New-York tribune., 1903-02-02
PREACH ON THE WRECK.
Seuerai Plainfeld Pastors 1h'Hh
Spirit of -4ge Responsible.
oNE eLaMES RoAD-MORE FUNERALS.

TBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
Plainfeld y j. Feb. 1.-Threatening. weather
added TO the gloom which hangs over this city,
where to-day still more of the victims OF the
westfeld disaster were buried. No union me-
mortal service was held but every local preach
er referred to the tragedy and NUMBER
preached special sermons.
The largest funeral was that of Elias Giles. OF
East Sixth-st., which he'd from Trinity
Reformed Church this afternoon. Giles was a
member of Company X. I'd Regiment \. G.
" j. and prominent in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. While the members Of Com
pany X attended in body, ii was not a military
funeral. at the request Of the family AFTER
short services al the house, conducted py the
Rev. DR.. Cornelius Schenck, pastor of TRINITY
Reformed Church the remains were escorted to
the church by Company X. Company X also
escorted the hearse through the city The burlaI
was at Bound Brook. The pallbearers We're
members of his Sunday school class. Ihere
were honorary pallbearers from Company H.
under command of Corporal Whitney
There was not room enough TO accommodate
half of those who attended the funeral. of Har-
vey L. Patterson at his home in Dunellen The
services were conducted by the Rev. l. f. How
ard. pastor of Hope Chapel and a member OF
Perseverance Lodge X. of T. The members OF
Perseverance Lodge and Crescent Company,
uniformed rank. inghoth of which Mr. Patter-
son was prominent. attended in body The
pallbearers were members of the lodge. The
burial will take place at Rye. y. Y, tomorrow
morning III charge of members of the lodge
The funeral of George Z. Reed was held at his
home on Clinton-ave. at o'clock The Rev
John MacMurray officiated. The burial was at
Hillside Cemetery. Funeral services for Miss
Lena Linbarger. the only woman killed in the
wreck were held at o'clock. The Rev Dr. ".
C Snodgrass officiated. The services were held
at the home of Mrs. Dubois. No. 515 Park-ave.,
where she had boarded The burial will be at
New Brunswick. where her parents live
One of the strongest sermons on the wreck
was preached by the Rev. J. W. Richardson,
pastor of the Park Avenue Baptist Church, last
evening. The clerk Of the church and secretary
of the Sunday school. Thomas a. Cunning. was
one of the victims. The subject was: THE Ac-
cident: Where Shall We Place the Response
bility? What Are We Going to Do About IL!
tt was the public demand for great speed ana
condemnation Of any delay. he declared. MhlIl I
were largely blame, but he blamed the STOCK
holders because the precautionary measures mao
not advanced at the same pace he pelleNTu
that there should be two engineers IN every eau:
The Rev A {. Nickerson, pastor OF All Souls
Unitarian Church preached on The SnaooW
over Us" lie did not believe that the railroad
was TO blame. He told of the common DANGER
10 every one from sudden death
The Rev c. /. Goodrich pastor OF the Con
gregational Church. declared that the spirit or
the age was responsible. In the evening at MS
church memorial service for Harold w Ionl-
linson who had been a trustee or the cnuIcH,
was held by the Christian EndeaVor society
The Rev John MacAIurray, pastor OF the Mon,
roe Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, blar1eo
the railroad for having stoves in its cars ana lot
sending out an engine that was not in the pest
of condition.