New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-03
FUNERAL OF GEORGE b. ROBERIS.
THE SERVICES ATTENDED BY LARGE CON
CREGATION OF WELLKNOWN PEOPLE

THE SERVICES ATTENDED BY A LARGE CON
cprcAT1ON OF wELL-KNOWN PEOPLE.
p,uaae,nb,a Feb. I'm the Protestant Episcopal
cbrrch Of ST. Asaph. at Baa. there gathered TINS
afternoon large and sorrownG throng to participate
IN the seryie for the buria OF the DEAD as couuc'eu
over the body Of George b. Roberts. the late pTesi
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company IL was
the srople set beautiful ritual OF the PROTESTANT
Episcopal Church. and was made doubY IMPRESSIVE
b, the deem feeling Of that pervaded the
congrepation II was an assembly thoroughly repre-
sentative OF leading men Of the country IN almost
all the walks Of life The weather was dsagreeabIe.
a heavy rain falling throughout the day.
A, the home OF the dead man. prior TO the church
service those most intimately associated with MI
poherte during his life Joined with the family and the
Intimate friends and relatives in the last offices
There was no display OF any kind. The service al
the house began shortly after ocioch' All inc
,ono,orv parbearers were present. This portion OF
tho services was conducted by the Rev. Charles D.
O,,rs,od rector of the Church Of ST. Asaph NJ.
Roherte was a warden OF this church The podv was
then taken to the church. where the service was reao
~, tho Rev DR. S d. Mcconnell OF Brooklyn. former
" rector OF ST. Stephens Church OF this city Where
Nv Roberts was until recently vest-yman. Bishop
whitaker read the lesson and the comnittal service
AZ the tomb in Laurel HID Cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers were as follows: Alex
ondor NJ Fox. Alexander Biddle, y. Parker Short
ridoe William J.. Elkins, Alexander J. Cassatt.
Cre,on, A Griscom benjamin b. Comegys. Amos
p Little William r. Barnes George WOOD g.
Stuart Patterson. EffnGham H. Motifs directors
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 'hauhcey
NJ Depew. president New-York Central and Hud-
son River Railroad, Samuel Sloan, president Della
vore Iackawanna and Western Railroad; r H..
Thomas president Erie Railroad John Is. Cowen.
president Baltimore and ONO Railroad NJ f.
Ingalls, president Chesapeake and ONO kairoad'
O. ID Ashley president Wabash Railroad; f. T.
Wilbur president Lehigh Valley Railroad; Charles
p. Clark, president New York, New-Haven and
Hartford railroad; Charles Nj. Mays, general
manager Grand Trunk Railway; G. f. Perkins
presiden; Chicago Burlington and Quincy Rail,
ROAD. Joseph s. Harris, president Phiiadephiaa anI
Line Commissioner: ] PierpOnt Morgan. Of New
York; sir William G. Van Horn. president CANADIAN
Pacific Railway: Charles Ldnier president fitts-
burg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway; Charles
f. Mayer: Of baltimore; Joseph - Choate JaCon
C. Thomas. OF Philadelphia; Frank Thomson. first
vcc-presidcnt; John 7. Green. second yice-pres =,
sins secretary; D. S Newhall, assistant secretary.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company; James McCrea'
irst vice-presiden,; J. living Brooks second vice.
JoseDh Wood. fourth vice-presdent, pennsylvania
Company. and Tic following heads Of the various
0epartrnents OF the company: Samuel Roa. Robert
W smith william a, Patton. William Il. Brown.
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joyce. J. r. Wood. John c. wilson, William J.
iodce and Major Luther :. Bent
Tie active pallbearers were eight old servants
ire general Offices OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company wee closed at J ?. m In order 10 give an
vices 4 SPECIAL train arrived from The West this
morning bearing the officials Of he pennsylvania
from New-yori early this afiern2on, which CON
vcyed prominent men from New. YORK and New
F1rl0nd Governor Hastings arrived from Harris
huy1 shortly afioi noon and attended the services
in company with he railroad officials