New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-04
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
FIVE SERVICES HELD.
FUNERALS OF VICTIMS OF THE VALLEY
STREAM ACCIDENT

BAPTIST CHURCH. WHERE THREE WERE
HELp-A GREAT THRoNd IN ATTEND
ANcE-REMARKs BY THE REV.
pRs woELFKIN. HUGHES
so,or,r and impressive service was held IN the
csreene Avenue Bsptist Church yesterday aiterhoon
when the funerals Of Leslie J. Roberts, "'hSio" v"
Lewis and George F. Pashley, Jr.' Victims Vi ''''
Valley Stream accident, were held. Al '''o se' '.
hour the funeral Of Miss Dora Ber'sch was ~" ~.
a. her home. No. 80 stuyvesan..a'o.' "a" ,ho
evening ths funeral Of William Glchrist' ~. 'ho
49,, 49, vas be,d at his home. No. 83 Hut
ledge-st. ~., Ava
Two o'clock was the hour set for the Greene Av.
nue. Church funerals. but the service oiu nv .
until twenty minutes after that time' ie1 -.
rangemonts had been made for the ga'nei'ns W
Georgia n TAYLOR inside the church ana by fohce
Cap;nin Dunn, who handled the Immense c'omu0
outside Front seats were reserved LOT INC ia''.eo
o,d intimate friends Of the three dead boys ana TOT
n delegation of Mr.. Roberts's classmates from e'e'
ems Institute OF Hoboken On tho PLATFORM "eio 'o
Rev. Dr. Cornelius Woelfkn. OF the greene FVehuo
Church; the Rev John T. Carson. OF the CenuA
Presbyterian Church; the Rev. DR.. FRANK M. Ellis
NJ the washington Avenue Baptist Church' the
Rev. j. A. Billngsley. Of the Bethany PRESBYTERIAN
church and the Rev. D. c. Hughes. OF the Pilgrim
rsptist Dr. Woelfkin could not trust himseit.
after his three days Of restless ACTIVITY anu "ea'
strain to bear the entire burden OF conouctiNs 'no
services. and he therefore called upon ms 'o'-
lefgues for the assistance which they readiiy gave.
AT the front Of the platform were many hahosone
Aoral tributes Tho Diaz Society sent three pea"''-
full wreaths Of deep crimson roses mounted On
boses Of mink roses. Three large anchors OF whi'e
roses woro from the Greene Avenue Sunday-schooi',
in which the young men were active WORKERS.. ihe
students of Stevens Institute sent hanusome
wreath Of roses and lilies. which stood oehind MT
Robertss coffin, beside huge wreath from Cen
eral Putnam Council. Royal Arcanum. ana aho'her
design. from the Epworth League OF the james
Me,bodist Church. was directed simply to the
Greene Avenue Church. Among the other designs
were q large open book Of white roses a broken
pillar made Of flowers and floral pillow
The collins were placed Immediately In front OF
the platform On the left was that or MI. fooerts'
borne In by eight young men-Stephen u. Lee
E,ad Cain Harry Van Wagner, William Dunvile.
Charles NJ. MONTGOMERY, George A. Rogers. James
NJ Whitehead and Emile Hoeffe. 1t was OF light
oak with silver trimmings. Mr. Pasnieys Quinn.
which was covered with black velvet. was placed
at the right and In the centre was mat Oh MI
Lewis Mr.. Pashley's pallbearers were +. r.
Boone j. A. Trafe George Smith, Cars'ah fi''et
George Filter John Collins. Walter Hughes ana
J. d. Hazen Mr. Lewiss coffin OF purple ana vel
vet was tho last to be brought IN Inc bearers
were c. r. Hertwlg. Herbert S. Taylor. HerpeIt ~
Roeers. Charles Cox. Herbert E. Revere. fre'
Miller Thomas Hall Wyatt and Paul Revere. AS
.acb coffin WAS borne In Dr. Woefkn read ap-
pronriate passages from Scripture. and the organ
was played softly
AFFECTED BY THE MUSIC
MANY persons In the congregation who had seen
the three collins brought In without showing uh-
usual signs Of grief nearly broke down wheh inc
quartet sang its first selection Come re Oiscoh-
ISOLATE" The Rev. DR.. Bingsey then offered the
t,nred by the reading by DR.. Carson OF selections
from the Psalms and the New Testament. ana the
singing Of My Jesus, AS Thou VIII Inc hist
address was by the Rev. DR.. Hughes. who spoke az
length from the text Corinthians XIV DO "
death. where is thy sting? o grave. where Is thy
,.,,1orvp" DR. Hughes's eloquent and impressive
words were listened to most intently for nearly
thirty minutes. 49,
while the quartet was singing There Is Never
q Day So Dreary," attention was attracted 10 the
pew occupied by the parents OF young fasnieY.
Mrs Pashley sobbed bitterly. and could not NC
comforted by the constant attentions or her nus
band and a young woman friend inc rev. IL
Ellis then spoke OF the hercic worK OF Dr' "oe.i
kin in the calamity which had stricken ms people
He said that Dr. Woelfkin's personal ieIo"siip
with Jesus Christ had put him In a relationship
with the bereaved friends OF the dead young men
which made his services Of exceptional value 20
Sis people In ali his experience as nr ~
attend such sad gathering
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
"I can only say here" he continued. what all OF
Won have said time and again since this horr'oe
thing took place. Gods ways are not our ways
His ways are mysterious to u.s. wouio IKE 10
take the opportunity to say right here. however.
something that might not be expected to say Du.
to which must give expression want l, 10 S Fay
f Sssn p 5ne protected this awful catastrophe
would have a sot AeF the 0f heo sn1 and
psHssws OF the survivors in accident and
OF the hoart-broken fathers and mothers: 81 Nsw.
York and Brooklyn upon their treatment OF the aGci
dent II cannot refrain he said aDs BPpeokVs
Of Saya the o MaH he sh fhtfu story Of this horror They
have been discriminating so generous 30 .eI E
s SO sqd from 20 ans iona ~
}rnp relatives and friends Of the three young men,
DIR WoELFKIN PALE AND WEAK.
The quartet sang There Is No Night in the
yIonoeland." and Dr. Woelfkin stepped forward to
the pulpit, His usually ruddy face was pale snow
ing unm!stakaole signs Of fatigue and exhaustion
After waiting a minute, apparently to regain his
self-con,rol he began to speak in low. trembling
tones which could be heard with difficulty In the
rear of the auditorium. His manner and his In
ability TO control his emotions had their effect upon
his people and there we re qoo OF p WoeRn
finally mastered his emotions and made his brief
Ss IN e Sf he ceS
He told how on sunasE ne ha had twice taS S wh
Leslie and eoTge WIN, NAV tn are he continued
"I almost W! n with them and at home with
my Lord IL I were asked TO pick from the young
men OF this church the three most loyal TO Jesus
Christ do rot think I could have picked out three
better Christians than these lying here In front OF
me II any of our young men had TO go. who were
better fitted than Leslie and Wnsow and George?
God has permitted this horror TO fail upon us but
blessing with IT, As you stand by the open graves ,s
and give ms the message OF salvation I cannot
sneak too highly OF these boys. They are our
Dr. Woelfkjn offered fervent prayer and closed
tho sad service by pronouncing the benediction As
The bodies were borne out the quartet sang Shall
We Gather at the Riverf' .
streets but the policemen under Captain Dunn
prevented all confusion; Young Lewis was buried