The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-24
CAN'T LET THEIR DEAD GO.
NO ARRANGEMENTS YET FOR IN
GERSOLL'S FUNERAL.
His Widow and Daughters. Almost Con-
stantly Beside the Body, still Refuse to
Discuss Plans for Putting 1t Away

His Widow and Daughters, Almost Con-
stant1y Beside the Body, still Refuse to
Discuss Plans for Putting 1t Away
Many Offerings of sympathy Received.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's wife and daughters
have not yet been able to bring themselves
face to face withthe idea OF final parting from
all that Is earthly OF the man who was so loving
afather and husband. Col. Ingerso died near
ly three days ago. The children. chattering
In innocent Joy in the playroom, ask with
merry hopes when grandpa is going to get
well They have not yet been told that he Is
dead. Before they were put to bed on Satur-
day evening one OF thom said that she was 60
ing In to kiss grandpa good night She was told
that she couldn't do so.
Oh. yes" she pleaded. knowing that her
grandfather always loved to see her. you GO
into that room all tho time. and I'm going in.
too. l want to kiss him good night"
All day and at night Mrs. Ingersoll and her
daughters linger in the room where the Col
oners body lies on the board where the en-
balmer placed it, covered with linen. They
sleep little. Every question Of the men Of the
family as to tho making OF funeral arrange
ments Is met at once with the declaration that
they will not talk OF it, that they cannot let him
60 until they must do so. Nothing has been
decided yet as to where he shall lie. Yester-
oil. the trend OF their feeling was toward Gre
that.
Tho messages OF coincidence continued to
come 70 the house yesterday from every quar-
ter and floral pieces we're received in large
and library were niled with lowers Some OF
them then came came from Canada; There we're prob
ably nearly hundred Of these offerings OF
sympathy and remem brance.
!, telegram was sent yesterday requesting
George Gray Barnard. the sculptor Of this city.
70 Go come Ine up to-day and take death mask OF
One OF the kilograms received by Mrs. InRer-
soil yesterday was from the London Secular
Society. 1t read:
noble husband and tender you profound sympathy.
Another was as follows:
We have just heard with deep regret OF the death
OF your distinguished husband We beg to tender
our sincere sympathy GEORGE g. WARD,
CLARENCE Ii. MAcKAI.
T. e. PLArT,
Commercial Cable Company
The Brooklyn Philosophical Society sent this
message:
Heartfelt sympathy ia ancctionstely rendered to
the family Of the late Col Robert G. Ingersoll in
this their hour Of grief.
The Row. J. l.. Roberts, the liberal clergyman
whose congregation hold seats by the year in
the Coates Opera House in Kansas City. as
church congregations hold pows. and whose
services Col. 1ngcrsOll attended once when In
the West few years ago sent this despatch
from Grant City, Mich:
Love and sympathy from Mrs Roberts and myself
He was q great and good man. and we loved him.
Augustus Thomas from New Rochelle sent
the following:
In yonr bereavement please accept the sympathy
Of one who loved and admired your hns band Mira.
lhomas joins me In message OF coincidence.
Marguerite Silva teegraphed:
You have the deepest sympathy Of one to whom
your good husband was most kind.