Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-20
LAID TO REST.

The Euneral Yesterday of Young Ed-
 win Howe, Jr.-Many Lovely Floral Tributes of Regard ana Sympathy The Last Sad Rites.
 The funeral of Edwin Rowe, jr., one of the Sheffield school students who was drowned on Sunday last, occurred at the home of his parents, No. All Orange street, at 9 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The house, despite the driving snow storm nravailin9 without, was filled -ash mourning and sympathetic friends. President Dwight of Yale university ofdciatsd at the house, assisted by Rev. G. Brinley Morgan. rector of Christ church. The deeply impressive services were very simple in character, consisting of tho reading of short selection from the scriptures and . part of tho solemn Episcopal service.
 The display of flowers was most beautiful. Rarely, if ever, has there been moro profuse and lovely display seen in the city on such the array of beautiful testimonials of friend- ship and sympathy. Among the different contributors of floral pieces were: One from Theta Alpha Chi, one from members of the Phi club, one from the senior class, 8. 8. s., one each from MT. and Mrs. Charles Monson, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Rogers, Thomas Trowbridge, MT. and AI. 1eIay D. Is1ms1ees Ars. OSAse1 N' Wright, Mr. and Mrs. George Parmslee, Mir. and Mrs. E. Hewitt, Miss Phipps and Mir. and Mrs. Arthur B. Wright all of this city; and one rom ex.Postmaster General James of New York, personal friend of the fam lily and of the deceased young man. While the deceased and his sister Edith and Thomas Trowbridge were travelling in Europe last summer they, through an introductory letter from their friend ex-Postmaster General James, received kind personal attentions from Mir. Whitelaw Reid, by whom the little party was breakfasted and entertained at his quarters in Paris, the occasion being one of the most pleasant of the numerous delight ful events of their trip abroad. Attorney Arthur B. Wright ofiiciated as master of ceremonies at the funeral, assisted by Pro- lessor Honey. A quartette from the Yale Glee club beautifully sang selections fitting the sad hour and scene. The bearers were: From the Sheffield School, George Q. Washington, Joseph Hall. city friends as follows: Thomas Trowbridge, Samuel R. Beers, Charles Hall and William Lowe. Ex-P Postmaster General James came from New York specially to attend the fune' ral,. as did also Mir. James Beatty of Boston of the publishing house of Silver, Burdett & Go. of Boston, New York and Chicago. Nearly the entire class of deceased in Shelf. was present. The remains looked perfectly natural and l1feltke, the expression quiet and peaceful, like as one who had laid down to pleasant dreams. The remains were deposit. ed in the new receiving vault in Evergreen cemetery, being the first to occupy this new receptacle for the dead. The death of de- ceased breaks for the first time the mystic circle of friendship of Theta, Alpha Psi. The remains vii, ultimately be inferred in Evergreen cemetery, when the parents have secured suitable burial plot. Over sixty telegrams of coincidence and sympathy have been received by the bereaved parents.
 It is believed from the half clenched posi- tion of the hands of deceased that he and his companion grasped the sides of their sailboat in their fruitless struggle for life, as the boat Icy upon the jettY beaten and pounded about by the waves, until they were chilled to death by the ice, wind and waves, and were swept of into the cruel water.
 FUNERAL OF JAIRUs W. KENNAN.
 The funeral of Jairus W. Kennan, the student who was drowned with Edwin Rowe, will take place from the residence of Mir. o. M Shepard, 409 Orange street, this after. noon. It has been definitely decided that the body shall be inferred in New Haven. Mrs. Kennan, the mother of the deceased, arrived here last evening from Philadelphia.