The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-12
Taken From Vessel to.
Library of New
York Home.
WILL LIE IN STATE
UNTIL MONDAY
Funeral Steamer France Arrives
in Port During Driving Rain, s
but Hundreds Stand in
Streets to See Hearse
Bearing Remains of
Famous Financier.

New York, April t1.-rhe body of J.
Pfcrpont Morgan lies Tonight among
the art treasures of his private library.
1t reached New York on the steamer
France In driving rain this afternoon,
and at dusk was tnkcn from the rhfu,S
mortuary chapel. son,bre I'm heavy vel
vet and rcHp1endent I'm silver and gold,
10 meter hearse, which conveyed 1t
from the pier to the library. Hundreds
braved the drcnchinE rnin md stood
IN thc streets to witch IL pass. Among
the rare brOn1cs. costly paintings and
other art objects which he brought
here from Europe, tho body of the dead
hnancier will lie In state until Monday
morning, when the funeral services
Will be held In st. Georges Protestant
Episcopal Church.
The France came into the harbors
with her flags at half mast. Through
thick weather and amid torrents of
rain, she crept to her pier at the foot
OF West Fifteenth Street All her pas
sengers save the funeral party were
ashore half an hour before Ntr. Nor
gans body was removed to the hearse.
Meet Vessel nt Quarantine.
Mrs Herbsrt L. Satterlee. the dead
hnancier's daughter, and Miss Helen.
Morgan Hamilton, his granddaughter,
the only women in the funeral party,
were met aboard the vessel by Mrs j.
T.. Morgan. Jr. The three women left
IN an automobile for the Morgan home
before tho body was removed j. F.
Morgan. son of the dead man. met the
France at quarantine, and remained
aboard with Herbert l.. Satterlee, II. II.
Harjes. partner in the Morgan bank
ing firm In Paris. and DIR. George Dixon.
! Junius S. Morgan. grandson of the
financier. joined the party when the
vessel locked
When all other passengers had left
the vessel. the men OF the funeral party
assembled In the mortuary chapel to
follow the body to the hearse. The
! nirrored doors opened and ten uni.
formed men of the Frances crew
emerged with the heavy casket. Across
| ii was draped a great American flag
! the same flag which the United States
] government gave to the France to COM
memorate her maiden voyage as the
largest ship which the French had ever
gent over to America.
| The casket passed between q double
1ie or the ships company, standing at
attention, with barred heads. In the pas
sageway. while the ships orchestra
played The Star-Spangled Banner"
Attendants bearing some of the floral
offerings followed the funeral party to
the hearse. Among these offerings
was wreath wrought in solid silver
from the town of Aix-Les- Bains. a
beneficiary of Mr.. Morgan's generosity.
great cross of orchids, which had
withered on the trip across the Allan
TIC, remained in the chapel. This was
the offering OF the German Emperor
Later 1t was sent TO the Morgan library.
Many rare flowers which perished en-
route were strewn upon the Atlantic
before the ship reached port.
Taken to Morgan Home.
Through the driving rain the hearse
slowly carried its burden to the Nor
gan home. Two automobiles followed
II. one conveying Messrs. Morgan, Sat-
I terlee, Harjes and Dixon; the other the
servants and attendants.
The mortuary chapel where MIR. Nor
cams body had reposed during the trip
was thrown open after the casket had
been taken away, and the ships orr
GERS and crew trooped silently down to
see IL. The catafalque. on which the
casket had rested. was draped with its
great covering of black, with a gold
embroidered cross in the centre.
Al the head and foot there rose two
slender silver electroliers. Back of the
catafalQue there hung heavy drapery
brilliant in gold and silver trimmings:
the walls of the death room were span
gled with silver slars and Maltese
crosses. with fleur-d de-ls here and there.
In this mortuary chapel i. p. Morgan,
Jr., that was. looked for the first time
OH the dead body of MS father when he
boarded the France at quarantine