Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-01-26
The Funeral.

The Funeral.
Brief funeral services were had at the
house of the deceased on Monday at 10:45.
The crowd was so great that admittance
was refused except to relatives and person.
al friends. The Rev. Mr.. Haydn, pastor
of the First Presb. church. was the spirit
ual advisor of Mr.. Collins, and the brief
services before leaving for Ashtabula were
opened by him, by reading of the Scrip
lures This was followed by an affecting
prayer, and singing by the choir-"Nearer
my God to Thee"
A few appropriate remarks were then
made by the speaker, and these happy
thoughts we're among them, as reported by
the Leader:
"We to-day stand in the wake of the
Ashtabula disaster. From that terrible
night till now is continuous chain. From
the moment the news of the disaster reach
ed the ear of him whom we are called this
day to mourn till the last moment of his
life, he was night and day occupied with
Thoughts of that sad event. He immedi-
ately repaired to the scene of the disaster
upon hearing of it, and the last official act
of his life was the affixing of his signature
to an order for every facility to be placed
in the hands Of the Legislative committee
for investigating the cause of the accident.
The very qualities which God gave MIN,
and which made him so beloved of US,
brought him at last, shattered in mnid and
reason gone, to commit the act for which
we mourn to-day"
The speaker then called the attention of
hishearers to the words of Scripture which
afford comfort to the sorrowing, and, after
prayer, the choir sang the hymn,
"Jesus, lover of my soul"
The friends then, after viewing the re-
mains, repaired to the Union depot, where
a special train was in waiting to convey
them to Ashtabula. Deep interest was
here manifested by the large crowd that
gathered.
THE TRAIN
was magnificent one, composed OF the
following elegant parlor coaches: Mr.. Col
Inns car, containing the corpse and bear
ers; Northern Crown the car of the Di-
rectors of the L. S. & NJ. S. railroad;
''Stella," the car of General Superinten-
dent Charles Payne, and the "America, "
car of the Directors of the c. G. G & l.
road. Besides these were several day
coaches. All were filled-containing over
200 persons. The usual hustle and noise
of the depot was hushed, and as the train
moved out, the waiting multitude uncov-
cred their heads in veneration and respect
for the dead.
Ashtabula was reached at 2: 2:30-nearlY
an hour behind time-snd the casket with
the remains was removed from the car to
the hearse by the following pall-bearers:
J. H. Devereux, General Manager, C. c.
G. & I. road; J. c. Williams, Asst. Engi-
neer, L. S. & NJ. S. road; Addison Hills,
General Freight Agent, L. S. & M. S.
road; Geo. NJ. Reid, Supt. Bridges, L. S.
& NJ. S. road; Henry B. Clafin, of the
firm of McNairy, Clafin & Co.; Charles
Paine, General Supt., L. S. & NJ. S. road;
I. c. Brewer, Engineer Toledo Division, L.
S. & NJ. S. road; Chas. B. Couch, Supt.
Erie Division, L. S. & NJ. S. road; Geo. H.
Mcintyre, Supt. Franklin Branch, L. S. &
NJ. S. road; Gen. Ensign, Buffalo; Col. S.
Bliss; Harry Sherburne.
Hundreds of our citizens were in waiting
at the station, and conveyances were in
readiness to take the train of mourners, with
the remains, 10 the old home of Mrs. Col
Inns, now the residence of Mr.. Albert Har-
mon and sister-the brother and sister Of
Mrs. Collins-some mile and a half dis
tant. Upon arriving, the body was placed
in state. and short service was conducted
by Rev. Mr.. McGifert, pastor of the Pres
byterian church; the mourners then dis
persed. The train returned to Cleveland
at $50 p. m.
LAST RESPECTS TO THE DEAD.
The funeral of Mr.. Collins was held last
"Wednesday at the residence of his brother
in-law, Mr.. Albert Harmon, in East Ashta-
bula, at eleven o'clock, a. m. A special
train from Cleveland reached here about
ten o'clock, bringing many friends and
railroad officials, who attended the services,
which were conducted by the Rev. J. N.
McGiffert, of the Presbyterian church. At
ter the services, the procession, which was
very large one, formed and the remains
were taken to Chestnut Grove Cemetery
and placed in the vault of Mr.. L. W.
Smith-the receiving vault being occupied.
This arrangement is temporary, it being
the intention of the friends to remove the
remains to the family lot in East Village.
The services at the house were Of deep
ly interesting character. The house was
draped in mourning, in very artistic and
tastefully becoming manner. The numer-
Gus railroad friends and mourners of the
deceased wore badges and rosettes. The
addresses, by the officiating clergyman,
and Mr.. j. H. Devereux, were well con-
ceived, and coming from feeling hearts,
they fell graciously upon an audience full
OF sympathizing tenderness, both toward
| the deceased and his stricken and bereaved
wife and family friends. The music was
from a Cleveland quartette of the First
Church Of that city. A profusion of the
rarest and most fragrant flowers-such as
pillars, a cross and crown, and bouquets
and scattering ones, were disposed most
effectively and beoomingly. Mr.. Henry
Stager had been entrusted with the gener-