New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
SIMMONS LAID TO REST
Many Prominent Men Pay Last
Honor to Dead Banker.
FUNERAL AT ST. THOMAS'S
The Rev, DR.. T.. M. Stires Places
Flowers on Coffin as Special
Tribute.

AS special tribute to the memory OF j..
Edward Simmons, who had been long iden-
titled with New Yorks growth and progress
and who had been a bulwark of strength
in the city's affairs. the Rev. Dr. Ernest
M. Stires stepped into the sanctuary or
ST. Thomas's Church yesterday and laid
flowers on the ,coffin. DR.. Stires had al
most ended the simple but impressive rft-
ual Of the Episcopal Church, but before
pronouncing the benediction, preparatory
to removing the body from the church, he
took flowers from two of the vases on the
altar, walked down the steps of the chancel
and placed the flowers on the coffin and
stood for a few moments in prayer.
The church was filled with men promi-
nent In New York's business life, eager to
pay their tribute to Mr.. Simmons's MEM
DRY. He had during his life been connected
with many organizations. both public and
Of more personal character, and many
members of these, who hardly knew the
man but who respected and admired him.
were present Added to these were the
large number who knew and loved him
There were about five hundred persons in
the church when the funeral procession ar
rived. at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and
many others pushed to get inside the doors
after the coffin taken in.
Laid to Rest at WoodIawn.
The choir sang Nearer, Ny God, to
Thee as a professional hymn and the
39th Psalm and Lead. Kindly Light" dur
ing the service. "Hark, Hark, My Soul.
sung as a occasional From the
church the body was taken to the Lexing-
ton avenue station Of the New York Cen
trail Railroad. where a special train took
the party to Woodawn Cemetery, leaving
the city at 4:15 O'Clock.
Mr. Simmons was a Mason and at one
time grand master of the State of New
York. and at the grave, In addition to the
regular commitment services of the Epis-
copal Church, there was a short Masonic
ceremony, conducted by Frederick c.
Meacham, master of Kane Lodge Man
haitian.
The members of Mr.. Simmons's family
present at the funeral were his wife, Mrs
j. Edward Simmons; his son. Joseph Ferris
Simmons, and Mrs. Simmons; his daughter.
Mrs. John Packwood Tilden, and Mr.. TIL
den; Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Simmons. E.
De Forest Simmons, Mrs. Charles E. Orvis
Mr.. and Mrs. James Greer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Tilford
A1AS boiicSoi Ci Wc1e JdIieS W SdHIOli, VI
the. executive committee of the Chamber of
Commerce: William S. Opdyke. of the board
Of directors Of the Fourth National Bank;
Valentine P. Snyder, president of the Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce and chairman of
the Clearing House Committee: R. H.
Thomas. president Of the New York Stock
Exchange; r. NJ. Galloway, president of the
Merchants National Bank; William Sherer,
past grand master of the Masonic Order In
the State of New York and manager of the
New York Clearing House; A l.. Hopkins,
of the board Of trustees of Williams Col
lege; Beverly Chew. vice-president of the
Metropolitan Trust Company; John Whalen
president of the Bank of Washington
Heights; Captain Henry NJ. Randall, presi-
dent of the Marine Society and trustee of
Sailors Snug Harbor; Charles E. Orvis,
vice-president of the Greenwich Bank, and
William NJ Penny.
Special Delegations Present.
The New York Stock Exchange sent a
delegation consisting of former presidents
Of the exchange. They were. Donald
Mackay, Watson B. Dickerman, Frank h.
Sturgis, Francis L. Eames, Rudolph Kepp-
Ter and Henry K. Pomroy. The Chamber Of
Commerce. of which Mr.. Simmons was pres
ident when he died, sent large number of
men to represent it. Among them were
Charles D. Barry, George B. Cortelyou,
Charles T. Gwynne, A. Foster Higgins,
Eben Z. Olcott, Serene S. Pratt Welding
Ring, John T. Terry, Samuel Woolverton.
Frederick c. Wagner Edwin W Orvis and
Joseph Norris Ward.
The officers and employees of the Fourth
National Bank and the Chamber of Com
merce, the New York Clearing House and
the New York Stock Exchange occupied
special pews, while In others sat representa-
tives from the New York Hospital and the
Sailors Snug Harbor. About fifty members
of Kane Lodge of MaSonS were present.
Others in the church were the Rev. DR..
William T Manning. Dr. Joseph D. Bryant,
James Henry. Mortimer L. Schlff; Howard