The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-14
SIMPLE SERVICES
MARK FUNERAL Of
ANDREW CARNEGIE
Only Sixty Relatives and In
innate Friends Present.
EuIogy Is Omitted and No
PalIbearerS Are Used.

LEMON, Mass, Aug. l4-The funeral
OF Andrew Carnegie was held at Shadow
Brook, his Eummer home in the Berk-
sshires, today. There was no teuloFv and
there were no pallbearers. The service
was, as simple as the tastes and habits
OF the man in life Fully one-half of
the 60 persons present were members
Of the household. The others were in
Inmates of the family
The ritual of the PRESBYTERIAN church
was used by the officiating clergyman,
pr William Pierson Merrill, Of the
Srlck Presbyterian church, Fifth avenue,
New York, where the Carnegies at
tend, and Of which Mrs Carnegie and
ner L,oam i mdaughtert Mrs; Roswell Miller, were
members. The day upon which his
daughter Margaret, united with this
church was declared by Mr.. Carnegie to
pc the "happiest day of his life," and
DR. Merrill said that with advancing
years, Mr.. Carnegie gave evidence OF
increasing interest In the society. A
mixed quartet from this church sang the
three hymns that were the favorites of
the phianthropist. DR.. Merrill was as
sisted by Rev. Benson N. Wyman pas
TOR OF the Lenox Congregational church,
Where Mrs Carnegie worshiped during
the summer months
At the conclusion of the service.
which occupied barely 20 minutes, the
body accompanied by most of the parv
ty, was removed in a motor car to Hills
dale, n. y, where a funeral coach was
in waiting. This car was attached to
the regular train of the New York Gem
tral railroad, leaving at Ill O'Clock this
afternoon for Tarrytown. Thence the
body was to be taken by automobile to
Sleepy Hollow for interment in a lot
chosen by Mr. Carnegie some years
ago,
The service at Shadow Brook was held
in the great reception room on the
| first floor at the east end of the man
sion overlooking Lake Mahkeenac, one
| or the beauty spots of the estate and
where Mr.. Carnegie had spent many
happy hours at his faVorite pastime OF
angling.
The body reposed In a severely plain
casket placed in the center of the room
and all but hidden in wealth Of floral
! pieces. The mahogany of the casket
was, covered with heavy black broad
cloth. A small name plate of silver
bore only the inscription Andrew Car
negie, born at Dumfermline, Scotland
Nov; 25, 1885 Died Lenox, Mass Aug,
Just before 1890 o'clock this morn
who were to hear the last rites en-
tered the room and grouped themselves
about the casket With Mrs. Carnegie
and her daughter, who were in con-
ventional mourning. were the daugh-
| ter's husband Ensign Miller: Miss Es-
| NChb " litSiioiNt wi hs ShlIS6lS . SlolCI
Mrs, Morris Johnson, niece of Mr..
Carnegie; his nephews Andrew and
Morris Carnegie Mrs. Carnegie's pri-
vate secretary, Archibald Barrow, and
John Poyntbn, who had long served the
master OF the house in a, similar ca
| pacity.
| Next in the circle were notable rep
resentatives Of those who had helped
the industrial giant to make his mil
lions and Others who had helped the phi
lanthropist distribute the major part
! of those millions for humanitarian pur-
poses. Among these were Charles M.
| Schwab, once president of the Carnegie
| Steel company; Robert A. Franks, busi-
ness adviser of the iron master for
many years, treasurer of the Carnegie
corporation, and of the Carnegie foun-
| dation for the advancement of teach
ing; the Rev. Frederick II, Lynch, who
represented the Carnegie peace founda-
| ton during the peace conference at
Paris, and Oliver Ricketson.,
Others intimately associated with the
family were Mrs. Henry Phipps, wife
of Mr.. Carnegie's old partner in the
steel business, and their son, Howard;
DR.. r. S. woodward, president of the
Carnegie Institute at Washington; Eli
hu Root. Jr., representing his father in
the matter of the Carnegie endowment
Greenway and wife, and Arthur A.
Hammerschlag, director Of the Carnegie
Institute at Pittsburgh.
Seated near these were all those of
the household who had ministered to
the home comforts Of the master of the
house. Many Of them had been long ir
the employ of the family,
| The clergymen, wearing gowns, stood
at the head OF the casket and back Of
them were the members Of the quartet
| directed by Clarence Dickinson, organ
ist of the Brick Presbyterian church.
The singers were Miss Rose Bryant,
Miss Marie Stoddardt, Frank Croxton
and Grant Kimball
| The service opened with the singing
of 20, Love, That VIII Not Let Me
Co." The Rev. Mr. Wylnan recited the
two prayers of the ritual and followed
these with the Lords prayer. The
quartet then sang HE Leadeth Me"
| DR.. Merrill read the passages appoint
ed from the psalms and the service
closed with the singing Of Crossing
the Bar" AS the voices Of the singers
died away the benedction was pro-
nounced by Mr., Merrill.
| Rain fell heavily throughout the
morning, but shortly before the funeral
hour the skies gave signs of clearing.