Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-28
MRS. ]. F. DRYDEN
BEARING Up WITH
GREAT FORT|TUOE
Almost Overcome in Taking De-
parting Look at Vault Con-
tanning Husband.
TOWARD ARMS
OF SON FOR SUPPORT
Body of Prudential Founder in
Temporary Resting Place at
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

DESPITE the heart preakins ordeal u
which Mrs. John Fairfield Dryden mas
been subjected for the last few days 1t
was said at her home today that she
has not broken under the strain ana
was bearing up with great fortitude'
only for a brief moment did she sho"
signs of giving way to her grlei, 40
she was leaving the vault in when the
body of her husband was Temporarily
+ laid al rest in the Mt. Pleasant Gene
terry Yesterday, Mrs. Dryden turned 10
give one farewell look upon the resting
! place of her husband and III dong So
swayed toward her son Forrest, VINO
embraced her in his arms n then ie"
her to her carriage.
Police detailed to the different points
In the funeral did admirable work III
preventing confusion and handling the
crowds. This was especially true IN
/ front of the Third Presbyterian
church. where the police, under the
direction of Captain Ryan, maintained
str . discipline in keeping back tae
large crowd that filled the street ana
the steps of the City Hall. AT no time
was there any delay that could have
been prevented by the tohoe Chlet
Corbitt deserves credit for this.
Casket weighed 900 Pounds.
The casket was a tremendous piece
of solid bronze, weighing 900 pounds
The pail of flowers that was placed on
IL added another 100 pounds to the
weight and the total that had TO be
lifted by those who bore the casket was
fully 1,2c0 POUNDS. Eight men bore 1t
on their shoulders. but they were a ded
in lifting 1t and In setting it down by
four others. they too the coffin from
ths horse q ( $40 O'Clock. the honorary
raj hearers having preceded them to
the side ak, where they formed in
bic llne vi i'e'the bod Of the former
* asor va carried tetween them.
Nls Fry len The central tigule in the
+ reFJi, as ce'ayed for some minutes
M mning opt after the casket had pre-
s,ded her Her form showed SO hard
8 rtf 'hat a number of the women in
The IN. q Ntre sseen to weep unre-
Cd \ he Tassirg of this part of
IN funeral tooh hut Il few minutes
r, We've I'D shorty before 3 o'clock
tis. trccce7 on OF nine carriages. the
~ = and then siy more carriages
= go ~ he way to the church.
i~,esoite ti7e throng of peo-
b = y b , pressed II from all sides when
- II reral procession reached the
7resarteriaa ChWch, there was
eo~' 49, nf aar Elrd in the on
fran,e of he edifce by the members of
i1r e~estcee =.
AH IN Church stand.
Ese cesket thar contained Mr.. Dry
GERS bCdv was taken into the church.
preceded ~ the honorary pallhearers
end followed ~ the tamil at a few
msrgtts after 3 o'clock As it came in
Res, Rotert Scott inglis, pastor OF
The church. opened the service with
fhe foim Of burial arranged by DR.
JItnry Van DYKE for Presbyterian
I hGrtbes Its FIRST words sounded
throughout the edidce. Il am the
resurrection and tie life, saith the
Lord while the soft tones of the or
gan rolled out ard everyone in the
building stood up as If by impulse,
From 2 O'Clock in the afternoon a
crowd had been collecting at the Gene
terry, and at 1850 o'clock over 1900 peo-
Hlf. lilG IL IoAANN VI hliFih "a 6iiAS
and women, had gathered at the tent
adjacent to the general vault where
the funeral services were to take Place.
At 4:40 o'clock the mounted policemen
who headed the funeral procession
were seen coming up Broad street, and,
in accordance with strict orders. the
police ordered all of the spectators
outside Of the gates, where they stayed
in the semi-darkness until the services
were over.
The general cemetery vault at which
the services were held is situated very
near the centre Of the cemetery, fully
$50 yards from Relleville avenu and
about 200 yards from the end of Broad
street. Adjoining this large vault the
customary service canvas tent had
been erected, but Superintendent
Charles H. Prettyman had it heavily
carpeted and brilliantly Illuminated
with four h~igh-powered tungsten