New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ELLIOT @. cowDlNs FUNERAL.
stayIcEs AT ALL SOULS cHUR ;H--IAReE ATTEED-

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The funeral services Of Elliot g. Cewdin were
held yesterdav morning Mt All Souls Unitarian
Rev. Dr.. Bsilows conducted the services, assisted
BY the Rev. DIR. Farley, Of Brooklyn. MIR. Cowdins
paw was draped in mourning. shortly after 10
o'clock the coffin was brought no the middle aisle
and PLACED on q catafalque In front of the pulpit.
II was covered with black cloth. and on the top
rested few wrestns OF flowers. MS CoWd,n and
Were William u. Evarts, Secretary Of State, and
John jay, A: A. Low and William E. Dodge, Josiah
A. Peabody and T. A. Osborne.
About 800 persons were IN the church, represent
Ing nearly every proisS; sG snG SssaS9 OK
were Samuel ID. Babcock. president; 4. A. Low
ex.prasident; james NJ. Brown and George W.
prer George Wilson, secretary Royal Phelps, =.
b. Chittenden, John Austin Stevens. Ben1amln 1t.
Arnold and oliver Hsrrman me snnOn t1 Le W;l
lam H. Lee, Sinclair Tousey and Thomas z. Acton.
There were also representatives present from the
Insurance Company, the With Assembly District
Republican Association, tho Metropolitan Bank,
the Columbia Insurance Company, the Century
Club, the New-England Society and the American
Also among those present were Peter Cooper, ex-
Hewitt, Alfred Bierstadt, Thomas HiilRouse. Arson
SoSsTss jacob Wendell, FTcSeSisSs A S SGnkI'nS'
Taller ex-Mayor S. p H. Vance, ex-AayoT Ely,
David cassitt, Nathan Chandler. E Tuck, George
ssn cGs S %am w ASS1 c6aTes 's s@
Francis Baker. Dorman b. Eaton. Chief-lustice
Noah H. DAVIS. Thomas Barbour. Isaac II, Bailey,
Thurber, General Cabot Ward, Joseph H: Choate,
Henry A. Hurlbnt, A.. G. Richards, ex-governor
j. n. Stark, Thomas Wood. Franklin Edison, J Ordan
L. Mott, William Wood, ex-president of the BonTd OF
menu Martin Bates, James @. Garter, William h.
Isbam, William Borden, John b. Lawson, Charles l..
Tiffany, William A. Lyon. 8; L. NJ; Barlow, William
Nj. Pritchard Ethan Allen, Fire Commissioner Van
Colt, Rush c. Hawkins, Emerson FoOte, j. d.
Brown. District Attorney Phelps Smith r. Lane,
J. T. Connoyer, c. n Bliss. Thomas b. Coddngton'
O. Moves Charles j. ksndon, Samuel Mclean.
Daniel c. Robbins. Benjamin 3 sherman, Henry F:
spaulding, B. s. Walcott' Apollus X. Wetmore and
The services were Opened6y DR., Bellows reading
from the Scriptures. The hymn. " Yea though
had read passage from the Bible. DR.. Bellows de-
hyered an address. speaking. in part, as follows:
Three personal friends of mine within few days
nave fallen In most unexpected and startling sue
cessi0n. All. too, were men marked in diferent
ways, and to- distinction in their calli1gs i1
life They were all past three-score years. and had
an opportunity of proving what they were. A life
that has reached sixty years con be called complete
before seyO life 1 has 'q lost its ssss no
serious misfortune to the victim. Our de-
parted brother had enjoyed almost unlnVer-
fupted health until his DEATH He was worker in
behalf OF commerce. politics, finance and other
public duties. He was an American of Americans.
His reverence for the flag aud his devotion to
the Union were most marked. He gave
0 large share Of his time to committees
which had in charge the investigation
of the public safety. He was domestic man. but
he was also the readiest traveller in the public in
terests doubt if many citizens OF bis age without
higher rank have served the city. the State or
nation with such usefulness He filled his life with
hard work. His labors were so great from the city
to the country from home TO foreign lands, that
they command the wonder and admiration of all
who knew of them.
knew him, strange to say. perhaps earlier than
his family-as o young aspiring clerk in Boston,
distinguished for his leadership. He of the
chief officers of the Mercantile Library of Boston.
There was o spring in his step, light in his eye,
that foretOld the position he was to take in life.
90 not know that there is a higher call
ing than that Of an upright successful mer-
chant. There is nothing TO regret that he did not
become q member of the great professions.
REMARKED on seeing the bust of Henry Clay what
n striking resemblance MIR. COwdin bore to the great
Statesman. did not know at the time OF Mr. Cow
dins illness. Ibeg to offer the sympathy of the
public bodies to the afflicted family, and TO his chill
dren six IN number, / offer the sympathes of this
church and assembly.
Fhe hymn "Cay to clay and dust to dust was
then sung by the choir. While the organist played
funeral march by Schumann the cOf6O was re-
moved from the church. The remains were taken
to WOOdlawn Cemetery for interment