New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-31
MR.. SEIDL'S FUNERAL.
THE MUSICAL PROGRAMME ARRANGED
AND PALLBEARERs CHOSEN.
A HOST OF TELEGRAMs AND LETTERS OF CON
DoLENCE RECEIvED-MME. Cos1MA WAGNER
SENDS CABLE MESSAGE EXPRESSING
REGRET-THE REV MERLE ST.
CROIx WRIGHT TO MAKE
THE FUNERAL


THE FUNERAL
ADDRESS
The arrangements for the funeral Of Anton Seld
were completed yesterday. The preparations for the
public exercises necessarily so extensive that
the committee In charge kept busy all day with
the details Of the arrangements. even after the pro-
gramme had been fully decided on
There will be religious exercises at the home OF
Mr. Seidl. No IS East Sxty-second-st. at II o'clock
this morning. This service will. OF course. he pri-
vate The public exercises. as was announced IN
these columns yesterday morning will take place
at the Metropolitan Opera House. beginning at I
O'Clock The full programme is as follows:
Musical Mutual Prot.ctv. Union Nahan Frankie
n,., hSIsn society," Jallns Prem saaaac,or
Adasio lamentoso. from Symphony Pathetiqu"
', Philharmonic Orchestra. Richard Arnold CONDUCTOR
nsu,.cS:r iaeaerkraGs II; z?elia.I conductor.
Funeral March ''Die Cijtteriammeruns'' Wagner
Philharmonic Orchestra Henry schmitt. conductor.
Carl Schurz asked to give address hut
he did not dare undertake the task. Nine Nordica
was anxious sing at the service. hut her en-
gagements prevented her doing unless the fu-
neral could he put off for day. The committee
decided that this was impra cticable.
The following is list OF pallbearers A. Schueler
Oscar b. Weber, r.. Francis Hyde David Lieb-
mann, Richard Arnold Henry Schmltt. Albert
Stettheimer. Henry r. F'nck Waston II. Brown
Louis Josephthal. II. T.. Krehbie Xaver Schar-
wenka. August Spanu;h. Albert Steinberg Carl
Schurz Charles Z. Barney. Rafael Joseffy. Julian
Rix. James Speyer Edgar J. Levey. Or. William
II. Draper Richard Watson Glider. Paul Goepe.
f. NJ. Burghafd Eugene Ysaye. Victor Herbert
and George G. Haven
All day long the box office Of the Metropolitan
Opera House was beseged by applicants for tickets
to the funeral ceremony and many hundreds were
turned away disappointed nearly all the tickets
were disposed Of to the musical societies and sub
scribers.
The orchestra pit will be noored and upon It
will rest the catafalque. The first four rows Of
orchestra seats have been reserved for the pail
bearers. the members Of the committees and the
press representatives. The stage will be occupied
by the orchestra. end the singers only.
After the ceremonies the body. accompanied only
by relatives and personal friends will be taken to
the crematory at Fresh POND Long Island
The following police arrangements have been
made for the occasion: The stage entrance in
Fortieth-st. will be used for the admission OF
members OF the choral societies and the Philhar-
monte Orchestra. by ticket only; the public will
be admitted at the balcony entrance In Fortieth-
St. by ticket only the body Will be received at the
Fortieth-st. entrance and members OF the Musical
Union. TO the number Of one hundred or one hun
dred and fifty will play In the street when
the body is received; the Thirty -ninth-st. stage
door will be for the admission Of employees Of the
opera house by card only; the Thrty-nlnth-st. en-
trance will be for the admission OF boxholders, by
box tickets only; the Broadway entrance Will be
for the admission OF the public by ticket only;
carriages arriving must come from the south, ana
departing must go toward the north
day' among them being the Rev. Henry T. Newey.
of ST. Patrck's Cathedral; Mrs. Leopold pam
Holden Huss Henry Won Daur. Mrs Walden Peli,
Frank Eugene and Mr., and Mrs Herbert Noble
n rhe from Richard
Wagner: Deeply affected wa hnfried. mourning
s Ta you nf loss o
from Munich Sincere sympathy and deepest sor-
sSm anl5ss heartet condeense Messages
were also received from Miss Sophie Trsu6ma M. Mr.
f Hs1ena '! das1 jais: Vol Frsd,:E Edmond F.
cieiy wished to change the date OF us rehearsal
and concert OF tporrow ana sa,SrssS en Ms
could not be had for any other suitable Gave
a1k y b Esr Of the 20 Conduct
this concert II has been decided 70 omit the ODE
to JOY at the end Of Beeth9ven.s Ninth SIN.
Sion at a concert following the death OF Abraham nn
march march" from Die G8tterdammerung ~,
Carl Lowcnsten announces the postponement OF OF
me GUnDer IN Apri Notice viii be given OF the
date decided upon for this concert - -.
I she' Tompany Of New-York the secretary
wa. instructed to send resolutions 10 Mrs Seai
and the Philharmonic Society, expressing sym
nath, in the death of Mr.. Seidl IL was the lnten-
ZION ~ the Music Hall directors TO oner the use
OF The Carnegie Music Hall for the funeral. n m
tho resolution 10 do tabled wnen inc a.
rnctors heard OF the arrangement for holding inc
.er,ices in the Metropolitan Opera House
The board OF Directors OF the Manuscript Soclsy.
NJ which Mr. Seidl was member. met YESTERDAY
afternoon and adopted resolutions OF regrst on hIs
death and Offering sympathy to the widow a
Committee was appointed 10 represent the society
al the funeral 49,. -. 49, ,-,,, =, E.uyork
bsId memorial meeting last night AZ NO loo SEE
nnrdave in honor Of Mr.. Seid Secretary H. Arrnll
WaItner offered the following resolutions. whlch
uere unanimously adopted: a.. .
"Fatn inexorable and unrelenting has called 10
overlasting sleep one OF natures giants. Anton
Seidi tho great master Of the harmonies OF SOUND:
whose majestic brow proclaimed the divniIy
within him no longer dwels among ne hyins IN
his hoIr OF nexprcssble grief. therefore. be
"Pesolved That the Hungarian Assoclatlon
lenders its sympathy 10 the inconsolaoe WIDOW AZ
bar great afrction: be IL further resolved, that
nr.aih NJ laurcls be laid upon the bier OF our pc
ioved natron and honorary member: be II furthe.
resoived that a delegation OF thirty member. DC
nnnin red 10 attend the final ceremonies 10 be neIa
over the remains OF our lamented conpatrlo, anu
Ss !, 6naily resolved that these resolutions De m
oe i on our minutes and suitably engrosscd
conv ~ the same be forwarded to the wido" Vi
The deceased. Nine Ida Kraus Scidl