The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-08
CHAPEL ON THE
OCEAN STEAMER
Remains Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fair
Come Over on the St. Louis.
UNKNOWN TO PASSENGERS
INTERMENT WILL PROBABLY
BE AT SAN FRANCISCO.

NEW YORK. Sept. lin a specially
N constructed mortuary chapel on
the upper deck of the steamer ST.
louis, which reached her dock today.
we're the bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Fair. victims of an automo-
bile accident in France. The chapel
was draped heavily in black. caught up
by broad hands OF white ribbon. and
rare floral offerings were banked
around the bier in great profusion. The
caskets were consigned by Henry de
Borniol 20 Hermann Oelriehs. They
were removed 10 the Grand Central
depot and placed on the palace car Ben
: Wyzis, which win be attached 90 ths
Chicago special that leaves this even
ing.
Passengers in Ignorance.
II was not known to the passengers
of the ship that the bodies We're on
board until noon Friday when the ship
was a little more than twenty-four
( hours from Sandy Hook. In some way
the news was spread through the sa-
loon dining room while the passengers
were AT luncheon on that day. and
I
/ time until the ship reached her dock
great interest prevailed among the
/ passengers. and many applications
were made TO Captain Passow FOR per-
mission TO view the mortuaTy chapel.
| but all were refused. Even after the
ship was docked and the Baskets were
removed from the pier the American
| line officials refused 10 allow anyone
except the immediate relatives. who
came TO claim the bodies, 20 enter the
! chapel.
Sisters at the Dock.
IT was after O'Clock this morning
when two plain black hearses, with
| closely drawn curtains, drove on the
dock. followed by an ordinary public
carriage. In the carriage were Mrs.
| Hermann Oelrichs and Mrs. William
! X. Vanderbilt. jr., sisters Of Mr.. Fair.
/ They were met at the pier by agents
/ Of the New York Central railroad and
! by Colonel John Jay, who attended 20
the details of having the bodies re-
moved from the ship 20 the pier where
| they We're placed in The second cabin
waiting room.
! 1t was asserted by the quarternas-
/ ter. who stood guard at the gang
! plank, that William X. Vanderbilt, jr-,
/ was also on the pier. and was Ou the
/ ship at the time that the bodies were
taken off, but If so he did not kin the
other members of the family in the
waiting room, nor did he go with them
from the pier when the bodies were
] taken away.
Caskets Were Plain.
An undertaken from Trinity chapel
! took charge and, in the presence Of
! the two sisters, the plain pine boxes
| that formed an outer covering for the
| caskets in shipment We're opened. In
| side this was a wrapping Of heavy lead.
/ Theoretically sealed. This was opened
and the caskets removed. Each body
rested in a plain casket of maple, I'M
polished and unadorned with trim
mings of any kind. save four broad
bands of silver, which were bound
around each shell and riveted IN place.
The caskets were borne IN the hands
Of dock laborers, called from the gang
who were already at work breaking out
the cargo. from the ship 20 the wait
ing hearses. Six TO each casket,
dressed in blue jumpers and overalis.
the picture OF these sturdy workmen
acting as pallbearers was only another
striking commentary Of the utter lack
/
reception Of the bodies.
Bodies Placed on Train.
| Neither Mrs. Vanderbilt nor Mrs.
Oelrichs would give any information as
IN the final disposition that would be
made of the bodies. The hearses, how
eyer. left the pier about / o'clock. fol-
lowed by the single carriage containing
! Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. oelrichs.
They were driven direct To the Grand
Central depot. where the caskets were
placed in the palace car Ben Wyzis.
Later they were removed from the car
and taken 20 an undertaking estab-
Ushment. but shortly before the de-
parure of the special they were re-
furnad TO the car Ben Wyzis. The
caskets were placed side by side in
the rear section Of the car. On that
containing the body Of Mrs Fair vas
a large cross of white roses, on the
other an ivy wreath.