New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
MR.. STEINWAY'S FUNERAL.
A MUSICAL. SERVICE AND AN ADDRESS
BY CARL SCHURZ.
LIEDERKRANz HALL FILLED-MME. EAMEs'
EDorARD DE REsZKE. NINE. BLAuVELT-

LIEDERKRANZ HALL FILLED-MME. EAMEs.
EporARp DE REszKE. NINE. BLAUvELT-
SMITH AND OTHERS SING
The nrivate funeral service the body Of Will
lam Steinway. which only members OF the iam'iy
attended was held at the house. No % Gramercy
Park at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Inc rev
Dr. Charles II. Eaton, pastor OF the 'huro" Vi .''e
Divine Paternity. read the burial service a'.e'
which the body removed to the nan OF 'he
I.lederkranz Society Fify-eighth-st' anu
The pallbearers were Oswald Ottendorfer' Ut. W.
Mason Alexander f. Orr Theodore Rodgers. Phlhp
Bessnger. George Ehret Carl Schurz, George W.
Cottrell Justice Van Brunt }. hoHmah' ~ H.
Adams and DR.. Barnim Scharlau
The oOoo employes Of the Steinway works viewed
the body at the hall. They and many friehus VINO
had tickets of admission filled the nall so 'hat II
was impossible to allow admission 10 .he senei -
public Captain Steinkamp and a squad oil patrol
men from the East Fifty-frst-st. station had diff
Guilty in handling the grea: throng outside.
The services were opened with Beethoven
Funeral March," given by Leibolds l2th Regiment
Orchestra. Carl Schurz then delivered an I'M
pressive address in the course OF when ne prohe
down ard wept several times. lie told with deep
feeling OF the sterling qualities OF his deceased
friend
Nine Lillian Bauvel-Smth assisted by the Lied
erkranz male chorus then sang Heinrich Zoclner
requiem, after which Julius Hoffman, acting pres-
dent spoke of the loss sustained by the Iederkranz
well many other German societies Nine
Eames then sang Gounod's Ave Maria" Mile.
Olitzka Into Thy Hands Commend My Spirit
and EGouard de Reszke a farewell song
\ prayer offered by the Rev. DR.. Charles IL.
atom after which the Lederkranz chorus rendered
There is Peace Below" and the ceremonies con-
cluded with Chopin's Funeral March ny the
orchestro.
An opportunity then given to view the body.
which many did. At the foot of the coffin was a
large bank composed of floral pillows. anchors.
broken columns, wreaths. Tyres and ful-s'zed
eWi S Edward "Si Iauterbach, sherlff and Irs T. J.
H. Tamsen Robert Dunlap. John B; Scnoeffel.
man. ex-Register Ferdinand Levy Louis W md
muller. Controller Ashbel p. Fitch. Mayor Patrck
F. A. Ringer Dr. and Mrs. Joseph II: Senner. Mr.
and Mrs: Ralph Trau,man. Nahan Franko; Mrs; r;
TSps Rcr kR Wam N sohmlr Nr moEg
from out Of town were Alexander Stenert; patrieK
Powers. Edward Mason. William Gibson, Henry r.
Miller and Frank Chickering Of Boston e. a. rps
ter. Of Chicago Ernest urchs: OF Cincnnati: r. r
Droop. Of Washington j. b. Woodnord OF fnilaaei Trn.
CHARLES Pabst. of Wkesbarre, Penn: Otto Boliman
of St Louis: George +. Cox Of Rochester Benjamin
Owen of Philadelphia Wam Rohing eisrs Of sn M,-
ton and William Daniels OF Buffalo; LOUIS ana her
man Letter, of Syracuse, and Maurice Stenert. OF
The American College OF Musicians. in which
Mr.. Steinway was much Interested was repre-
sented by the president. Albert Ross Parsons. ana
by the president emeritus and founder OF the or
ganization. Edward Morris Bowman
After the body had neen viewed by friends ns the the
ployes OF the Steinway works. headed by Leiboid
Band. taken 10 Greenwood Cemetery LOT , puria,
in tho steinway mausoeum The escort OF employees
g; A. Ste.nway. Mr.. Stenways son. arrived on
the Trave from Europe last evening.