Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-11
Funeral of s. Arthur Marsden,

The funeral of s. Arthur Marsden took
 place yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from his late residence on Alden avenue, Westville
 A large number of sorrowing and sympa-
 thizing friends, including many prominent
 gentlemen of this city and Westville, attend
 ed to pay the last sad tribute of esteem and
 sympathy, the residence being filled to over-
 flowing Although the day was one of the
 loveliest of summer, an air of2sadness seemed
 to pervade the village, from whence had
 been taken one whose lifelong associations
 had been blended with its veal and woe, it's
 joys and sorrows, one of it's most promising
 sons, whose life had been cut off in the
 flower of his young manhood. The occasion was one of the most impressive that has oc-
 cured in Westville in 8 long time, and the
 beloved and esteemed pastor and family, and
 the bereaved father and mother, SO long
 dwellers in the village, possessed the tender
 sympathies of all in their loss, as in measure
 g public loss, while from the city came some
 of the leading representatives of it's young manhood. A wealth of floral tributes mes the eye. Among them were magnificent large anchor from the Yacht club,
 the ground composed of white carnations, trimmed with roses, violets and pausies and
 bearing the initials N. H. Y. 0. in purple im- mortelles, chain woven of purple immor- telles entwining the anchor. The Yacht club also sent to the residence of the deceased in a beautiful frame of gilt and gold, elaborate Iy engrossed, 8 copy of the resolutions of sorrow and coincidence adopted by the club at their Monday nights meeting, the frame surmounted by the flags of the club and of the steamer Mermaid. Other elegant floral pieces were pillow and crescent from from the wife fife to4ho of deceased na an a sickle from MT. and Mrs. Veitch, very beautiful bicycle of flowers from the Bicycle club, and basket of flowers from the officers and sailors of the Mermaid. The gift of the Bicycle club was large wheel of white and blue carnations with spokes formed alternate ly of white and blue immortelles The wheel rested upon bed of pinks and MarechaI Mel and pearl roses and bore the words "Our President" The services were conducted by Rev. Prof. Timothy Dwight, of Yale college, l who oficiated at the wedding of the deceased, and by Rev. MT. Marvin, of the Congrega- tional church, Woodbridge. After impres- l sive selections of holy writ Prof. Dwight l made exceedingly beautiful remarks based on the words of Christ, 'Iet not your hearts be troubled" in which he spoke 1 tender words of consolation to the bereaved l hearts and of the light which shines from the l plainer to the human soul. 1 Gods ways were mysterious. A life full of | promise and' buoyant with hope had been extinguished and sorrow had come to all | hearts. But with trust in the all wise Father the dark mystery of time would be | solved. Prof. Dwight was followed with | very appropriate, feeling and beautiful trib- | ute from Rev. Mir. Marvin. There was also singing by the -quartette- choir 1 of the Westyille Congregational church, Rev. | Mir. Willard, pastor, viz, Mir. Frank Boards | ley, MT. Thomas Robertson, Mrs. Charles Bradley, Miss Gertie Wilmot After the benediction by Rev MT Marvin the friends | present took the last sad look at the face of | the sleeper. The pail bearers were Messrs. Morris F. Tyler, Professor Johnson, Platt, Professor William K. Townsend, George R. Cooley, James F. Colby, Charles Ives, John H. Whiting and Hobart L. Hotchkiss. The New Haven Yacht club and the New Haven Bicycle club attended Among those pres ent beside those above referred to were General William H. Russell, Professor Daniel 0. Eaton, Professor D. Cady Eaton, Gen. E. E. Bradley and Messrs. Ward Coe, Eben- ezer Beecher, J. D. Payne, Burton Dicker- man, George c. Peck and many other well known gentlemen of Westville and this city. The interment was in the Grove street ceme- tery at the convenience of the family, Pro | lessor Dwight officiating at the grave
 A FRIENDS TRIBUTE.
 A correspondent says of the funeral occa- slon Of the deceased ssThe mourning par ents of the deceased, on whose life rested their highest anticipations, hoping that he would be their consolation and help at the | parting hour, the widowed mother and her parents. the bright, joyous little boy taking i last look at his fathers face, cold and lifeless made the late happy home scene of deepest sorrow, bat of sincere sympathy and kindliest interest. Professor Dwight a dear class mate of MT. Willard (the widows father, conducted the funeral service, evincing the depth of his sorrow to be cali. ed so soon to the burial of one at whose marriage in the church he had oficiated only few years before Rev. MT. Marvin, of Woodbridge, in his remarks very feelingly alluded to somewhat similar | bereavement which had not long ago hap pened in his own family, when Rev. MT. Willard had consoled and shared his grief. | Brothers of the deceased in the legal profes. sion acted as bearers, and with others at- tending saw him gently and sadly laid away in the grave. Here, after few appropriate words at parting from Prof. Dwight, the services closed. The scene has left deep, touching and lasting impression on all who were present. Our loss, but his (the depart ed) great gain.