The morning call., 1893-11-02
THE LAST HONORS.
Edward Hull, the Pioneer,
Laid to Rest.
HIS CHARITABLE REQUESTS.
A Large Assembly of Old Friends
Pays Its Tribute of Respect
to His Memory.
HIS CHARITABLE REQUESTS.

There was an impressive gathering Of
pioneers and their friends yesterday after
noon at Pioneer Hall. on Fourth street,
drawn together On the occasion of the fu-
neral of Edward Hull. who died on the
23d ult. at Los Angeles.
Mr.. Hull arrived In this country in
August, 1849, and was a life member of
the Society of California Pioneers While
never assuming any prominent part in the
organization, he was devoted to it's inter-
ests, which he remembered substantially
in his will.
In his external life he was mainly inter-
ested in commerce. For forty years he
was senior partner of the large wholesale
grocery firm at Sacramento of Hull &
Lohman. the junior partner of which died
some years ago. During most of the time
of the firms existence Mr.. Hull resided
in San francisco. and since the termna-
tion of his connection with the business he
displayed wide interest in various en-
terprises in this city.
His friends speak especially warmly of
his charita BILE disposition. They unite in
attesting his warm-heartedness toward
purse was never closed in the face of
deserving appeal. He was 90 years of age
at the time of his death.
This charitable disposition was effectu-
ally evinced by the terms of his last testa-
ment, which was published in The CALL
of Wednesday,
The funeral took place yesterday at Q
P. NJ, and was attended by over 100 pio-
neers, besides other friends and acquaint-
ances Of the deceased. President G.. V. S.
Gibbs and Charles M. Plum represented
the San Francisco branch Of the California
Pioneers, aud James ii. Stephenson, presi-
dent. and William H. Luther, secretary,
appeared for the Sacramento branch of the
society.
Among those who attended from Sacra
mento. where Mr.. Hull was generally es-
teemed, were Judge j. H. McKune. ID. ii.
Haskell, E. +. Ailken, Captain Henry Fl.
Welch, j. D. Fry and Felix Tracy.
The services were simple and peculiarly
earnest The handsome, silver-mounted
casket, adorned with a beautiful wreaths
and loose sprays of white echrysanthemums
and maiden-hair fern, was met at the en-
trance to Pioneer Hall by Rev. DR.. c. w.
Walk of Trinity Church. arrayed In his
surplice.
The solemn words. 81 am the resurrec-
ton and the life," opened the last SAD
rites as the cortege formed. Surrounding
the casket were the pallbearers, consisting
of ID. w. Earle, l.. S. Adams, +. T. Crane,
T. l.. Barker, Gustav Sutro, George W.
Beaver, James III. Stephenson and Charles
NJ. Plum.
The chief mourners were E. V. Hull, a
son of the deceased, and Mr.. and Mrs
Adam Grant. Mr. HuIl's daughter, Mrs.
Joseph ID. Grant having died in 1885, Miss
Lohman and representatives of several
benevolent organizations were also present.
A male quartet. led by FL. M. Bosworth,
rendered several touching selections, in
cuding THY Win Be DOne," "Shall We
Meet Beyond the River?" and Nearer,
My God, 10 Thee"
After The impressive service of the
Protestant Episcopal church, DIR. Walk
the deceased. He said from all testimony
at his command none had stood higher for
business rectitude and personal philan-
thropy. These consistent qualities had
been exhibited beyond all doubt in Mr..
Hull's career as prominent merchant and
private citizen. One of his last acts was
to leave over 100000 in charity, or one
fourth of his entire estate.
What need is there to say more?"
asked the divine. "Gcod works compose
a monument more lasting than brass" as
Horace declared Said a philanthropist,
who had endowed a large orphan asylum,
When | am dead / wish no expensive
mausoleum. All l would ask is that every
year on the anniversary of my death the
little children would assemble and each
drop one flower on my grave so it was
with our brother, and l would say Carve
no metal, raise no stone, but come away
and leave him alone with his glory"
At the close of the services the friends
gathered around the casket to take one last
look at the beloved features. and the re-
mains were afterward removed to vault
in Laurel Hill Cemetery. The final dis
position of the body is not certain, some of
the friends wishing to have it inferred
here and others desiring to have it re-
moved to Albany, N. Y, where the wife
Of the 6appaSar lies