| Show Mrs A T Stewarts Funeral NEW YOBK Oct 28The funeral of Mrs Cornelia M Stewart widow of the late dry goods millionaire took place today from her mansion on Fifth Avenue No one was admitted to the residence except relatives and friends of the deceased The body was frends a valuable casket with silver trimmings and rested on a floral catafalque in the centre of the west parlor The floral designs were numerous paror most of which was smilax ivy and roses Fifth avenue and Thirty fourth street in the immediate vicinity I the mansion were crowded with people and a squad of police kept the street clear in front of the entrance at Thirtyfourth street Bishop Littlejohn and Rev Arthur Brooks officiated and read a portion of the service from the ritual of the Episcopal Church At 3 p m the casket was borne down the steps on the shoulders of four undertakers assistants and placed in udertakers the hearse The funeral cortege took the Thirtyfourth street ferry At Hunters Point a special train took the remains and friends to Garden City where the obsequies were held in the cathredral About sixty people attended the services at the house and about forty went to Garden City |
