Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-01
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Funeral of Kneeland Curtis.

The funeral of Conductor Kneeland Curtis took place yesterday afternoon from his late residence, No. 12 Brown street. The house was filled to overhowing with sorrowing friends. Seldom is friend mora sincerely mourned than was the deceased, and his sterling qualities of heart will long keep his memory fresh and cherished The friends were from all sections of the State and some came from out of the State, while the room where lay the mortal remains, enclosed in a black broadcloth covered casket, bore multi tude of elegant floral tributes of friendship. Among those present were Superintendent Franklin, of the Air Line road, and wife, ex-Superintendent Turner, of the Air Line, now of New York city; ex Conductor Her kins, of the New York road, now of NewYork; ex-Oonductor Griswold and Conductor Wild man, of the New York road Conduc- tors Frost and Somers, of the New Haven and Northampton road; Conductor Brompton. of the Hartford road, MT. Horace Saunders of the New London Northern railroad Conductor Bradley of the New Haven and Derby rail other gentlemen of WilIimantic, Mir. Frank Davis and wife of Brooklyn, N. Y., MT. Geo. Knevals, engineer on one of the New York elevated roads, formerly of the Hartford road, and many others, including every passenger conductor on the Air Line road and various of the engineers of the road. Among the many floral tributes were 8 splendid harp given by the employees of the Air Line road pillow surmounted by square and compass and crowned by the words ''Air Line" The pillow bore upon it, worked in elegant letters, the word Brother" This was presented by Messrs. George Clark and W. H. Van Horn, conductors on the Air Line, George Allen, engineer on the Air Line, and s. 0. Hooker, proprietor of the Hooker House at Colchester, where the Colchester branch of the Air Line terminates There was also beautiful pill low bearing the inscription, "Our Brother Conductor from few of the conductors on the New York road. A splendid column of rare flowers was the gift of the pall-bearers and two other friends. MT. and Mrs. Morse, of Norwood, Mass, sent their offering of flowers, and many other friends of the de- ceased were similarly represented. The fea lures of the dead were ifelike and natural, and were viewed by the hundreds present before the exercises. The coffin plate bore the inscription, ''Kneeland Curtis, aged 46 years and months" The ceremonies were con- ducted by Rev. Mir. Houghton, pastor of the Church of the Messiah, who in simple but eloquent words paid an appropriate and beautiful tribute to the de- ceased and administered words of condolence to the deeply bereaved relatives. From per sonal knowledge he could add his testimony to the worth of the husband and friend thus suddenly called hence, and pointed to the great dispenser of mercies for consolation in this sad bereavement. He quoted the untimely death of Dr. Armstrong, of the A. B. F. M, who was lost at sea, and whose last words were :: ''My confidence is firm that God doeth all things well.'' The remains were borne to their last resting place in the Evergreen cemetery, where they were laid near the grave of child loved and lost. The bearers were Messrs. H. L. Bradley, Edgar K. Parker, Edward M. Hemingway, George W. Ives, Theodore B. Magic and W. A. Waterbury, all members of the Masonic fraternity.