Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-08-14
ClEARFlELD PA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST a. 1856;

hour on Saturday morning on the train OF
the Allegheny Valley Railroad for Butler
| This route was o somewhat cireuitous one.
but he preferred it because it shortened
the stage ride necessary to reach that town.
When the regular train had proceeded
nineteen miles from Pittsburg, its further
progress was arrested by some damages to
/ the road, which had been caused bv n
heavy rain, and which wOrkmen were re-
pairing. A hand-car, which could carry
but limited number of passengers, was
offered for the use OF rs many OF them as
it could accommodate, and DR.. Bowman
was urged to get on il, but he declined to
do so, and, with q pumber OF his fellow,
travellers, he preferred to walk to the
point, some three miles distant, where
they could again enter the cars of regu>
lar train Tor n stagc.) The hand. car and
the pedestrians started simultaneously,
but when they arrived at their destination
it was noticed that ono 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, hut when the man
in charge of it reached a point about q
mile from his destination, he saw a body
lying by the roadside and in m unnatural
position, and his curiosity being excited,
he stopped to examine it, when he found
il was corpse. Going back to the breach
IN the road. he found there Mr.. Franklin
Wright, tue engineer, who superintendent
the repairs which were being male, and
he recognized the corpse when he beheld
it as the mortal remains Of DR.. Bowman,
whom he had observed on the train, bat
who was probably unknown to his fellow.
passengers, and whose death was so sudden
that he had no friend to cheer his last
hours, and no one to witness the depart
me Of MS spirit to the brighter and better
world for which his exemplary career, so
far as human minds can judge, peculiarly
fitted him,
Ills remains were promptly sent buck
to Pittsburg, and from that place forward.
ed to Lancaster or Sunday morning 1t
is supposed that he died between g and 9
o'clock on Saturday morning. and it is be-
ieyed that his death was caused by apo
pleXy. When his body was found Il slight
scratch was perceptible on his nose, caus-
ell hy the fall, and he had apparently wet,
ted his handkerchief and placed it in his
hat, to relieve himself from pain in his
head His countcnance presented very
natural appearance. He wlll be buried at
Lancaster. at o'clock this TUESDAY Gth)
afternoon.
Dr. Bowman was twice married. Ills
first wife was Miss Sitgrcavcs, of Wilkes
barre, and his second wife (who dicd some
years ago. was daughter Of Rev. Joseph
Clarksou, of Lancaster county. A daugh>
ter is the only descendcnt who survives
him.
The people OF LrNc1stcr Of all religious
denominations, were 50 devotcdly attach
ell TO him that his death viii cause q uni.
yersal feeling Of profound regret in that
community, and create void which no
one can fiji. This feeling, too, will be
shared by all who knew him, and many
sad friend will feel that so much did he
excel most Of even those whom we regald
as the best Of men, in all Christian virtues,
in unostonatious, genuine, and sincere
pioty, in all tie noJler traits Of human
excellence, that they me 'er shall look upon
his like agai2."