1674-88 Carl Fisher R' BODYmg.
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Notables From All Over Na-
tion Will Attend Develop-
er's Funeral Today
• �j Carl G. Fisher may be the first
• man to be buried at Miami v
Beeac
, the.resort city that was
ed out
of a waste of sand and swamps
through his foresight and energy.
As notables from over the nation
• started arriving here for his funeral
which will be conducted at 4 p. m.
today, the Miami Beach city oc
oun-
cil Monday named a pa
the
pioneer developer and made it pos-
sible for the erection of a memorial
ff
mausoleum there.
4, The park was given to the city
: . several years ago by Fisher. It!
r lies between Alton road and Dela-
ware avenue at Fifty-first street
and includes about three acres.
Simple impressive rites will
mark the funeral service which
?• will be held it the open at the en-
trance of the Miami Beach public .
a library and art center.
j City Offices To Close
al During the ceremony all city of-'
fices at Miami and Miami Beach
• will be closed. Flags will fly at.
• half-mast in Miami Beach. Mayor
E. G. Sewell of Miami in i procla-1
mation called upon all stores and
, business houses to close for a.few
minutes at the time of the funeral
as a mark of respect to Fisher. He,
said city offices would be closed at
4 p. m.
Mayor John H. Levi of Miami
Beach, who brought Carl Fisher
here and was associated with him
in his enterprises, called upon resi-
dents of Miami Beach to fly their
flags at half staff. He said the city
hall there would close at 1 p.m.
a Fisher's body clothed in a tuxedo
t and with the horn-rimmed, spec-
tacles he wore in life over his
closed eyes, was placed in state
at the W. H. Combs Funeral Home ;
at Miami Beach. A rose was in
the tuxedo lapel and many flowers j
were banked against the bronze,
plush-lined casket.
During the day, Walter Chrysler,
the motor magnate,and many other
friends of Fisher paused for a last
look at the body. It will.continue
• to lie in state at the funeral home
until noon today. Then it will be
taken to the library where it may
be viewed between 1 p. m. and 31
p. m. The casket then will be
closed.
Services On Library Lawn.
Those attending the services will
Stand on the library lawn east of-
the entrance. Should it rain the,
the library.
They will open with a brief pray-
er
rayer by Rev. Jay A. Wabeke, assist-
ant pastor of the Miami Beach Com-'
munity Church. Then Dr. John
Oliver LaGorce of Miami Beach and
Washington, D. C., will deliver a
oulogy. Dr. LaGorce,associate edi-
tor of the National Geographic mag-
azine, is an old friend of Fisher.and
a fellow official in the Committee
of One Hundred.
the library.
• They will open with a brief pray-
sr
raysr by Rev. Jay A. Wabeke, assist-
• ant pastor of the!Aland Beach Com-`
munity Church. Then Dr. John
Oliver LaGorce of Miami Beach and+
Washington, D. C., will deliver al
oulogy. Dr. LaGorce,associate edi-'
tor of the National Geographic mag-
azine, is an old friend of Fisher and
a fellow official in the Committee
of One Hundred.
Listed among the pallbearers are
some of the nation's outstanding
men and civic leaders in Miami and
Miami Beach, all of them friends
of the man who pumped up sand
from the bay bottom to make land
for the almost fabulous city of his
dreams.
After the simple services, the
body will be taken to Woodlawn' •
Park cemetery for temporary in-
' terment in the mausoleum there.
The funeral cortege,consisting only
of the widow, the active pallbearers
and the minister, will be accom-
panied across the Venetian cause-
way by a dozen motorcycle police,
six from Miami Beach and six from
Miami. Ten other uniformed offi-
cers will be on duty at the library.
Widow Arranges Rites
The funeral arrangements Were
made by Mrs. Margaret Fisher, the,..
widow and the developer's second
wife, who arrived here by plane
from Montauk, Long Island, N. Y.,
Saturday afternoon shortly after
her husband died of gastric hemor-
rhage in a Miami Beach hospital.
He was stricken Friday after being'
'In failing health for several years'
and under a doctor's eare for two
years. He was 65 years old. Int
mediately after the city council ded-
, icated the park to Fisher. city of
ficials and close friends of the de-
velthe ob-
oper
of rerecam
dting slnonum nt,
u there to house the body of the man
tt who gave the land to the city he
started creating.
pi Private funds would be donated
for the erection of the memorial.
pi Friends expected to work out the
at details later.: Meanwhile the body
to will remain in the mausoleum at
Ca Woodlawn Park.
74 If Fisher's body is interred at
Miami Beach he will be the first
man to be buried on the island win-
t' r resort,.which has no cemetery.
hi-(kty--effieals said there was n.
I ordinance against burying people at
n; Miami Beach and expressed belief
Ns the public would favor keeping
Fisher's body on the soil he helped
tig to build.
Pr In addition to naming the park
for.Fisher and providing a place
for the mausoleum, the council
su adopted a resolution eulogizing
, Fisher and expressing sorrow over
his death.
►9 Council Resolution
Sp The resolution read:
`Whereas, the hand of death has
-- taken from us our beloved Carl
Graham Fisher, through whose
`vision, courage and determination,
,a former mangrove jungle and a
swampy wasteland has in a few
short years been transformed into
the fairyland which is Miami Beach
of today,and
"Whereas, we recognize that in
his passing,not only our community
but this entire state has lost a great
man and a true friend, whose in-
.
,spiration will be long felt and •
remembered,and
"Whereas, our hearts are touched
by this loss, as Miami Beach will
miss this area` harc:.,
Italic*against burying Eo le at
Miami Beach and expressed belief
the public would favor keeping
Fisher's body on the soil he helped
to build.
In addition to naming the park
for Fisher and providing a place
for the mausoleum, the council
adopted a resolution eulogizing
Fisher and expressing sorrow over
his death.
1 Council Resolution i
The resolution read:
. 'Whereas, the hand of death has
taken from us our beloved Carl
Graham Fisher, through whose
'vision, courage and determination,
a former mangrove jungle and a
swampy wasteland has in a few
short years been transformed into
the fairyland which is Miami Beach
of today,and
"Whereas, we recognize that in
his passing.not only our community
but this entire state has lost a great
,man.and a true friend, whose in-
1 ispiration will be long felt and
remembered,and
"Whereas, our hearts are touched
by this loss, as Miami Beach will
'miss this great benefactor who has
I made it possible for us to live in
:this enchanted setting.
"Now, therefore, be it resolved
by the city council of the city of
Miami Beach,F14., that we do here- '
by express, not only for this body,
but in behalf of all our citizenry, I
our deep regret at his passing, and
we tender our sincere sympathy to!
his loved ones in their bereave-
1 ment.".
It was uncertain how many of
the notables of the business and
automotive worlds, who were i
named honorary pallbearers, would
.be able to attend the public funeral
service today.However, T.E."Pop"
Myers, manager of the Indianapolis'
Speedway created by Fisher, was
expected to arrive in time for the
services.
. Among the 150 honorary pall-
bearers are Barney Oldfield, with
whom Fisher barnstormed in the
early days of the automobile;Walter
P. Chrysler, Charles F. Kettering, '.
William K. Vanderbilt,George Ade,
Frank A. Seiberling, Gar Wood,
Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker and
Bernard Gimble. The list also in-
cludes members of the Miami Beach '1
city council and Miami city and ?
county officials. -
Active Pallbearers
The active pallbearers will be
six of Fisher's close friends and
associates, Paul Kunschik, C. W.
Chase, jr., Daniel J. Mahoney, J.
Arthur Pancoast, F. R. Humpage
and P.J. Arthur.
Other honorary pallbearers will ir
be Fred L. Abel, Dr. William G.
Alexander, William T. Anderson, I
Jess C. Andrew, Charles E. Albury,
Lee Appleget, Claude Ashbrook, i
Judge H.F.Atkinson,the Rev.Wil-
11am Barry,• F. L. Bennett, Ross
Beason, Crate D. Bowen, Caleb $.
Bragg, Fred A. Britten, James
Bright, John J. Brophy, Lieut. Col.
'George E. Brown, Robert Bullock, -
Charles Buschmann.
James E.Calkins,Leo Carrillo,C.
F.Chapman, Arthur Childers,Capt,
R. P. Clark, Charles L. Clements,
Isidor Cohen, John S. Collins, Joe
Copps, James M. Cox, C. H. Cran-
- don, Hugh- W. Davis, James J.
`Davis, Robert H. Davis, Gaston
Drake, Herbert R. Duckwall, Vic- ,g
for H. Ehrhart, T.M.Fincher,C. B.
Floyd, Cecil G. Fowler, James n
Fv lir. q
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f1UdS mmor11Q. IY1� tY and
ity council andounty officials.
Active PallbeaT 'will be
The active pallbearers
six of Fisher's close friends and
.associates, Paul Kunschik, C. W. i
I Chase, jr., Daniel J. Mahoney, J.
Arthur Pancoast, F. R. Humpage
c and P. J. allbearers will
Other onorar ,
Other
Fred Dr. William G.
rr, Alexander, William T. Anderson,
M Jess C. Andrew, Charles E. Alburv,
of Lee .Appleget, Claude Ashbrook,
,i frc Judge H.F.Atkinson,the Rev.Wil-
fo Liam Barry,. F. L. Bennett,
wen, RRote.
ss dr Beason, Crate A. BB itten, James
Bragg. Brophy, Lieut. Col.
bod Bright, John J.
Par George E. Brown, Robert Bullock,
to Charles Buschmann.
The James E.Calkins,Leo Carrillo,C.
of th F.Chapman, Arthur Childers,Capt.
and •R. P. Clark, Charles L. Clements,
•
Pani Isidor Cohen. John S. Collins. J n'
way Copps. James M. Cox, C.
Six fr don. Hugh \V. Davis. James J.1
"iiam Davis, Robert H. Davis, Gaston
cers Drake. Herbert R. Duckwall, Vic-
tor H. Ehrhart, T.M.FincherJ�
The Floyd, Cecil G. Fowler, tf
made Fowler. M. Gelatt, Har-
widow August Geiger, P. . F
Har-
Wife, 1 vey Gibson, John Golden. C.
from N Grafflin, W. J. Gurney.William Her-
Saturda sev, Steve Hannagan, DanI
rh ,
her bus Schell, Capt. Clyde B. Hewes,jr., reda
age i Hardie, Lindsey Hopkins,Honeywell,
He was Hoerger, Mark C.
in failin Arthur W. Howe, James H. Houri-
and and han, Webb Jay,Dr. Elisha A.King ,
years. A. Frank Katzentine, C. M. Keyes,.
mediately Victor W. Kliesrath,William Klein,s
icated th ` Charles S.Krom.
finials an Dr.John O. LaGorce, Edwardi .
veloper st R.
Lauinger, George N
ability of Ernest A.L'Ecluse,Plus
Jtheretoho P. Lowrey,J. N.Lummus,sr., J N
who give Lummus, jr., Bernhard Lundeberg,
started Crete Howard Lyon, Hugh M. Matheson,
{ Oscar F. Miller,Thomas W. Milton,
Private fi Miller, D. Richard Mead,WilliamMar-
for the er a RaYJ. F.McDuffee,
Friends o nus Milani, E.Myers.
details W.Muir,T. nor, Alexander OrL,
will rein $ Paul J.O'Connor, Russell Pan-
Woodlawn Fau? jr.,Lafayette Page ,jr.,coast, F. A.
If Flsher'ss$ coast, Thomas J. Lamar Paxson,
Miami Beach??? Poor, Fred Post,
amarY, Janne
man to be buries Gilbert Purdy W
fen resor Redd, Arthur B. Reed,
e mood 1+7d.
^'•— k wh: Reed, Thomas E. oney, d-
_"�_; , 4u N. B. T. R
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•u? ward C. ter, Fred W. Sanders,
1ga�W. r E.G. Sewell,Milton C. Scott,
�1t Mayor E.G. Shutts, Frank Smath-
zl jr., Frank to an,Elmer 7W. Stout,
era,of J. Stern► E. Ter Bush,
/pit Harold E. Talbott, G.
rlu? Fred Tejan,James A.Thomas,R H
Charles H. Thompsoa, George C.
t p Tyndall, Cecil Turner,
Urlin, W. M. Urmey, Col. Jess G.
sou Vincent,Dr.Frank B.
V ris.Wasey,
F. Lowry Wall, ,
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.pm A.C.Webb,J.M M. - _
�� M. Whittake Mitchell• Wolfson,
,Fred E.Zurwe e: cit
. officials,
Also the following Y
John H. Levi, Claude A. Renshaw,
InaSAO C. W. Tomlinson, Robert W. R '
'pun teton, Harry M. Hice, Val C. Cleary,
sapid ri Hirsch McBurbridge and
,l.ed Baron