The Portland daily press., 1882-01-25
WILLIAM G. HOW.
THE FULL PARTICULARS OF THE AO-
CIDENT.
The Services at Dartmouth College.

A special to yesterdays Boston Advertiser
gives the full details of the death of young
How:
At LAO o'clock How was passing along Main
street to the library in company with class
mate, who returned to his room for some for
gotten article, How meanwhile walking slowly
along. AS he passed Whitcomb's block, where
Flint with one or two others were preparing
for rabbit hunt, Flint capped one barrel OF
shot gun held in his hand, and, thinking the
gun unloaded, pulled the trigger. How was
directly in front of the gun, and distant from
it less than ten feet and the wholes charge en-
tered the left side of his back, near the spinal
column, breaking one rib and making hole
one and half inches in diameter. He fell be-
fore help could reach him, but was at once car
ried into Frost's jewelry store and laid uDon
cot there provided. Drs. Frost and Smith were
soon on the ground, and, after moments ex-
animation, said there was no hope OF recovery.
At first he suffered intensely and .gasped for
breath, but relief was soon afforded by the use
of opiates, and continued till his death, which
occurred at o'clock He was perfectly calm
and rational till the last, and spoke easily and
often to the doctors, and to Prof. Emerson,
who remained with him from the time he ar
rived till his DEATH His messages to his par
ents to his classmates and to Flint in partic.
ular were very touching and characteristic OF
the man. He was fine scholar, having led
his class during several terms, a thorough gem
tleman, popular jovial fellow, and an earnest
Christian He was greatly beloved by his class
and all in the college who knew him, and the
sorrow of his fellow-studeDts is most sincere.
Saturday was a day of mourning, both in
public service and private conversation. The
parents of the deceased arrived at O'Clock in
The morning, and went to the house of Mrs.
SWEET, on College street, where they remained
during their stay there. Mr. w. w. Flint OF
Concord, N. H., came at the same time, re-
turning by the next train, with his brother,
whose grief and despair are so intense that 1t
is feared brain fever will ensue. The Rev. @.
W. Park of India, who in the absence of Dr.
Leeds, supplied the pulpit at the
college church, made the sad event the sub
ject of his morning discourse, taking his text
from Peter, iii, 10: "And who is he that
will harm you if ye be followers sof that which
is good AT the union prayer-meeting OF all
the college departments there was the same
topic of Thought, and the dying messages of
the young man to his classmates and the col
lege awere read. The exercises at evening
prayers in the college chapel were also special
" commemorative, and, the president being
away, were conducted by Professor Noyes
The services consisted OF selections from the
Goth Palm and the 21st chapter OF Revelations.
the singing of the hymn, so for the death OF
those, who slumber in the Lord, - and prayer
A short service was held Monday morning
before the departure of the funeral party by
the noon train for Portland. at 1870 the
Sophomore class formed in front of the hotel
and marched together for last look at their
dead classmate. The body was lying in plain
black casket, the plate of which bore the in
scription, "William Lord How, born July I'd,
1862 ;.died Jan. Dist, 1882" After viewing the
remains the class escorted them to the chapel
where, at IL o'clock, the college gathered for
the final tribute. The faculty filed the plat
form, and the front seats were given to the
Sophomore class. The exercises, which were
conducted by Professor Noyes, were very sim
pie, consisting of voluntary by student
choir, reading of Scriptures, remarks, hymn
and prayer. At the close of the service the
funeral procession under charge of Professor
Emerson, formed in the following order: PAIL
bearers, hearse, family and friends, faculty,
sophomores, seniors, juniors, freshmen, and
marched directly to the station. A. W. jerks
and II. B. Hubert were delegated by the class
to accompany the body to Portland, and assist
the parents. The funeral will take place at
the home Of the deceased and will be
attended by committee of over twenty class
mates. The class has passed appropriate reso-
buttons, and also sent letter of coincidence to
their classmate, Flint. The pall-bearers,
chosen from the sophomore class, were Messrs
Bowles, Thurston, Eldredge, Hatch, Rowland,
Mutt, George and Douglass.
The funeral will take place at Plymouth
church in this city today, at 1 o'clock p. m.
Twenty-Five of his classmates will attend, be-
Sides members of his class in the High School.