The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-03
BODY OF MORGAN
IS PUT IN COFFIN
Remains Are Enclosed in Three
I Separate CaSkets.
FAMILY SILENT ON DETAILS
No Definite, Arrangements Yet Made
for Funsrsi-Estimates of Dead
Finaneier's Wealth. Vary From
s50,OO0,0 900 to 5000, 100000.

Rome, Italy, April 2.-The body of
j. Pierpont Morgan. after it had been
emhAlmed and dressed, was inclosed
, in a walnut coffin lined with white
brocade, This was placed In a leaden
casket and finally in a third case of
heavy walnut with gold and silver
fittings
The United States ambassador has
offered to hold a funeral service at
the embassy, in pursuance of instruc-
tons received from Secretary of State
Bryan
No definite arrangements have been
made for the transport of the body
to America. but it is understood that
accommodation has been offered on
board the Koenig Albert, leaving Ma
pies April L.
Family Retieent on Details.
J. p. Morgan, now head of the
great house of Morgan, received a
long cablegram from his brotherin-
law, Herbert l.. Satterlee, giving de-
tailed description of the scenes which
attended the death in Rome of his
father. The cablegram was In code
and several hours were required to
translate It,
Mr. Morgan had previously received
lengthy cablegram from the Italian
physician who was among the scien-
lists who stroye desperately to save
the financier's life. The physicians
communication dealt exclusively with
the causes of death, explaining In de-
tail what had been done in vain to
check the ravages of the malady.
Although repeated applications
were made for full copies or alb
stracts of one or both these cable
grams, neither the members OF the
Morgan household nor any of the
banking partners of the late financier
would consent to reveal any Of the
contents of either. 81
Funeral Rites Unsettled.
Thomas w. Lamont, one of the vice
presidents Of ]. P. Morgan & Co., de-
clared there was nothing whatever to
give out for publication. He said that
until 1t Is ascertained definitely when
the Italian government will consent,
under its restrictions in such cases.
for the body of the dead banker to
be shipped from that country 1t will
be impracticable for the family to
make any definite arrangements for
its reception In New York or to pre-
pare for the funeral rites.
AS previously announced, 1t has
been virtually arranged to have the
funeral ceremonies conducted at the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine,
which tops Morningside Heights and
to the construction OF which Mr.. Nor
gan had contributed so lavishly.
Moraan's Estate Immense.
Conjecture now is rife in Wall
street as to the size of the estate left
by the deceased. No light was thrown
ON this question from any source. Es-
Inmates still vary from fifty to two
hundred millions outside of the value
of the great art collection assembled
In this country and in Europe. No
estimate Of this runs lower than sew
enty-fve millions. Francis Lynde
Stetson, who for years was one of
Morgan's chief counsel, denied posi-
lively that he had drawn the multi
millionaire's will or that he knew the
least thing about its provisions.
Lewis Cass Ledyard, who is generally
supposed to have drawn, the will, de-
MED himself to reporters.