New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
Broadway & Nineteenth Street
J. H. SMITH WILL READ.
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Madison avenue and 44th street. at 10 a.
Many persons in society inside the
church. and a throng of idlers outside the
building almost blocked the in the avenue.
AS the time for the funeral drew near the press
Of the crowd in the avenue became so great
that squad of police had to form line to
keep the church entrance clear.
There a delay of several minutes in the
arrival Of the funeral party at the church. On
the way down Fifth avenue from the house, at
6Sth street the party met a runaway team at
tached to a delivery wagon at 59th street.
Rushing wildly up the avenue the frightened
team seemed to be heading toward the hearse.
which in the lead of the short procession
Of vehicles. The driver of the hearse turned
aside quickly. in time TO avoid collision. and
the drivers Of the carriages followed his exam
pie. Although an accident averted. the
element and confusion in the avenue ac-
count of the runaway caused some delay.
When the procession arrived at the church
the hearse was escorted by the police through
the crowd TO the front entrance. while the mem
bers OF the funeral party entered the church
through side door In 44th street. Mrs. Smith.
accompanied by her and daughter William
Rhinelander Stewart. jr.. and Miss Anita Stew
art, in the first carriage. Others in the
funeral party were Sir George and Lady Cooper.
George A. Smith. of Philadelphia brother OF
]. II. Mills sisters. of Evanston, Ill; George G.
Mason and William s. Mason. nephews: Mrs.
Frederick P. Vose. a niece; the Duke and
Duchess of Manchester. who with Mr.
Smith in Japan at the time of his death; Mrs
Anthony J. Drexel, Mrs. Smiths sister. and
Herman s lie Roy. for years Mr.. Smiths at
torney. at No 10 Wall street.
COFFIN LINED WITH STEEL
After the relatives were seated in front pews
the coffin was carried up the aisle. Eight men
were required to handle it account of it's
weight as 1t had double lining of steel On
the coffin was a mass OF purple orchids. The
honorary pallbearers were the Duke of ManChes-
ter, Oliver Hartman, Edmund l.. Baylies. T.
Suffern Taller. Benjamin Ncon, Charles T, Bar
new. Theodore Frelinghuysen and James l.
Woodward.
floral pieces. which almost hid from View the
vested choir. Lady Cooper sent wreath of
gardenias: other members OF Mr.. Smiths fam
lily an immense standing cross of mauve orchids;
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman, standing cross
of lilies of-the-valey; Mrs. Theodore Freling-
huysen. standing wreath of white roses; the
Duke and Duchess of Manchester, wreath OF
Easter lilies: Mrs. Clarence II. Mackay, a
wreath of ivy and orchids; Mr. and Mrs Ed
mund l.. Rayiies. a wreath of galax leaves, with
lilies-of- they valley and orchids: Charles T. Bar
ney a wreath OF lilies f-the-valley. and Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Chaplin. wreath of galax with
roses and lilies -the-valey.
Among those at the church were Mrs j. Lee
Taller. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry s. Iehr Mrs Clarence II. Mackay. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Norman de r. WhitehOuse. Mrs.
oliver Hartman. Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies. E.
H. Hartman. F. Egerton Webb. Mrs. II.
lie Roy Emmett, Mr.. and Mrs. George
b. De Forest Mrs. Woodbury. Kane Sydney
Smith Captain Philip Lydig. Colonel William
Jay Mrs Belmont Tiffany. Miss Margaret Cam
eron, Miss Catherine Cameron. Mrs. Edmund
Randolph Mrs. Richard Trmble. Gordon Fell
loves MonCure D. Robinson. Mrs. Glen Collins.
Mrs Theodore F'relnghuysen Mrs. Alfred
Chaplin. Miss Grace Chaplin and Mrs. Daniel
Riker.
The Episcopal service was conducted by the
Rev. DR. Leighton Parks. rector of the church
AT its end the funeral party proceeded to the
Grand Central Station where a special train OF
two cars was in waiting 10 take the family and
the body OF Mr. Smith TO Woodawn. Mrs.
Smith was not able TO take the journey TO the
cemetery on account of Illness. IL was said. and
returned 10 the house I'm Fifth avenue in COM
pany with her sister and children The other
relatives went to Woodlawn.