The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-04
REID FUNERAL
WITH SERVICES
IN CATHEDRAL
Three Episcopal Bishops, Includ-
ing Canon of Westminster
Abbey, Officiate
Great Britain Represented by
Ambassador Bryce and
Explorer ShackIet0n

New York Jan. 4-With the Presi-
dent of the United States, members of
his cabinet and Representatives of the
diplomatic corps and hundreds of lead
ing citizens in attendance, the fun
eral of Whitela.w Reid, editor, diplon-
at and parliamentarian, took place, to-
day, from the Cathedral of ST. john
lain in state on the crypt of the great
edifice with candles burning and arm
ed marines standing motionless at the
corners of the casket.
AT o'clock it had been brought into
the main part of the church and pIac-
ed on a speciality prepared bier direct
ly in front of the altar rail-
Admission to the church was by tic
ket but the. applications were so many
that the supply was exhausted, last
night, and many who came late were
refused admission.
President Taft and Col Theodore
Roosevelt sat directly opposite each
other in the chanceI of the cathedral
but if one saw the other or was in
was no way of an observer finding
it out. At no time did they glance
at each other and each semed to be
absorbed in the services
Before the public service prayers
were said by Dean Grosvenor and
Bishop Greer at which members of the
late ambassadors family were pres
ent.i The immediate nourners occu-
pied the pews directly beside the tenn
porary bier. Mrs Reid, who was COM
pletely unnerVed by the death >of her
when she left England, had~Fecovered
and was able to attend the services.
The funeral service was the rituals
tic one prescribed by the Episcopal
church Dean Grosvenor, of the cathe-
dra1, an Intimate friend Of the dead
man and formerly rector of the Church
worshipped prior to going to London,
read the lesson
Bishop Leonard, Of Cleveland, repre-
eenting the diocese in which the dead
read the creed and the prayers while
Bishop Greer, head of the diocese of
New York, read the committaI service.
Bishop Boyd Carpenter, canon of West
minister Abbey, and the Rev. How
ard Chandler Robinson also assisted
in the services The music was Men
anthem, Though I pass Through the
Valley Of The Shadow of Death. ana
two hymns.
The honorary pal1bearers were James
Bryce, the British ambassador, Secre-
tary of State Phi1ander G. Knox, SEN
ator Elihue Root, Joseph H. Choate, J.
olson, w. D. Sloane, Rear Admiral
William G. Cowles, J. L. Cadwa1ader,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Judge
George Gray, Former Senator Chaun-
cey M. Depew, Robert Bacon and Hen
ry White. Z
Sir Ernest Shack1eton, the noted ex-
pIorer, represented the Pilgrims Soci-
ETY. of Great Britain, while every one
of the numerous organizations and
clubs with which Reid was connected
was represeted by their officers.
The active bearers were II petty Of
ficers from the Battleship Florida un-
der the command of Lieut.. H. K. Hew-
ett. Immediately following the ser
vices the casket was placed on a. cais-
son and taken to the Grand Central
Station. \ An escort made up of one
battalion of regular infantry, one bat
talon of marines and one battalion of
sailors from the North Dakota and
Florida accompanied it. The naval
and military escort was commanded
by Major John T. Meyers
The body was taken from the Grand
Central station in special funeral
train to Tarrytown where it was
buried in the famous old Sleepy Hol-
low Cemetery. Only members of the
immediate family of the dead ambas-
sador accompanied the body to Tarry-
town.