Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-03
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Monday. september 3, 1ss3.
Robert H. Hawking Funeral.

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 from New Haven-BeautIfuls Floral
 Tributes i'm Probation. .~- -
 The funeral services of the late Robert H. Hawkins took place Saturday afternoon, Sep tember 1ss, from the residence of his mother New Haven friends were present it was re- quested of the undersigned to prepare for your columns brief account of the gather ing as we'll as to give brief sketch of his life. 1. g
 He was born on the second day of Janu- ary, 1856, in the house from which he was buried amid unusually sad surroundings. His father had by a successful business in South street, New York, gained a competen- cy, and at the age of forty years retired to the home of his childhood, built a beautiful house upon the bank of little lake on the very spot that had been the family home for many years Here with his wife and three little daughters they had lived about year when by a sudden sickness he was taken from them, but short time before the soul who took the fathers full name was born. It is easily to be seen how such a child should be beloved, petted and indulged. His father had been the idol of the little neighborhood, from the fact of his remarkable business ability and genial disposition, and all this was inherited by the son. He did not grow up as enc would naturally suppose under the cir cumstances spoiled child. He manifest
 ed a noble disposition from infancy, and for
 miles about was known for his correctness.
 His education was mostly at home, and his
 aptness for invention displayed itself when
 very young, by making useful things about the house that would have been credit to full grown man. This faculty grew, and by taking course of lessons in the Sheffield Scientific school he was enabled to make patent office drawings at an early age and perfect machinery that has been of great practical use and profit. One of these was recently pronounced by the Singer Manufacturing company at their gen eral office in New York, in the presence of it's chief officers and experts, as being the best result arrived at in sewing machines running two or more needles at the same time (of which you have already spoken be- fore) and which will soon be known every where. His faculty for making friends was most remarkable, and although he has re- sided in this city but few years he seemed to know almost every person he met. Being fond of the water he early learned to swim, and for that reason his mother so ch eerfully gave her consent when he ste-ted on bis fatal voyage. What more can be seid He, by an accident, with his companions was lost, and his fellow yachtsmen and members of the New Haven Gymnasium kindly met and with hundreds of sorrowing friends, after brief service in the little chapel of St. Andrews, softly lowered him with fearful eyes into the place appointed for all the living. Never was such a sight seen in the little viii lage. Farmers with their families had gathered from all parts of the Island. Friends from the cities had come by cars and special conveyance to pay their last re- spects. New Haven sent Commodore Billiard
 whose yacht lay with half-mast colors of Port Jefferson harbor all day. The steamer
 'tSmith Brothers" brought large delegation of yachtsmen, including Vice Commodore J. G. Beecher, Secretary F. P. Tyler, Treasurer
 James Gallagher. jr., F. H: Andrews, E. P. |. Avery, F. H. Baldwin, B. E. Durant, F. A.
 Foster, N o. King. J. B. Manville, F. l..
 Nichols and others Messrs. Durant, King and Tyler acted as bearers for the Yacht | club, and Messrs. Edwin M. Johnson, J. Ed | ward Heaton and Edward R. Sar- gent acting for the New Haven | gyndnasiun, the latter gentleman. ! assisted by Mir. Heaton, having charge of the arrangements. The girls of the New | Haven Rufae company sent elegant flowers
 arranged in broken column surmounted by ] a pure white dove, MT. Edward c. Beecher with his father. mother and sister bringing 8 | large pillow of roses with the word ''Belov- ed' in blue immortelles, M. l. Aherns of New York similar pillow, Mrs. Stevens of New Haven a wreath and basket of cut flowers,
 an ancho@ with the Yacht club initials thereon
 from said club, a cross from the gymnasium by MT. Johnson and almost any number of small tokens from relatives in New York and Brooklyn, with professional florist to ar- range the same, which 'vered the. casket,
 the chancel rail and baptismal font.
 A chosen choir from Patchogue, under the direction of Professor Ackerly (with the life long friend of the departed, E. L. Gerard, at the organ) discoursed the music so beftting the occasion as to excite the sympathy of all. The remarks of the Rev. Thomas Cook, of Riverhead, from the text, ''The only son of his mother and she was a widow, 'were very touching, and when the favorite hymn of Mir. Hawkins was sung: