Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-22
ARMY OF EMPLOYEES
PAUSES AS ROGERS
IS BORNE TO GRAVE
SIXTY-SEvEN THOUSAND REM
DER FINAL TRIBUTE
Work Ceases for Two Hours at
Every Standard Oil Station
Throughout the
Country

NEW YORK, May 21.-The funeral
of Henry II. Rogers, president of the
Amalgamated Copper company and ac-
tive head of the Standard Oil company
today brought together many proml-
nent men in the business and financial
districts of this city. Although at
tendance at the services in the Church
of the Messiah at 10 a. m. was limited
to intimate associates and personal
friends, these included so many of the
leaders of the New York business and
financial world that their absence from
their usual activities had noticeable
effect on the business of the financial
district.
Throughout the country wherever
the Standard Oil company had a sta
ton or a branch there was a cessa-
ton of all work for two hours to mark
the passage of the first vice president
of the company and one of the men
who had helped materially to make it
a great organization.
Thousands Cease Work
This applied to every one of the
67 900 employes-a condition which had
not existed in the giant corporation
since it's foundation, more than thirty
five years ago. John d. Rockefeller
could not attend the funeral, as he Is
in Hot Springs, Va, with Mrs. Rookie
Teller. whose convaleScence from Sc
we're illness 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, friend of the
dead capitalist. conducted the funeral
services according to the Unitarian
forms.
During the services a quartet from
the Mendelssohn Glee club sang sew
eraI selections, including the hymns of
Lead Kindly Light Nearer My
God to Thee" and Abide with Me-"
On the list of pallbearers were the
names of William Rockefeller, John ID.
Archbold. E. T. Bedford and James A.
Moffett of the Standard Oil company;
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain, ID.
Fl. Hartman, Ebert H. Gary, Melville
e. Stone, James M. Beck, John ID.
Ryan, Charles A. Peabody George w;
Perkins, DIR. C. c. Rice, Raymond
Dupuy, Gen. James j. Jourdan and
Col. A. G.. Payne.
The Lotus club, of which Mr.. Rog-
ers was a member, sent number of
it's members to represent 1T at the
services, and a special delegation from
the Norfolk, Va, board of trade who
were interested with Mr.. Rogers in
the building of his Virginia railroad
came to attend the funeral.
Train to the Cemetery
Following the services at the Church
of the Messiah the body of Mr.. Rog-
ers was taken to the Grand Central
station and shipped on private train
which left for Fairhaven, Mass, at
IL rs a. m.
The funeral observances in the
Church of the Messiah We're exceeding
Nv simple and followed closely the or
binary customs of the Unitarian
church The E--v. DR.. Robert Collyer,
the venerable pastor emeritus of the
congregation, who had known Mr..
Rogers for many years, officiated.
ut is not time for sermon" said
DR.. Collier, "only for some words about
a dear fried"
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.
81 found him one of the truest men
| ever met in my life" said the minis
fer "He was ever quietly and gener-
ousIy charitable, always doing his
things through others and avoiding
public knowledge of his biggest acts. -
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