The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09
FUNERAL or JosN JAE.



Funeral services we're held over the body OF
the late John Jay in Trinity Chapel In West
TwentJ-nf h street. yesterday morning. The
body was conveyed from the Hotel Savoy
where Mr.. Jay died TO the church shortly be-
fore 10 O'Clock, at which hour the services be-
gan. The cor,in was carried up the main aisle
By the pail bearers DR.. James W. King. Charles
T. Whitehead. Carl Schur2. Seth Low. William
NJ. Evnrts. AStam :. Hewitt Chauncey w. De.
new. Henry @. MaruuanI. Charles A. lcaholy
John S.dgwIek. Ren:amin u. silliman. John
A. King Charles p. DAILY. Horace Porter. and
Richard NJ. Hunt The coffin was heavily
drspcd and was covered with flowers. There
were wrcaths OF roses. ureaths OF viole:s.
mignonette and laurel entwined. and other
floral offerings from the dead mans many
friends.
The rail- bearers were preceded ty the cietgy
and the choir. who IN ct them at the foot OF the
aisle and marched in front OF the coffin to the
altar, the choir singing the hymn % Para
disc" Following the pail bearers were tho
mourDers. among whom were the widow. her
sou, Col William Jay. and his 'anily daugh.
ter. Mrs. Henry Chapman. and Mrs. Aiexander
Brown. n sister OF Mr.. jay. Two married
daughters. Mrs ". II. rchiefIelin aud Nine.
Won SchIuitz are in Europe. Nhi,e the clergy
took their places and the lem bets OF the FAM
lily stood by tue colin the choir chAnted the
Bishop Potter OBLIGATED. assisted by the Rev.
Dr. Morgan DIX. the Rev. pr Nibbcri, and the
liev Mr.: Lqansr the rector Of ST. M3tthew's
prayers ~ Bishop fo,ter. and tho kew. pr.
voice n Of . Jesus say and Jesus. lovef OF nay
soul" The full choir OF eighteen Toys and
service was arranged 10y DR.. w. b tii,Lcrt the
church organist who played the dead march
Among those present res f was a delegation from
the Union League Clnt. which marched to this
church from the club house; In the deicga-
tion were Gen. Horace Porter. Charles H. kucN-
liam ii: Iioss; Hugh \. Camp. Z. Augusta
i \. Taylor William Iuchannn. c. &. 1ifTauy.
Or, Hinton. Henry sealey. ], W., Howe James
~ peGuai +: g. s1it91 alton, ; H0Taf ii y. ty.
i. Touns6efrJ George H. BENJAMIN. a. q.
HYDE. DR.. W; A. Watson. Esnert starr. {; {.
from the ST. HichoIas society. Of Will Peter
Augustus Jay. an ancestor uf john jay. wa.
one OF ths founders, included James y.
!s sls@& Gerard. Austin 6 fox. g AMI ohm J.
Mi ss .SpSiiS%sq hs%iIiaa william msen.
Kissel. and others. Members OF the Ord. OF
Cincinnati who we're present we're Gen. : I'm
Alexander J. Cllnton. and James $. Van Court
landt. AmonRthe memuers Of the New York
Historical society present We're John y.
King. John A. Weeks, John Bigelow. Rob-
ert schell. William Kelley. Charlie. isham.
Dansl rifG H. cnaTss E"ss SS1
latin. Andrew Warner. J. w. Z. Leveridg-. AMI
A. y. Van Nechten.: The Hugu.not Society WAS
pointed by the American Historical Society to
attend the funeral were tho Rev. Dr.. Richard
). Storrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Charles A. Pea
body. Edward Eggleston. and John W. Bug
CESS.
Alter the services. the body was taken to the
Grand Central Station. where a special train
was In waiting. Many OF the friends OF the
family accompanied the body to bedford
whore the Interment was made.