The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-15
GUARDING MoRGAN'S GRAVE.
Great Precautions Taken to Protect the
Remains.

Renldiub.
Hartford, Conn, April l5.--The bod!
of j, p, Morgan is at rest, 1t was bur'c'
yesterday afternoon on the crest OF thu
Cedar hill cemetery, the sixth Of TIL,
house of Morgan to find resting place
there
His grave is TO the west of the great
monument of red granite that marks the
! family plot. To the east lie his ia
ther ,Iunius Spencer Morgan, his moth
er and brother, who died in boyhood
TO the north are the graves of his
grandparents, Joseph and Sarah. Like
the others, the grave IF the new GOMEZ
will be marked by small brown head
stone, inscribed: dohn Pierpont Nor
gan, ls36-lol3,"
| In lieu of headstone there lowered
monument of flowers, masses of roses
lilies, orchids, ferns and cedar boughs,
heaped in a huge pyramid over the
grave. They are the last tributes OF
| friends and relatives who came nert.
with the body in special train from
New York after funeral services at st.
Georges church.
Hartford, the fnancier's birthplace,
had its flags at half mast under low.
ering skies when the seven car funeral
train, manned with crew that had
operated Mr.. Morgan's special trains
during life, arrived shortly after 2
o'clock, bearing rs mourners.
An immense crowd was at the sta
tion and the people packed the side
walks three deep as the funeral party
drove through the streets Of the city,
three and hall miles to the cemetery.
The route led by the little brick house
in which the financier was born, which
was draped yesterday in black, and by
the great marble memorial building, re-.
centely erected by Mr.. Morgan in honor
of his father, its door hung with a
mourning wreath.
There were over so carriages in the
procession, including those OF the mayor
of Hartford, Rev. Charles A. Goodwin,
cousin of Mr.. Morgan, and other dis
tinguished citizens Of the city. Two
large automobile trucks carried the
flowers.
Over the seven feet of earth allotted
to the financier as his last resting place,
there had been erected large white
tent, church like In appearance, with
a ehancel at one end. In the center
of this chancel was the grave, its cement
sides lined with red roses. Beyond it
covering the wall OF the tent
in brilliant color, were heaped the floral
those of the family, the Ger
man Emperor Williams withered wreath
brought from Rome, and those of in
innate friends.
When the funeral party arrived, Mrs.
J. P. Morgan, the widow, leaning on
the arm of her son, was the first to
enter. Seats mad been provided, but
all the mourners remained standing.
Bishop Chauneey i. Brewster of Con-
necticut intoned the opening anthem OF
the Episcopal committal service as the
coffin was brought in, followed by the
honorary pallbearers. A curtain was
drawn across the entrance to the tent
to screen the ceremonies from the gaze
Of the curious.
"We therefore commit his body II |
the ground, earth to earth, ashes to |
ashes, dust to dust, looking for the |
general resurrection at the last day and |
The life of the world to come.'
These we're the words with which the |
inancier's body was lowered into its /
yrave at $40 o'clock. The Lords Pray
n was chanted by the mourners, and,
with a benediction. the ceremonies, last
ng scarcely ten minutes were over.
]. z. Morgan escorted his mother 10
Ter carriage Then, while the other
were driving away, he went
Jack, with his son, Junius, and stood
With bowed head and tear-flled eyes an
il they threw the last spedeful OF earth
N the grave of his father.
The grave was brick lined and the en-
ombing box was of heavy lead The
over was later sealed, the grave filed
n. the numerous floral pieces heaped
pom the mound. Precautions have been
AIKEN to have the grave guarded con-
After the services the fu-
eral party returned to New York in a
peeial train.
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