New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Simple Rites
Mark. Funeral
OF Gen. Porter
Leaders of Civic, Financial
and Industrial Life of
City Attend Ceremony for
Famous Civil War Soldier
Coffin Draped With Flag
Services Will Be
Held on the Arrival of
Daughter From Abroad

Simple funeral services were held
yesterday for General Horace Porter,
chief of staff to General Grant and
former Ambassador to France, in the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
fifty-fifth Street and Fifth Avenue.
with the Rev. DR.. John Kelman off,
ciating. Leaders in the civic, financial
and industrial life of the CITY at
tended.
There were no ceremonial features
at the service and no pallbearers.
only few relatives followed the coffin,
which was covered by an American
flag, upon which rested General Por-
ters military hat and the sword he
wore at Appomatox. The mourners
were:
Mrs. James M. Wheeler, of Brook
hne, Mass; sister; Henry MacHarg,
brother-in-law; Dr.. Josephine Hildrup,
or Brookline, Mass, niece; Miss E.
Foster, who for years was the Generals
CONFIDENTIAL secretary; Mrs. S. M.
Hamilton. 8 niece; Mrs. John r. Ogden,
Sdaughtsf-in-law; Judge and Mrs. Will
ham Porter, of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mra. Hobart Porter, of Philadelphia;
Andrew Porter, of Philadelphia, grand
nephew; John MacHarg, of Albany;
Mrs. Henry MacHarg, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Sinclair Hamilton, DR.. James Hayden,
the Generals physician; Henry Hayden,
close friend, and Van Zandt Wheeler,
grandnephew. Mrs. Van Zandt
Wheeler was detained at her camp in
West Point, Me-, and was unable to at
tend.
Mrs. Edwin Mende, General Porter's
daughter, is en- route to this country
from her home at Berne, Switzerland,
and after her arrival there will be a
military funeral for her father.
Brief Tribute by DIR. Kelman
Following the singing Of hymn by
eloquent tribute to General Porter.
His was life of varied services ir
all that he did in the stern field OF
battle and in the fruitful fields of
peace" said DR.. Kelman. "Great was
his affection for his Leader. He per-
formed great services among the many
nations. He brought about a better
state of international relations and
established for himself worldwide
fame. He was man of culture, OF
spirit and of great simplicity. His was
a great frtendliness, which made him
one of the great gentfmen whom all
men loved"
The services ended by the sounding
of taps by Robert Clapham, aa trum-
peter of Troop G, 1st New York Cavalry
The casket was then escorted to the
Pennsylvania Station by four intimate
friends of General Porter, who accom-
panied it to the family vault at Elber-
on, N. j., where it will repose for the
present.
representatives from the many or
CARNATIONS of which General Porter
among them being former Governor II
B. Quinby of New Hampshire and his
son, H. c. Quinby. Chester S. Lord
headed a delegation from the Lotos
Club and Henry w. Hayden represent
ed the Grant Memorial Association
Several members of the Society of the
Cincinnati were also present.
Prominent Persons Present
Others in the church were Major L.
Dubreuil, acting military attache of
the French Embassy; George T. Will
son, General w. w. Weigel, represent
ing General Bullard, of the Department
of the East; ]. P. Morgan, A. c. Bed
Iord, FRANK A. Vanderllp, p. Tecumseh
Sherman, son of General Sherman;
George B. Cortelyou, General W. Healy.
Bertram H. Borden, James R. Sheffield.
ex-Judge Ebert H. Gary, Logan C.
Murray, General W. G. Bates, DR.. G. ".
Brush, y. S. Grant jr., Charles F.
Brooker, Henry Clews, John Drew,
Francis Wilson. Elihu Root, Louis
Stern, ". D. Guthrie, w. H. Porter,
General Dan Appleton, Major George
Beck, Alexander G. Humphreys, Charles
E. Price, Charles e. Finley, Walter
Stabler, Frederick C. Hobbs, Benjamin
G. Hegeman jr, W. A. Clark, Elbridge
G. Snow, James T. Allen, Robert S.
Houston, Nicholas Murray Butler, Nor
timer c. Adams, Frank A. Munsey,
Frank Conover, Abram I. Elkus, James
N. Gum, Lee Kohns, Ogden Reid, Ed
ward G. Riggs, Charles NJ. Schwab,
James II. Taylor, Horace c. Smith,
George w. Fairchild, Frederick D. Un-
derwood, Commander John P. Hill of
US. Grant Post 327, G. A. R.; George
A. Bryce and Charles H. Dix, members
Of g. S. Grant Post; Major William NJ.
Chadbourne, Major L. L. Seaman, A. T.
Gurlitz, of George Washington Post,
G. A. R., and former Past Vice-C
mander of the Loyal Legion, J. S. Mac
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