New-York tribune., 1922-12-15
Last Rites Held
OrWananaker
In Pelting Rain
Bugler Sounds Taps at End
of Impressive Burial as
Bitter Wind Whips at
Flag Draped Coffin
All Philadelphia Mourns
Thousands Pass Bier for 3
Hours During Morning;
2,400 at Church Service
- pl.palch b ~ Trlbsns

PHILADELPHIA, Dec.l4.-John Wana-
maker was buried to-day. Late In the
afternoon. while the city mourned the
merchant prince and men Of this ma
tion and Of nations across the seas
paid tribute 70 him, his loved ones
stood under a noble granite arch-the
gateway 70 his tomb and said fare
well
A bugler sounded taps. The. flag was
draped about his oasket. replacing a
cross Of lilies. Those who stood about
again heard from the clergyman's lips
the. inevitable destiny Of man; "Dust
to dust"
Then the essket was placed IN the
vault, upon which the rain beat cease
lessly. a bitter wind lashed the faces
of the living as they turned away.
Thus was written fnis 70 the life story
Of one Of the worlds great merchants.
Scene Impressive
That scene under the towering arch
had in IL elements Of appealing beauty.
Il was the last tribute Of those who
knew better than any the depth Of
his love and the kindness Of his
heart. Thus they stood there in
reverent silence. it vas a silence op-
pressiye in its intensity. only the drip
Of the rain from the eopings Of the
tomb could be heard.
hen Of high official position in this
and. other cities journeyeh 20 the grave
and stood uncovered there. -Four young
women sang the hymns most favored
I'm life by the dead man. A surpliced
clergyman read the service OF MS faith
and another pronounced the benedic-
tiOn.
Thousands Pass Body
A few hours previously thousands Of
men and women crowded into Bethany
Presbyterian Church, Twenty-second
and Bainbridge streets, where the body
lay IN state at the foot Of a bank OF
flowers and palms For three hours,
from 9 o'clock until noon, two lines Of
men and women walking two abreast,
proceeded past the oasket. They rep
resented all classes Of humanity and all
walks Of life.
For something more than an hour
after noon the church was deserted Of
all but those having the funeral ar
rangemcnts in charge, under the direc-
tion Of Major Barclay II. Warburton,
Mr.. Wanamakcr's son-in-law. Outside
a sleety rain had caked the streets in
ice. Bat hundreds stood about the
church awaiting the funeral service.
When the doors were reopcned short
ly after o'clock for the services prom
inent men from this and other cities
who oficiated as honorary pallbearers
entered In groups and took their places.
The casket had been closed. Upon Il
was a blanket Of orchids and cross
Of lilies. It was completely surround
ed by flowers and palms which were
banked up TO the railing Of the choir
loft above the pulpit
Crowds Surround Church
Cards had been issued sufficient 20
fll all the seats in the church. which
has q capacity Of 2,400. Soon the gal.
lery Of the church was crowded, and
an seats on the lower floor, with the
exception Of those reserved, also we're
taken Hundreds Of men and women
pleaded with police officials for admit
tance, end, when refused, could not be
induced TO leave. The famed Bethany
Choir OF women and girls sang one Of
Mr. Wanamaker's fav0Tite hymns
"Jesus, Lover OF Ny Soul"
Mayor Hylan Of New York. accom-.
panied By Grover Whalen, was seated
beside Mayor Moore. Goyernor-elcc'
pinchot also was present. New Yorl
sent squad Of reserve policemen, IN
der command Of Colonel John +
Dwyer. Forty-fvo heads Of depart
ments OF the Wanamaker store IN New
York entered the church in body.
In the pews reserved for the Wana'
maker family were Rodman Wana.
maker, Mrs Barclay II Wa-burton
Mrs. Norman Macleod and other mem.
bcrs Of the family.
The Rev. A. Gordon MacLennan, pas.
tor Of Bethany Church, opened the
service by reading a psalm. Then the
choir sang Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me.
Over the pulpit, in gigantic electric
letters, was inscribed the text;
+ "But now they desire a better coun-
try, that Is. an heavenly; wherefor
Cod rs not ashamed 10 be called their
God; for he hath prepared for them
a city"
That text was one which had been
selected by Mr. Wanamaker last New
Years for the dawn service and II had
been placed above the pulpit at his
direction.
As the pastor left the pulpit sing
inc Of "Nearor. Nv God 10 Thee"
ended the service. II was 2;40 o'clock
when the doors Of the church reopened
and the funeral cortege started for
The cemetery.
Permission had been obtained from
the Park Commission for the funeral
cortege TO proceed through Paramount
Park As the line Of automobiles
passed the parI guards stood at