Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-14
AT FUNERAL OF
j. P. MORGAN
IN TWO CITIES
Thousands of People Line
the Streets as Cortegs
Passes to Church.
TAKEN TO HARTFORD
ON A SPECIAL TRAIN
Notable Men Occupy Pews
in St. Georges Protest
ant Episcopal Church.
Special By United Prec3 Wire.


New York, April 14.-With the
stock exchange closed, police guard
ing the streets about the Morgan
home, hundreds of financial leaders
suspending business paid their last
respects to the late commander.
New York passed today while the
| body of ]. P. Morgan was taken
through the streets IN an ordinary
horse drawn hearse to Sc. Georges
Protestant Episcopal church where
funeral services were held.
At 9;13 o'clock the flowered coy-
cred casket was taken from the Red
room of the marble library at the
| Morgan home and Madison avenue
and carried to the waiting hearse,
and the trip to the church was made
quietly and quickly. There were, no
services at the library.
Extreme simplicity marked the de-
parture for the church, an ordinary
| hearse being used to convey body and
horse drawn carriages, the family.
| The body was carried from the Ii
brary to the hearse by employees of
| the undertaken in charge of the fun
eral. There were eighteen carriages.
| j. P. Morgan, Jr., with his mother
! leaning on his arm, were followed
by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Satterlee.
Leading the procession down the
aisle was the vested choir of men
and boys, following them were the
clergy that conducted the services
and their assistants.
The remains were taken to st.
Georges Protestant Episcopal church
In Stuyyesant square. Five thousand
roses almost hid the easket from
view. The floral display represented
small fortune. One Of the pieces
was from the king Of Italy, who sent
1t through the Marquis Confaloneri,
the Italian ambassador at Washing
ton.
Bishop Greer oficiated' at the serv-
Ice. The following were the pew res
ervations:
South Aisle fright side).-Chamber
Of commerce, three pews; trustees of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
three; American Bankers association.
one; Trinity college. one; Columbia
Of the Protestant Episcopal church.
one; New York Yacht club, one: New
York Public library, one, Metropoli-
tan club, one; New York Stock Ex-
change, one; Union League club, one:
International Mercantile Marine COM
pany, one; United States Steel corpo-
ration, one; Groher club, one; Ameri-
can Museum Of Natural History, one;
American Scenic and Historic Preser-
vation society, one; Automobile Club
Of America, one; New York GeneaIog-
ical and Biographical society, one;
Metropolitan Museum Of Art staff,
one.
Pews For Societies.
South Aisle Qeft side).-American
academy In Rome, two pews; Clearing
house, one; Lying In institution, two;
New England society, one; Equitable
Life Assurance society, one; Sons Of
Colonial Cavaliers, one: New York
Historical society, one; Union Society
of the Civil War, two; New York Cen.
trail railroad lines, one.
Central Aisle Cleft side).-Pall bear
ers, three pews; yestry Of st. Georges,
three: partners of ]. P. Morgan & Co.
and families, four; reserved, one; per-
sons having cards marked IN"
friends of family, three.
Central Aisle. - Morgan family,
twelve pews.
South Gallery.-Editors and report
ers, one pew.
North Gallery.-Morgan servants OF
home and library, crew OF yacht Cor
sair and servants of Cragston, High
land Falls.
Last Gallery.-Employees Of J. P.
Morgan & Co.
After the service the body was con-
veyed to the Grand Central station
and taken aboard special train to
Hartford. where the interment was in
the Morgan vault. In Hartford the
procession moved through Asylum
street to Main. where 1t passed Mr..
Morgan's birthplace and then the Ju-
MUS Morgan memorial. 1t went |
through Maple street to the cemetery. |
Asylum street was closed by the po-
lice. and the public schools were emp
tied. Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster
of Connecticut read the committal |
service. assisted by Bishop William |
Lawrence of Massachusetts, and the |
Rev Karl Reiland, rector Of St. |
Georges.