Resting Place of Andrew Carnegie Shines in Sleepy Hollow
The body of Andrew Carnegie was laid to rest at 5:30 this afternoon on a hillside in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York, overlooking the Hudson.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
18
The body of Andrew Carnegie was laid to rest at 5:30 this afternoon on a hillside in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York, overlooking the Hudson.
Twenty one family members and close friends accompanied the ironmaster’s body from Lenox to Sleepy Hollow. The service at Shadowbrook was followed by a private auto hearse journey to Hillsdale and then White Plains, with a large silent crowd at the station. The interment occurred in a crypt valued at $40,009, after brief ceremonies led by Rev. Dr. William G. Merrill.
The Waterfront calendar notes the 228th day of the year as August 15 with a 57 minute loss in day length. Morning tide stands at 10 feet 3 inches, evening at 10 feet with a din. Full moon on September 9 and new moons on August 25 and September 23. Evening stars Venus and Saturn through specified dates, Mars and Jupiter visible in mornings the rest of the year.
The report lists mean sea level readings with Dew Point 60.00 and relative humidity 58.00. It notes a high temperature near 60.00 and a wind from the northeast at 58.00.
Six small vessels supplied the market with fish. The Two Brothers reported 5200 pounds of flounders and 300 pounds of cod, while the Alice E. sold 300 pounds of ground fish and 5100 pounds of flounders. Other boats carried mackerel and other catches as Portland and Yarmouth steams delivered fresh suppliers. Shipping updates note the American steamer Western Scout heading from New York to load sugar for a French port, and the Asa watomie slated for Antwerp with possible delays. Repairs on a Mackinac customs steamer proceed at T wharf. The Drallim loaded 851,000 feet of lumber for Rosario, Argentina, at a rate of 43 dollars per thousand feet. The James Newsom will launch August 22 with 700,000 feet of lumber for Buenos Aires at 50 dollars per thousand, followed by the four master James BE Barstow for Boston trade.
Shipping news details steamer movements including North Land Ingalls and Calvin Austin sailing to New York Norfolk and Yarmouth. Vessels towed barges Summit Hill Haverford Northern No 11 Absecon and others with tugs Mary W Potter and William Yerkes Jr. Ready to sail when weather improves.
A narrator describes adapting to a wild life in the woods with minimal comforts. The absence of hot water mirrors a broader shift from civilized routines to nature’s stark simplicity, as habits clash with new, rough methods of living and organizing a tented space.
An advertisement offers a free book on cancer tumors rheumatism and neuritis. It cites Dr. Oredale at 872 Boylston Street Boston Mass Suite and mentions accounting audits and bookkeeping training by P G Box 2694 h118u2.
Death notices and funeral details for residents of Boston Cambridge Roxbury Somerville and nearby areas. Among the names are Sigurd A. Andersen George Clapp Bridget F Larkins Emma Cushman Andrew W Francis Robert Geaton Melbourne Geddes Mary Mahoney Maria Marchi John McGrath Lewis Ratzell William Shea James Shea Rhinees Jerenhine Smith Ann Thompson Delphine Touchet Mary Walsh Alice White. Funerals scheduled Aug 15 16 17 with church services graveside auto cortege and relatives invited.
Mr. Charles H. Rembart and Mrs. M. Coffey extend sincere thanks to friends and the New York New Haven Hartford railroad employees for sympathy and beautiful floral tributes in their recent bereavement.
In memory of our dear mother Hannah A who left us two years today. Gone but not forgotten by her sons and daughters.
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