The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-21
Employees of Standard Oil Com
pany Numberingt67 900
CeaseLabor in Honor of the Dead
Vice President.
ROCKEFELLER ABSENT
Head of Big Concern Could Not
Attend Funeral.
The Norfolk, Va, Board of Trade
Sends Delegation.

[ New York, May 21.-The funeral of
Henry H. Rogers, president of the
Analgamated Copper company. and
active head of the Standard Oil COM
pany, today brought together many
men prominent in the business and
financial districts of this city. AL
though attendance at the services in
| the Church of the Messiah at 10 a. m,
was limited to intimate business as
soclates and personal friends, these in
clude so many of the leaders of the
New York business and financial world
lhat their absence from their usual ac-
tlvlties, had a noticeable effect on the
business of the financial district.
throughout the country, wherever the
Standard Oil company had a station
or branch there was pause during the
hours of the funeral to mark the pass
ing of the first vice president of the
company and one of the men who had
helped materially to make 1t a great
organization. Orders had been issued
last night that all operations of the
company cease between 10 and IL
o'clock and these applied to everyone of
the $1,000 employes-a condition which
had not existed in the giant corpora
ton since its foundation, more than 35
years ago.
John D. Rockefeller could not at
tend the funeral as he is in Hot
Springs, Va, with Mrs Rockefeller,
whose convalescence from a severe i'll
ness would not permit him to leave her.
He sent. however. long telegram to
Mrs. Rogers, expressing his grief.
The funeral cortege left the Rogers
home at East 'Seventy-eighth street
at $3.50 a. M. and proceeded to the
Church of the Messiah in East Thirty
fourth street, where the Rev. Robert
Collier, pastor emeritus, a friend of the
dead capitalist. conducted the funeral
services. according to the Unitarian
forms.
During the services quartette from
the Mendelssohn Glee club sang sew
eral selections, including the hymns of
Lead Kindly Light" Nearer My God
to Thee and abide With Me"
On the list of pail bearers, were the
names of William Rockefeller John D.
Archbold, T. B. Bedford, and James A.
Moffett. of the Standard Oil company;
Samuel L.-CIemens mark Twain), E.
E. Stone. James NJ. Beck, John D.
Ryan, Charles A Peabody, George w
Perkins. DIR. c. C. Rice. Raymond Du-
puy, General James Jordan and Colonel
A. G. Payne.
The Lotus club. of which Mr. Rogers
was member, sent a number of it's
members to represent it at the services
and a special delegation from the Nor
folk. Va, board of trade. who were in
terested with Mr.. Rogers in the build
y,
ent to attend the funeral.
Following the services at the Church
of the Messiah the body was taken to
the Grand Central station and placed
on board a special train which left for
Fair Haven. Mass. at Ills.
The funeral observances in the
Church of the Messiah were exceed
ingly simple and followed closely the
ordinary customs of the Unitarian
church. The officiating clergyman was
the Rev. DR.. Robert Collier the vener-
able pastor emeritus of the congrega-
ton, who has known Mr. Rogers for
many years.
TT is no time for sermon" said
DIR. Collier. "only for some words about
a dear friend
Dr. Collier spoke in a voice breaking
with emotion at times as he referred
to the numerous incidents which oc-
Cured during his long friendship with
the dead man.
Il found him one of the truest men
/ ever met in my life said the minis
ter "F1e was ever quietly and gener-
ously charitable always doing good
things through others and avoiding the
public knowledge of his biggest acts"
Vast Machinery StiIled.
Chicago, May 21.-Between the
hours of 9 and 10 o'clock this morn
was being held at New York, the vast
pany in this city and at Whiting. Ind,
ceased to move Hundreds of en-