New-York tribune., 1897-11-21
FUNERAL OF DIR. HOUGHTON.
IMPRESSIVE RITES AT THE TRANsFIGURA-
TION ATTENDED BY PEOPLE OF ALL
CLAssEs-REQUIEM MASSES AND
THE RI-RJAT SEpyrCC
THE BURIAL SERVICE

THE BURIAL SERVICE
Women OF fashion and Sisters OF Charity prom |
inent business and professional men. workingmen
and women. and theatrical people priests and stu
dents thronged the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
yesterday morning at the funeral Of the Rev. Dr.
George II. Houghton. but more than half OF the
large congregation was made up Of the poor, and
there were many members OF the colored race. In
all. some fifteen hundred people were present at
the funeral of the dead priest whose Christike
ministry had endeared him to the hearts OF thou
sands.
Early In the morning the church we'll filled.
and at o'clock a requiem mass was celebrated
by the Rev. Edmund r. Smith curate OF the parish.
assisted by the Rev. George Houghton Butler. At
the service the Blessed Sacrament received by
the relatives of DR.. Houghtop and his nearest
friends and parishioners.
Before 10 o'clock the church filled, and sew:
eral hundred unable obtain admission.
Among those present were many Of the clergy OF
the Episcopal Church: the Rev Brother Gilbert.
superior Of the Order of Brothers OF Nazareth; the
Rev FIR. Fl. r. Sargent, formerly superior Of the
order Of the Holy Cross: the superors and Sisters
of the Community of 81. John Baptist. the Sister
hood of St. Mary, the Sisters Of the Visitation the
Sisterhood Of st. Joseph OF Nazareth. the Sister
hood Of the Holy Communion, AID other religious
orders
The Lambs represented by Thomas Man
ming, recording secretary aad John Drew. Cyril
Scott, Augustus Thomas. Herbert Fortier. J. III.
W. Harris, George II. Taylor and Daniel H. Har
kinS. There delegations from the Players,
the Twelfth Night Club, the Actors Fund, the
Elks and the Actors National Protective Union.
Among the theatrical people In the congregation
were Daniel Frohman, Louisa Eldridge. A. NJ.
Palmer Louis Aldrich. Edgar l.. Davenport Henry
c. Jarrett, Frank Doane. w. L. Harkins. George
Montgomery. John Jennings. Colonel Albert Pope.
G. l.. Mcdowell. J. II. Jones. Louise Ackerman.
Pauline Markham Pearl Eytinge and Joseph Hol-
land. son of George Holland the actor the circum
stances Of whose burial gave the church its popu-
lar name. Among others present Professor
Robert Ogden DOremus Elbrdge I. Gerry and
| John A. Beall.
The church was not draped In black the only
| emblem OF mourning being the black embroidered
frontal the altar and the pail which covered the
! bier. The altar candles were lighted. and between
| the candlesticks vases of flowers a large
cross of Ivy leaves and red stood at one side
| OF the chancel
! Shortly after 10 o'clock. the coffin which rested
on a bier in the chapel, was closed and covered
! with "A black pail on which were embroidered the
Latin words Of the prayer Rest eternal grant unto
! him. and let light perpetual shine upon him.
! On the pail were placed a sheaf OF palms, bunch
! Of ,iolets and some lilies-of-the-vaey.
The choir OF thirty-two men and boys, headed by
the crucifer. filed down the south aisle and pro-
| cceded up the centre aisle. followed by the Rev.
! Frs c. r. Underhill, W. VI. Pickslay. A. r. Nc
! ;Ilan and o. s. Prescott. former curates OF the
! parish: the Rev. f. b. Smith. curate: the Rev
George C. Houghton. vicar. and the Right Rev
! DR. Henry Goldman Potter. Bishop OF New-York
who attended by the ReV. george hougnton
| Butler as chaplain
The bier was borne up the aisle and placed in
the choir between four lighted torches. with
floral cross either SIDE one presented by the
Actors Fund and the other by the choirboys
| Among the many floral gifts, which were placed
around or near the bier, were those from the
! players' ard Twelfth Night clubs and from the
| Nev-york and New-Jersey Pilot Association,
Following the bier came the honorary pall-oearers
| who were the two wardens Of the church, Petei
| Gardner and Lyman Rhoades; the vestrymen, Will
lam {. Prime. f. B. Sexton, Thomas b [ech
James s. Day, T.. A. Quintard James T. Lou
Charles " Kent. L. p. Smith; Dean Van Amringe
-, col,,r,bi, University; the Rev Drs. Morgan Dix
w r Huntington John Wesley Brown. ID. PARK
or Morgan F. A. Bradley. f. NJ. Clendenin, +.
Van Kleeck and W. H. Vibbert. the Kew. oahoi
Knowles. the Rev FIR. Thomas Mckee Brown
the Rev Professors p, X. cady and T. NJ ki'e' aio
The Very Rev Dean Hoftman. x - -,
Following the pallbearers came nutn0er oI yrI, ,
ccrgy representing The d2SeSs SewJerscy Penn
sylvana. Maryland. Connecticut Massaehuse'''
auu iha PROCESSION moved up the aisle the Rev
r. b. Smith read the opening sentences enc snthems 1n ms
Burial Office. which was t4oTead ieadeyshIp Of James
! y bod The Rev. George 6. Houghton resu ~ ~
lesson. After the singing OF 1TSr9 1Eomnttai and tn
nraver for the departed. the anthem, rieaLu i ~
Voice from Heaven" being sung as tenor so'' y!
"a reo,liem mass followed. celebrated by the , yieaI
the Rev George G. Houghton assisted py ,@ aG9' rb
rbe introit was the hymn, Jesus Lives. ..rt ~
SEQUENCE was the famous old Latin hymn Ss
ifag ni III" "Agnus Del" and "Nunc Dlmittis
Mere Eyrs Mass bb in dniy MAI, he A eeiebrSn seS r1
recoived the Communion. the Bishop gave III
benediction. . ,., ~, the transep,
-, tha bur,i w1s in Trinity Cemetery on WASH
npton Heights where the choir sang BlcKersteaH @ N
great hymn. Peace, Perfect Peace anu ''0 -
profundis.' VII. ,, roigbborins diocese
viii meet at the Church OF the Iranshsura,Wloh ~ M -
80, Tomorrow to take action In regaru ~ III
IIouchton's death. Bishop Potter VIII pressure