The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-01
HENRY GEORGE IHTERMENT.
simple Funeral Services at Green
wood-Only the Family Present

Sim pie Funeral Services at Green
wood-Only the Family Present.
NEW YORK, Nov. l, 18s7.-After
short. simple funeral service, the body OF
Henry George was finally laid TO rest in
Greenwood Cemetery today. Only very
few persons were present at the house on
the Shore Road at Fort Hamilton where
the service was held. From early morn
ing until the last mourner had left the
grave drizzling rain continued. The
ceremonies today were the antithesis OF
yesterdays. In the home overlooking
the bay where Henry George had lived
and worked there was no trace of mourn
ing. In accordance with the expressed
wishes Of the dead man, every DIT OF Grape
had been removed from the house.
Soon after ten O'Clock, while the lower
rooms and hall of the house were fairly
well filled with personal friends OF tne
Paa noe,sanned the nrivate funeral
Service. Service '4ne At the Words G II Know That MY
Redeemer I.iveth." sounded through the
rooms, all rose and continued standing un-
til the end of the service. After reading
part of the Episcopal service for the dead,
DR.. Kramer paid touching tribute to the
man who. lay, with the smile Of death on
his face in the other room. DIR. Kramer
referred to the fact that today was All
Saints Day and. therefore, q hitting occa-
sion to commit the remains Of Henry
Christian saints to the grave. DR.. Kramer
religion of Henry George. He said that
problems pro was questioned by a man who
Kramer said that, with fashing eye.
more than you think 1t to be, our cause is
lost, because unless there is reality in
religion and we can appeal through It to
lar IL i.
Kramer then proceeded to voice his
sympathy for the widow and relatives who
sat listening, to the service. -,
by ALL the Rev. DR.. McGlynn also paid a
personal tribute. He said it seemed as if
they were standing by the triumphant car
of some Roman hero rather than by the
bier of dead philosopher and concluded
by declaring that Henry George and the
cause he espoused were more alive than
ever today in the heart of Democracy.
In about ten minutes after the conclu-
sion of the services opportunity was af-
forded to those in the house to take. a
handed, rough-faced toilers Joined the
well-dressed throng which pressed for
ward to the side of the coffin. 1t was
taken out into the rain and placed in the
hearse in the presence of a motley crowd.
There was no demonstration OF any kind.
These persons followed the hearse to the
cemetery
Mrs. George, Henry George, Miss Marie
Ritch. his f1ancee; Miss Anna George, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard George Mr.. and Mrs.
John V. George, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L.:
George, Misses Cary and Alice George and
Mr.. Horace George, Mr.. and Mrs Maurice
Reed George, of Washington, and Miss
Caroline Pratt George, a sister of the
dead man; Mrs. jeremiah Chapman, OF
Cleveland, another sister; Miss Mary. Ed
munds, of Philadelphia, a cousin, and Miss
Raphenia Brazzo, a sister Of Mrs Thomas
L. George, and some other personal
friends from Fort Hamilton. The pail
bearers were John V. George, Thomas L.:
George, Maurice R. George. brothers Of
the deceased; James Shoemaker and J. B.
Chapman, brothers-in-law; Tom L. John
son and Louis V. Post
The service at the grave was very short,
being simply the burial service of the
Episcopal Church. Besides the family of
Mr.. George there were present about 200
people. The grave, which is situated on a
bluff in a beautiful part of Greenwood,
adjoins the lot Of Tom L. johnson and is
quite close to the tomb of Henry Ward
Beecher. Near at hand is also the grave
of Mrs. Benjamin F. Tracy.