs had been
an honored member and yestryman for
many years
| A brief service for the family and i'm
mediate friends was held at the house be-
| fore the public service at the church. At
| its conclusion those present were given
| an opportunity to take last look at the
face of the one they loved, and from which
death had not effaced that generous kind
! look, one of the characteristic marks o.
! the of whom every body said: To
know him was TO love him"
Then the casket was tenderly borne out
/ from the white marble mansion and across
! the street 10 the church, where ii was placed
on u bier in front of the chancel rail
The services i'll the churCn,as well as those
at the house. were conducted by Bishop
| Potter of New York, assisted by Bishop
! Whitaker of Philadelphia, Rev. Joseph ii.
Blanchard, rector OF st. James Church, ana
| Dr. VIM. B. Bodine, rector Of the Church OF
the Savior which the late Mr.. Drexel at
/ tended.
| Long before noon the vicinity vas
thronged with a crowd eager to gain admis-
SION into the latter edifice The auditorium
has seating capacity of about 1,rtp, and
the greater portion of the space was le-
served for the family, the immediate
friends, 800 employees OF the Public Ledger
and various delegations. When these had
been seated the public was admitted and
the church was quickly crowded 10 the
doors. Several thousand persons clamOIed
in vain for admission. and they had u Ue
content with viewing the cOrtege IL
wendei its way % the cemetery.
The funeral procession was met at the
church entrance by the bishops and clergy
and "A surpliced choir of Iwenty-seven boys
and nine men. With the clergymen in the
lead and Bishop Scarborough ntoning the
sentences Of the beautiful but simple
burial service of the Church of England
the procession moved up the main aisle
The casket. which was covered with black
cloth, bore a silver plate, upon which was
inscribed: George w. Chids, born May
II, 1929 died February 3, 1894"
The pall-bearers who followed the bier
We're: J. Pierpont Morgan. John r. Nc
Lean, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chauncey NJ
DepeW, Gen. Horace Porter. Judge ElWar1
Patterson, Col. Frederick D. Grant John
Bigelow, Enoch Pratt, Rcverdy Johnson.
Cen. Felix Aghus Mr. Charles b. Mayer
F. p Wilbur, DR.. James NacAlister Frank
Thomson. Iu1pp Horny Ind,
Biddle, Frederick Fraley, Henry " Paul
John Lowber Welch, Ferdinand J. Drear,
George C Thomas, William NJ. Singerly,
/. Clark Davis, Richard c. Dale. Clement
A. Griscom, William V. Mexican. Eugene
Delauo, Isaac II. Clothier. Charles r
Warburton. Joseph NJ. Wilson. Richard NJ.
Cadwalader, Joseph G. Rosengarten. John
Russell Young. Col NJ. Richard NucIIe
and Col William Wayne.
The casket was placed in front of the
chapcel and the choir chanted the burioI
anthem, after which Rev. Dr. Blanchard
read the lesson beginning with Now is
Christ risen from the dead" the hvmn
Jesus Lives" was sung with solemn effect
and then Bishop Potter delivered an ad-
dress upon the manifold virtues of the de-
parted.
When the choir had sung the hymn MY
God, Ny Father" the creed and PRAYER
were intoned by Rev. DR.. Rodine I'm the
Hour of Trial" was the next hymn and
Bishop Whitaker closed the services by
Offering pathetic prayer and pronounc-
ing the benedction. "Hark Hark NV
Soul.' was the recessional.
The cortege then proceeded to the Wood
lands cemetery, where interment was made
In the Drexel mausoleum. The brief services
at the grave Were conducted by Bishops
Potter and Whitaker and Rev. Dr. BlanciI-
ard. The interment announced to lie
private, but over 1000 persons entered the
cemetery and crowded around the vault.
The Ledger employees and many of the dis
tnguished attendants marched in a body TO
| the church from the Ledger office The lat
ter was closed from noon until pm.
The Floral Tributes.
The floral tributes, of which scores We're
sent to the church, were of rarest blooms
and in many instances Of most ornate de-
sign. By midday and before the doors Of
the church were opened. the florists in
charge had dispersed them with noteworthy
taste about the altar and the chancel, so
that to the right and to the left there was
a bank of heiotrope. while the center of
the chancel was pure white.
The pulpit to the right was hung with |
three immense wreaths, the front panel
being entirely concealed.
After the services all these flowers were
distributed among the city hospitals.
BOndhOiders Withdraw Their Petition
MACON, Ga, Feb. 6.-Hearing on the pc
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