New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-30
FOR Mr.. SEIDLS FUNERAL.
TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW AFTER
NOON AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
MANY MEETINGS or MUSICAL AND OTHER Or
CARNATIONS TAKE ACTION ON THE
DEATH OF THE FAMOUS LEADER
RESULT OF THE AUTOPSY.

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OF New-York with such shock as the death OF
| Anton seidl on Monday night Aside from the sense
OF dsmay caused by the suddenness OF his removal
there the deep feeling that his loss Is one that
In way be repaired and that muscai arr III
this city and indeed, in the world at large has
suffered a serious and lasting injury Various meet
ngs OF musical and other organizations with "hch
Mr.. Seidl was more or less closely connected were
held yesterday TO take action on the sad occurrence
and TO determine the future course OF affairs. Whch
will be seriously affected by the death OF the great
leader
The most important meeting was that OF numer-
GUS friends CT Mr. Sedl. held at his home NO. /"
East Sixty -second-st. II attended by close
friends OF the family and by representatives, OF
numerous organizations. among which were tne
Philharmonic Society. the Rubinstein ana ApoHo
clubs the Axiom and Liederkranz societies. the
Musical Protective Union. the Musical Art Society.
the choir Of 81. Barthoomew's Church. the Metro
politan Orchestra and the Lotos club All the
musical organizations OF this list offered their ser
vices for the funeral as did Nine Lillian Nordlca
who present the meeting. H. e. krehoiel
who presided. announced that the directors o. the
Metropolitan Opera House had offered the use OF
the house. with the services OF all It's attaches. II
II should be wanted for a public funeral
1t decided accordingly that the service should
be held at the Metropolitan Opera House tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Admission TO the opera
house will be by tickets. which will be distributed
TO members and friends OF Mr.. Seidls family, the
various musical organizations Of tho city the stock
holders of the opera house and the subscribers OF
the old German opera seasons.
The stockholders OF the Metropolitan opera House
will be invited 10 occupy their boxes by Mr.. Haven
limited number OF tickets for the rest OF the
house may he obtained between p. to-day and
10 a m. tomorrow. follows BY the Philharmonic
SOciety's subscribers at Schuberths music store
by the Astoria Concert subscribers, az carl owen-
stems No. IVES: Thirtythi7d-st.. andby the Met
he tan
Opera House.
Religious services will be held at tho home
OF the dead man The body will be ere
mated. according TO Mr.. Seidrs desire. The
details OF the arrangements for the funeral
left to a committee consisting Of Rich
ard Arnold. Oscar B. Weber. Z. " Burghard. John
Mitthauer William r. Chapman. Albert F. stett-
hemer, D. Lehman. Louis Josephthal. August
spanuth. Henry T. Fink Henry Schmitt. Nahan
Frankie. +. J. Levey. John Eiderkin and Fl. f.
Krehbie
Many messages o. confidence were received yes
terday. Among those who sent them Julie
Rve:King. Frank Van der Stucken. EdoUard
Remenyi Colonel Robert 6 Ingersoll Victor Her
bert. Walter Damrosch and Z. Laura Langford.
Many prominent musical people called at the house
in the course OF the day. Mrs Se.d unable to
leave her room. and could only her most init
friends
A meeting OF the Philharmonic Society was held
yesterday morning at the home Of the president F.
Francis Hyde. No. So Fif,h-aye. It was thought
that would be desirable postpone the concert OF
the society set down for next Saturday evening, on
Of the death OF the societys conductor but
It found that Carnegie Music Hall could
not he had for another suitable date till so late in
the that the most OF the subscribers 10 the
concerts would be out Of town II accordingly
decided that the concert should take place at the
time appointed. A dispatch has been sent to Frank
Van der Stucken. OF Cincinnati. asking him to come
and conduct the concert and II he s71tfable to DO
so 1t Will he conducted by Richard Arnold the con-
cert master. The funeral march from Die Cot
tardammerung" will be played az the first number
on the programme.
The trustees and officers OF the Arion Society
met In the clubhouse OF that organization, Fifty
nnth-st. and Park-ave., last evening and adopted
resolutions OF sympathy for Mrs Sedl. II was
decided TO attend the funeral In a body and 10
take such part In the services Will De agreeable
those in charge.
The executive officers OF the Music Teachers
National Association. met their headquarters.
No. 10 East Fourteenth-st., last night. Resolu-
tons adopted IN which reference made 10
Mr. Sedrs genius and his great and good influence
on the musical art In this country. and expressing
tho siucsrest regret at his sad death. The sym
pathy Of the association. representing the musi-
ga H. WIDOW Of M seid The resoIaflons wer.
signed by II. " Greene. president J. p. KeOugh
Tho Hunea-an Association Of tie city Of New
orary member will hold memorial services to-
night at its hea dquarters. No. l55 Second-ave.
An autopsy performed yesterday by Dep
uty-COroner Donlin. The death certificate issued by
the doctor gave the cause Of death acute ga
trits from rr!tant poisoning and .crrhosis Of the
liver.
The Official statement OF the result OF the autopsy
is follows
inspection Body fairly well nourished: lungs
npdematus and congested. heart large. hypertrophy
left side. liver marked large and clrrhoss. Large
gallstones in the gall duct Spleen large. dark in
color Kidneys large. congested and swollen: cap
su.es slightly adherent; markings fairly distinct,
and undue amount OF fat in pelvis. Stomach con-
tanned about two ounces OF dark-colored fluid in
tense congestion pylorc end OF the stomach: en-
teron slightly congested.'
DR. Donlin said last night: Where marked cir
rhosis OF liver exists there IL apt be heart,
kidney and stomach complications. These
nensatOry conditions, which make up for the dis
eased conditions OF the liver That Is, you put on
them extra work which causes them 10 be enlarged
and often shows a chronic condition These con-
ditlons would eventually have caused Mr. Seidl
death in any II is improbable that he would
have lived long in the condition he in. Any
slight irritant. as cold the lungs or overexer-
ton which would have caused congestion would
have resulted in his death. The immediate cause
Of his death vas poisoning. I have made no
ANALYSIS OF the stomach. The dark-colorcd fluid
NAV have been anything. didn't undertake 10 find
ont what f. was ! should have liked 10 make n
analysis OF the stomach for my own satisfaction.
hut il was impossible unless bore the expense
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