The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-04
COACH VICTIM FUNERALS.
.,pyrCEs FOR THE FIVE KILLED
s AT VALLEY STREAM.

-,.-,.. Lewis. and Pashiey Buried from the
pr.s.,. Avenue Church-Dr. Ellis Says the
,.uroad Approaches were Not Guarded
vrp.raIs or Giicbrist and Niss Bertsch.
r,,or,l services were hold in the Greene Ave.
-. paptist Church. Brooklyn. yesterday after
~, Tor thrce Of the victims of tho Valley
n.Nn.u disaster on Monday. Tho street was
".vrdod ny men, women, and children. Admis-
~, N tho church was by ticket. Tho rear seats
~orca lled by the officers and members Of tho
segregation and q delegation from Stevens
y%a.,,tute, the front of tho church being reserved
~ Tho families and relatives Of the three young
Ian Numerous wrcaths and broken columns
rere placed on the platform.
AZ oo'clock the Rev. DR.. Cornelius woolfkin.
rsstor OF the church, began to read the Scrip
,urcs. and as he did 30 the caskot bearing Leslie
poberts was carried up the aisle by Stephen g.
lee. Frederick Cain, Harry Van Wagner, Will
lam Dunville, Charles NJ. Montgomery, George
A Rogers, James W. Whitehead. and Emil
HoeNe. Then came the casket containing Wins
Inv W. Lewis, which was borne by G. r. Hort.
vp. Herbert s. Taylor. Herbert L. Rogers,
charles Cox. Herbert &. Revere, Frederick
Miller, Thomas Hall Wyatt, and Paul Revere.
Tho last casket was that Of George +. Pashley.
T.. and the pallbearers were e. p. Boone, J. A.
Tramp, George Smith, ]. Il. Hazen, Walter
Hughes. John Cotton, George Felter, and
Carstan Fclter.
The choir sang "Como Ye Disconsolate.' after
which the Row. J. A. Billingsley delivered the in
vocation. followed by the Rev. John F. Carson of
the Central Presbyterian Church. who read the
Scriptures. The choir sang MY Jesus. as Thou
wilt" The Rev. DIR. D. c. Hughes, pastor OF the
Pilgrim Baptist Church. made q short address.
IN which he said that the three young mon were
- A..
church OF devoted Christians. They were young
men of great promise"
"Therc is Never a Day So Dreary" was then
sung by the choir. The Rev. DR.. F. NJ. Ellis Of
the Washington Avenue Baptist Church deliv.
cred the sermon. He referred to the great strain
that had been on the mind Of the Rev. DR.. Woelf.
ken. and said that he had felt so bad over tho
tragic affair that he had asked DR.. Ellis to off,
ciate.
an an experience Of more than thirty years Of
active ministry" no said, II have never been
summoned to such a service as this before. As
q peal OF thunder out of n cloudless sky this
awful calamity fell. The circumstance are
familiar to all. No one. I am sure. expects on
this occasion any attempted explanation of this
overwhelming providence. Nor do you expect
me to discuss here the question OF responsibility
for this awful piece of business. presume l ex-
ali others. when / say that had the approaches
to the crossing been properly guarded, this
d1 Sa Hnr sslpmi1 Wo w9ala mot sss have SSo Sse SpS Ser,n
an address. His voice trcmbled. and tho first
words he spoke were not audible to those near
down. He spoke of those three young men he
had known Tor years.
If ! were asked to pick out three Young men
not pick out three better young men than Leslie.
Winslow, and George"
benediction. Leslie Roberts's casket was borne
down the aisle from the pulpit, followed by his
young mans mother. Then followed George
Pashlcy's casket and his relatives, and then the
paNbearers with the casket Of Winslow W.
River"
wood Cemetery. the Rev. DIR. Hughes officiating
ley. Jr:: was in Cypress Hills Csmetery. at which
Roberts will be buried at Atlantic Highlands.
NJ j.. this morning. and the Rev. DIR. Woelfkin
The funeral Of Miss Dorothea Bertsch, another
o. the Valley Stream victims. took place from
her fathers sf,srh bone 2 rs. s1 SGgv ans avenue AZ q Ses,
hosal smblems; There was a large number OF
Hadngt OF Grace Presbyterian Church, Of which
vices. assisted by the Rev: J. W. Loeb OF the
German Evangelical Lutheran Church. A
chorus from the Arion Singing Society, OF which
the father OF the dead girl is a member. fur
n: Raub. John Schaffner. F. Kramer. l.. Hess, J.
'Wierk. and j. VOelkmann. The interment was
In IN" FAMILY ,plo. in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
At 233 Rutlcdge street, Williamsburg, funeral
se vices were held last night over the body OF
Will nj Gilchrist, Jr. The house was crowded
to such an extent that the front doors had to be
closed and the crowd outside were Obliged to
wit until the service was over. The service
was cOnuuctcu by the Rev. John d. Wells OF the
so1th Third street Presbyterian Church. He
wes assisted by the Rev. w. H. Hudnet OF Grace
Presbyterian Church. who was present at tho
request of the dead mans family. The burial
will be in Evcrs roens Cemetery to-day.