The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-13
NOtabIes attend
Funeral Services
ofJohn H. Eagler
DR.. Grant and DR.. Mackay
Eulogize Capitalist and
Steel Manufacturer.

Two funeral services for John H.
Flagler, capitalist and founder of the
National Tube Company at McKeesport.
Pa. were held yesterday. Mr.. Flagler,
who was in his eighty seventh year. died
last Friday in his home at Greenwich.
Conn. The body was placed in a receiv-
ing vault at Woodlawn Cemetery pend
ing the completion of mausoleum there.
The first service. attended by members
of the family circle. was held at AS
IN the Flagler city home, Is Park avenue.
The second followed at $3.50 in the
chapel OF the Church OF the Ascension.
Fifth avenue and Eleventh street. OF
which Mr.. F'lagler had long been a
vestryman. The officiating clergymep
were the Rev. DIR. Percy Stickney
Grant and the Rev. Charles Neumann.
rector and curate of the Church of the
Ascension. and the Rev DIR. John r
Mackay, pastor of the North Presby-
terrain Church. in f55th street. near
Broadway.
Two hundred former associates of the
dead capitalist filled the chapel. While
they awaited the arrival Of the family
an orchestra played classic selections.
The service was an augmented ritual OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. There
were eulogies by DR.. Grant and DR..
Mackay.
In referring to the long and successful
career of Mr.. Flagler in Industrial de-
velopment, the latter said
I'VE are thankful for the men who
have done things--the outstanding men,
who have raised life to a higher
standard"
DIR. Grant referred to Mr.. Flagler as
a producer. not a Spectator; one of the
great doors in the iron world whose
inventions helped revolutionize the
manufa cture of STEEL, He told Of Mr..
Flagler's multifarious interests in the
business and industrial worlds and after
observing how little the world at large
know about what the great men of 'si-
ness are doing. he added THE trouble
with women uptown in New York Is that
they do not know what their husbands
are doing downtown"
In addition to hymns. the musical
part of the service included "A Perfect
Day." which was sung by the basso
Spiolsi OF the c0Olr Win OrcneSLFdl uG-
compartment
The honorary pallbearers ware Lewis
l.. Clarke. Thomas r. Kent. Austia r.
Fletcher George Hammond sullivan.
George Ramsey. who was associated In
business with Mr. Flig.or for thirty
years; Clarence A. Eudl4sn. Elbri .lge
Gerry Snow. Or. Winfield Scott Schley,
Charles S. Whitman. George Gordon
Battle. Henry NJ. Brightman, Hob' n
Lundell. I. Michaels. Seward Prosser
and Herbert r. Smith. The vestry vas
represented by Mr.. Snow. who also Is
senior warden OF the Church cf the
Ascension F. X. Rupprecht. Cullen Van
Rensselaer, Cog swell. Robert ". Schley
and Burton F. White.
In the family circle we're Mrs. FlaGlcr.
who was Miss Reatric Frances Wtneker
of Brooklyn and who was married 10
Mr.. Flagler year ago; Phelps. Con-
verse and Robert Blagdsa OF Boston.
nephews Of Mr.. Flagler end sons OF the
late Mr.. an2 Mrs. Rober- lsagden, and
Numbers OF the +. c. Converse family.
Mr.. Flagler and the late Mr.. Converse
were brothers-in law. There also were
present Mr. Fla,yler's sist-r. Mrs. Her
man StuInpf of Belair I'D. and Mr.
HUME Flagler of Provident :. nephew.
who accompanied the widow.