The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-26
lNGERSOLL'S FUNERAL
Simple seFVices-Intense Grief Of the
Family : Tho Remains Will be
CPemated.

Simple seFTices-Intense Grief OF the
Family = Tho Remains Will be
OFemated.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Ihe funeral
OF the late Robert G. Ingersoll took
place this afternoon from Walston'
Dobbs Ferry, where be died on Friday
last. No clergyman was present 70
conduct the services; there was no i1I9- my
Sic and there were no pall-bearers, The
BODY iay on q cot In the room where he
died. II was enshrouded in white ana
1ust one red rose was placed on the
breast. About the bier were banks or
floral tributes, sent by friends, wreaths
and punches OF blossoms. The services
were held at 4 o'clock. Mrs. lngerSou
sat beside her dead, and with her were
her daughters, Mrs Walston n. Brown
and Miss Maud Ingersoll. They were
very much agitated and wept almost
continuously. Mr.. and Mrs. G. z. Far
rell were present and Charles Broad
way RouBs, Colonel 1ngerBolIs Oldest
friend, occupied q chair by the side OF
the bier. There were some forty otn-
ers present and they remained stand
Ing throughout.
The intense silence was broken by pr.
IOIAH SluIA EkAaEAtAA1 WAANl 80
full Of emotion, said:
''AIy friends, It Is q very sad duty to
read IA the presence Of the dead the last
poem written by Colonel Robert InGer-
soil, entitled 'Declaration Of the Free. "
This poem Colonel Ingerson had read
and altered in some Of Its parts only a
few hours before he was stricken down.
Mayor o, ]. Smith, who resides in
Dobbs Ferry and who was close per-
sonal friend Of Colonel Ingersoll, then
without preliminary words, read anoth-
er extract from Colonel 1ngersolfs
writings entitled my Religion" DR..
John Elliott, of New York, read the tu-
neral Grafton delivered by Colonel In
gersoll over his brothers dead body.
This concluded the short and simple
services Nearly ali present then took
a parting look at the dead and passed
on. After this had been done. Mr..
Rouss left his chair and as he Is totally
blind, passed his hand over the face OF
the departed friend, and said: Per
haps he is better now. No one can un-
Mrs. Ingersoll said to him: THE
colonel wanted you to put your hand
upon his heart" and suiting the action
to the word, she directed his hand to
the left breast Of the deceased. Mr..
| Rouss asked what she was going 70 90
with the remains. II can't give him
/ up," she said. II can't put him in the
ground. can't bear to think Of Il; we
are going to bring him back home"
The body VIII probably be taken to
Fresh Pond, Long Island, on Thursday.
for cremation, but this arrangement Is
subject to change. During the morn
ing there were many visitors to look
upon the face Of the deceased. Among
them were several old colored servants
Of the family who had come from
Washington. Others came from Chica-
go, Syracuse and Buffalo. Many addi-
| tIonal kilograms Of sympathy were re-
ccived to-day, one OF them being from
General Miles. Floral tributes were re-
ceived all the morning and there were
\ two rooms full OF them. A photograph
Of the body was taken this afternoon,
Just as 1t lay surrounded by these now
ers. 1t took three-quarters view OF
the face.