New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16
BORNE TO THE TOMB.
THE BODY OF MIR. VANDERBILT LAID AT
REST
MANY WE'LL KNOWN PEOPLE At ST BAR
THOLOMEWS WHERE THE SERVICE
WAS HELD-THE JOURNEY
TO NEW -DORP


The funeral Of Cornelius Vanderbilt was held
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at St Bartholo-
news church, Madison-ave. and Forty-fourth-
st. It was marked by extreme simplicity ana
rigid adherence to the plain form OF service for
the dead prescribed by the Protestant Episcopal
Church. This was owing 10 Mr.. Nanderhllts
known wish. There was no euogy. The cnurch
was not more than comfortably filed. owing to
precautions on the part Of the police lnside
the church there were no decorations save that
the altar was covered with flowers, including
orchids white roses lilies Of the valley and
chrysanthemums
Previous to the church service a short one was
held at the house This attended only by
the members Of the immediate family. and was
conducted by the Rev. Or. Greer. The only
member Of the family who missing was
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who is travelling IN
the Orient His mother held in her hand a caple
dispatch from him, dated from Japan in which
he said he would start for home at once. After
the service at the house. the coffin was placed
I'm the hearse and the funeral procession moved
slowly down Fifth-ave. to orty-fourth-s'.'
there turning east to the church. The "h"ie
route was lined with people many oi "h"i"' ~
the hearse passed lifted their hats ana DOW"
their heads The crowd in front Of the 'hur'n
was even greater but the police management
uas effective and the funeral party was not
impedcd The ushers, who soon seated ''"Se
admitted to the church. were Warren {. crane
Milton s Barger, William A. Greer. clarence
Morgan. Sarten Prentice, Thomas ;. McLahe'
Marshall l.. Bacon NJ T. Cowperthwaite' VIII
lam Iangford and j. II. Mceder. John Cars''h-
sen controller of the New-York Central anu
F. V w Rossiter. treasurer Of the e"-io'N
Central had charge Of arrangements At the
church
While tho Rev. Dr Greer was onl'ld""S ~
the brief service at the house, the business ~
soclates Of Mr. Vanderbilt and representatives.
from the various charitable and benevolent IN
stitutions with which he was dentifed' organ
tied AT the building Of the railroad mems nfahch
Of the Young Mems Christian Assoca"'" At
Nadison-ave. and Forty -hfth-st At o." they
moved to the church in a body the rd'','dD
mon going first and the others directly penind
them The church was by this time 'd"N
we'll filled except for the spaces at the front
and IN the centre reserved for the iom''E'
REGINN1NG or THE MUSIC.
At 10 o'clock the solemn tones Of the CHOPIN
funeral march pealed forth from the great organ
and the members Of the choir marched up anu
took thoir places The funeral party arrlNeu
q few moments later The first 10 enter WAS
the Rev. Dr. Greer He was accompanied "'
Rishop Henry c. Potter and the KeV. Ut. "'''''
Morgan stone. rector Of Trinity parish al Ne"
mort Following them came the vestrYmen oi
81. Rartholomew's-A Alfred NJ. Hoyt. Junior war
den; Henry Lewis Morris. G @. Wihams'
J2,,tter,vorth Joseph Larocquo. Anson w Haro
o,d coorge u Morgan Then came the coffin.
behind which walked the pallbearers John
Hone George r. Fearing !. Pierpont Morgan
Chauncey NJ Depew. II. p. Ledyard. George
C,rocler George Nacculloch Miller. Samuel +.
Rarger Frederic Bronson and W. Bayard cut
ting The coffin. which was covered with black
cloth was almost enveloped in a mat Of purple
orchids and green ferns 1t was carried 10 the
altar and placed In the aisle before the chanc'l.
As II was carried up the aisle the clergy reciteu
IN solemn tones II am the resurrection ana the
life. saith the Lord; he that helieveth In Me-
though he were dead. yet shall live. and Whos'-
eyer liveth and bclieveth in me shall never de
When the coffin had been placed before the
chancel members Of the family entered the
church as follows: Mrs Vanderbilt with her
son Cornelius Vanderbilt. Reginald c. Wander
but with his sister Miss Gladys Vanderbilt.
Mrs and Mrs Henry Payne Whitney. William
K Vanderbilt with his sister. Mrs Elliott +.
cbenard. Mr. and Mrs William y Sloane, Mr.
o,d Mrs Hamilton Mckay Twombly Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick W Vanderbilt. Dr. and Mrs W
couard Webb. Mr. and Mrs George W. Wander
hit Mr. and Mrs William Edgar Shepherd. the
latter a sister of Mrs Vanderbilt. John A.
Gwvnne brother Of Mrs Vanderbilt; Mr. ana
Mrs William K Vanderbilt. ir. Mr.. and Mrs
William Jay Schienelin. Mr. and Mrs Ernesto
G Fabbri Mr and Mrs David Hennen Morris
Mr. and Mrs James Ahercrombe Burden. Jrr
Mr. and Mrs John II Hammond. the children
of the Twombly. Sloane and Webb families, ana
then the Rev. and Mrs. Edward Flagg ana
Miss Flagg. relatives of Mrs Vanderbilt Mrs
Miles Standish Rromley sister of the late Mrs
William H. Vanderbilt and Mr. and Mrs klssam
and the,r ,oune son also relatives Of the mother
81 Cornelius Vanderbilt After them came
number of old servants 90 the family
The choir then chanted a burial anthem be
ginning 81. ord Thou hast been our refuge from
one generation to another" after which the
Rev. DR. Stone read a Scripture lesson taken
from the fifteenth chapter of Pauls First
Fpstle 10 the Corinthians When he had fin
ished a quartet sang "Crossng the Bar and
then the congregation rose and repeated the
Apostle's Greed Prayer Was next read 10y Bishop
Potter and the choir sang Softly Now Light of
Dav" This was followed by the reading If the
service for comm.ttal Of the body to the grave by
Dr. Greer. after which the choir sang Il Heard
a Voice from Heaven" The congregation united
in the Lords Prayer. which was followed by
the reading Of a prayer by Dr. Greer. Then
the choir sang. ASLEEP n Jesus" and Bishop
Potter made the brief announC ement of the place
Of burial ana pronounced tho benediction. The
uallhearers. and the late associates of Mr..
Vanderbilt IN the railroad business drew up
cfT - . he afe ha
was carried past them the choir singing ABIDE
with Ne
ORGANIZATIONS KEPRESENTED
Aside from the various railroad representa-
tivcs the T. following institutions or organizations
were represented. The American Institute OF
Christian Philosophy. 10y Chancellor Henry NJ.