Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-25
rUNEnAL ARRANeEmENrs.

The Late Ezekiel HI. Trowbridge-l
Disting uished Men Who VIII Act
as Bearers-hev. Drs. Smysh and
Walker to Omciate.
The funeral services of the late Ezekiel
q. Trowbridge will take place on Monday
afternoon at O'Clock at the late residence
of deceased on Temple street. Rev. DR..
Newman Smyth and Rev. DR.. George L.
Walker of Hartford will be the officiating |
clergymen. The honorary bearers will be |
as follows: President Charles P. Clark |
and Professor George q. Brush of this |
city; Hon. Henry q. Robinson and Leverett
Brainard of Hartford, ex-President Will
liam D. Bishop of Bridgeport and Joseph
Park of New York, who will represent the
board of directors of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company;
ernor Henry B. Harrison, representing the
board Of directors of the Second National
bank, of which the deceased was one of
the founders. The ihterment will be in
the family lot in the old cemetery, where
repose the remains of four children of de-
ceased who have passed away and the re-
mains of his father and of his brother, the
late Henry Trowbridge.
An extended account of the life of the
deceased was given In our columns yester-
day. The illness of the deceased, which
resulted in his death, first manifested It.
self last summer, and for the Improvement
of his health he spent several weeks at
| sort for number Of years. He returned
somewhat benefited, but the disease, sun-
| dice, soon re-sppeared, and thereafter his
| strength was gradually wasted under Its
| undermining influence until heart and
| liver complications set in, after which his
| condition gave no hope of recovery. A
distinguished New York physician, DR..
| early in the case by the attending physi-
clan, DR.. Cheney. Deceased retained con-
| sciousness and cognizsnce of affairs until
near the last. He was confined to his
room for the last Elk weeks. He was con-
scious until the afternoon before his death.
He suffered no psin throughout his illness,
weakness and exhaustion being alone felt
Mr.. Trowbridgs's death was the topic of
the hour yesterday in our banking, mer-
camille and financial circles and in the
community generally yesterday. the prom
l inence of the deceased as q citizen, his long
| connection with one of the most noted
shipping firms of the country, his large
| wealth and his long and influential con-
neotion with the Consolidated road and
| other business relations of importance and
note, having rendered him a conspicuous
citizen. His family have sincere sympa'
thy of the community in theil
bereavement. Mr.. Trowbridge's home
life was unusually happy and he
was greatly loved by his family, who are
much Frustrated by his death. The homs
circle was ever spot dear to him, and herr
his leisure was largely spent. The mem
bershfp of the deceased in the Cente
church dates from 1912, and his fidelity t.
the interests and welfare of his church wa
conspicuous. He was a man of uprigh
life and great business integrity. 81
. leaves fortune variously estimated a
from 100000 to 100000. A larg
| part of this is in railroad stocks. chiefly il
| that of the Consolidated road. He wa
: | also quite a large owner of New Haven res
| estate. In politics he was first whig an,
afterward republican. He never sough
or desired political honors, though Away
, a staunch supporter of his party and 1t
} principles.
An Official Tribute.
Att special meeting of the directors Q
| the Second National bank of New Haven o.
| the Oath day of November, 1898, the fol
lowing resolution, proposed by Governe
Harrison, was unanimously adopted:
In the death of Ezekiel a. Trowbridge thi
| bank has lost an officer whose services as one G
! it's direc ors for more than thirty eight year
, | have been of great and enduring value.
/ During that long period, Notwithstanding tn
| many cares and burdens which he has borne
| the management of numerous and crest fnancis
, trusts, he has always found time to discharge hi
/ duties here with the same scrupulous vigilanc
l which he would have devoted to them IL he ha
been free from all other demands upon his tim
| and attention.
He was by nature upright, honorable, says
| cious and faithful. All of these personal quail
| ties, combined with rare financial knowledge an
skill, we're always az the service OF this institl
| ton.
This official tribute to his memory shall b
| placed upon the records of the bank; and i
. | making this order the members of the boar
j hereby also express, individually, their highes
| regard for their late associate a man and
| citizen, their deep sympathy with his family
l and their personal sorrow in the thought this
1 they shall see his face no more.
Attest: CEAs. A. SHELDON, Secretary.