The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-29
MRS.. FTSH'S FUNERAL
AT COUNTRY CHURCH
Brief Rites at st. Philips in
the Highlands Follow a
Private Service.
VILLAGERS MOURN HER

NJ Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish o place
shortly after o to-day in the church,
urd OF ~. Philips Church in the High
lands, overlooking the Hudson.
The ceremonies were simple. In them
M. Fish sought to carry out the wish
~ his wife hat she have "a simple
country funeral" The throns which
n usually an accompaniment OF the
hnsrsl Of q person of Mrs. Fish's posi-
ton when held at a church in the city
M absent. Instead there were only
Mrs, Fish's family. intimate friends and
ns.shbors In the Garrison colony and the
ssryan,s and employees of the Fish
.s,s,e gathered In the little stone church
and later standing about the grave in
the family plot a few yards from the
mve Of Gov. Hamilton Fish.
There was a private service earlier in
tho day at the Fish country house, a
mile south OF the Garrison station and
up on the hills above II. This service
~ attended by only the family and
employees OF the estate. Of whom there
are q large number.
Meanwhile the funeral party OF
friends was boarding a special train nj
he Grand Central Station. This train.
consisting OF i've cars. left At 10 o'clock
and arrived at Garrison an hour and a
half later. At the Garrison station were
carriages to take them to the church.
Two mounted men OF the Adueduct
police, In khaki uniforms. galloped up
the hill toward the church by the side
OF the long line Of carriages and. arrived
Al the church grounds. took up posi-
tions on either side Of the entrance gate.
Thsy were there to prevent my possible
tfafic congestion. but they had little
v DO.
A.. Philips In the Highlands dates
back TO 177l, although tho present edi-
Acc was built at the time Of the civil
war. The churchyard. surrounding the
building on three sides. contains the
graves OF many bearers OF name promi-
nent in New York AFFAIRS n in the
development OF the Hudson River val
Ley. The buildings OF the Military
Academy at West Point are directly
across the river, partly screened from
view at this time OF yea by abundant
foliage. The church building sits near
the edge OF the hill and we'll back from
the road.
Service Very Brief. e.
Az soon as those who came on the
special train had entered the church
the bell was tolled and the hearse bear
ing Mrs. Fish's body appeared over a
rise Of ground. followed by automobiles
carrying the family party which had
attended the earlier service At the
house.
In keeping with the simplicity OF the
entire service there were no honorary
pallbearers. The boy choir OF the
church gathered at the door and walked
ahead of the casket as II was carried
10 the altar. a blanket Of red roses
and lilies Of the valley covered the
casket and all the space about the altar
was banked with flowers, wreaths and
sroMes. the last gi.ts OF those best
Known in the social and business cir
eles Of New York.
The Rev. Or. Walter Thompson, who
retired from the rectorsh!p OF the
church after fifteen years service. and
the Rev. e. Cloves Chorley. the present
rector. conducted the service. Harry
Irwin Metzger, the organist, played
Chopin's funeral march as the casket
was carried to the altar and then the
boy choir sang the funeral chant. The
only other music vas the singing. by
choir and congregation. OF Lead
Kindly Light and coward. Christian
Soldiers" DR.. Thompson and the Rev.
Mr.. Chorley shared In the reading or
the Episcopal funeral service. There
was no sermon.
The boy choir n the clergynen led
the way from the church TO the grave,
not a stones throw from the church
door. There the brief interment SER
vice was read. followed by a prayer OF
only a half dozen sentences. As the
rector pronounced the benediction there
was a slight pause. and Mr.. Fish. tax
Ing several roses from one OF the
wreaths, dropped them upon the low
cred casket. Those h had come from
New York turned away walked
back 10 the church. where the carriages
were waiting to take them to the sta
ton. The casket had been carried Into
the church at 8 minutes before II
o'clock, noon. At IL 80 the services
were over. The train left the Garrison
station for the return to New York at l
o'clock. Luncheon was served on the
train.
The family group about tho grave
with Mr.. Fish comprised Mr.. ana MIRA.
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr.. Sidney webster
Fish, also a son of Mrs. Fish Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert z. Gray, the latter a laugh
ter OF Mrs, Fish Mr.. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton Fish. brother and sister-!n-law OF
'NusN fNdIl L lsH, TIC sllsStS Snt''N "''
Helena Fish and Hamilton Fish. Jr,
daughters and son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Hamilton Fish: Mrs, William $. CAL
thder. sister OF Mrs. Fish Mr.. ana
Mrs, W. +. BENJAMIN, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Frazier. Miss Harriet Rogers.
Mrs. William Beverley Rogers, Mr.. n
Mrs. Robert Burnside Potter, Miss
Elizabeth Kean, Julien Kean. MIR, ana
Mrs. John w. Cutler, Justice John Gin
Ton Gray. Mr.. and Mrs. Austen Gray
John Clinton Gray. Jr., and Henry q.
Gray.
Came From New York.
Among those IN came from New
York on the special train were Mr.. and
Mrs, Edmund l.. Baylies. Mrs. John
Jacob Aston. Mrs. Frank S. Witherbee,
Mrs, J. Russell Solely. Mrs. Burke
Roche, Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones,
Albert Eugene Gallatin, Mrs, Paulding
Fosdick. George Peabody Eustis, Clar-
ence W Dolan, Major G. Creighton
Webb, Charles A. Mum. Howard Taylor.
Albert r Conkling, Frank Pollock, Ed
ward y. Taller, Mrs. Taller Smith. Miss
Evelyn Burden. Mr.. and Mrs, George j..
'ould, Mrs. o, II. +, Belmont, Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs. Etienne Markowskl,
MADISON Grant. Mrs, Harry T. Peters,
Miss Lota Robinson. Miss Maria de Bar
~, Francis l., v. Hoppin, Harry S. Black.
Mrs +. Cooper Hewitt, Mrs. Henry
= Redmond, Mira. Charles de Loosely
Misses Sarah and Eleanor Cooper
Hewitt, Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel J. Wag-
,an, Miss Mary II. wiborg. Lawrence
4 Gillespie, Mr., and Mrs. zarrick Riggs,
Ma c. c. Cuyler, Moncure Robinson.
Mrs, Oliver Hartman, WorthingtOn