The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-25
FUNERAL TODAY.
Robert G. IngersoIl's Body to BE
Cremated.
Services WIN he simpie-No Christian
Minister wm omeiats.

NoW AoEhs July k9s-Ine lunorNf ser
vices Of the late Col. Robert g. Ingerso II
win be held tomorrow afternoon, aud
will be private and very simple. No
minister will efficiats. DIR. John Clark
Ridpath and Major O. ]. Smith, life long
friends Of the dead agnostic. will make
brief addresses. The remains will be
cremated at Fresh Pond.
Mrs lngersoll and her daughters re-
main at the side Of the dead husband
and father and have. scarcely left the
room in which the body lies since his
death.
George Gray Barnard of New York,
went to Dobhs Ferry tuday TO take the
death mask of Col. Ineersoli. He win
make bust Of it.
Mrs. Robert q. Ingersoll, the widow
of the late Col. IngersoIl, is so Ill that
she is confined 70 bed at her home near
Dobbs Ferry, y. X. Members Of the
prostration OF grief and the ceaseiess
vigil that she has kept at the body OF
her dead husband since his death on FRI
day.
DR.. Judson was called this afternoon
and has been in constant attendance
since. 1t Is not thought that the Illness
u
daughters. Miss Maud Ingersoll and Mrs.
Haiston II. Brown, are both on the vergs
Of prostration. The grief stricken wife
and daughters who share the belief OF
the dead agnostio, have begged only to be
allowed to keep the body with them rs
long as possible. They have repeatedly re-
fused to discuss the final disposition OF
tho remains and it Was not until this
afternoon that they permitted Clinton
B. Farrell, brother-in-law and seerstary
Of Col. Ingersoil to complste arrange
inents.
When told shis afternoon that services
would LIE held tomorrow. their only re-
marks were: $50 soop? Cannot we have
him with US little longer2'
At o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
funeral services, simple and yet impress
siys, will be held at "Walston, Tho In
officiate and no funeral sermon will be
preached. Dr. John Clark Ridpath who
Was for many years, u close personal
friend of Col. Ingersoll, Will read o Gu.
lopy written by the Colonial at lhe time
Of tbs death Of his brother Ebel. Dr.
hidpath win also read my Greed, I" the
last poem written by Col. Ingersoll, and
will Afterwards deliver few personal re-
marks. DIR. Ridpath held directly oppo-
site views to Col. lngeTsoll and they fre-
quentiy met to discuss their religious
siews. Major .. j: Smith Of Dobbs her
read other selections from the Colonelss
writings. Early Wednesday morning.
the whole family Will accompany the re-
mains to Fresh Pond, l.. l., where the
body will be cremated. The family will
bring the ashes back to the house at
Dohbs Ferry and they will be deposited
In an urn which viii be surmounted
with the bust of Col. Ingersoll to Le made
from the death mask, made today by
John Grey Bernard. the New York soulp-
ter. The only music that will be heard
tomorrow afternoon will be the Sigfried
funeral march which In no way sug-
gests the Christian religion. The mail
today brought over 500 letters of condo-
lence and teleQrnms continue to pour In
from all parts of the country. Among
those received today Was one from Julia
NARROW. the actress, now in London.
Another long one was from the Raw. r.
II. Pullman, who is now in the Thousand
Islands, and who was personal friend
CT Col. Ingersoll. Many theatrical peo-
pie sent letters of condolsnce. among
them being IL. q. Barnahee, Augustus
Thomas, Nate Salisbury and Stuart kob-
son. Among those who oalltd at the
house to-day were Judge q. ID. Waite of
Chicago and MIR. and Mrs. j. b. tuffer
OF Bingbhmpton. A wreath was received
from the Bohemian Free Thinkers and
many beautiful floral offerings filled the
rooms of the lower part of the house.
The funeral will be private and 1T is
expected that only those who wers per-
sonal trends OF long standing and repre-
sentattses of societies that believed as did
COL lngersoll, will attend it.