Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
ROBERT INGERsOLL's FUNERAL.
Friends Read Extracts From some of
His Writings

The funeral of the late Robert G. Inger-
SOIL took place yesterday afternoon from
Waiston, Dobbs Ferry, where ne died on
| Friday last
TO Clergyman was present to conduct the
services. There was no music and there
were no pallbearers. The body Law on a cot
in the room where he died. 1t was en-
shrouded in white and Just one red rose
placed on the breast. About the cot were
banks Of floral tributes sent by friends,
wreaths and punches of blossoms
The services were held al o'clock Mr.
lngerson sat beside her dead ana beside
her were her daughters. Mrs. WaIston H.
Brown and Miss Maud Ingersoll. They
We're very much agitated Mr. and Mrs q
r. Farrell were present. and Charles Broad
way Rouss, Col Ingersolrs oldest friend
occupied a chair by the side of the bier
mere We're some forty others present, and
they remained standing throughout
The intense silence was then broken Inv
Or John Clark Ridpath, who, in a voice
full Of emotion. said:
My friends-It is a very sad duty to read
IN the presence of the dead the last poem
written by Col. Robert G. Ingersull. en-
titled Declaration Of the Free d"
This poem Col. Ingerson had read and
altered in some of the parts only few
hours before he was stricken down.
Mai. o. ]. Smith. who resides in Dobbs
Ferry, and who was close personal friend
of Col Ingersoll then. without any pre-
from
Col lngersolls writings, entitled. MY Re
ligion'
DIR. John Elliott of New York read the
funeral Grafton delivered by Col. IngersolI
over his brothers dead body. This con-
Guided the short and simple services Near
ly all present then took a parting look At
the dead and passed out. After they had
gone. Mr.. Rouss arose from his chair. and,
he is totally blind. passed his hand over
the face Of his departed friend. and said:
Perhaps he is better now. No one can
understand it,"
Mrs. Ingersoll said to him:
The colonel wanted you TO PM Your hand
upon his heart" And suiting the action TO
the word, she directed his nand to the left
breast of the deceased.
Mr.. RousS asked what she was going TO
do with the remains.
Il cannot give him up" she said. Il can
not put him in the ground. / can't bear 10
think of it. We're going to bring him back
hCme."
The body will probably be taken to Fresh
Pond, l.. l.. on Thursday for cremation, but
this arrangement is subject to change.
During the morning there were many Wis
itors to look upon the face Of the deceased
Among them were several old cOlored ser
wants of the family who had come from
Washington. and took four days on, and
paid their expenses TO do honor to their
benefactor. Among these were two former
buffers of the family. One old man, who
was a baggageman on the railroad. came
from down on Long Island; others came
from Chicago Syracuse and Buffalo
Many additional kilograms OF sympathy
We're received yesterday, one OF them be-
ing from Gen. Miles.
Floral tributes were received all the morn
ing and there were two rooms full OF them.
A photograph of the body was taken yes
terday afternoon just as 1t lay surrounded
by these flowers. II took a three-quarter
view of the face.