Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-08-14

hour on Saturday morning on the train Of
the Allepheny Valley Railroad for Butler.
/ This route was q somewhat CiTeuitous one,
/ but he preferred it because 1t shortened
/ thesiage ride necessary to reach that town.
When the regular train had projected
nineteen miles from Pittsburg, its further
progress was arrested by some damages TO
1.-The road, which had been caused 10y u
! heavy rain, and which workmen were re-
pairing. A hand-car which could carry
but limited number Of passengers, was
toffered for the use OF as many of them as
il could accommodate, and DR.. bowman
was urged TO get on it, but he declined to
do so, and, with number OF his fellow
travellers, he preferred to walk TO the
point, some three miles distant, where
they could again enter the ears of a regu>
lar train Tor stage.) The hand car and
tho pedestrians started simultaneously
but when they arrived at their destination
il was noticed that one passenger was mis-
sing, and the others started at once with
out him. The hand car started to return
TO the place where the first detention oc-
Cured, immediately, but when the man
in charge of it reached point about a
mile from his destination, lie SAW Il body
living by the roadside aud in an unnatural
position, and his curiosity being excited
he stopped TO examine it, when he found
it was a corpse. Going back to the breach
IN the road. he found there MI. Franklin
Wright, tue engineer, who superlntended
the repairs which were being made, and
he recognized the corpse when he beheid
it as the mortal remains of DIR. Bowman,
whom he had observed on the train, but
who was probably unknown to his fellow
messengers, and whose death was so sudden
that he had no friend to cheer his last
hours. and no one TO witness the depart
ure Of his spirit to the brighter and better
world for which his exemplary career, so
tar as human minds can judge, peculiarly
fitted him,
His remains were promptly sent buck
10 Pittsburg, and from that place forward
ed to Lancaster or Sunday morning. 1t
is supposed that he died between and 9
O'Clock on Saturday morning, and it is be.
lieyed that his death was caused by apo
plexy. When his body was found slight
scratch was perceptible on his nose, caus-
ed by the fall, and he had apparently wet,
ted his handkerchief and placed it in his
hat, to relieve himself from a pain il his
head. His countcnance presented very
natural appearance. He will be buried at
Lancaster. at 5 o'clock this TUESDAY Gth)
afternoon.
Dr. Bowman was twice married His
first wife was Miss Sitgreavcs, Of Wilkes
barre, and his second wife (who died some
years ago. was daughter Of Rev. Joseph
Clarksou, Of Lancaster county. A daugh>
ter is the only descendent who survives
him.
The people of lancaster, of all religious
denominations, were so devotedly attach
ed to him that his death viii cause uni
yersal feeling of profound regret in.that
community, and create void which no
one can fill This feeling, too, will be
shared by all who knew him, aud many a
sad friend will feel that so much did he
excel most Of even those whom we regard
as the best of men, IN all Christian virtues,
in unostentatious. genuine, and sincere
petv, in all TIE nobler traits Of human
excellence, that they "ne'er shall look upon
| his like again