The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
Body Of Noted Titanic
Victim Now in Trinity
Cemetery.
CROWD WATCHES
MOURNING PARTY
Thousands Line Streets and Cling
to Iron Palings While Simple
Services Are in Progress.
First Mrs. Astor Not Pres
ent at Cemetery or
Church.

especial to The Times Dispatoh.l
New York May THE funeral OF
Colonel John Jacob Aston was held
eari! thts afternoon In the Church OF
the Messiah. at Rhinebeck, and within
rev nours after the conclusion OF
me simple ceremonies. his body was
lald beside that of his father in tho
iainily vault in Trinity Cemetery. Ut
LOOM Street and Amsterdam Avenue
only Mrs. Madeleine Force Aston,
his widow. his children Vincent ana
Murioi. and his sister. Mrs. Orme
wilson. and few intimate friends
"ere within the cemetery when the
Srlef commttal service OF the Episoo-
pal Church was read by Rev Vim =
Manning. D. D, rector OF Trinity
church, out standing in the side
streots along Riverside Drive, and
ciinEing to the iron paling that tops
the cemetery wall were thousand. OF
curious parsons. who had stood for
hours awaiting the corteSe, and
VINO observed every movement made
oy members OF the fuIerU party.
rhis crowd was in direct contra5,
TO the smaller gathering that greeted
tho arrival OF the funeral party at
Z Rhinebeck.
{ More than half OF the seating space
IN the church was taken up by resi-
dents of Rhinebeck, who had known
Colonel Aston well. In the Sunday
school room adjoining the main body
} OF Che church sat the servants ana
.stata employees. The ehanc.l was
banked high with flowers In front
! OF inc large chancei window was a
memorial to Colonel Astors mother.
{ with a large wreath OF roses
Former wife Not Present.
Among the first of the funeral party
TO arrive was Airs. Orme Wilson. In
few moments &uriel Astor entered
low murmer through the church as
the niue girl sat down with Mrs. Will
SON She showed much feeling and
shortly after tho services began. a
nurse took her place beside her. II
was just four minutes after the noon
hour that the church bell tolled. and
lin moment Vincent Aston came
+ through tho door OF the adjoining sun
day school room. Close behind him
came Mrs. Madeleine Aston. She walk
ed unasHtsted to a place beside Mrs
wilson, her stepsoR sitting beside her
! Directly behind them were her parent !.
and sister. Mrs. Ava Willing Astor did
not attend the funeral services, nor
did she go to the comstery
Those who mad b9en invited to attend
the funeral arrived in Rhinebeck on
special train from New York. Thoy
were driven In automobiles directly to
the church. There were nearly 100 of
these friends and relatives OF Colonel
Astor Among them were Mr. and Mrs
H. F. Morton. Robert L. Huntington,
Douglas Robinson. Robert Chunler
Lewis s. Chanler. Il. c. Boldt. John O.
Millburn. MIR. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbiit, Major Creighton Webb ard
! William G. Brown. president OF the
New York Central Rsilrosd
Parry |. Metzger orsanist of the
church, played Chopin's funeral march
as prelude. and the choir from Trim
ity Chapel entered. singing The Pill
grim of the Night" Preceded by Rev.
Ernest Saunders, OF the Church OF The
Messiah. and Dr.. Manning, Of Trinity
Church, they met the casket at the
vestibule. The honorary bearers
were Richard Deiaheld. Lispenard
Stewart, Edward a. Wickes, Charles
F. Hoffman. stuyvesanu Fish, Peter
Cooper Hewitt DR.. James r. GoodeIl.
a senior warden OF the Church of the
Messiah. and DR.. L. y. Miller. ono Of
the vestrymen. The caGket was cover
ed with blanket OF orchids ana hung
with large wreath OF orchids, the gilt
of Vincent Astor. Behind the casket
( followed the older employees OF Colonel
Astor.
Cn.aet Not Opened.
placed, DR. Manning read the Episco-
pal service for the deau. after which
/ Peace. Perfect Peace" was sung The
caskei WAS not opened in the church
the family having taken it's nnnl look
at the face OF Colonel Astor before
the body was removed from the house
The funeral party left the church at
the conclusion Of the service, and was
conveyed TO Hhinebecli by autcmobile
there 10 board a special train for New
York. When the train arrived at lbSth
Street, the casket was taken from Tho
train and placed In Waiting hearsc
which. followed by six carriages con
tanning the mourners. proceeded to
Trinity Cemetery. at i5ath Street
\ large force of policemen kept tho
crowd from following II into tho
cemetery Those in tho carriages we're
Vincent Astor. Mrs Madeleine Force
Aston. Miss Murel Astur Mrs. Or,nc
Wilson, James X. Roosevelt Nicholas
Biddle and ". a. Dob.Yn. The body
was laid in niche above that Of WI
liam Aston, the father OF Colonei IA
tor. The floral pieces that had beet
brought down from Rhinobcck were
massed around II. and then the mem
hers OF the family and the few friends
passed inside Two brief prayers were
recitod by DR.. Manning. and then tho
members OF tho party were taken away
in automobiles Tho valut in which
tho body was laid ia acar the tomb OF
the first John Jacob Astor. and there
are two others OF that name there
The graves OF Mrs. William Waldor.
Aston and OF two Of the Aston chill
dren aiso arc in the same plot
Dr. Manning will doliyer eulogy
Of Colonel astor at Trinity Church to-
morrow. 1t had been prepared for the
funeral, hut. Vincent Astor desired that,
1t be not siven then.
Regarding the VIII of Colonel As-l
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