The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-14
SIMPLE SERVICE MARKS FUNERAL
 OF STEEL KING
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 Fully half of the 60 persons present were members of the household. The others were intimates of the family.
 The ritual of the Presbyterian church was used by the officiating clergyman. Dr. William Pierson Mer- Till 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 de- cIared to be the "happiest day of his life,'' and pr. Merrill has said that with advancing years MT. Car negie gave evidence of increasing in terest in the society.
 A mixed quartet from this church sang the three hymns which have been the favorites of the philanthro- pist and former iron master. pr. Merrill was assisted by Rev. Benson N. Wyman, pastor of the Lenox Con- gregationa1 church, where Mrs. Car negie frequently worshipped during the summer months.
 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 attached to the regular train of the New York Central railroad leaving at HI o'clock this afternoon for Tar rytown, N. '. Thence the body was to be taken by automobile to Sleepy Hollow for interment in a lot chosen by MT. 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 Nah | keenac one of the beauty spots of l the wonderful estate and where MT. | Carnegie, had spent many happy | hours at his favorite pastime angling. Just before 10:3O 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 l Carnegie and her daughter, Mrs. | Roswell Miller, who were in conven- | tional mourning, were the daughter s | husband, Ensign Miller. Mrs. Morris l Johnson, a niece of MT. Carnegie; his 1 nephews, Andrew and Morris Car | negie; Mrs. Carnegie'S private secre-
 tary, Archibald Barrow, and John | Poynton, who had long served the master of the house in similar ca | pacity. Next in the circle were not | able representatives of those who had helped the industrial giant to 1 make his millions and others who | had helped the philanthropist distr1- | bute the major part of these millions for humanitarian purposes.
 Among those were Charles M.
 Schwab, once president of the Car
 negie Steel Company; Robert A. 1 Franks business adviser of the iron | master for many years, treasurer of
 the Carnegie Corporation and of the Carnegie Foundation for the ad-
 vancement of teaching; Rev. Freder- ick H. Lynch, who represented the
 Carnegie peace foundation during
 the peace conference at Paris, and
 Oliver Rickettson-
 Others intimately associated with
 the family were Mrs. Henry Phipps.
 wife of Mr. Carnegie's old partner in
 the steel business, and son Howard; Dr. R. s. Woodward, president of the Carnegie Institution at Washington
 Elihu Root, Jr., representing his fa-
 ther in the matter of the Carnegie endowment for international peace,
 and James c. Greenway.
 The service opened with the singing
 of 70 Love. That Will Not Let Me Co.," MT. Wyman recited the two lprayers of the ritual and followed
 these with the Lords Prayer. The
 quartet then sang 'He Leadeth Me. /" Dr. Merrill read the passages ap- rpointeJ from the Psalms and the ser
 vice closed with the singing of Cross
 ing the Bar" As the voices of the singers died away, the benediction
 was pronounced by Dr. Merrill.
 Rain fell heavily throughout the
 morning, but shortly before the fu-
 neral hour, the skies gave signs of
 clearing.