POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, John P.
Surma Jr., does hereby constitute and appoint Carl Krasik, Richard M.
Pearlman and Elaine Beck Oresti and each of them his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact for and in his name, place and stead to:
	1.  Sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 such
statements regarding the undersigned's beneficial ownership of
securities of Mellon Financial Corporation as required by law; and
	2.  Sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation
one or more Notices of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144
relating to the sale of shares of stock of Mellon Financial
Corporation owned by the undersigned.
	Said attorneys-in-fact and each of them shall have full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act necessary to be
done in connection with any of the above as fully as the undersigned
might or could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and each of them may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This Power of
Attorney shall expire on June 15, 2006.
	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power
of Attorney this 5th day of January, 2004.

			/s/ John P. Surma, Jr.