New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-03
PRIVATE VIEW REFUSED.
DOES NOT SEE THE BODY.
BallingtOn Booth Declines to pie1o
Sisters BOdy an Public.

Thousands of men and visited the Saliva
ton Army headquarters. in Fourteenth-st-. yes
terday, to view the body of Consul Emma Booth
Tucker. From all over the city they came, and
even from outlying parts of Jersey and Long ISL
and. All day and up to late last evening there
a file OF people extending from the building or
the army TO Sixth-ave. SO dense was the crowd
the greater part of the day that Captain AloRcle.
of the Charles-st. station. personally directed the
police superintendent of the crowds. With him
fifteen picked men.
The body lay just at the point OF the stage in the
Memorial Hall On the wall Of the hall was the
inscription. "She lived die for Others" Beneath
ii a picture of General Booth. About the
coffin there stood all day a guard of honor
There is to be a farewell service this morning at
1l9o for the Booth family and the members of
the Army. Whether the Darlington Booths will be
present is not known. At any rate. there have
been no special arrangements made for their re,
ception. There will be present delegation from
Canada, led by Commander Eva Booth. sister of
Mrs Booth-Tucker. and by Colonel Jacobs. who is
in charge OF the Canadian headquarters in Toronto
After the service the body will be taken to the
Grand Central Station, followed by hundreds of
the Salvation Army on foot. The body will lie
taken to Woodlswn the 1:45 train. At the grave
there is to be elaborate and impressive service,
in which the Army ritual will be used. and at
which there will be music by the national staff
band.
The correspondence between Darlington Booth
and Colonel Edward NJ. Higgins was made public
yesterday. Colonel Higgins yesterday wrote to
Ballington Booth, saying that it had been impos-
sble TO make arrangements for him to see pri-
vately the body of Mrs. Booth-Tucker, and sug-
costing that he go to the Salvation Army head
quarters building to-day, when the public would De
excluded for a few minutes. To this letter Colonel
James W. Merrill. secretary of the volunteers OF
America, replied for Commander Booth:
Your letter 10 General Ballington Booth has been
received in which you say thst II ne o w1ss
St to-day CAIonday) you will exclude the public
from the lying in STATE as his dong SO tS wa5 nodn
s'derate and Indifferent way in which General
arneeie Music Hall it would not be wise for him
subject himself to further MISUNDERSTANDING;
here It would have been quite possible for you to
have acceded to his as also Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Mt the hall under the understanding that you had
tucker and Miss Eva Booth His request was
perfectly natural to any brother[simply 70 pray
around the coffin. He came purely in the spirit OF
sympathy and unoficialy, as also did Mr.. and
It was furthest from their thoughts 20 alude 10
ments, and they felt that when the public was
being allowed to participate in the obsequies of
their sister they members of the family, had
some rights. He would never have gone near Car.
negie Music Hall had he not been assured oyer the
quests would have beene respected; If this
that DR. Josiah Strong should not be there? Gen
eral Ballington Booth was told in the hearing OF
Mrs. Booth that his arrangements were conceded
TO, all but one point and he Immediately waived
wish in Difference to the request OF Miss Eva
Booth and Commander Booth-Tucker.
In your letter of this morning, youI overlook the
express purpose of General Bailington Booths and
DR.. Herbert Booths visit TO Carnegie Music
Hall. II for a family gathering around the
We regret this deplorable exhibition of Salvation
Army spirit, and we cannot advise General BaiiinE-
Of dsrespect that would be shown him were he
to-day to visit the Salvation Armys own head
quarters.
Herbert Booth sad yesterday. in behalf of his
brother Darlington Booth his sister and broth
er-in-law. NIr. and Mrs. Booth-Cibbon:
With my dear sisters body stl unburied. refuse
TO say one word than this. | have written
COMMANDER Booth-Tucker my version and my feel
As an independent member Of the family who
signed from the third position IN ne Army On Fe e
writes he believes are sincere attended the funeral
services of nv sister, and earnestly strove to
and my wif S' Sympathy Ny brother Darlington
Booth and his wife had also asked me to speak
my absent sister and her husband Mr and Mrs
Eooth-Cnho9n, VINO are also T %%+slE s In.
cere with my sympathy. and my ardent desire as
.efo iIe an unbelieving world this Very difficulty
which foresaw. I regret that although ! ma, mad
Irged nv nv former comrades to come back to
nv sef former exalted position permission was re
fused 10 speak word over my sisters casket
family bond which held me to my dear. departed
sister and must to all parties say mat o rne Ie
lie with either nv brother myself. 1t is my
unworthy of such n service God has helped
our family 10 render to the world, and a sad con-
trast 10 the teachings of our santed and precious
mother NY actions have spoken, 1 will say no
more
Charles q. Pease. dentist. Of No. l0l West Sew
artv-second-st last night sent to The Tribune the
story of a meeting he had witnessed between Mrs
Booth-Tucker and Ballington Booth. He says in
his letter:
will relate an incident which occurred on a
railway train near this city. The CONSUL seeing
her brother and his wife occupying a seat IN the
sa me car and having failed to secure an interview
although she had made many loving eHtreaueS
Iost her seat and went forward and put her arm
at.o,t bis neck and kissed him She then returned
to her seat and wrote note on the margin OF d
paper and then looking up she discovered that ne
and his wife had left the car The conductor, nav
ing witnessed the incident and dlyinlng the con-
suIs desire came to her and said Darlington
Booth and his wife have gone INTO me ior~ ,
car. will take the note TO him. On returning
the conductor said. Your brother wishes me 10
saw that he will reply to II by mail ! nus VIII
indicate the woman and ii also indicates the man.
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT LONDON.