Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
JOHN E. LOWELL DEAD.

He Passes Away at HIS Home in Mil-
 waukee at the Good old Age of Nfne-
 ty.Seven-A Sketch of His Lifeline
 Burial to be in New Haven-MeetiDg
 To-day at Ex-Governor Harrison's
 Office.
 Late last evening Mir. Henry W. Mans field, treasurer of the Lancasterian School association, received dispatch from Mil waukee announcing the death of John E. Lowell, the veteran ex-principal of the old and long famous John E. Lowell, or Lan- cssterian, school of this city. The dispatch was from Mir. Lovell's daughter, Mrs. Frederick L. White. MT. Lowell died peacefully, sinking away like one going to sleep. For several weeks he had been visibly failing. The remains will be
 brought to New Haven for interment in
 the old cemetery. A meeting of the ex- ecutive committee of the Lancasterian School association will be held this fore noon at 10 o'clock at the office of ex-Gov- ernor H. B. Harrison, president of the association, to make arrangements for the funeral. A week ago Saturday the asso-
 citation celebrated the ninety seventh birth day anniversary of their beloved old pre- ceptor. At that time it did not seem improb- able that MT. Lowell might survive an- other year. The deceased will long live in the memories of his former pupils and be recalled as a teacher of rare ability and rare geniality, combined with love of order and fertility of resources-a careful, kind and loving preceptor. Lovell's school had an immense popularity and long did the kind preceptor hold sway at the old Lan- casterian. Among his assistants were such men as our dearly beloved ex-Gov- ernor Harrison, the late Judge Henry E.. Pardee, and John Lowell Smith, now of stood where the Hillhouse high school now stands. An army of New Haven boys were under his tuition taking the aggre- gate number who, during his long admin
 istration, were his pupils.
 The long life of MT. Lowell is full of in- terest. He was born in Colne, Eng April 23, 1795. the son of John E. Lowell 4 and Elizabeth Epee, and was educated at St. Ives'. While tutor in the family of the duke of Bedford he formed the ac- quaintance of Joseph Lancaster, founder
 of the Lancasterian system. Through this mans influence, at the age of sixteen, and while he was head of the Royal free | school at Borough road, MT. Lowell was in duced to come to Baltimore. When, after | many delays, he arrived, the school had
 been given to another, so that MT. Lowell 1 was compelled for living to teach pen
 manship in Philadelphia. In 1918 he
 came to New Haven, and, after eight | years, became teacher of elocution at Mt. Pleasant institute, Amherst, Mass. There Henry Ward Beecher and the late Catholic
 In 1880 he was induced to re-
 turn to New Haven and take control of the Lancasterian school He brought with him his bride, Miss Hen rietta Fletcher, daughter of 8 sea captain. l She had been sought after by many suit ors. At 8 Thanksgiving party some one
 said she and MT. Lowell would make a l good couple. Both said they were willing and they were married within month. She died in childbirth ill 1885. MT
 Lovells second son by this union, Aldif
 A., now of Waterbury, alone survives
 came from England in 1s40. MT. LovelrE
 second wife was Miss Minerva Camp of
 Milford. His pupils gave him as a present
 the Lowell cottage on Orange street, neal
 East Rock, which he lost in the financia
 crash of 1872. Mir. Lovells second wife
 died in 1867, leaving a son and daugh
 ter, John, jr., of this city, and Elizabeth
 In 1873 the daughter married F. L. White
 and removed from this city to Waterbury
 to reside. About year ago Mr. and Mrs
 White removed to Milwaukee. The ven
 erable ex-preceptor had made his home with them for the last few years. The
 remains are expected to arrive here Fri
 day.
 l Leader Stack in Town.
 l John Stack, formerly leader of the Second Regiment band: but at present
 leader of Pope's band in Hartford, was ir this city last night. He was smiling anc 1 happy, but he says Hartford's police force isn't comparable with New Haven's.
 1 W1LL1MANT1c, May 3.-Mrs. E. s. Coe ot
 Cromwell, aged thirty five, recently an in