The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-20
MANY PAY HONOR TO
ST. CLAIR M'KELWAY
Simple Episcopal Ritual Said
for the Late Brooklyn
Editor.
MORE TRIBUTES SENT

Funeral services for Dr. 81. Clair
Mckelway. editor of the Brooklyn DdNb
EdGlc. were hcld yesterday afternoon Ut
the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
Clinton and Montague streets. The body
OF the church was filed with friends
and newspaper associates Of Dr. Nickel
"a and mon of prominence in the bust
ness, professional, official and political
life Of the borough.
The services occupied less than half
an hour. embracing simply the t;pisco.
pal ritual. The Rev. John Howard
Mcllsh, tho rector. OBLIGATED. and Bishop
James II Darlington Of Harrisburg, Pa,
assisted In the chInccl and delivered the
bencdictior.
In the pew reserved for the family
alongside the flower laden casket were
Mrs. McKclway, tho Rev. Or. George
Alexander, who otiiciated at her wedding
twenty-nluc years ago. and Miss Flora
Foster, Mrs. McEclway's niece. The
pallhcarcrs were col William Hester,
representing the Ed1le. Dr. Albert VAN
der Ne.r, representing the Regents OF the
state of New York University chief
Judge Willard Bartlett Of the court VI
Appeals Alfred r white. william V
Hester, William y. Dykman. George
80 Hh'' N y ' .' o W Wv 'hA ~
Aldermen Oscar :. StratH. Charles X.
Miller. George Foster Peabody. Herbert
2. Gunulson and oswald q. Willard. The
interment was I'm Green-Wood Cemetery.
For moro than an hour before the
services the body Of Or. McKelway was
viewed by many OF his friends at his
late home - Monroe place.
The casket. placed IN the drawing
room. was banked with flowers. among
them 4 blanket of orchids and lilies II
the valley. sent by the Eagle officers and
| stan
\ committee Of the state BOARD u
Education. headed hy Commissioner Fla.
ley. ct'ied a. the house IN the forenoon.
Many additional messages OF coudo-
icncc aud sympathy were received bv
Ms. Mckclway. This MAS from Joseph
Choate
u Mckelway's death is a very seri-
Gus loss To American journalism. He
devoted the best part of his splendid
life :" ma!n'ji: the Independence. high
character and the wholesome influence
OF The press. His purity OF character.
his potent personality and broad and
generous public spirit found NJ express
sion IN tho Journal NJ which for thirty
years he VAS the responsible" editor
This was from George MCAncny.
President - the Board ~ Aldermen:
My deepest sympathy TO you. Or.
Mckelway was one of the greatest and
best. and the people OF the city and state
also mourn with YOU his loss"
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Straus sent the
following
profound sympathy and sincere con
doleEce. We mourn with YOU In the
great loss YOU personally and the pub
lie at large have sustained in the death
OF pr. McKe.Way. lie was one II those
forcefully noble men whose moral and
Intellectual influence was the more cf-
f"Ctiyc on account OF It's uuseliishucss
His record bears closest scrutiny and he
used his great opportunities to stand ur
for righteousness fcarlessiy. to help good
causes and defend the wrongsd with
courage and justice. May the rising
generation Of editors take the life Of DR..
Nckelway as a pgecept and example
other messages We're from Mr.. and
Ms. .Ahram l. EiNus, Melville T.
stone. Simon +. Ro~thschild, William
Berri, William VI calder, otis Skinner,
stephen VI Griswold. H. \. G. Smith,
Bradford Merrill and Nash lockwood.