New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-08
FUNERAL OF f. X. WRIGHT.
LARGE GATHERING IN TRINITY CHURCH
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES ATTENDED BY MANI
LEADING BANKERS AND BUSINESS MEN
BURIAL TO BE AT WRIGHT SETTLE


BURIAL TO BE AT WRIGHT SETTLE
MENT IN ONEIDA COUNTY.
The funeral OF Ebenzer Kellogg Wright president
Of the National Park Bank, took place yesterday
morning at Trinity Church in the presence OF
large congregation OF bankers. merchants ana
prominent business men. procession was formed
in the vestry-room by the clergy and surpiiceo
choir and moved to the main entrance OF the
church where they met the body. which had been
brought during the morning from monmouth
Beach, where Mr. Wright died As the comm was
borne into the church Chopir's funeral march In Is
fiat was played. and aftorward. as the funeral
procession moved up the central aisle TO the chan-
eel headed by the crucifer. carrying the process
slonal cross the hymn "Hark bark, my SOUL was
sung The services OF the church for the ouriai
of the dead were used including the committai SER
vice The opening sentences were intoneu py u'e
Rev DR. Morgan Dix the rector Of Trinity Church,
and the lesson was read by the Rev. J. Nevitt
Steele. assistant minister. After the lesson the
HYMN Thy way. not mine. o Lord was sung. ana
then the officiating clergy and the choir gatherea
in a circle around the coffin for the reading OF the
committal service. the choir meanwhile singing tho
burial anthem, Il Heard Voice from Heaven"
At the close of the services the cofin was borne
out of the church. the procession moving In the
same order as before. the choir singing the hymn.
90 Paradise. O Paradise" the occasional Inc
assisting clergynen were the Rev D. D. ho"en
spong and the Rev. II. p lie +. Graham OF Trinity
Church, the Rev. Robert Morris Kemp and the
Rev H. s. Smith. Of st. Pauls Chapel Trinity
Parish; the Rev j. II. Knowles. of st. Chyrsostom's
Chanel Trinity Parish; the Rev. f. H. c. Goodwin
of St Cornelius Chapel Governors Island. Trim
itv Parish: the Rev H. A. Bauman, Of Trinity
Chapel and the Rev. Mr.. Bishop.
The services were choral throughout. Both the
great and chancel organs were used Or. a. H.
Nessiter conducting the musical portions or the
service assisted by F. Frutchey The floral tributes
numbered among them many pieces or great
beauty one Of the handsomest was large stahu-
ard cross and crown of white roses, lilies and req
chrysanthemums. This was sent by the OFFICIALS
and employees Of the bank. who also sent wreath
of lilies and roses tied with purple ribbon wncn
rested on the coffin Mr.. Wrght's japanese friends
also sent a large piece designed as an anchor anu
composed of white blooms.
The princpa, mourners the widow Lawrence
and Beatrice Orm Wright. and daughter or
Mr. Wright: Edward Wright and the two Misses
Wright AMI Mrs Thomas l.. Watson The paii-
bearers were f. f. Poor and Stuyvesant Fish, vice.
presidents of the National Park Bank George ;.
Hickok cashier. and Richard Delafeld director OF
the Park Bank; G. G. Williams president o. me
r. Cruger vestrymen of Trinity Church; General ,,,
T L. Watson; Horace White "a and W. A. Nasn' vice.
The entire Board OF Directors OF the Natlohas
Park Bank %S IS VI" Eop include
Joseph T Moore. George ;. Hart cnarles Scrlone.'
Edward &. HOyt, W. X IOtls. f>uSuSt ,'e'o''.,
Francis II. Appleton. John Jacob Astor and George
Frederick Victor. Among the heads OF departments
and others connected with the bank present were
Charles Baldwin. William Copeland. william Doug
las A. Provine a. L. Doremus Frank Mackay w
r. Byram. Frederick Worth. G. w huppe, yt rsu-
erick o Fcxcroft Charles Burke. 7: r. King, WIN.
lam G. favor, Edward Allen. Frank Edgerton ana
George Allen. -, 49,. ....,,.,
REPRESENTATIVES were present from the principal
orga nzations of which Mr. Wright was memper.
The New-York Chamber of Commerce. the society
of Colonial Wars ard the Society OF the sons OF the
| American Revolution sent delegations. the latter
society being represented by &C mmittee inciunhS
noun Water s Logan. Edward =. Cove and Ed
ward H. Hall .....o,
| Almost every bank in the city was represented
| Among those who attended were Frederick Wag-
| rer president OF the Union Square Bank j.. Ed.
ward simmons president of the Fourth National
Bank: r. W Howes. who was the nrst presldent OF
the National Park Bank; A. b. Hepburn, president
Of the Third National Bank ". Fl. Porter, vice
president OF the Chase National Bank; Jonn quincy
Adams secretary of the State Trust company;
Stuart G. Nelson. ice-presdent OF the Seapoard
National Bank W. W. Sherman. president OF tne
president Of the National Bank Of the Republic; A.
Fahs ce-president. and j. Schea. cashier OF the
Union Square Bank; President Elias OF the Ihira
Avenue Cable Road; William Scherer, manager or
fhe New-York Clearing House John Coster or
Dreyel Morgan & Co: ex-Postmaster Cornelius
Van Colt Colonel F. X. Hahn, n. A. Hoguet -.
b. Hatch. Frederick Taylor Louis, WindmuIier'
George W. Quntard. NJ Naumberg, Colonel A. Z.
| Ketcham Frank r. CARPENTER. Colonel A. ID.
| Palmer J. H. Caswel. and Henry T. Lockman
burial will be in the little cemetery ah,olnnS
the homestead Wright Settlement. Oneida county.
| Mr. Wrights birthplace