New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-03
MRS. ASTOR'S FUNERAL.
Extremely Simple Ceremony at
House and Grace.

Extreme simplicity marked the funeral Of Mrs.
Aston yesterday afternoon. The services were held
at her house in Fifth avenue. which has been the
scene of S many gracious hospitalties and where
a number of her relatives and few of her most
intimate friends assembled to pay their last fare
well
The services were conducted by the Rev, DR..
William H. Vibbert vicar of Trinity Chapel where
Mrs. Astor long attendant, and b. the Rev.
DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires. of st. Thomass, at which
church she accustomed to worship after NOV
ing uptown.
The coffin, which was placed in the centre of the
drawing ROOM was of heavy antique oak with sill
yer mountlngs, and inside was a copper shell con-
tanning the body. On the silver plate was the
name Caroline Webster Aston and the dates or
her birth and death The coffin covered with
a pail OF purple cloth. appqued with white cloth
cross, which almost hidden by purple Vlo-
lets and ferns the tribute Of her daughter
Mrs NJ Orme Wilson. There were eleven other
floral offerings from members of the family, among
them being a wreath OF Iongiforum lilies from her
son. Colonel John Jacob Aston, and wreaths Of
Golden Gate and liliesof-the-valley from her
grandsons, NJ. Orme Wilson. IT., and R Thornton
Wilson There were also forty fifty floral tributes
from friends which were placed ABOUT the ROOM
The flowers from the family were taken TO the
cemetery while those from the friends were sent
to the hospitals.
The well known portrait of Mrs. Astor by Carolus
Duran in the northeast corner of the room was
draped with ropes of green and longt1orum lilies
The musical service by the choir of Trinity
Chapel. composed OF twenty boys VINO sang among
other HYMNS Mrs. Astors favorite, "Hark Hark,
My Soul
During the services the doors connecting Mrs.
Astor.s house with that of her son. Colonel Astor.
were open, although only Mrs. Astors own house
used.
Among those at the services in the house were
Colonel and Mrs John Jacob Astor. their son. Vim
cent Aston; Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson: their
sons NJ Orme Wilson. jr., and r. Thornton VIII
son: Mr. and Mrs j. Laurens Van Aleu- J. Roose-
Afr1 TnrOx me
and Mrs Benjamin Welles. Matthew Astor Wilkes.
the Rev DR.. William NJ. Grosvenor, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Pelam Robbins. George L. Kingsland, Mr.. and
Mrs Edmund L. Bayles Mr.. and Mrs. Elbr1dge L
Gerry Miss Angelica and Miss Mabel Gerry Mrs
r. Fulton Cutting. Mrs w Bayard Cutting. Mrs
Lucius K Wflmerding. Mrs. L K. Wmerding, jr.,
Mrs J. Lee Taller, Mrs Richard T. Dana, Mrs
Sidney de Kay. Mrs. Chester Grtswold, Dr. and
Mrs Francis P. Kinnicutt, Stephen H Olin, Charles
A Num- Frederick Townsend Martin Eckford de
Kay. Robert B. Van Cortlandt, George L. Rives'
DR. Austin Flint. jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Rob
nson Mrs Goodhue Livingston, Miss Beatrice
Bend n. Taller. G. Creighton Webb H. Casimir
de Rham Mr.. and Mrs. John R Drexel, w. Hude
Nelson Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. J. Russell Solely.
Mrs. ogden Goelet. Robert Goelet. Miss Annie
Ieary. Mrs William Post and George c. Boldt.
The will OF Mrs. Aston will not be read until
after the arrival of her daughter. Mrs. George
Ogvy Haig who is due here from England to-
day tomorrow
Only six carriages. containing the immediate fam
uv of Mrs Aston. followed the body to the grave.
in Trinity Cemetery Washington Heights,
155th street.
As the party alghted from their carriages at
the cemetery about five hundred persons who had
entered the cemetery grouped themselves at some
distance on the hillside about the simple but hand
some stone vault within which lie buried William
Aston and a young son OF Colonel Astor. The coffin
was inclosed In a cedar case and the burial ser
vice then read by DR.. Vibbert.