New Britain herald., 1919-08-14
ANDREW CARNEGIE IS SHOPMEN DISAGREE
 LAID AT REST TODAY IN RAILWAY STRIKE
NotableS Present at Funeral of
 Steel King and PhilanthropiSt BURIED AT TARRY70WN, N. Y.
Last Rites for Industrial Giant Very
 Impressive - CaSkct Hidden in
 Taken By Auto to Sleepy Hollow.

Taken By Auto to Sleepy Hollow. Lenox, Mass, Aug. 1.-The funeral of Andrew Carnegie was held today at Shadow Brook his summer home in the Berkshires.
 There was no eulogy and no pall- bearers The service was as simple as were the tastes and habits of the man in life. Fully half of the persons present were members of the house. hold. The others were intimates of the family.
 pr. Merrill OficiateS
 The ritual of the Presbyterian church was used by the officiating clergyman Dr. Wm Pierson Merrill of the Brick Presbyterian church, Fifth avenue, New York, which the Carnegies attended and of which Mrs. Carnegie and her daughter Mrs Ros- we'll Miller, were members. The day upon which his daughter Margaret united with this church was declared by MT. Carnegie to be the "happiest day of his life,' and pr. Merrill has said that With advancing years MT. Carnegie gave evidence of increasing interest in the society,"
 A mixed quartet from this church sang the three hymns which had been the favorites of the philanthro- pist and former iron master. Dr. Merrill was assisted by Rev. Benson N. Wyman, pastor of the LenoN Con- gregational church, where Mrs. Car negie frequently worshipped during the summer months.
 To Be Buried at Tarrytown, N V.
 At the conclusion of the service which occupied barely 20 minutes the body accompanied by most of the party was removed in a motor car to Hillsdale, N. Y, where a funeral coach was waiting. This car was at tached to. the regular train of the New York Central leaving at 1:15 D. m. for Tarrytown. N. Y. 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 mansion overlooking Lake Mahkeen- ac, one of the beauty spots of the wonderful estate and where MT. Car negie had spent many happy hours at his favorite pastime, angling.
 Wealth of Floral Pieces.
 The body reposed in a severely plain casket, placed in the center of the room and all but hidden in a wealth of floral pieces. The ma hOgany of the casket was covered with heavy black broadcloth. A small name plate of silver bore only the in scription, Andrew Carnegie born at Dunfermline, Scotland, November 25, 1885 Died at Lenox, Mass, Aug. II, 1919'
 Just before 10:30 o'clock this morning. the hour set for the funeral those who were to hear the last rites entered the room and grouped them selves about the casket With Mrs Carnegie and her daughter Mrs. Mill Ter, who were in conventional mourn ing, were the daughters husband En- sign Miller, Mrs. Morris Johnson, a niece of MT. Carnegie; his nephews Andrew and Morris Carnegie; Mrs. Carnegie's private secretary, Archi- bald Barrow, and John Poynton, who had long served the master of the house in a similar capacity.
 Notab1es Present.
 Next in the circle were notable rep resentatives of those who had helped the industrial giant to make his mill lions and others who had helped the philanthropist distribute the major part of those millions for humanitar- ian purposes. Among these were Charles M. Schwab, once president of the Carnegie Steel Co.,; Robert A. Franks, business advisor of the iron master for many years treasurer of +1,o Carnegie Foundation for the Ad- vancement of Teaching; Rev. Fred erick H. Lynch, who represented the Carnegie peace foundation during the peace conference at Paris; and Oliver Ricketson Others intimately asso- ciated with the family were Mrs. Henry Phipps, wife of MT. Carnegie's old partner in the steel business, and her son Howard; pr. R. S. Wood ward, president of the Carnegie insti- tuition at Washington; Elihu Root, Jr., representing his father in the matter of the Carnegie endowment for in ternational peace, and James C. Greenway and wife, and Arthur A. Hamm erschlag. director of the Car negie Institute at Pittsburgh.
 Impressive Services.
 The service opened with the sing ing of 70, Love That Will Not Let Me Go." Rev. Mr. Wyman recited the two prayers of the ritual and fol- lowed these with the Lords Prayer The quartet then sang, He Leadeth Me" Dr. Merrill read the passages from the Psalms and the service closed with the singing of Crossing the Bar As the voices of the sing CTS died away the benediction was pronounced by pr. Merrill.
 Rain fell heavily throughout the morning but shortly before the