New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-04
FUNERAL OF DAVID b. LEE.
Body Placed in Cemetery Vdult to
A1cGit U1idozc's ArriraI.
ORDERS NO AUTOPSY.

CORONER ORDERS NO AUTOPSY.
With the widow stiU in u1ido~ean on the ST.
Louis and not expected to arrive here until to-
morrow the funeral Of David Bradley Lee was
held at n q. m. yesterday in the Church of the
Holy Communion, az sixth-ave. and Twentieth-st.
Although II has been reported that Mr.. Lees
sisters. Countess Won Waldersee and Baroness
waechte- who sailed for this country when they
heard Of his Illness and arrived TOO late to him
alive. had FASTENED the funeral Mr. Radcliffe man-
ager for the burial company said no change ia the
arrangements had been made
In the first carriage 81 the funeral procession.
following the hearse. We're the countess and he-
sister In the second were some ~ the nearest
relatives of Mr. Lee. ali cousins 81. and Mrs.
Charles Porter. Mrs. Beardsiey and Mrs. woodruff.
and in the third she sisters ~ the widow Mrs.
MaxaeId and Mrs Street. and thei~ daughters. An
other cousin Of NJ. Lee. Charles Ice Rockwell vas
in the fourth carriage and two other friends. Mi77
Nav Cryder and Mrs. David St. John. occupied To
last
The honorary p7l1bearers were General James
Grant wilson john Porter. second cousin of VI.
Lee. Edward Cooper. Charles Lee Rockwell pr-
J. Riddle COTE and E1vard D. E'rwird TIE Rev.
Homer r. TAYLOR. assistant pastor 0i tho 'aufr H.
conducted the Episcopal ftruera. -e~vice. The
church was wei filed during The s'rvioe &u"1s
those in the church were General Chafee ard N-s-
Chafee. z. a. Post aud william scherF1erhorn-
At the vault fr VoodlaWn Cemetery. fhc 7-~-
vices were conducted by the Pew. stephen Merritt.
u1ents for permanent burial i po. IN that ca.ao-
terry viii be made
NO INVESTIGATION BY CORONER
Coroner SchoIer denied yesterday that he was pre-
parfnr 10 hold an autopsy on the cody Of David
BRADLEY Lee The coroner admitted that no F7t
paid visit on Tuesday the offices ofshe Stephen
Merritt Burial Company and there exar.@eI 10
body.
Il did this" he said. because two men came 20
me and said there had been 10 necessity for
operation on Mr.. Lee. Ny informants told that
this operation had been performed despite tho
cabled Instructions to the contrary Trom tho
Countess Won Wauersee. sister % the patient They
said they had reliable authority for stating that tho
operation which ended fatally. was not necessary.
and they insisted that look into the matter % Sr
Lees death went 70 the Offices % the burial COM
pany and made a superficial examination Of the
body I shall not however. make any move toward
performing autopsy unless am requested 70 do
so b. parties directly Interested in the matter.
These men we're only outsiders. and do not think
they were even acquainted with the dead man. IL
somebody connected with the dead man will ask mo
I will act Immediately"
DR.. J. RIDDLE Cote. who performed the operation.
said Il do not TO discuss this matter. have
already explained why performed the operation
The fact that was asked BY the countess 20 act
go 10 show that the Countess Wadersee has
the utmost confidence in me. Ny professional rspu-
tation IS well able 70 withstand such rumors as
those you speak Of.