The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
PREPARE CRAVE
IN SOLID ROCK
Arrangements For Hartman
Funeral Completed.
WILL Be UNOSTENTATIOUS

The Rev. j. Holmes Mcoulness De.
nies That Family Knew Of Vienna
Experts Cancer Diagnosis - Judge
Lovett Explains He Attitude Of ST.
lence by Saying He Feared Effect
on Wall Street-Pailbearers VIII
Be Employees on Estate at Arden.
Arden. N. Y, Sept. IL. - Arrange
ments for the funeral tomorrow of
Edward II. Hartman were completed
at a family council in the silent IL.
brsry Of the great house on Tower
hill, which he did not live to see fin
ished. First his family, then the sim
pie folk of the valley and hillside who
for 20 years regarded him as their
friend and benefactor, win pay their
tributes Of respect The days cere.
monies will end with burial service
and interment, which will be attend.
ed only by relatives and personal
friends.
Family services will be held at Ar
den House at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and holy communion will be cele-
brated at IL o'clock at st. Johns
Episcopal church, Arden. This ser.
vice will be open TO employees of the
estate and residents of the neighbor-
hood. The Rev ]. Holmes McGuin-
ess, rector OF st. Johns, will deliver
a memoIel address.
The burial service will take place
at st. Johns at p. m. This will be
conducted by Rev. William Creswell
Doane, Episcopal bishop Of Albany.
and Archdeacon Nelson of st. Johns
the Divine OF New York, assisted by
Dr. McGuiness. Interment will follow
in the Hartman private burying
ground. q stones throw southeast VI
the church.
DR.. McGuiness, who gave out these
details said the funeral program had
been arranged with no desire for os-
deacon Nelson we're asked to ofiiciate
because they were close friends OF
Mr.. Hartman.
Seventy men toiled on the Arden
hillside in the pouring rain, prepar-
ing for the funeral of their late mas
ter. Six were blasting a grave from
the solid rock Of the private grave
yard near st. Johns church; the 9th.
ers were smoothing the three miles
of road over which the body will be
carried to it's last resting place.
The Vienna dispatch declaring that
DR.. Struempel, the distinguished Aus
trian specialist. diagnosed Mr.. Harri-
shown to DR.. McGuiness at his rec.
tory. Il never heard cancer men
toned by any member of the family"
said the clergyman. Il do not know
whether or not DIR. Struempel ac-
quainted Mr.. Hartman with his dag
nosis OF cancer" DR.. McGulness in
sisted that up to the day before Mr..
Hartman died his most intimate
friends believed he might get well.
Judge Robert s. Lovett, considered
as Harrlman's chief business and lie.
gal adviser, explained for the first
Aime his policy OF silence, which baf-
fed all seekers after information re-
garding Mr.. Harrlman's condition.
He said: Mr. Harriman's life was 30
interviewer with Wall street and
financial affairs that any change in
his condition would have affected the
financial world. thought II adyis.
able not to run the danger of mlsrep.
resentation, and SO said nothing
about his condition. Any statement
one way or the other would have
been misunderstood"
In discussing the death of Mr.. Har.
riman DR.. Lyle said:
"Mr. Hartman himself did not
know from what malady he was suf-
fering The disease was clearly
enough defined for correct diagnosis,
and of that the family was informed.
except the younger children. There
was no occasion to satisfy anyone
else, and no one else will know by
authentic statement. knowledge OF
the cause eliminated any reason for
an autopsy, and the certificate OF
death will not be open to public in
spection. Those most closely con
cerned hope that the subject will be
dropped"
+. FINN RODY IN RIVER