The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-14
THE VANDERBILT FUNERAL.
NO CARDS or dDHIsSION TO BE
REQUIRED At THE CHURCH.

Pnllboarera Chosen Messages OF Coudol-
snce Received Yesterday from All Parts
of tho World-Ths Son In China Hns
Not Yet Heard OF His Fathers Death.
The body ot Cornelius Vanderbilt will be
taken from lis residence at Fifth avenue AMI
Flfty-Beventh street to st. Bartholomew
Church. Madison avenue and Forty-iourth
street. at half past o o'clock tomorrow morn
Ing There will be prayers at the house first.
At the church the burial service and tile COM
initial will be read. From the church the body
will he taken to the Vanderbilt Maueolcum at
New Dorp. Staten Island. Whom it has been
laid In tho vault prayers will be read. Tho
services will be conducted by the Rev. DR..
Greer. rector OF st. Bartholomew Bishop
Potter has signifed his intention OF being
present and all OF the parish priests will assist
In the services. The hymns have not been
selected. They will be sung by the entire
choir OF the church
Tho pail bearers will be John Hone. George
R. Fearing. Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. j.
Pierpont Morgan. Frederic Bronson. Samuel
F. Barger. ". Bayard Cutting. George A.
Croker and George MacCulloch Miller. There
" III be no decoration at the church. and only
the memb ers and most intimate friends OF the
family will accompany the body to New Dorp.
1t has been arranged that the nave OF the
tives of the corporations. societies and nstitu-
tions OF which Mr.. Vanderbilt was a member.
That portion which Ia not reserved for them
will be open. as the galleries will be- to his
friends and business associates. There will
DO no cards OF admission. Mr.. Vanderbilt often
expressed the wish that his funeral be con-
Quoted with as little ostentation as possible.
and his wishes will DO followed
Letters and kilograms OF coincidence were re-
ceived by the family yesterday from all parts
OF the world. 1t was decided that none OF
these messages should be made public. There
were many callers Mt the house. The entire
family. with the exception OF Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt. was there. He has not learned Of
his fathers death. He is travelling in China
and no one knows how he can be reached.
Cabegrams have been sent TO every place
which It ia thought that he may visit.
A death ask was made yesterday.
Mrs Vanderbilt is still under physc Q
care. but her health 10 not seriously affected.
AZ was said yesterday. the differences be-
tween Cornelius Vanderbilt and his eldest son.
Cornelius. Jr. were recently to certain
extent adjusted. Young Mr.. Vanderbilt has
been the guest OF his parents number OF
times There was nothing. however. that can
be called formal reconciliation.
Senator Depew said last night that anything
purposting to indicate the provisions OF Mr.,
vanderbilt's will that may be put forth before
the official publication will be not only nau-
thentic. but will be made only by persons abso-
lutely unacquainted with Mr.. Vanderbilt
testament.
At the meeting OF the Rece ption Committee
OF the Dewey celebration. yesterday. st. Clair
McKelway. the acting Chairman. opened the
meeting with a short eulogy on Mr.. Wander
bilt. who was a member Of the committee. A
minute was adopted and will be sent to the
family.