The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-15

There were wreaths from the Morgan
partners in New York. Philadelphia and
Paris \ wreath of American Beauty
roses from King Victor Emmanuel =
Italy lay in front nf the rail \ wreath
from kina Alfonso Of Spain reached
the church too late. but was sent 10
Hartford with other flowers to be placed
In the naliSjlcum.
moro complete list Of the offerings.
only few of which found their way 10
the church. is given elsewhere The
chancel itsclfscould not effectively have
held more.
Ouly' n I'd Roses on Coffin.
In the Ce ntre of this wonderful and
fragrant ;naay. against a background of
orchids. yals'w roses and lilies dissoci-
ated by color and position. solitary.
was "A mass AZ brilliant rcd red roses.
Richmond roses. he flower of Mr Nor.
gan's choice. ..lvelOpinE his coffin. hid.
ing the walnut case seeming only red
roses. and very beautiful
All around the coffin were the
Poses. imbcdGed in grecnerv save
for one small spot Of white aboy.
"A group Cf eight nephetis roseo.
placed there by the Morgan fam.
V.
red roses his p,ll and touch of whit.
for sentiments sake and the words
that were said and hynined above him
all In the manner .rf his church. and as
he willcd that they shO,Ld he. in vel
low paper handed UoVn to HIM hy his
father.
Tia, body of Mr. Morgan was carried
aNa2o O'Clock yrstc -day morning from
the rod room of the Srary in East Thr-
ty-siS thstrcet whore thad lain since tho
arrival Of the steal uship France IN
Friday The hplrSa that waited n
front on n" library hor" no p,unrs nor
were tlS twn black horses that drew
II capdr'soncd
This p.'an hcarse. w IN old sty,. mo-
tive pOvc. WAS suhStiil,ed AT the re-.
quest OIL. =. Morgan, ". for the auto
mobile vehicle which the undertaken
had prnp&rod The driver was uld styi.
too gray haired pdtrlCk Buckie, WHO
said that ho'.had served in,the same wav
a. the funerals of he didh, know how
many famous mon Russell sag. ana
Coils + Hurting on.w,rt4 wo whom n.
remembered
Four poic~Cru .stood& AZ the library
Htcps aS the thWer cnCased coffin was
carried out nu the. shos, dsrs nf .!ght
young men of th- Undertakers force
The Morgan family followed !. Il. Nor
gan. Jr.. tcadin.with hissmotheJ. They
filed fifteen carriages. most' Of them
drawn by horses.
In Park ard " idlsnr avenIrs crowds
filled the streets but a hirr.er1.of police
men part Of the, force vhich Inspector
Titus had distributed around"the Nor
gan house. the church and along the
streets which the .p,Ccession.was 10 use
held them hack.
Crowd. on Roofssto' See Hcarse.
Mounted poliCemet> rode down Mad.
son avenue. clearing way for the
procession. From MadGsor\ avenue the
route was through East Tw"ntv-fourth
street Lexington avenue. Eas, Twenty
arst street, Second avenue and into
Stuyyesant Square AT Seventeenth
street Roofs. windows and che green
square itself We're populous. hut the
streets around the church had been cut
of west to Third avenue and east to
Second avenue. except as traNerSrd by
those who had cards % admission 10
81. Georges The same young men
who had carried the coffin from the
Morgan library carried i into the
church.
For half an hour before III" ser
vices began OrsaT.st Charles l.. Stafford
played his soft prelude. !mprovis'ns.
with here and there few bars Of hymns
which Mr.. Morgan had liked" Father.
Wha'o'cr "f Earthly Bliss was one
ono ~ thom NCarlv AL tho conCrega-
ton was seated hv as O'Clock, AN ex-
ceptiou. or course, being the Morgan
family and the pallbearcrs.
II nas uist 10 o'c.oCE when IN" sur
rlced choir. 'oi by the sna leg, boys and
grading back - 'hc IA lost men. emerged
into me nave from tbol" roning room
PASSING t1o ,.ngth Of tn" chugcn be-
meath the north "a 'iery they reached the
from, door iu-t as the clergy appeared
from the ycs,rv IN this order. The three !
a assistant ministers Of s. Georges, the
Rev Thomas +. calvert, tho I:"v, John
F. Hamakcr tn" Rev. Jonn r, Scott; the
rector Of ST Georges, the Rev. Karl
IRELAND. who succeeded IN" Rev. Dr
Hugh Blrckhead in the pastorat";
Bishop William Lawrence Of Massachu- ,
setts. Bishop thauaccN Il. Brewster Of
Connecticu, and Bishop David H. Greer !
OF the d'oces" II New York.
Next came the twelve honorary pail !
hearers. led py Senator Root and Joseph !
H. Choato. The others wrr. George : /
Rowdon, Lewis Cass LedyIrd Robert .
W do Forest, Henry Fairfield osborn,
Rober, Bacon, George f. baker. Dr .
James " Marhp" r.. Der, II Gary. Nor
ton : Patton and S"th Low. All were
long time friends of Mr Morgan aud
several were with niin "a V"strymrn.
BODY in the rulpit's Place.