The Worcester spy., 1899-07-25
Mrs. Ingersoll Over
come by Much
Suffering.
BODY TO Be CREMATED.
Selections From Agnostic's
Own Works VIII Be
Read At Funeral.

New York, July 24-Mrs. Robert G.
Ingersoll, the widow of the late Col. In
gersoll, is so i'll that she is confined to
bed at her home near Dobbs' Ferry, ".
Y. Members of the family say that
the illness is due to prostration of grief
and The ceaseless vigil that she has kept
at tha bier of her dead husband since
called this afternoon and has been in
constant attendance since. 1t is not
thought that the illness will result Sc
riously
Col. IngersolPs daughters Miss Maud
Ingersoll and Mrs. Walston H. Brown,
are both on the verge of prostration.
The gr.ef-stricken wife and daughters,
who share the belief of the dead agnos-
tic, have begged only to be allowed to
keen the body with them as long as
possible. They have repeatedly re-
fused to discuss the final disposition of
the remains, and it was not until this
afternoon that they permitted Clinton
B. Farrell, brother-in-law and secretary
of Col. 1ngersoll, to complete arrange
ments
When told this afternoon that the
service would be held tomorrow, their
only remarks We're: 80 soon? Can
not we have him with US a little long
er2''
Al o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
funeral services, simple yet impressive,
win be held at "Walston, the Inger-
soil home. No Christian minister will
officiate and no funeral sermon will be
preached. DIR. John Clark Ridpath,
who was for many years close person
al friend of Col. Ingersoll, will read
eulogy written by the colonel at the
time of the death of his brother, Eben.
Dr. Ridpath will also read My creed,
the last poem written by Col. Ingersoll,
and will afterwards deliver a few per-
sonal remarks. DIR. Ridpath held dl-
rectly opposite views to Col. Ingersoll,
and they frequently met to discuss
their religious beliefs.
Major o. j. Smith of Dobbs' Ferry,
a warm friend of Col. Ingersoll, will
read other selections from the coloneIs
writings.
Early Wednesday morning the whole
family will accompany the remains to
Fresh Pond, L. l., where the body vii.
be cremated. The family will bring the
ashes back to the home at Dobbs' Fer
ry and they will be deposited in an urn
Wnlcn Will De SufmOunLeQ WITH lHe
bust of Col. Ingersoll to be made by
John Grey Bernard, the New York
sculptor
The only music that will be heard
tomorrow afternoon will be the Sieg
fried funeral march, which in no way
suggests the Christian religion. The
mail today brought over three hundred
letters of coincidence, and kilograms
continue to pour in from all parts Oh
the country. Among those received to-
day was one from Julia Marlowe, the
actress, now in London, Eng. Another
long one was from the Rev. R. H.
Pullman, who is now in the Thousand
islands, and who was personal friend
of Col. Ingersoll
Many theatrical people sent letters OF
coincidence, among them being H. G..
Barnaby, Augustus Thomas, Nile Sud
bury and Stewart Robson. Among
those who called at the house today
were Judge G. B. Waite of Chicago and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Puffer of Bing-
hampton. A wreath was received from
the Bohemian free thinkers, and many
beautiful floral offerings filled the
rooms of the lower part of the house.
The funeral will be private, and it
is expected that only those who were
personal friends of long standing and
representatives of societies that be-
lieved as Col. Ingersoll did, will attend
It.