The evening world., 1894-06-20
LAST HONORs TO MR.. PHELPS
Funeral Services at Englewood
Very Largely Attended.
Interment in tho Family Vault at
Simsbury, Conn.

The funeral services over the remains
Of the late William Walter Phelps were
held In the Enghwood Presbyterian
Church at Englewood this forenoon.
Previous to the public service in the
church. a private service was held In the
Phelps residence at Teaneck, which was
attended by the mourners. immediate
friends and the employees OF Judge
Phelps.
The remains were followed to the
church by four coachea In the first
coach were Mrs. Phelps. the widow;
Baroness Won Rottenberg. daughter Of
Judge Phelps. and Capt. John J. Phelps
and Sheffield Phelps. sons OF the de-
ceased. Srhe other carriages were occu-
pall-bearers. The latter were William e.
Brown. manager of Mr.; Pheipss New
Browns assistant; A. II. Herrlck.. Will
Phelps's Teaneck estate: Patrick OMEN,
the head coachman, and Donald Mathe-
son, head gardener.
The funeral cortege arrived at the
cuhrch a few minutes before II o'clock
The remains were in a massive black
cloth-covered casket
Rev. Henry NJ. Booth. former college
lassmate OF Mr.. Phelps. and at one time
Church, was to have conducted the SER
vices, but he was unavoidably detained
at his home in Auburn. n. Y. Rev.
ciated In the absence Of Mr.. Booth
Rev. Mr. Eells,, after making the
opening prayer, delivered sermon.
Me afd 10 1Sase FSeps FTen
in private life, land of the high esteem
In which he was held by his neighbors,
and of the vast amount Of good Mr..
| phalnS haH lnpa for EnplaWnnI In
fact to advance the whole of Bergen
The. church was crowded with the
friends OF the deceased statesman. and
not half OF those who wished to pay a
last mark OF respect were able to get
into the edfce.
several hundred friends OF the deceased
left Jersey City at l0.l5 O'Clock over the
NORTHERN Railroad OF New Jersey.
Of tbs an snec,a neur previous to the departure
knew and loved MIR. Phelps. Among
them We're; President Timothy Dwight
e. Robinson Gregg, New York; Gilbert
Blair. Chancellor McGif. Of New Jer.
lusha A. Grow, Cortlandt Parker As.
semblyman d. 4. Zabrskie, OF New Jer,
sey; Gov. Werts. Rev. DR., Butts
Psssiden' Madison RFHw ThsSlSgoal Sa%g ss%l
ex-Speaker Nathaniel Niles. Madison, \
j.: ex-tnited States District-AttorneN
A. Q. Keasby, Newark: ID. Willis James
Of the United States Trust Company
John Kean, Elizabeth; Rev. Mr. Wander
poel; representing the Washington Asso
clatlon, of Morristown, N. j., OF whicl
M-. Phelps was n member: ex-Senato
Martin. OF New Jersey; Carman f, Ran
dolph. Morrlstown; w g. Sharp
Trenton; e. ID. Hslsey. Morristown
Comptroller Hancock. Trenton Sheriff
Todey, OF Hudson County: Gen. w. S
Stryker, Trenton, II. s. Little, Trenton
Mayor Wanser. Jersey City; Henry c
, helcey, Trenton; George Wilson, Sec
rstary, New York Chamber Of Commerce
Mhiieiaw Reid. F. c. Stcadman, Judg,
Ford, Newark.
There were also $50 members OF tn
liudsor County Union League, will
which Mr.. Phelps was associated
III" special train arrived at Encle
wood at 1915 O'Clock. Carriages We're h
waiting a. the station and all that coul
rode to the church.
Most OF the places Of business in tn
town were closed as a mark OF respec
to the deceased, who was held in uniycr
sal esteem By his townspeople
The interment will be at Simsbury
Conn. In the family vault.