New-York tribune., 1899-03-22
FUNERAL OF BARON HERSCBrr,
IMPOSING CEREMONIES IN wEsrMrNsrrn
ARBEY-BODY TAKEN TO cLYErr

ABBEY-BoDY TAKEN TO cLYFFE
London March 21-Funeral service, ovs- a.,
body OF the late Baron Herscher. who a,a, ".
washington on March I. took place ,o.dsv a.
Westminster Abbey.
A procession Of carriages formed this mor,,.-
at the home Of the dead man. Grosvenor c"n
dens. to which the body was conveyed vas,..
day on It's arrival here from Portsmouth uh...
II was brought from New-York by the pr,,,..
cruiser Talbot. At the house the coffin ,,..
placed in an elaborate. glass pa nelied hsars.
and the procession went to Westminster Ahh.v
There the body was met by the dean. clergy .na
the choir
The palbearers were the United States Am.
bassador. Joseph II. Choate: the Ciovernn,...
leader in the House Of Commons A. J. Balfou,.
the Speaker of the House Of Commons. VIn,...
Court Gully: the High Commissioner Of Canas,
Baron strathcona and Mount Royal: the In
eral leader in the House OF Lords. the Earl =,
Kimberley: the vice-chancellor Of the Unlvers,r
of London. Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe: the LORD
High Chancellor. the Earl OF Halsbury and III.
Chancellor Of the Duchy Of Lancaster. Baro,
James OF Hereford
Lord Churchill the lord-in waiting 10 IN.
Queen. represented Her Majesty. and there wer.
also present representatives OF the Prince of
Wales and the Duke Of York.
The chief mourner the son of the IA.
ceased Baron Richard Farrer Herschel WIN
followed the coffin with the members o. thu
family
As the procession proceeded up the nave .hs
burial office and Psalm xix were sung.
Lord Churchill bore the Queens wreath whc.
was Of bays, with an autograph card inscribed.
"A mark Of sincere regard from Victoria r. u
The large congregation present included ths
Attorney General, Sir Richard Webster, O. c..
NJ P: the Solicitor General Sir r. B. Finlay
O. c., VI. p: the Bishop of London. the Right
Hon. DR.. Mandell Creighton; the members OF the
United States Embassy; the Duke OF West.
Minister the Duke Of Abercorn the Earl OF
Morley. Baron Loch OF Drylaw, the Earl OF Car.
rington Baron Ashbourne the Earl Of Gran.
brook, Lord Tweedmouth the Marquis Of Ripon
the Earl OF Aberdeen, Herbert Gladstone, the
Secretary Of State for the Colonies. Joseph
Chamberlain: Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman
the leading judges and Secretary Cartwright, Of
the Ango-American Commission.
The pal-covered coffin was borne through the
west cloister The late Baron Herschells Of
fetal robes placed a the heac OF the cof1n
and his ribbon and orders al the foot. The body
was accompanied by the clergy and choir up the
nave 10 a space between the lantern, where Il
was deposited with impressive services.
trombone quartet played Beethovens Equale"
At the conclusion Of the services Sir Frederick
Bridge VINO has been organist Of Westminster
Abbey since 1915. played the Dead March from
saul
The body afterward rer;oved to Waterloo
Railroad Station TO be conveyed 10 Clyfe Dor.
setshre where il will be buried.
A handsome shield. sent by the American So
ciety Of London occupied the place OF honor al
the head OF the coffin containing the body and
in the railroad car scores Of wreaths were placed
bout the coffin. The emblems Of the Queen
and the Prince Of Wales were the only ones
placed on the lid OF the coffin.