Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-23
ruNERALoF r. p. cowLEs.

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A Notable Occasion-Ma Many Repre-
sentative Men Attend to Pay the |
last sad Tribute-The EXAMINATIONS |
which Were Represented-TheS Ser
vices at the Church-Remarks by
the Pastor ls=-<4. -
3 The funeral of the late Ruel Pardee
Cowles was very largely attended from
the family residence, 1854 Chapel street,
and from the College street church yester-
day afternoon. At the house Rev. DR.. J.
E. Twitchell of the Dwight Place church
offered prayer, and Rev. Dr. W.. w. Nc
Lane of the College street church read the
service. About fifty members OF Admiral
Foote post, q. A. R., under command of
w. E. Morgan, were present. A delega-
ton from the Sons of Temperance was al
so present, including some OF the chief Of
ficers of the order, state and national, re-
siding in this state After the services at
the residence, the body was taken to the
College street church, where the sad ser-
vice was conducted by Rev. Dr.. MoLane.
The large church was filled with sorroWlng
friends. A long line OF contractors and
employees from the extensive mandatory,
of which the deceased was president, was
present, with Contractor A. G. Agnew at
the head of the line.
Out of respect to the memory of ex-Ma-
ior Cowles, who reached the highest Office
in the gift of the Horse Guard, the follow
| ing representatives of the company were
present in body: Major D. A. Blakeslee,
Lieutenant A. N Farnham, Lieutenant F.
L. Newton, ex-Major H. Fl. Strong, ex-
| Captain W. H. Farnham, Major G: NJ.
Ingersoll, ex-Major T. ?. Marvin, e1-Ma-
| jor H. P. Hoadley, ex-Captain W. B. Hall
DR.. j. l.. LYON and John G. North.
The following representative men of the
| city and state we're at the funeral: Lieu
tenant General S. E. Merwin, Ex-Governor
| H. B. Bigelow, ex-Mayor H. g. Lewis,
Hon. James Graham, Judge R. S. Pickett,
w. A. Ensign, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Edward
| Ryan, Lieutenant Colonel F. 7. Lee, w.
| R. Kirwood, S. B. Oviatt, Carlos Smith,
Lieutenant F. J. Duffy.
| The many beautiful floral offerings were
silent tokens of the esteem in which the
| deceased was held. One was an immense
spray of roses which measured five feet
This was the gift Of the employees of G.
president. Several very tasteful fora
tributes were sent in by the tenants of Mr.
Cowles as a mark of the esteem in which
they held him. A large pillow of magnif
cent roses, on which was the wore
"Father," was from his sons, F. L. anc
Louis G. Cowles, and another floral piec'
with the word "Grandpa" was from Wal
ter, the young son of F. L. Cowles.
The appropriate remarks of Rev. DIR
June, 1S49, Ruel P. Cowles united will
this church, although he had previousl..
been a member of the congregation. Dur
ing the last forty-two years nothing blu
sickness or absence from the city kept hin
from the regular service of the church.
For sixteen or eighteen years he wa
superintendent of the Sunday school, ant
deacon of the church for the last twenty
four years. He contributed largely to tn
support of the church of which he was on
| of the prominent officers of the society.
The Young Mems institute and the othe
| several organizations were frequently ben
Gifted by him. A man is known by tn
company he keeps and the institutions b
supports. These facts speak for them
selves in the highest praise of the deceased
In closing his brief remarks DR.. Nolan
stated that he would not attempt to delive
ever much he would be pleased to do sc
Several selections were rendered by til
quartette.
The closing prayer was made by Rev. Dl
Twitchell, after which the remains WEI
viewed in the vestibule.
The active pallbearers, who are all head
of departments at the mandatory of {
Cowles & Co. were the following: c.
Jones, II. E. Peck, A. G. Smell, w.
Franklin, W. Malone and Henry futile.
The honorary pallbearers were Major F
H. Hoadley, General E. S. Greeley, G. n
Matthews, ex-Mayor Henry F. Peck, J. I
| Dewell and Charles A. Sheldon.
The body was inferred in the Evergree
cemetery.