The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-01
THE FUNERAL sERvIcEs
Over the Remains Of the DiItingaiIhsd
Dsad-RomRrkRbIS AISembIAge.

Over the Remains Of the Distln gniEhed
Dsad-RemarkRbIS AIsembIAge.
NEW YORK, Oct. s1.-Before 8
o'clock the people were permitted to oc-
cupy the seats in the hall. The front
seats In the main part of the hall were
reserved fer the immediate friends of
the deceased. the pall-bearers and the
ushers. All the rest OF the main floor
was open to the crowds 1t took but
short time to fill the hall. The plat
form. Of course, was reserved. and the
galleries, which hold comparatively
small number, were likewise reserved
for the holders of tickets. 1t was said
to have been the intention at first not
to have any policemen in the hall at all,
but a large number Of uniformed po-
licemen were present.
Owing to the careful arrangement in
the streets, however, the crowd inside
was not permitted to reach such pro-
portions as would lead to unpleasant
| crowding such as might result in q
panic. Every seat was taken, and in
| certalns portions a considerable number
OF persons were permitted to stand. 1t
is estimated that nearly 5000 people
were in the hall during the services.
1t had been announced that the exer-
clses would begin at 3 o'clock, but
doubtless owing to the difficulty expert
enced in reaching the hall, the mourn
ers and friends OF the family did not
arrive until about twenty minutes after
that hour The family and intimate
| friends occupied the reserved seats on
the right hand facing the platform.
Young Henry George occupied the seat
next to the aisle in the front rev and
| his mother was beside him.
Mrs. George was heavily yelled when
She entered the hall, but during the
| speaking she raised her veil and fol-
lowed the remarks Of each speaker at
tentively While showing plainly the
strain that she has passed through,
Mrs. George maintained her oomposure
with stern fortltude. To the right Of
| Mrs. George were seated the other
| members OF the family and relatives,
including Richard George, son OF the
| philosopher. and his daughter, Miss
Anna George. John v. George, a
brother OF the deceased, and other rela-
| tives were present.
The reserved seats to the left were
occupied by the paii-bearers and the
| ubHtThs Dill-uidltIb Idu
| the hall few minutes before the fam
lily came in, and like them they came in
by the Forty-thlrd street entrance. The
pall-bearers were: Tom L Johnson.
August Lewis, Andrew Mclean,
| Thomas G. Shearman, Arthur McEwan,
Louis +. Post, Jerome ONeill and
| Charles Frederick Adams
The honorary pall-bearers. some OF
| whom sat on the platform, included
| Mayor VIM. L. Strong, OF New York;
Mayor Frederick W, Wurst, of Brook
lyn: willis ]. Abbott, Albert L. john
son, John p. Crawford. Charles w. Day.
ton, George Cary EgglestoH, Horace
| White, Edward McHugh, Bolton Hall,
John Miller, Charles o'Connor Hennes-
sy, John Swlnton. Lasson Purdy. John
II. Gardner, A, Van Duseu, John r..
Water, NJ. X. Leverson, Frank Stephens
and Robert Schickenbach.
The committee which had charge Of
the funeral arrangements included John
| Brisben Walker. Hamlin Garland,
James Clarence Harvey and others, who
also acted as paii-bearers.
Mayor Strong sat at the center OF the
platform and he was surrounded by a
number Of the more distinguished per-
| sons present Behind the mayor sat
Seth Low, with Col George II. airing
ing by his side. Among others present
were:
John Jerolmen, president Of the board
OF alderman: Mayor Patrick Gleason, OF
Long Island City; u. NJ. Grout. Nathan
| Straus. Joseph LarOquc sheriff Tam
sen and oscar Straus,
FUNERAL. SERVICES.
The exercises began at 1926 with the
singing of the hymn. Lead, Kindly
Light" by the Plymouth church quar-
tette. Rev. DR.. r, Heber Newton, who
was Mr.. Georges warm personal friend,
as well as pastor then read the burial
service, Or. Newton did not wear his
pricstly robes and he had no reading
desk. The eervlce wns, therefore. in a
way entirely informal there being no
responses, II was however the regu-
lar burial service OF the Episcopal
church. The only music rendered in
connection with II was the chanting OF
the Lords prayer
Al the conclusion OF the burial ser
Vice Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbot spoke
briefly upon the character and public
services OF Henry George.
Rabbi Gotthell spoke next, saying
Before the civic contest In decided, In
which this brave man stakcd hla life
death has cast his lrrevocable vote In
favor of him and crowned him victor In
the race for crown that outshineH and
will outlaBt the transient triumphs OF
tho coming battle. II 10 n race for q
worthy manhood and benefactor OF bis
kind
"Frlond and foe stand side by side IN
rcverent awe by hls llfclcsa frame. In
sealing his Hips forever death opens
those OF myrladB to speak hlH praise nnd
manifest their gratitude TO the mar
whose thoughts wcrc ever for liberty
Justice and humanity.
Gle advocated social order In which
ovcry tollcr shall bc nurc of hlg due rc.
wnrd ana poverty and degradation rhnt
be unknown, A wall Of grlof IN heard
from nll parts OF the country and onct
more the old Hebrew mnxim 10 con.
nrmcd'
"'Thc truly wlsc aro greater N thcIi
donth lhnn In their llycg
"l.lfc means conflict and conflict
means passion, nnd paaHlon obpcurn'
our eyes aud clouds our ylHlOn. II drnrl
the best and the hrNycst Into the tumulI
NJ The common war Crlc1 nnd lhCy munI
oyer atoCp to things which but Tor lhC
1tto1a uf the hour they would Keep tnl
from ihcmHnlycr
"uut when tho smoke of the hattie
field hnH cleared, nnd The shouts NJ ih'
army nto bu0hpd, then the f0lloH hnr
rlnua lp tho fullnCH uf hl1 stature nul
enables uH lo measure Ills grCnlucll
ifHiN.
"Aul in no doing we shall mud that
there wore three clements In tho work oI
ihl1 man which lnwron 10 II o. wrmn.
mont Influence