The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-14
And Only 60 Persons Pres
ent at Andrew Carne-
gie's Funeral
CLERGYMAN USED
PRESBYTERIAN RITUAL
Interment Took Place in the
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery,
Near Tarrytown, N. Y.

Lenox, Mass, Aug. 1.-THE funeral
of Andrew Carnegie was held to-day at
Shadow Brook, his summer home in the
Berkshires.
There was no eulogy and there were
no pail bearers. The service was as sim
Pile as were the tastes and habits Of
the man in life. 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 Merrill Of the Brick
Presbyterian church of New York, which
the Carnegies attended and of which
Mrs. Carnegie and her daughter, Mrs.
Roswell Miller, were members. The day
upon which his daughter, Margaret,
united with this church was declared by
Mr.. Carnegie to be the "happiest day
of his life" and DIR. Merrill has said
with advancing years Mr.. Carnegie gave
evidence of increasing interest in the
society.
A mixed quartet from this church
sang the three hymns which have been
the favorites Of the philanthropis and
former iron master. DR.. Merrill was as
sisted by Rev. Benson n. Wyman, pas
tor of the Lenox Congregational church,
where Mrs. Carnegie frequently wor-
shipped during the summer months.
At the conclusion OF the services,
which occupied barely 20 minutes, the
body, accompanied by most OF the party,
was removed in motor car to Hillsdlae,
N. Y, where a funeral coach was wait
ing This car was attached to the reg
uiar train of the New York Central roal-
road leaving at ll;lO o'clock this morn
ing for Tarrytown, n. Y. Thence the
body was TO be taken by automobile to
Sleepy Hollow for interment in 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 over
looking Lake Mahkeenac, one Of the
beauty spots Of the wonderful estate and
where Mr. Carnegie had spent many
happy hours at his fayorite pastime,
angling
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 maghogany of the casket
was covered with heavy black broad
cloth. A small name plate of silver bore
only the inscription Andrew Carnegie,
Born at Dunfermline, Scotland, Novem-
Der 25, 1886 Died at Lenox, Mass, Au-
gust IL, 1919"
just before l0.30 o'clock this morning,
the hour set for the funeral, those who
were to hear the last rites entered the
room and grouped themselves about the
casket With Mrs. Carnegie and her
daughter, Mrs Roswell Miller, who were
in conventional mourning, were the
daughters husband, Ensign Miller Mrs.
Morris Johnson, niece of Mr.. Carnegie,
his nephews, Andrew and Morris Car
negie, Mrs. Carnegie's private secretary,
Archibald Barrow, and John Boynton,
who had long served the master Of the
house in a similar capacity.
Next in the circle were notable repre-
sentatives of those who had helped the
industrial giant to make his millions and
Others who had helped the philanthropist
distribute the major part Of those mil.
lions for Humanitarian purposes. Among
these were Charles NJ. Schwab, once
president of the Carnegie Steel company,
Robert A. Franks, business adviser of
the iron master for many years, treas
urer of the Carnegie corporation and
Carnegie foundation for the advance
ment Of teaching Rev Frederick H.
Lynch, who represented the Carnegie
peace foundation during the peace con-
ference 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 her son, Howard; Dr. R. S.
Woodwar, president of the Carnegie in
stitution at Washington; Elihu Root,
jr, representing his father in the mat
ter of the Carnegie endowment for inter-
national peace, and James G. Greenway
and wife and Arthur A. Hammerschlag,
director Of the Carnegie institute at
Pittsburg
The service opened with the singing of
80 Love, That Will Not Let Me Go"
Rev. Mr. Wyman recited the two pray
ers of the ritual and followed these with
the Lords Prayer The quartet then
sang, 'He Leadeth Me" Dr. Merrill read
the passages appointed from the Psalms
and the service closed with the singing
of Crossing the Bar" As the voices
of the singers died away, the benediction
was pronounced by DR.. Merrill.
Rain fell heavily throughout the morn
ing but shortly before the funeral hour
the skies gave signs of clearing.
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