New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-04
Belasco and Mantell PAIL
bearers and w. w. Price -
Delivers Eulogy
Many Noted Men
Attend Services
Writer'S Widow Unable To
Be Present After Jour
ney from California

we're held yesterday afternoon at the
Campbell Funeral Church. His favorite
funeral march, a song by an old friend
and few words of eulogy and cheer
for his family spoken by another friend
constituted ceremony which was as
impressive as it was short.
The little Gothic chapel was
crowded at 4:3O, when Rodolphe
Fraese, organist of Sailors Snug Har-
Dor, began the solemn strains Of
Handels Largo" Newspaper men with
whom Mr.. Winter had been associated,
actors and actresses famous since days
long past, authors, publishers and
neighbors from Staten Island had
gathered to pay a last tribute TO a
man they had all loved. Robert Man
tell expressed the sentiment Of all
when he said:
Everybody loved Mr.. Winter. once
told him, with all sincerity, that loved
him as did my own father"
The honorary pallbearers were head
ed by David Belasco and Robert Man
tell and followed by Mr.. Winters son,
jefferson Winter.
The coffin bore no nameplate. In
stead it carried the following legend
written on plain white paper, in the
hand of jefferson Winter;
July 3. 1917. This casket, sealed
by me in the presence OF Mr.. sam
uel Cooper, is not 90 De
AGAIN nv ANYBODY, but is TO be
niaced in the retort and consumed.
To the right of the group OF honor
arv pallbearers sat Mr.. Belasco, wniie
at the left Mr.. Mantell took his place.
With them were John Rankin Towse, OF
"Tbe Evening Post; Louis De Foe, OF
"Tbo World; Walter W. Price, broker
and lifelong friend of Mr.. Winter; 'o-
semi Tate and John Pierson, VINO aV-
tended school with Mr.. Winter al tne
Staten Island Academy; Peter Duryee'
John Elderkin, Logan c. McPherson'
General Horace Porter, Robert Under
rood Johnson and Frank Lawrence
nresident of the Lotos Club.
David Bispham Sings
After the group was seated paVio
Bispham sang Crossing the fH;n par were
M and Mrs. jefferson wlhnei 80 vs."
.be only members of the tam'iy 10
~ as Mrs. William winter, iifeu ~
The long journey from os .ifoa Of
wbere she had been when n1tineu he
her husbands illness, was unapie " ~
present. lo,;v.red nv Mr..
On As prefix TO his remarks ne
Iod that he be allowed TO correct an
asroneoms impression arising from INC
enbI;sbed report that MI WINTER hHu
nIanned his own funeral. . bis
i sTn teening with the modesty OF MS
L.racter and lifetime qualities ne
cha .,tr Winter left no details re-
sa,u J;rg his funeral. He gave put NJ
81 tbought to such matters. Inc on!
oro With whom he talked along 'hiS i'"'
was his son Jefferson. 60
"He did not prepare the aooIgsS y; ~
|. dol;vored at these services. he uiu
Lava a sealed envelope 10 DC
aS af.er his death. The only re-
oi,ost tbat he did make was that II any
eorvices were held they should De SIM,
DIe IN character, and the services me'u
her. today have been so arranged
Mr.. Prices Eulogy
After reading from the Bibie Mr'
Price said: o,,Id now
chou honor believed in no sec'alIan
r.I;gion or creed. The Bible oelohgs
" no creed, but TO the world ahu
tSernfore il is that words from tne
p;bie ore spoken here and now. MI
Winters religion was that OF patience
rontIcness and charity for all. HIS
ereed was beauty. His thoughts were
militant but kindly. He helped many
and injured none. There cannot De one
word said here to-day Of woe, fear or
srnrlication. No man ever lived with
more profound belief in divine pur-
In closing Mr.. Price quoted four lines
from the "Cymbeline" of SHAKESPEARE
10 whom Mr.. Winter often turned lor
solace:
Fear no more the heat o the sun.
Nor the furious winters RACES
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone anu Ia c" my
Mr.. Belaso said at the close; will
lam Winter accomplished vast amount
If work. He upheld the best IN ORA
matte art. He encouraged the student
He showed the way. His criticism was
mot destructive. He bore no malice.
az there is an hereafter know that
he ;s happy. If there is none ne is az
rest after life Of arduous and unend-
ing labor, but labor OF love. ne Is
dead. but his name lives and we have
lost a great friend"
Among those who were present at the
funeral services were F. F. Mackay'
/ Mrs Louis james. Henry Carhart, Harry
/ halliday. one of the two surviving mem
berS-of the old Lester Wallack stock
companies; J. Hartley Manners, Harry
Houdini, Viola Allen, Evert Jansen
Wendell. Adelyn Wesley, Norman Hack
49, Frank Burbeck, Royal Cortissoz,
/ OGDEN Reid and Madeline Clark.
Following the service the body was
taken to Linden, N. j., where 1t Will be