Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-01

NUNS IN wreath nom JOnn y. MIL
holland. On the cards was written:
"This to his memory, for hold him
dear. He was honest, he was brave
and he loved the people,"
Chief McCullagh was in personal
command of the police arrangements.
There were
SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE
POLICEMEN
on duty in the neighborhood and in the
Palace. By the gentlemanly conduct
of every patrolman it was possible to
handle the great crowd without any
disagreeable circumstances. The crowd
came down the avenues five deep and
was passed through the hall in twos.
Those going to the right passed across
a bridge into the Grand Central station.
Those who went to the left proceeded
down short flight Of stairs into
Depew Place.
In the guard of honor were Arthur
McEwen, Louis F. Post, Dan Beard, H..
Martin Williams, Cecil r. Atkinson.
W. J. Atkinson, j. T. McKechnie and
Joseph Dana Miller.
OF the ushers and guard of honor
Philadelphia sent these:
w. H. Keevan, Edward Ross, w. l..
Ross, H. w. Albright, DR.. S. Soils
Chopen, G. Frank Stephens, w. IN
Tawressey, Herman w. Helzel, H. ".
Petzel, Frank McNulty, w. D. Kelly,
Arthur H. Stephenson, VIM. Brice,
Samuel Milliken, Rev. DR.. J. H. Amits,
w. D. Callingham, Carson Davenport,
Henry c. Lippincott, Isaac Feinberg.
Jersey City: Theodore Werner, T.
H. Hunter and James McGregor.
Chicago: John q. White.
Delaware: Albert Brothers, Joseph
Brothers, George Carpenter and Harold
Sudell.
THE OBSEQUIES.
Before three o'clock the people were
permitted to occupy seats in the hall.
The front seats in the main part of the
hall were reserved for the immediate
friends of the deceased, the pall-bear-
ers and the ushers. All the rest of the
main floor was then open to the crowds
and it took but short time to fill the
hail. The platform of course, was re-
served, 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 large
number of uniformed policemen were
present.
Owing to the careful arrangements 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 a
panic. Every seat was taken, and in
certain 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 EXERCISES
would begin at 3 o'clock, but doubtless
owing to the difficulty experienced in
reaching the hall, the mourners and
friends of the family did not arrive I'M
til 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
was beside him.
Mrs. George was heavily yelled when
she entered the hall, but during .Le
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 /-r compoSure
with stern fortitude. To the right of
Mrs. George were seated the other
members of the family and relatives,
including Richard George, a son of the
philosopher, and his daughter, Miss
Anna George. John " George,
brother of the deceased and the other
relatives were present
The reserved seats to the left were
occupied by the pall-bearers and the
ushers. The pall-bearers ,had entered
the hall few minutes before the family
and, like them, they came in by the
Forty-third street entrance The pail
bearers were: Tom l.. Johnson, Au-
gust Lewis, Andrew Mclean, Thomas
G. Shearman, Arthur McEwan, Louis
F. Post. Jerome Mcneil and Charles
Frederick Adams.
The honorary pall-bearers, some of
whom sat on the Platform, included
Mayor William l.. Strong, of New
York; Mayor Frederick w. Wurst, of
Brooklyn; Willis ]. Abbott, Albert l..
Johnson, John p Crawford, Charles w.
Dayton, George Cary Eggleson, Horace
White, Edward McHugh. Bolton Hall,
John Milmer. Charles O'Connor Hen
messy, John Swinton, Lasson Purdy,
John H. Gardner, A. VanDusen, John
R. Water, M. r. LeversOn, Frank Ste
phens and Robert Schickenbach
The committee which had charge of
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
included John Brisben Walker, Ham
lin Garland, James Clarence Harvey,
and others, who also acted as pail
bearers.
Mayor Strong sat at the center of the
platform and he was surrounded by
number of the more distinguished per-
sons present Behind the Mayor sat
Seth Low with Col. George E. Waring
by his side. Among others present
were:
John Jerelomen, president of the
Board of Aldermen; Mayor Patrick ].
Gleason, of Long Island City; E. NJ.
Grout, Nathan Straus, Joseph La
ROGUE, Sheriff Hansen and Oscar
Straus.
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. DR.. Newton did not