Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-12
Mortal Remains Of Great FL
nancier Temporarily Rests in
Library Among Priceless
Works Of ATT
FUNERAL TO OCCUR IN
ST. GEORGES CHURCH
Many Floral OFFERINGS Accom-
pany Coffin, One Testimonial
Being From Emperor William
of Germany,

tBy Morning JournaI special Leased wlrcl
New York April 1.-THE body Of
H. picrpont Morgan lies tonight
among the art treasures Of his private
library II reached New YORK on the
steamer France this afternoon and at
dusk was mken from the ships NOR
tuary chapel to motor hcarse which
conveyed it from the pier to the
library Hundreds hrayed the drench-
ing rain and stood ia the streets 10
watch II pass Among the bronzes.
costly paintings and other art objects
which he brought here from Europe
the body OF the dead flnoncier viii
lle until Monday morning, when the
funeral services viii be- held In ST.
Georges Protestant Episcopal church.
The France came into the harhor
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 Mr.. Nor
gan's body was removed TO the
hearse
Mrs Herbert l.. sntterlee the dead
flnancier's daughter, and Miss Helen
Morgan Hamilton. his granddaughter.
the only women in the funeral party,
were met on board the vessel by AIRS.
H. r. Morgan. Ir The three women
left in an automobile for the Morgan
homo before the body was removed.
J. f. Morgan. son Of the dead man.
met the France at Quarantine and re-
mnincd aboard with Herbert l.. snt-
terlee. II. n. llarjes, a partner IN the
Morgan banking firm In Paris, and
Or George Dixon. Junlus $. Morgan.
grandson OF the financler. joined the
party when the vessel docked.
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
hearsc. The mirrored doors opened
and ten uniformed men Of the
frances crew emerged with the
heavy caslSet Across Il was draped
"a great American flag. the same flag
which the United states government
gave to the France to commemorate
her maiden voyage as the largest ship
which the French ever had sent to
America.
The casket passed between the
double file Of the ships company.
standing al attention with barred
heads in the passageway while the
ships orchestra played "The Star
spangled Banner"
Attendants hearing some Of the
floral offerings followed the funeral
party to the hearse. Among those Of
ferings was It wreath wrought in solid
silver from the town of Aix-les-
Baines. beneficiary Of Mr. Morgan's
A great cross OF orchids
which had withered on the trip across
Tho Atlantic remained IN the chapel
This was the offering of the German
emperor. Later It was sent to the
library garden Of rare
flowers. which perished en- route, were
streWn upon the Atlantic before the
ship reached port. Through the driv-
ing rain the heurse slowly carried It's
burden to the Morgan home. Two
followed IT, one convey
ng Messrs Morgan, Satterlee, Herjes
ma Or. Dixon the other the servants
ina attendants. The mortuary cha
le where MI Morgans body had re-
losed during the trip was thrown
open after the easket had been taken
lway and the ships officers and crew
roopcd silently down to see IT, The
atafalQue on which the casket had
ested was draped with It's great COW
ring Of black with gold embroid-
red cross In The center.
At the head and foot there rose two
lender silver electrolyers. Back of the
atafalque there hung heavy drapcry
brilliant in gold ana silver trimming
he walls Of The death room were
pangled with silver stars and maltese
rosses, with fleur de lis here and
here
In this mortuary chapel J. Pierpont
iorgaH, Jr., looked for the first time
pon the body OF his father when he
oarded the France at Quarantine,