New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIMS.
THE ST. JOHNS AND THE ANDREwsEs
BURIED.
I'm ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR FELIX ADLER
AT Mr.. ANDREws's FIFTH-AvE HOME.
WHERE THE SIX corF1Ns LAY-IN-


AT Mr.. ANDREws's F1FTH-AvE HOME.
WHERE THE SIX coFF1Ns LAY-IN-
vrsrIcATING THE FIRE MYSTERY.
Six cofins lay eide by side in the big house at
No. s54 Fifth-ave yesterday. and one heavy
eyed man locked at, them in dazed sort OF
way. as II he could not quite comprehend that
Shev held his wife three sons. and two or his
dearest fr,ends--his sister and her husband
All Of whom were in splendid health when ne
bade them what he thought was a brief goodoy
On last Thursday He was Gamalel c 81. john
who was made widower and childless by the
FIRE in the Andrews home early on Friday morn
ing. The coffin in the centre was that OF MIS-
ST John At her right lay her son Wallace. az
her lift Orson and at her feet FREDERICK. oh
the outside to the right was the body OF wal
lace c. Andrews and on the outside to the lett
was the body OF Mrs Andrews.
Az Ia the custom florists had done what they
could to detract something frcm the gloom Oh
death; but no display Of flowers. however me-
could distract attention from those three h'''e
white coffins lying close 10 the mother. Al :
ranged in a half-circle at the back OF the Sin
were palms Banked under these were scoie
or more Of floral wreaths and pillows eios
SONS also lay thick upon the coffins' All inns
filled the back paror on the first moor heia-
,;ves and friends filled the front parlor Mr.
St John would have no music nor any cele
monies save an Grafton This was deh'ereu "
Professor Felix Adler. who said:
In the face Of such unusual calami,y a. sers
the mind is staggered in an attempt 10 ua ainne
stand II has been said that time ana Silence
is as essential as that Of time. ,,. .,,s sw
Not even the most hardened can explain 'h These
six collins permit Of no such interpretaIi n, ard
lie husband and wife whose n, e na %as Here lies
mother with babe whom she tired 70 snhe v shat
n N for here is not but desc
i iston L. ~ "' .,.,v ~ al, ares has
The true n ai ,s anger 81 @ he FPS and not
to explain to bow the inevitable IL the c Gel 81
Strength saa in such great this is that y am
man and nothing human Is 0vtsins 70 that man
can endure CAPABLE Of bearing Of the the 9 9~De
Of suerins in silence I Is me is the power which
;s His glory. and which in the end Is His peace
Professor. Adler said that the condolences OF
the world would go out TO the relatives OF the
family. especially to Mr. st. John. VINO by rea-
SON q, this terrible visitation had been oerett OF
all he held most dear in this world
The burial was in woodlawn Cemetery; six
bearses driven two abreast carrying the cofnns
70 the Grand Central Station. The palpearers
were Senator T. c. Plat. Colonel Robert u IN
eersoll. Russell Sage. General Burnett James
w. Halves. w. J. Hitchcock. c. f. Orvis horace
A rutchins Fl s Ford and Mr.. Williams
The announcement that the funeral was 10 De
nyivate did not keep thousands from surround
ing the house From ! o'clock until AFTER 'ne
funeral procession had started on us way 10 'ns
s,a,ion two hours later Fifth-ave. in the neigh
horhood Of the Andrews home was choked win
a surgine curious crowd.
Driven back from the side Of the avenue on
which the house is situated. the crowd TOOK pos
session Of the Park side of the street. There
the people stood and shivered and watched 10.
they knew not what Inspector Harley ana
C.an,ain Donohue Of the East Sixty seventh-st
station had charge Of the police arrangements
Both were there. and fifty patrolmen kept me
immense throng in order.
The mystery surrounding the origin OF the fre
has not yet been definitely solved. The ponce
and fire officials will pursue their inquiry to-
dav In the mean time they assert posltlvely
their belief that II was accidental ana was
probably caused by the carelessness or some or
The servants. who were celebrating the morrow 9
intended departure of the family Tor HOT
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