Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-12
LAID AT REST.


 Many Railroad Men Attend the Funeral of General Freight Agent Rockwell at Southport Yesterday- Impressive Ceremonies. Southport was the scene of a sad event yesterday afternoon, when large number of railroad officials gathered to pay their last tribute to all that is mortal of the re- spected and honored official, the late Charles Rockwell, general freight agent of the Consolidated railroad The occasion was an impressive one and Southport resi- dents as unit mourned for one who has long been held in high esteem. A short service of prayer was held at the family residence and at 2:30 o'clock the funeral cortege proceeded to Trinity church, where the Episcopal ritual was said, Rev. Sher- wood Roosevelt, formerly of Southport, officiating.
 The body of the church was occupied by railroad men, fully 150 being present. A special train from New Haven carried | many of the officials, while number ar | rived on special train from New York. | At the church Attorneys H. N. Wakeman and E. Livinston Wells acted as ushers. | Among the prominent railroad magnates | were President Charles P. Clark and Vice President E. M Reed. The honorary pallbear- CTS were: General Manager Lucius Futile, Superintendents O. M. Shepard of the New York division, 0. s. Davidson of the Hart | ford division, E. G. Allen of the Shore Line division, George w. Beach of the l Naugatuck division, 0. N. Yeamans of the Northampton division, w. A. Waterbury of the Air Line division, and UNA. Trum- bull of the Valley division.
 There were no especial floral pieces, the family requesting that there should be none, but the cut flowers, of which there was large display, were very handsome. The interment was in Oak Lawn cemetery Southport.
 A few additional facts concerning the life of the deceased are as follows: He was 8 native of Ridgefeld He was purser, from 1S44 to 1847, of the steamer Nimrod, which piled between New York and Bridge port. Upon the completion of the New York and New Haven railroad in 1849, he became identified with its affairs, acting in many ways at time when railroad man agement was not as well understood as now. He acted as ticket agent when the company had little office on Canal street, near where Earle's hotel, New York, now stands, and later on Broadway below Canal, and near Maelleao's hat store. As all remember the terminus of the New Haven road for engines was at Thirty second street and the cars were hauled down to Canal street by horses-a long and weary pull. He sold the first passenger tickets ever issued by the company, signing his own name to each with pen and ink. He also inciden- tally acted as train conductor. When the freight department of the road was located in Center street he took charge and con ducted it's affairs until the offices were removed to New Haven. After the con. solidation of the road with the New Haven Hartford and Springfield roads, about eighteen or twenty years ago, he was made general freight agent and held tht position at the time of his death. Previ ous to, or about 1849, he served one year as superintendent of th' , New Haven and Northampton rail road, but returned to the New Havel road, and consequently served it owe forty years. He was the oldest employ of that company. MT. Rockwell leaves , wife and daughter and two brothers, Will liam H. Rockwell of this city and Georg Rockwell, residing in New Haven. H was an expert on all railroad matters an, . was looked upon as better posted on freigh o and general railroad tariffs than any mal in New England. He was an attendan ' and firm supporter of Trinity Episcopa 6 church, Southport, a member of it's vestr and a wise counsellor in church affairs