Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-16
Remarkable Demonstrations Of
Sympathy When Ed. Olsen and
Harry Barter Were Buried.
AFFECTING SCENES.
Search for Bodies Of Floyd Me-
Hose and Charles WlCkberg
Continues Today.

The funerals of Edward Olsen anC
Harry Barter. two of the victims o1
the drowning accident last Wednes
day, were held yesterday afternoon
intsrment being in Alpine cemetery.
Very large crowds attended botf
funerals and it was not until after
dark that the mourners returned
from the last funeral, that of Harry
Barter.
The funeral of Edward Olsen was
held from his home at 100 Catalpa
avenue, about 130 O'Clock with ser
wees at Our Saviours Danish Luther
an church On State street The mem
Ders of the Raritan Baseball Club
acted as an escort to the body. Five
OF them marched on each side OF the
hearse from the house to the church
and thence to the cemetery They
walked on each side as follows: Ed
win Golden. Harry Robedee. Nelson
Macan. Jr., E. A. Lembcke. Joseph
buckley, Charles Hilker, Edgar
Francis, William Hornsby, Birden
Golden and Theodore Seaman.
Whlle passing the home of Gus
taVe Wlckberg, the members of the
escort to the body removed their hats
IN sympathy for the bereaved family.
Inc funeral arrived at the church a
little after o'clock. Rev. villads
b. Skov, pastor the church, officiated.
lie spoke of the deceaseds work as
member in the church and how well
ne mad filled his position there as sup
lerintendent of the Sunday school He
also spoke in general of his manly
ways and how his life had been snuffed
out while in the prime of his manhood
he spoke both in Danish and English
After the services. fully 900 people from
this city, South Amboy. Keyport Tot
tenville. Metuchen and many from
halfway. viewed the remains
The flowers We're very beautiful and
numerous. There We're about forty
pieces in all. and filled to overflowing a
large open barouche.
Among the large pieces were: A
broken column of white pinks witt, a
dove mounted on the base, from the
Perth Amboy Trust Company: Gates
AJar. from the Danish Young Peoples
Society of the church; a standing
wreath from the Raritan Baseball Club !;
standing pillow from the Original
Bachelors Club. of which the deceased
was an officer and a piece from the
South Amboy Baseball Club. The Dana
Relief Society was in attendance at the
church and also took part in the SER
NiNcS at Tie GRAVE
The pallbearers Were: Otto Fonstov.
Nels Smith. William Nelson. Charles
Fox, Louis Ernst and Emil Koyen. Sid
ney Riddlestorffer and C. d. Boynton,
the men whom the young man had once
work for were honorary bearers. 1t
was just five years ago yesterday that
he entered the employ of the Perth
Amboy Trust Company 1t was also
the birthday of his brother.
Owing to the fact that an unusually
large crowd viewed the remains. the
funeral was delayed over an hour
causing the funeral of Harry Barter to
be also delayed, as the ushers and
escort of the body of Olsen We're also
to act as ushers and act as escorts for
the body of Harry Barter
The services at St. Peters Episcopal
church We're held about o'cloak The
services were brief, but made pre-
found impression and very few we're
there whose eyes were not filled with
ears. The. choir sang two selections
The flowers at Mr.. Barters funeral
were also very numerous and the 1rge
pieces We're about thee same as those
sent for M. Dlsens funeral A broken
liar. exactly the same as that sent nv
he Perth Amboy Trust Company, was
sent by the First National Bank Rev.
J. L. Lancaster off1ciated The pail
bearers were: Frank Woglom, Francis
Parsons. Kenneth Martin. Adolph Brog-
ger. Fred Ernst and Joseph Hornsby
At a meeting the other night of the
Raritan baseball club. the members de-