The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-22
FUNERAL OF ROGERS
LARGELY ATTENDED
Activity of Industries i'm Which
Late Financier Had Part
Suspended.

NEW YORK, May 21.-The funeral
Of Henry II. Rogers, president of the
Amalgamated Copper company, and ac-
five head of the Standard Oil company
today brought together many mon prom
inent in the business and financial dis
lricts of this city. Although attend
ance at the services i'll the Church of
The Messiah al 10 a. m. was limited to
intimate business associates and per
sonal friends. these included so many
of the leaders of the New York bust
ness and financial world that their alb
sencc from their usual activities had a
noticeable effect upon the business of
the financial district,
Throughout the country wherever the
Standard Oil company had a station or
a branch there was cessation Of all
work for two hours, to mark the pass.
ipr of the first vice president of the
company and one of the men who had
helped materially to make it u great
organization This applied to every
one of the $1,000 employees condi-
lion which had not existed in the giant
corporation since its foundation, more
than thirty-fvc years ago,
Rockefeller Not Present.
John D. Rockefeller could not at.
lend the funeral, as he is In Hot
Springs, Va, with Mrs. Rockefeller.
whose convalescence from severe i'll
ness would not permit him to leave her.
He sent, however, a long telegram TO
Mrs. Rogers expressing his grief.
The funeral cortege left the Rogers
at $50 a. IN. and proceeded to the
Church of the Messiah in East Thirty
fourth street, where Rev. Robert Col
lver pastor emeritus, friend of the
dead capitalist. conducted the funeral
services according to the Unitarian
forms.
During the services a quartette from
the Mendelssohn glee club sang sew
eral selections, including the hymns
LEAD, Kindly Light Nearer: Ny
names Of William Rockefeller, John D.
Archbold, Z, T. Berford and James A.
Moffett of the STANDARD Oil company;
Samuel L. Clemens MARK Twain), +.
II. Hartman, Elbert II. Gary, Melville
+. Stone. James NJ Beck. John D. Ryan,
Charles A. Peabody. George w. Perkins,
DR.. C.. G. Rice, Raymond Dupny. Gen.
James j. Gourdan and Col. A. G.. PAYNE.
The Lotus club, of which Mr.. Rogers
was a member, sent number of its
members to represent it at the services,
folk, Va. board Of trade, who were in
tcrested with Mr.. Rogers, came TO at
tend the funeral.
Ceremonies Simple.
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 1l:15.
The funeral observances in the
Church Of the Messiah were exceedingly
simple and followed closely the ordi-
nary customs of the Unitarian church.
The officiating clergyman was the Rev.
Dr. Robert Collyer. the venerable pastor
emeritus Of the congregation, who has
known Mr.. Rogers for many years.
"lt is no time for a Sermon said
Mr.. ColIyer, "only for some words about
a dear friend, -
DIR, Collyer spoke in voice breaking
with emotion at times as he referred
TO the numerous incidents which oc-
CURED during his long friendship with
the dead man.
II found him one Of the truest men
] ever met in my life said the minis
ter. ''lIe was ever quietly and gener-
ously charitable, always doing good
things through others and avoiding the
public knowledge of his biggest acts. -