The evening times., 1896-02-21
RUNY0k'S BODY ASHORE
None of the Family Accompanied
the Rem ains Home.
WILL RETURN NEXT MAY
eOn-in-Law Arrived the Day Before
on Another Steamer To Look After
the Funeral ArrnDgements-The
Thoughfulncss of One of the Ships
Officers.

New York, Feb. 21-The body of Theo-
dore Runyon, the late American Amhassa-
dor Extraordinary and Minister PIenipo-
tentiary to Germany. who died suddenly
OF heart failure IN Berlin on January %,
arrived i'll Hcboken, y. j., at O'Clock this
morning, on board the North German
Lloyd steamship Havel, which left Berlin
February IL.
Contrary 10 expectation. no member OF
the Runyon family was aboard the Havel,
but Nj. Haskins. son-in-law Of the dead am
bassador. arrived yeStcrtia on the steamship
TeGtonic, TO look after the funeral arrange
ments. Mrs Runyon and her three daugh-
ters will remain in Germany until the early
part OF May when they Will return home.
AMONG OTHER BAGGAGE.
The body came over on the Havel, in
charge of Second Officer Paul Uelemann.
The coffin containing the remains was in-
closed in IA very large plain. wooden box.
upon which was the inscription, His Ex-
celIcnC,, Theodore Runyon. U. 8. Am
bassador. America. L. S. A The box vas
placed in the aftcT-cahin hold amongst the
usual assortment of baggage.
When the steamship Bavel arrived at
Hoboken, at . O'Clock, there was no one
present to receive the body and IL was
ordered kept in the hotel until claimed
Shortly. after 10 O'Clock an undertaken,
ments, sent a men after the body. Then
II. L. Tinken. acting mayor of Hobokcu,
and Police Commissioner William CtZ ap-
peared 10 receive the body on behalf OF
their city. soon afIerward came Major
Gen. Plume, rerre senting the National
Guard OF New Jersey with The members
OF his staff.
Orders were then given TO take the body
ont of the ships hold. Before this wasdonc
Second Officer Helleman. who is a Ger
man. ihoIghttrly Went below, and, tax
ing Il small American flag, covered the top
OF the hig box containing the coffin in
which rested the remains of The departed
Rmba ssador. The body was boisted to the
ships deck and placed in a covered wagon
belonging 20 the United States Express
Company
HoNORED BY HIS STATE.
After the box was securely strapped
10 the wagon. Police Commissioner CtZ
stepped forward and placed upou 1t Il large
wreath of beautiful flowers, token from
the city of Hcboken. The body was at once
driven to the station of the Delaware,
LacEawanna and Western Railroad AMI
placed aboard n special car, which was At
tachcd to the 1l:l5 train, for Newark, n.
]. Gen. Plume and his staff boarded an
other special car and went TO Newark
with the remains
On arrival in Newark the body will he
taken direct to ST. Paurs Methodist Epis-
copal Church, where il will lie IN state nn
til Monday next. when the funeral services
will be held at 2 =. IN. IN the meantime Lin
eoln Post, G. A. II. of which Mr.. Ruayon
was a member, will furnish guard n
honor. After the funeral services Nonda:
the body will be taken TO Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, where it will be placed in q re-
Ceiving vault. to remain there until the re-
turn Of The Runynn family from Germany in
May, when il will he finally laid at rest.