Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-28
ANImPREss1vE OCCASION.

AN IMPRESSIVE OCCASION.
Funeral Services of Ezekiel H. Troyv- |
brfdge-A Large Assembly. Include
ing Many DIstinguished Men - DR..
Walkers Tribute to the Deceased.
The funeral services of Ezekiel q. Trow-
bridge were held at his late residence yes
terdsy afternoon. The spacious rooms
were filed to OVERLOOKING with sorrowing
friends assembled to pay the last tribute of
respect to the departed citizen, who for SO
many years had been leading man In
financial circles in New Haven. Among
those present were large representation
of the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, and New Haven financial
men and men in professional life were also
numerously represented. The remains lay
encased in an elegant casket in the north
parlor in the midst of magnificent array
of choicest flowers and floral tributes-one
of the most exquisite and artistic ever
seen in this city upon such an occasion.
The solemn exercises opened with read
ing of impressive and appropriate selections
from the scriptures by Rev. DR.. Smyth.
Following Rev. DR.. George L. Walker of
Hartford, we'll remembered former pas
tor of Center church, read beautiful
tribute to the deceased, which is given in
full as follows:
DIR WALKERS REMARKS.
1t could not, under any circumstances,
be without feelings of deep interest and
sensibility in this community that we
should gather at the funeral service of the
latest departing member of this generation
of his fathers house to which our friend,
Mr.. Trowbridge, belonged. The members
of that generation have occupied a too con-
spicuous and honorable place for fifty years
past in New Haven affairs, to have the
vanishing from among US of this last of
that immediate companionsh1p occur with
out affecting reminders of the termination
of the earthly career of q group of brothers
and sisters of remarkable loyalty to one
another, and loyalty to this city of their
birth. OF three of these brothers this city
was also the almost life long continuous
home. No figures for a generation past
have been more familiar to these streets
than those of Thomas, frank, hearty, reso
lutte in his bearing and character; and
and now, till within few weeks gone,
Ezekiel, handsome, impulsive, kindly, with
a mingled gentleness and positiveness dis
tinctly his own. And during this period
few have been the interests of this COM
munity, either on the civil or religious side
of affairs, in which these three brothers
have not been among the earliest to
enlist and strongest to bear part.
New Haven would be untrue to herself and
ungrateful, could she zee, without a sense
| of regret and loss, the finishing of the
| chapter which tells the story of these hon.
| orable lives.
And now that we are gathered ty the
| event which marks the termination of the
last of these histories of finished genera.
| ton of the family to which our deceased
brother and friend belonged, it will not be
| expected of me, nay, it would hardly be
| suitable to this occasion, to enter on any
| detailed narrative of Mr.. Trowbridge's
| career, to recount the phases of his bust
ness life or mention the public or finapcia
enterprises in which he bore his share.
These things are largely known to oil who
are met here to-day; they have been and
will be elsewhere made the subject of rec
ord in public press and mortuary memoir
| ial.
One thing, however, I will venture tt
touch upon in simple justice to part o.
Mr.. Trowbridge's influence and action, per
community. While faithful to all the cor
4
rrowbridgs's chief interests of this kint
| were devoted to the welfare of the erea
| railroad corporation which has been in tn,
past and in the future is to be SO greasl,
connected with the prosperity of this cit,
and indeed of all New England Of thi
most important corporation Mr.. Trow
bridge was one of the most ipfiuentia
members. He was vigilsnt not only for it
larger but its lesser interests. He wa
concerned in behalf of the workmen of it
shops and the brakemen along its line, a
as we'll as for those who stood higher IL
| its employ. It was largely his infuenc
and endeavor which made New Haven tn
center of its business transac tons, tn
headquarters of its outreaehing enter
prise.
He laid the place under lasting indebted
ness to him in this matter, and the result
stands in q marked sense as his memorial
But further than this leave to other oc
casions the most particular account of hi
business relations.
We are now met as a company of Christ
ian friends to mingle our sorrows will
this households grief; to remind our
selves, as we remind them, that the stor,
of this passing life of ours, however Ion,
or short successful or unsuccessful, is onl,
On unfinished story; and to join in tn
hopes of the life to come, of which tn
revelations of the gospel tell
Thus met 1t pleases US in recalling thi
friend who has passed onward to remem
Der the undertaking integrity of his bust
ness character. For over half centur,
he has been man of commercial affairs
some of them complicated and extensive
but 1 doubt If there exists the man VIII
ever was brought into business relation
with him who ever dared. or ever felt In
clinsd, to question his perfect prightnes
and honesty. Impalsivs he was, an,
sometimes hasty. but he was sincere an,
downright In his integrity. That lesson
as we'll as many others we'll worth learning
In this day of frequent lax morality Ii
business matters, he had efectually learne,
from father whose name he always men
toned with reverence for the honest
which he illustrated and which he incul
Gated upon his sons.
We rejoice to recall, also, his kindlines
and generosity of heart. He had his strop,
predictions and occasional prejudicss; b
was quick of speech, and positive in opin
ions, but he carried in his breast as warn
and kind a heart as any man among
thousand and his hand was an open han,
to the appeal of human suffering and need
His love for the particular church or
ganizstion with which he was connected
! oho LILO AooioAiCy III piOuotiuS lbs WclIar
and in fostering the mission and benevolen
enterprises adopted by it, constituted
marked and most interesting feature O
Mr.. Trowbridge's character. He was prout
of the First church of Christ in this city
Ct its honorable history: of the connection
with 1t of his ancestors from its first OF
ganizstion two centuries and half ago
of its many illustrious pastors; of its lon,
line of pious Memberships; and he wa
grateful for his own connection with it b.
| faith in 1859. I came into connection witt
Mr.. Trowbridge in an official RELATIONSHIP
in 1859, and have known him intimstel
as friend for the twenty four years whic
have since elapsed, and I know that tn
welfare of the dear old church was always
amid whatever other interests and cares
one of the objects closest to his heart.
Of his relationships In his family on
might hesitate to speak were it not tina
they were 30 simply and manifestly nature
delightful to see how he carried on to life
end the ehivalric and lover like demeano
with which, ffty-three years ago, he bsga,
his married life. As Q father he was gen
tie and generous, and he never ceased to b.
q mourner for the successive bereavement
which took from him, one after another O.
his children, whose departure constituted
| the chief sorrow of his days.
A similarity of bereavement in another
case always touched deeply his emotions
remember his telling me years ago of hi,
meeting in the busy press of Wall street ,
spoken, though each knew the other b,
1 ~ SLa,, r