The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-21
THE OBSEQUIES OF THE LATE
HARMON DOANE, ESQ.

time ceased when it became known that Har
mon Doane, Esq, had breathed his last OF
Wednesday evening. At first, the sudden
ness Of the shock did not allow his wide
circle of friends to realize the great loss, botl
TO themselves and to the whole city that haG
occurred
The doubts which naturally present them
selves when a calamity has occurred, that
perhaps nothing alarming had happened tc
warrant alarm, caused many to think the SAD
news premature but it was with sorrow The
sad truth soon became known, and through
out our business community the public los;
was evidenced by general expression o.
sincere regret.
On Thursday afternoon the residerce Of
The deceased, on St. Joseph street, near
Carondelet, was thronged with the many
friends Of the deceased, and appropriate
ioral tributes were tastefully placed about the
casket holding all that remained Of that gen
erous gentleman, Harmon Doane. The par
lors were appropriately draped in mourning,
and the many nemento mort displayed gave
token Of the deep feeling of friends at the loss
Of such citizen. Sorrowing hearts in their
bereavement gave up to the realization Of the
work of the reaper Death, and ''eyes unused
TO weep paid their tribute of tears to the
memory of the lamented dead
by half past 3 the house was crowded From
the lower portion of the city to Carrolton
came old friends to take their last look at the
lnanimate form Of their beloved benefactor
and helper. The merchant the banker, the
laboring man, and the professional, all appre-
ciated the blow, and in whispered accents
spoke Of the noble qualities of the deceased
Bishop Wilmer, of the Episcopal Church,
then arrived and after rendering that conso-
iatlon to the mourning family which only a
man with his benefcent impulses can, he es-
ecorted the body to the chancel Of st. Paul's
Church
Here there We're assembled very large
congregation of friends awaiting the arrival
Of the body, and as it was borne up the aisle
chose present could not keep down the tears
ut the spectacle presented. But few days
ago, vigorous in the fullness Of his energetic
spirit he pursued the ordinary business of
the day, and now, cut down in the prime Of
his usefulness, he lay cold, still form, IN
mindful of what this world, with its cares
and troubles, might have III store for the rest
OF his followers in this grand caravan Of life.
In a silence almost oppressive the casket
was borne up to the chancel and placed on a
bier near the altar where in life the deceased
had so often bowed in humble obeisance to
the Giver of all things during life. Mr.
Ooane had for long time been con
uected with st. PauIs Church, and at the
time of his death was a ves!ryman Here it
was that for years past he had offered up his
prayers to an All Seeing Providence, and
when his DAVIS had ended, it was here lie was
borne to receive the last sad services of the
church.
After the body had been placed before the
altar, the beautiful ritual of the Episcopal
Church was read and Bishop Wilmer, ascend
ing the pulpit, preached a most eloquent SER
mon. He took as his text the fifteenth
chapter of first Corinthians, and after tender
ing such words Of comfort and solace to the
bereaved as his generous heart always finds
spiritual resurrection of the body and the
transition from this life of labor and pain to
another of supreme bliss.
He quoted several verses of the Bible
applicable to the OCCASION and in tone and
manner impressive in the extreme, read
"Behold l show unto you a mystery. We
shall not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed" SIN a moment, in the twinkling
Of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet
shall sound and the dead be raised incor-
ruptible and we shall be changed
Dwelling upon the uncertainty Of human
life, and the bright future awaiting those who
follow the footsteps Of their Redeemer, the
reverend speaker referred to the sudden de-
mise of the beloved one, and in eloquent
terms alluded to the pure life OF the deceased.
The regular service of the church was then
performed; the responses being rendered in
music added II OF little to the solemnity of
The scene.
There was not dry eye in the church.
All the benevolent deeds of the lamented de
ceased came back to the memories of those
present, ana III tHe luteTNdlS " slieHce SUI
ping hearts poured out afre5h their restrained
ceiling in sobs of anguish. The setting sun
ct in through the tinted windows its aureole
If beauty, and in a misty glory threw over ,
he picture an unusually affecting sadness.
After the last echoes Of the organ had died
way, the pail bearers, Messrs. Charles J.
.eeds. NJ. Musson, Moses Greenwood, S. II.
lonnedy. L. A. Palfrey. Gen. II. L. GIBSON, I
. r. Fell and James Mcconnell advanced Z
nd down through the crowded assemblage t
5ho looked on with fearful faces, bore the re- !
lans to the hearse. l
The represen atives of the Grand Lodge OF a
Iasons were in attendance, as we'll as those +
rom Louisiana Lodge No. 102 and Orleans
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