Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-01
LAID AT REST.
Funeral of HnFmanus MI. Welch Xes- terdav-A Large Attendance of Prominent Citizens Pay the Last
 

Funeral of Hnrmanus NJ. Welch Yes-
 terdaV-A Large Attendance of
 Prominent Citizens Pay the Last
 Sad Tribute.
 The funeral services of Harmsnus M Welch were held at his late residence on Chapel street yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. MT. Mason, pastor of the First Baptist church, oficiated and Rev. s. D. Phelps, D. D., former pastor of the First church, assisted. The remains were well preserved and looked very natural and life like. They were encased in black broad
 cloth casket, with heavy silver trimmings and decorated with palms. Shortly after o'clock Rev. M. Mason offered prayer, after
 which he made some very appropriate eulo- gistic remarks concerning the deceased. He said: 1T feel very keenly the difficulty and
 the delicscy of my position here this after
 noon. I come to speak to you of him, of
 whom you know much more than I. His
 death the whole city has mourned, and it
 to-day the city of New Haven. In every
 mans life there is a private and public side, and in this case the public life has been so noted that few words concerning it will not be inap- propriate. There are in this world men who pass az public spirited men, but who identi- fled with that spirit they are always thinking of how they may best serve themselves and not the public; but I know all of you who knew the the sleeper will say that he was a man of the right public spirit. find that the city was very fortunate in finding man with not only this right public spirit but also man of great intellectual power. He was always reading and searching for knowledge, and he never failed when oppor- tunity offered to use the profits of these la bors for the public good. I find also. that he was an honest man. Integrity, l should think that word would stand alone as his name. It is something to live three score years and ten and leaves 8 name spotless, without even taint of suspicion. But his worth will remain. He has always been much interested in the public education of this city and the children of you who are present are richly benefited by it and even their children will reap the rich benefits of his untiring work though they will never see his face"
 by Rev. Dr. Phelps, after which the remains were taken to Evergreen cemetery where they were inferred. The bearers were ex-Gover- nor James E. English, Daniel Trow- bridge, President Hiram Camp of the Clock company, Amos F. Barnes, Judge Luzon B. Morris, Horace Day, Mayor Peck and Dr. Charles A. Lindsley. Col. John E. Earle, former member of the board of education, acted as master of ceremonies. A large number of prominent citizens were present, among whom were Lieutenant Gov- ernor s. E. Merwin, ex-Governor Ingersoll, ex-Mayor Sperry, Prof. Brewer, Rev. John E. Todd, Rev. P. S. Evans, Rev. E. M. Jerome, J. D. Dewell, Postmaster English, John G. North, Julius Twiss, Franklin R. Bliss, ex-Mayor Lewis, Dr. Judson, Fred A. Betts, s. H, Hurlburt and George L. Fox. The public schools were represented by Superin- tent Dutton, Messrs. Graves, Leigh, Plunkett, Strong, Zunder, Peck, Carmalt and Day of the board of education, and Principals Whit more of the High school, L. L. Camp of the Dwight school and H. B. Hurd of the Win chester school. The following city and town officials were present: Selectmen White, Cooper, Klenke. Sternberg, Todd and Beech er. City Clerk Downes, Chief Hendrick of the fire department and Auditor John W. Lake.