Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-23
FUNERAL OF
MARK TWAIN
HELD TO-DAY
NeighbOrs at Rsdding, Conn,
Take Last Look Before
Body Is Removed.

Special bD United Press Ttrs.
Redding, Conn, April 23;-For
several hours before leaving the body
of Mark Twain lay In state at his
home and neighbors passed by to
take last look at the dead humor-
ist. There were no services at the
house. Members of the family were
left alone for few minutes with tue
dead and then the coffin was closed
and taken on a funeral car to New
York, where brief funeral services
will be held this afternoon, after
which the body will be taken to I'll.
mira for burial.
New York, April 23.-Deep interest
was displayed here this afternoon in
the funeral services for the late Sam
uel L. Clemens Mark Twain, but
owing to the limited capacity Of the
Brick Presbyterian church, on Fifth
avenue, only the relatives and intimate
friends Of the great humorist were
privileged to hear the touching eulogy
Of Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke Of
Princeton.
The services were brief and simple.
Rev. DR.. Van Dyke spoke feelIngly
Of the winning character of the great
writer and of the sterling traits which
had endeared him to all his associates
from his early days as pioneer in the
west during the fever of the gold rush
to the period at which he won his way
to the foremost place among American
men of letters.
There viii be second funeral serv-
ice when the body reaches Elmira,
which will be held at the home of
General Langdon. The address will be
delivered by Rev. Joseph Twitchell Of
Hartford.
To BE Buried at EIrira.
When Rev. Mr.. TwitcheIl has spo-
ken the last word the body of the
writer viii be taken to the beautiful
cemetery at Elmira where Mr. Glenn
ems wife and three of his children
rest.
"Epitaphs are cheap, and do a poor
chap world Of good after he's Dead"
Mark Twain once wrote, but to some
of his dearest friends he said many
times before he died that he did not
want any epitaphs or eulogies when
the time came for him to pass out.
He was not member of any church,
and doctrinal matters never concerned
him very seriously. 1t was with these
things in mind that those of the dead
writer's closest friends in this city
who undertook the arrangements for
the funeral Topped all pomp OF parade
and excess of ritual from the service
planned for today
The Rev. Dr. Van Dyke, who knew
as well as any Of the intimates Of the
writer Mark Twains views on the
subject Of funeral pomp and show,
limited the services he conducted this
afternoon to simple address. There
was no choir or quartette. Clarence
Dickerson. the organist Of the Brick
Presbyterian church, played two Sc
lections, and the music with DIR. Van
Dykes brief words, constituted the
funeral service.
At the service there were representa-
tives from tile Lotos, the Authors and
the Players clubs. members Of pub
fishing houses, and editors of various
magazines, prominent members of the
bench and bar and writer's who count
ed Mark Twain's friendship among
their assets.
To Hold a Memorial Service.
Besides the simple service at the
Brick Presbyterian church today
there win be some time within the
next ten days memorial service held
by the n my prominent men in all
walks of life who desire to show
their respect for the dead writer, Ar
rangements for this memorial service
have. not yet taken form, but those in
charge said that the design was to
have the meeting public and in some
that would accommodate
the large number of people who would
desire to attend.
Those who are acquainted with the
business affairs of Mark Twain believe
that the first accounts Of the size of
the estate which he left were exag.
gerated. Close friends Of his say that
although the author possessed com
Portable fortune In the latter years
he was far from being millionaire.
THE royalties from his books. pay
ment that was made for his later con
Iributions to magazines and successful
dealings IN Wall streel netted Mark
Twain pretty good sum III the last
len years OF his life" said one indi-
vidual Il should say that his estate
amounts to more than quarter Of
million. Clemens was never much Of
4 business man, and had 1t not been
for the watchfuIncss and the assist
lnce Of some Of his closest friends he
would not have possessed near this
sum-"
At the time Of the organization Of
he United States Steel corporation in
1901 Mark Twain made some inyest-
nenfs In the stock OF the corporation
it the advice Of his friend Henry n.
Rogers. ana the result was much to
IS A3vanieKa