New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
FUNERAI.OF B. B. M'GREGOR
THE BODY TAKEN TO CLEVELAND FOR
BURIALFORMER WIFE NAY CON
TEST WILL. IT is RUMORED.

Simple were the services which were held
yesterday over the body of Bradford b. NC
Gregor, who died from an operatlol' INN y si4>
hours after his marriage to Miss CARA Hchieih-
mer, at the McGregor cottage at oileii'd oiI-'
The service conducted by the rHeV' ~
F. German. rector of St. Thomas's Ep1scopal
Church, at Mamaroneck, who read the Iuilerai
service and then made a sorfo"lui p4@'ei'
which brought tears to the eyes Of those present
The coffin was hidden from view oy oahks u
cut flowers American Beauty roses anu la se
floral nieces The largest were given by IL NJ
Flagler, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul G. Thebaud' howard
Willets Albert C Bostwick, Mrs. /. L. ftush-
more, Albert Wheeler Mrs. E. IL "ed Cnel oee'
William Schlemmer and Mrs. JACOB i1'iS 60 Az
One of the costliest floral pieces was SCI ~
John D Rockefeller and other otahoalo Oii
directors
after the service the young widow viewed lhe
body. For fifteen minutes she lay Win iel He
on the coffin weeping convulslFeIS' anu
she was gently led away she crleo out anu
nearly collapsed. On account of her cohollioh
and the exhausted phvsical state Of Mrs Am
brose NJ. McGregor, the mother OF the uea0 8i''
Dr. Hall accornanted them to Cleveland
BY a strange coincidence, the Kew. LII Hel-
man ofTciated at the funeral Of Ambrose NJ. NC
Gregor, and the marriage and funeral OF ms son.
Louis Kolter. an undertaken, buried pom i''Ai
ana son. while the same doctors PeiI0
operations on both OF them
The coffin was placed on board the pi4'"'e
combination and parlor car Oceanic "Iich ""S
attached to the local New-Haven train that lelI
Marnaroneck at Ala D. m. At the Graho Zen
tTal Station the Oceanic was coupled TO tne Lane
Shore Limited, which started at 5.3O p. H.
Addison Cochran. who had charge Of the ~
neral arrangements. said that the car would
or oft
that the funeral would be held in the chapel OF
the Lakeview Cemetery in that city MI NC
Gregor's body Will be buried beside his fathers
in the AIcGvegor plot. The funeral party on the
Oceanic consisted OF Mr.. and Mrs Albert G.
Bostwicl. Mrs. a. NJ. McGregor. Mrs. Bradford
B. McGTegor. Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler. Dr. Hail.
Addison Cochran. Howard Willets and William
Schiemmer.
NO one knows anything about the will OF
Bradford 3, McGTegor." said Mr.. Cochran eX-
cept Mr.. Fiero who drew 1t up. and the wit
nesses 1t is all mystery to me, but when
| II IS filed, then the public will learn about II.
Really, l can't say anything about il now"
1t was reported yesterday that there might
! be legal conpiiCa tons over the will OF MI NC
| Gregor. who, friend says, gives an estate
| worth about 100000 to his widow and mother:
! Il is rumoTed that Mr.. McGregor's d!ror' ed
| wife. who was Miss Florence Quintaro ana Wh no
| IS now living in Europe, may claim some or me
| property. She is wealthy In her own name nav
! ing inherited a fortune from the estate or ner
! father. James y. QuintaTd. She secured her
! divorce IN Dakota, and It is rumored there may
! be q question as TO the legality OF the DaKoIa
! decree.
Joshua NJ. Fiero, who drew up the VIII or
! Ambrose NJ. NcGregor, as well as that OF MS
| SON says there can be no question as to the
/ validity Of the Dakota divorce as both MI ana
| Mrs. McGregor signed papers, and that the oe-
| cree will be recognized in any state OF the
Union. ~
An investigation Of the records In the Surro-
| gates court at White Plains shows that ANN
! NJ. MCGregor left an estate OF more lhah 60
/ o0n 0GO Considera Bile property not tax
! able and no one knows how much TINS was
! worth. Under the viii OF Ambrose NJ McGregor
! five hundred shares OF Standard Oh stock were
! Iaft m his son and held in trust for him, ana
! his widow can only use the income me VII
| Il Bradford B. McGregor VIII be hled al " mite
! Plains some time next week