New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-15
Body Is Borne to Hartford After
Service in st. Georges,
Thronged with Leaders
in Many CaI|ingS.
RED ROSES COVER COFFIN
Hymns Of Bankers Choosing
Sung by ia Voices, and Three
Bishops Join in Ceremony
Wealth of Flowers from
Home and Abroad.

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Home and Abroad.
Simplicity and red roses were the
dominant features of the funeral of j.
Pierpont Morgan at ST. Georges
Church, in Stuyvesant Square. yester-
day The simple but impressive Epis-
copal service was closely followed. cX-
cept for the hymns and a solo, SUNG IN
accordance with "a request expressed
some time ago 10y Mr.. Morgan himself.
The desire Of the family to avoid oston-
tation as far rs possible was observed.
and the ceremony was marked by sol
emn dignity.
Only forty-fve minutes elapsed be-
tween the time the heavy coffin. COW
cred 10y ar enormous blanket Of Rich
mond roses. Mr.. Morgan's favorite
flower, and ivy. was borne into the
church at 10 o'clock and borne out. fol-
lowed 10y the long line of members of
the Morgan family
\ profus,on Of costly flowers embow-
cred the chencel, IN the centre of which
the coffin rested, but the floral display
was relatively small. owing 10 a deh-
mite request Of The family. The deep
rich color Of the red rose predominatod.
Thousands Outside Church.
While the service itself was simple.
there were many attendant features be-
fitting the last rites paid to one who
had been so powerful. \ large COM
pany Of notable men and women crowd !
ed the church TO the doors, and the
streets outside wero filled with thou !
sands Of curious persons. Art, science. |
religion. education. commerce finance. |
patriotism. politics and society were
represented
Every one Of the 80 persons who |
were admitted to church-all it would /
hold-had special ticket The crowd /
outside was silent, and the large body /
of police had no trouble in keeping the /
streets clear about th1 church
The body was taken soon after . ,
o o'clock from the Morgan library, ad- /
Joining the home OF the dead banker. IN |
East 36th street. where il had lain /
since Friday. Thirteen carriages for |
members Il the Morgan family fol- /
lowed the hearse on its slow jour |
ney to the church. J i. Morgan, jr.. /
with his wife and son. Junius, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee, Mrs Nor /
gan and her daughter Anne and other |
members of the immediate family en- |
tered the library for a few minutes be-
fore the body was removed. There |
were no services at the library. After |
the funeral the body was taken by spe- |
cial train to Hartford. Conn, for burial /
in the Morgan plot in Cedar Hill Gem
etery.
Bells Herald Approach Of Corteoe.
The doors of the church were open |
at s: 10 o'clock, twenty minutes earlier |
than the time scheduled. After the |
coffin was taken i'm al 9:4j o'clock the |
doors we're closed. The bells in the |
tower Of ST. Georges announced the APP
proach Of the funeral cortece. The toll
ing ceased as the immediate members |
of the family followed the coffin into |
the edifce.
The twelve pews reserved for the
family in the centre aisle near the
chancel and three pews on the opposite
side Of the centre aisle reserved for the
honorary pallbearers were the only
vacant spaces in the church half an
hour after the doors were opened.
The pulpit in the chancel had been re-
moved, and a large standing cross OF
Easter lilies was set aside 10 make
wav for the coffin, resting on low pedes-
tails. In striking contrast with the
elaborate red rose blanket on the
casket. a small cluster of white roses
Law near the head Of the coffin, token
from member Of the family. Prompt
" at 10 o'clock the procession formed,
headed by the senior choir OF men ana
bows. who had come down the north
aisle from the vestry room and met the
family and coffin at the east door.
Slowly and silently the procession
moved up the centre aisle. Just before
II reached the chancel the calm voice
Of the Right Rev Chauncey b. Brew
ster, Episcopal Bishop Of Connecticut
was heard repeating the lines, begin
ming: II am the Resurrection and the
Life" Heads were bowed in all parts
of the church during the march TO the
chancel.
Choir Of ia Voices Sing.
The choir OF men and boys. I'm their
white robes trimmed with black borders
separated TO the choir stalls on either side
Of the chance as they reached the front
Of the church. AS the organ strains broke
tho stiffness their voices mingled in the
solemn chant of Psalms xxXix and xc.
They were assisted by the two junior
chors, ia voices in all. which had al
ready taken their places in the choir
stalls Following the choir in the march
no the centre aisle came the Rev. Thomas