New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
PLANS FOR TWO FUNERALS.
CONG FRESHMAN HURLEY AND JOHN W.
WARD TO BE BURIED
APPROPRIATE ACTION TAKEN BY THE REPo'
IJcAN GENERAL COMMITTEE. AND kESobo-

APPROPRIATE ACTION TAKEN BY THE Nr
,,cAN GENERAL COMMITTEE AND REsoLU-
TroNs ADOPTED.
The Republican General Committee last night
took appropriate action on the deaths OF congress-
man Hurley and former Assistant Dstrct -A''oi"Vy
John NJ Ward. The entire Executive 'onihi''
Of thirty-two members was appointed 10 a''o"'
the funeral OF Congressman Hurley this morning
AT $50 o'clock in ST. Stephens Church. ana 10
attend the funeral Of Mr.. Ward tomorrow after
noon at . o'clock. In the Kent street REFORMED
Church in Greenpoint. spirit Of gloom per
vaded the meeting last night, as inc "en'ra' I'm
mittee has seldom been called on 10 take "''o"
with reference 10 the death Of two prominent
members Al once Chairman Walter g. AterburY
presided and after announcing the death OF me
two men appointed the following co'll'i tI,,ri,
draw up resolutions on CongressinaHV vi Iiu'
Andrew Y. Jacobs. Alexander Kobb, Niilla u j..
Fulfilling. George n. Roberts. jr. Micnaei D. u D%
and John G. Deubert on Nj WsId. AIN Ear.
Jesse Frost. General William G. Wallace ana VIII
lam Stone. r,,,r,o,. revieyed
his services to the party and touched on d 1as
business and social NE. Those on MI ara and nd
promising young men of the State .u,o,a ., both
Do 61Ps Of n 'r bref add
a committee appointed 10 provide n9rai t, orL
funeral i today viii meet at ne Johnston Building
at O'Clock and 20 10 the service IN Don' u.a-d
The Republican Committee or the slN'H 49, w
last night took appropriate acton on MI ""'''' 81
death.
The funeral Of Congressman Hurley VII ,ake
place at st. stephens Catholic church IN hlc hHse
\ large number Of friends called AZ the n" T.
Yesterday ana # the weather is fair to-day me
funeral will be one Of the largest seen IN froohlS
FOR many years. \ large number OF teieeia.rS 40
letters Of coincidence were received yesterday ~"
following have been asked 10 serve as paIoedr'ls.
Jesse Johnson former Justice Of the supreme CoIrl
Isaac IT. Cary. Andrew Jacobs, K Ross Apptg,l Oh
Marshall r Davidson and William Beard These
viii serve with the committee appointed by SPEAKER
Reed 10 represent the House. M"5sTs flsShtI'
Sherman. Howe. shannon Odell. Barthelot, hulR,
briggs, Mahon Bartlett and Clayton Burlal VIII
be i'm Holy Cross Cemetery
The funeral % John Metcalfe Ward former As
sietant District Attorney for Kings County VINO
died on Monday night Will be held tomorrow are =
| noon in Kent street Reformed Church' az 10
o'clock His Heath came suddenly at MS nome. No
"a Norman-ave. Greenpont from peuro-pneunon1i l.
He wa born In New York IN 1861. He was graz
uated from the Columbia Law school in 1874 Atter
n brief connection with DAILY, Bell q crane, Mt.
Ward opened office Of his own. re took a n
active nart IN Republican politics, but me only
nlece no ever held was as an assistant 70 District
Attorney Foster l. Backus He was a prominent
Mason a member Of tho Seventeenth Ward Repup-
bcan CLUB the Tippecanoe Club and many other
of caniza lions. Mr.. Ward was unmarried. ana nVeh
with his mother and sister