New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
THA|N'S FUNERAL HERE
simpIe Services for the Author
IN Brick Church.
SERMON BY Dr.. VAN DYKE
Estate, Said To Be Worth
s25o,ooo, Goes to Daughter
Grief Of Neighbors.

~ accordance with his own wishes. ex-
,-e~eeI some few months ago. the funeral
=. ssr.sel :. Clemens (AIark Twain VIII
ee simple a ceremonial as possible. This
...s---o- rt 2 O'Clock DR.. Henry van Dyke.
. princeton University. viii preach the
.,--,or q; .he Brick Presbyterian Church,
- street and Fifth avenue.
ne fune-ai party. consisting OF Mr.. and
-, C-sip GabIflowilsch. ofr. and Mrs.
,n,-. PiceloW Paine and the Rev DR..
,,.epr r. Twitchell. OF Hartford. viii
,-,rr the BODY 70 New York on a special
and after the brief service in the
r1-f-s church viii go on 20 Tlmirs in the
--h-a-e car o. r. +. Loomis. a nephew OF
,,-e dead author.
a. -hc local service seats viii be re-
s,--es for various delegations from New
,e-k clubs ~ which Mr.. Clemens was
-,embe-. and tho public viii be admitted TO
sic either seats IN tho church.
There will be no pallbearers and no
mus, other than the organ professional
80 -c-essiousl. IN the Elmira cemetery.
Dre-e N-. Clemenss wife IS buried. Dr.
rvtsheu VIII conduct the funeral
r. A. Duneks. Of Harper & Bros. Mr..
.vsnerss publishers who is making the
s--s-re-nerts FOR the funeral. said that II
MAS The wish o. his family. as well as his
,u- -rat the services he as brief as pos
s.be
r- week or ten days, however. Nr.
Drreks said. q memorial service viii be
he6 probably in some large auditorium
i- his CITY l. was felt by the relatives
and close friends of the author that. out
o. difference 20 the wishes OF Mr.. Clemens's
--srv friends in New York. some public
memorial should be held, and arrange
-,s-fs for such a service would be definitely
announced later.
r- Tuftchell. who viii conduct the fu-
---s, a. Elnirs. was 3 lifelong friend OF
.ee author and the original OF the doctor"
am .Trnocerts Abroad" At his home IN
hartford p- Tnitchel commented yester-
ssv uDor the singular fact that u was
-. ,,rtH he was tweuty-six years old
that Mark Twain had even dreamed he
Vas possessed OF the rare literary talent
-7s, would 70 brighten and amuse the
world.
= was learned yesterday that all of Mark
Tws!r-s property, except q few personal
heerests 10 friends. poulc 20 20 his only
Surviving chnd. Mrs. Ossip GabriloWitsch.
~. Clemens made this disposition OF his
property. u Is understood. following The
sudden death % his daughter Jean last
I'eceuber
N-. aud N-s. Gsbrilowitsch viii occupy
S-o-nfe'6 Mark Twain's home, al Red
5irr. Conn. IL is said. for ~ least the
coming summer. after which the disposition
~ tre property viii be decided upon.
Tho entire estate viii probably amount
-- something like 80 81. il was said yes
---lav r.- "a business associate OF Mr.. Clen-
N- aff-aG nF
oes.f- ~s1d this friend, though he had
man financial rcverses during his life
r.. books v-erc bringing him a good IN
rc~. b.- he always spent freely, too and
believe Dis estate VIII probably not
..-r.r- 10 ove- s255.eo
Tho Totos club of which NJ. clemens
-es = r1erbe-. vfl send delegation 10 the
-e-rs.e ir 1he Brick Church TO-DAY. Frank
E -.sv--euce. fle president, sent the fol
---#rz telegram 20 Mr. Paine, Mr- Glenn
,re-. sec~etsrH.
r- .he death of Ssmue e. clemens TIC
Lotto. -f-h ~1olrur the loss OF one OF JUS
oI5-sr and best beloved members. f4ease
cta-c-- 80 his daughter our vsrmest SYM
s--.E
re55-nE. com. April 22-NeOs or Mr..
. ..r-rs-s death DID not reach tho country
-.ls mil the morning papers arrived from
-.~ --rr Expressions OF grief were then
heard IN an SIDES for Mark Twain vas
n rr,- personally dear 10 lis friends, but
D., was generous 20 lis many scauaint-
s..r-. shared the beauties OF his handsome
r.r home with the neigh bCrncoc ana TOOK
1 -.r.I- interest iu the Affairs of the town
----r-- " lls ueiEhbors who were very
..... r. him an lille were permitted by an
... country custom 20 Eicv the body Is X
... 81. the cs-ven bed.
Ranged about him were his books. Be
-Ia r.r was his tabOUret set. with to-
-.sI' .sr collection of sweet old crusted
s . stand Of cigar, ana matches ia
.-.-Esr-r. Above his head was q reading
I.-. Tn bachelor days he had hurled the
c8r-..es la,Helor5om against all chamber
uafHs because of what De called thc;r w
.-H--.
.r... .-v-avs pG; the pillow on the op-
I.-..- end cr the bei from the gss burner,
D. wrote. $50 that while you read and
....+s. before sleeping. - is the ancient
..f honorable custom = bachelors. you
l.- -- r.'- ,-aur book sloft in an uncom-
t.-sH- position 10 Keep tho light from
,.7-'I~- sour r--.s u they cannot set thC
-r .r a. lrrorveuiert position any other
--rv move the bed They always Uut
.r books irro iuecoessitlc places. They
-.s 3-- tho matchhcN iu some ether
-.-.. They hunt up = n"w place for u
fr-r 1a- and uut up = bottle or other
4.---a'r glass fnirEs where the box stood
before This is 90 cause sou 10 break THAI
s. --E. They always save up III ~"
-e .r--~- 80 printed rubbish YOU have
'-0~r c- -he floor and stand Them Up
ff- or The table. and start jEe 6ro
"tr ...t valuable manuscripts"
--s- sears Mark Twain had been
-~6 at such discomfort. He lay to-day
r.sr 4r tno luAuries of the disorder that
.f - loved
Nen- message 81 comfort were received
'a-lsr ay Mrs. ossip Gabril0uitsch- Among
iH"- pcrc "a telegram frOm President Taft
eIr a cable message from Colonel ROOse-
vel a mo- az. was also received from
Nh. authorities ~ hannibal, Mo- asking
-' Nr. ,lemeus's BODY hc brought there
burial 20 which Mrs. Gabril0Witsch ia
-ald that as the family burial
-5 was in I-lmlrs. X. T.. IN was thought
at r.s frfv .e se.t there