New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-02
JOSEPH PULITZER BURIED
St. Thomas Church Crowded
During Funeral.

The funeral 81 Joseph Pulitzer vas held
yesterday afternoon IN ST Thomas's
Church. Fifth Avenue and Sd street The
Rev. Ernest Il. Stires. rector ~ th"
church. conducted tho services Before tho
services In the church q brief Grand Army
Of the Republic service WAS hold ~ the
Pulitzer home. 80. Fast 73d street. at
which General George q. Loud oniclsted.
i'm recognition Of Nj Pulitzer's service In
the civil War
u was iust ESQ O'Clock when the family
rarty arrived from the Pulitzer home. 80
follow the coffin down the aisle while the
professional Abide with Me" was rem
dercd by the FUN vested choir OF ffty
voices. Mrs Joseph Pulitzer. the widow.
walked with Joseph Pulitzer. ir. Behind
them came Ralph Pulitzer with Mrs
Joseph Pulitzer. ir and Herbert. the
youngest son with his sister. Miss Edith
Pulitzer
The honorary pallbcarers were Nicholas
Murray Butler. Lewis J.. Clarke, Colonel
George Harvey. General John b. iiender-
son Frederick - Judson. Seth Low. 81.
clair McKelway. Dr. James ". McLane.
George L. Riycs and J. Angus Shaw.
Next TO the pallbearers were the three
men Of Mr.. Pulitzer's personal stan who
had been most closely connected with him.
Norman ! Thwaite. Harold S. Pollard
and Frederick Mann. and behind them
was the following party - department
Leads VI Mr. Puitzer's staff Don &. Seitz.
F.. -. White Charles NJ Lincoln. John J.
spurgeon. Charles Chaplin. John II. Ten
nant. Frank ]. cobb, Il. l. T.. Paulen. w.
b. Firestone and John Heaton. Of New
York, and George Johns and W. g. Stci-
gers. OF st. Louis.
Among the relatives and close personal
friends who occupied pews with the fam
lily were Dr. and Mrs. w. Seward Webb,
Mrs Clarence DinsmCre. a lifelong friend
of Mrs Pulitzer: Colonel and Mrs. Alex
ander, and DR.. william G. Iosmer who IL
eighty years old and was associated with
Mr. Pulitzer for more than twenty years.
Later the body was taken TO Grand Cen
trail Station. where special train was
waiting TO take the funeral party TO
Woodlawn Cemetery
Among the hundreds who filled every
available seat in the church were dele
cations from the various classes OF em-
poyes Of THE World" from the New York
Press CIuD, from the Newspaper PUP
fishers Association OF New York City and
many other organizations. and list OF
men prominent In the fields OF journalism
and politics. which included among others
Borough President McAneny. District At
torney Whitman. Justices Glegerich and
Gerard. Fire Commissioner Johnson, Colo
mel William ID. Mann. John d. Crlmmins,
Congressman william Sulzer Alton b.
Parker, william Leary. William b. Horn
blower, Bradford Merrill. Adoiph s. Ochs.
William G. Kieck. Arthur Greavcs. Caleb
Van Hamm and Erwin Wardman. The
committee from the Press Club was COM
posed OF William X. Hearst. Ogden Mills
Reid. Robert J. Collier, Edward Lyman
Bill Herman Ridder John a. Sleicher,
William A. Taylor. James PootoD. John A.
Hennessy. =. +. McBreen. William ~
penney, Frank ]. Cobb. J. I. G. Clarke,
James Creelman, Robert j. Adamson,
Henry Rider. Charles w. Price, John
Elderkln. Colonel William u. Mann, John
A. Halton. John Temple Graves. John G.
Cook. stephen Fiske, Arthur Bennington,
irwin Thomas. David Ferguson. Edward
w. Drew and Charles X. Macaulcy.