New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24
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N MEMORY or DR.. GIBBS.
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE FOR THE DEAD
OFFICER HELD ~ TRINITY CHURCH

AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE FOR THE DEAD
OFFICER HELD ~ TRINITY CHURCH
r. Trinity church Yesterday afternoon was hold
service 81 = kind almost unknown In ihis CITY
since he Civr War. service IN memory 81 man
who died In battle who fell in one Of those
u,flc skirrnlshes known IN every war. Of which mo
history IS soon forgotten. ort whose Victims arc no
loss heroic than fhose VINO fell A. Waterloo or
Gettysburg
4 lew weeks ago Dr John BAR Gibbs vas
.avorl'e and fashionahi" physician ~ ms cii'
ror,.lar IN clubs loved ~ many friends Yesterday
az ,hn solemn notes ~ he Dead March In san
were heard the thoughts ~, many ~ the men and
women who crowded fhc church were far away
v,hero is a hastily dug Grav" on a lonely foreign
shore And those among the congregation VI"
,re ZOO young % remember The last CONFLICT .n
which the people o' this country were engaged
mus, have reaized for The 0rs' I'm" The meaning
and The gravity ~ uar
The service consisted ~ the ordinary ritual for
burial Of the Protestant Episcopal Church without
~. words ~ commitment 70 the grave II had
been arranged oy the members ~ the University
club Of which Or Gibbs was one OF the best known
members on June a. the day after Dr Ghoos
was killed a. Guantanamo. ~" council OF the ciuo
rassed resolution expressing their profound sor-
row a, his dea,h and "a copy q The resolution vas
postei IN the clubhouse. while an engrossed copy
was sent 10 tho relatives ~ Or Gibbs
The memorial service began ~ o'clock Moth
,ng mad been left YnGoue IN order 10 make the
CONGREGATION representative one Of All classes OF
Dr Gloas's former associates. ard invitations had
been sent 70 the members 4 every institution with
which he had been connected But perhaps the
most significant and touching circumstance with re-
gard 20 the congregation was the large number Of
POOR people who formed part ~ e.. people whose
faces bore eloquent TESTIMONY 10 many acts 81
charity and Kindness performed ny Or. Gibbs
Several rows % seats on one side Of the central
$50 were reserved for members u the rniversity
Club while on tho other std" pews were reserved
for the MEMBER OF Dr. Gi37ss profession About
three hundred ana ATTY members 81 the club were
,-oecn, among them being James " Alexander.
The president g Gibson Bennett. Charles Bulklcy
Hubhcll George VI Mcss!ter. Commander jacob w
Miller. Loyau Farraguf. Ashton LemoIne. Robert
pri1res Justice Boekman and Justice Scott. both
Of the Supreme Cour'. and Dr David L. Haisht
Seats had also been reserved FOR the classmates
q, Or Gibbs ~ Rutgers College and a large mum
t.r ~ members NJ tho Belcvu" Hospital Alumni
Association About twenty physicians hitruard AS
delegation from M" prri' 'spens1ry ltoi' .-"i0
Ellsworth Hart aud Pfenti<s were present "S
delegation from the faculty ~ Rutgers C"l.es" ana
I ! collier and Henry Baldwin represented ne
trustees Of the college There were also IN lhe
church number OF members OF the u y r. Fra
ternitv ana also delegates from Dr. Gihhss own
chartGr Of tho fraternity ~ Rutgers
Anon the representatives. o; the Navy
we're Admiral Erhcn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chen
cr, Comman der Wcsn"d. Lieut. nant-comuian-
der Kenf and Lieutenant Commander Tremain 4
detachment of twenty-five marines and about ne
same number az members Of the Naval Reserve
were also present in uniform 10 DO honor 10 the
memory Of the dead man
The orgaulst PLAYED the Dead March IN Saul as
the people took their seats The service began
with the HYMN onward. Christian Soi1lcrs as q
mrocesslonnI The service was conducted by tho
bcy Dr Willard Or Morgan DIX had intended to
ne present, hut prevented from doing so AZ nc
lasi moment bishop Potter had also sisnihed his
Intention % mako an address, mt an engagement
AT Staten Island made MS impossioi" ~ thG 'IoSr
Of tho service The Star SpanT'ed Kramer was