The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-25
Difficult to Induce Mrs. Inger-
soil to Permit Funeral.
BODY TO BE REDUCED TO ASHES
After Private Funeral Exercises at the
Family Residence, the Remains of Col.
Insersoli Will Be Taken to Long Island
for Cremation-Hundreds Of Letters and
Telsgrams of Coincidence Pouring in,
Some from Americans Abroad.

New York, July 4.-Simple funeral eXer-
c'ses over the body Of the late Robert
q. Ingersoll will be held at Walston. the
Ingersoll summer home at Dobbs' Ferry,
at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Dr.
John Clark RiGpath, who was for many
years a close personal friend Of Col. In
gersoll. will read the eulogy delivered by
Col. lngerson upon his brother Clarke.
DR.. Ridpath will also read MY Greed"
the last poem written by Col Ingersoll.
and VIII afterwards make brief address.
Maj o. j. Smith, of Dobbs Ferry,
warm friend OF the great orator and lee
turer, Will read other selections from H.
gersolls writings.
Early Wednesday morning the family
will accompany the remains TO Fresh
Pend. l.. l., where the body will be ere
mated They will bring the ashes back
to Dobbs' Ferry, and they will be de-
posted in an Urn which will be surmount-
ed with the bust OF Col Ingersoll, 10 be
made from the death mask made to-day
by John Gray Bernard, the New York
sculptor. The only music that will be
heard tomorrow afternoon Will be Sieg
fried's Funeral March"
Condolences avid Flowers.
The mail to-day brought over 800 letters
of coincidence. and kilograms continue to
pour In from all parts of the country.
Among those received to-day was one
from Julia Marlowe, the actress, now in
London. England. Another long one was
from Rev. r. H. Pullman. who was a per
soral friend Of Col IngersoI Many the
atrieal people sent letters OF coincidence.
among them being H. c. Barnabv. Angus
tvs Thomas. Nate Salisbury, and Stuart
Robson. kilograms We're received from
the Brooklyn Philosophical Association,
the American Secular Society. and kin
dTed examinations A wreath was rcCeiv-
ed from the Bohemian Free Thinkers.
and many beautiful floral offerings flied
The rooms Of the lower part of the house.
The funeral viii be private. and II is
expected that only those who were per-
sonal friends Of long standing will attend.
and representatives Of societies that be-
,ieved as did Col Ingersoll.
Mother and Dsuyht~rs Frustrated.
Mrs. Ingersoll is so i'll that she Is con-
fined 70 her hei Members Of the family
saw that the Illness IL due 10 the prostra-
ton OF grief and the ceaseless vigil that
she has kept at the bier of her dead hus-
hand since his death on Friday. IL Is not
thought that the Illness viii result Sc
riouslv. Col Ingersolfs daughters. Miss
Maud and Mrs. Walston H Brown, are
both on the verge OF prostration. The
grief-stricken wife and daughters. who
share the belief OF the dead agnostie, have
begged only 10 be allowed 10 keep the
body with them as long as possible. They
have repeatedly refused 20 discuss the
final disposition OF the remaiEs. and IL
was not until this afternoon thar they per
mitted Clinton Z. Farrell. hTOtheT-in-law
and secretary Of Col IngeTsOli. 10 COM
pleis the arrangements. When told this
afternoon that services would he held to-
morrow their only remarks were:
80 soon! Cannot We have him with Us
a little longerr
II was understood that when Col Inger-
soils brother died in 1873 In Washing ton,