The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
HIS REMAINS HERE.
Judge Carpenters Funeral to Take
Place Wednesday Afternoon.
Particulars OF His Sudden Death From
Appoplexy While Sojourning In Holland.

The body of the late Judge George w.
Carpenter arrived in this city on the
steamer Massachusetts, from New York
city yesterday morning. II was escorted
Dy guard of honor consisting OF Gen.
eral Hunter Z. White, Newton ID. Earle
and Joseph .. Earle, representing the
Masons of the 33d degree, and Speaker
Samuel w. X. Allen of the State House
of Representatives and Clerk William L.
Cross of the United States Circuit
Court.
The home coming was the second sad
one that the residents of this city have
witnessed during the past few weeks
and while for that of MIR. West a warn
ing had been given, for that OF Judge
Carpenter there was none save the mere
statement that he had died OF apoplexy.
The European party and the guard OF
honor took the body from the steamer at
quarantine, this having been arranged
for by Collector r. l.. O'Reilly OF this
port and the collector OF the New York
port, the United States Marshal taking
charge of the body In New York city.
Judge Carpenters end came almost
like a fash. He hsd apparently rallied
from one shock when another came, and
within three minutes aftei the second
shock the light of one OF the most genial
and noble hearted men had gone out
forever upon earth. There was no Inti-
nation of the end. for, as Mr.. Vincent
stated, he complained a little but there
was no thought that anything was seri-
GUS before this shock came, for the judge
had been playing with some Of the child
rem on the shores of the North Sea at
the little watering place known as Kat.
wyk-aan-Zee.
The party that left the city about the
middle of July for six weeks travelling in
Holland and England consisted besides
the Judge, of Walter b. Vincent, Esq,
Judge Eugene +. Warner of Coventry,
Mrs. Vincent and .Miss Edith Vincent
and Mrs. II. n. Lothrop and it was their
intention to leave the watering place on
Friday, July 81, where some pleasant
days had been spent for the Hague. On
this account after the MONDAY meal, all
went to take last view of the sea from
this spot, and there being some children
playing in the sand the judge took part
in their house building. He after awhile
went back to the hotel, and Mr.. Vincent
and Judge Warner noticed that he seemed
to be suffering, so he was given stimu-
liant and appeared to be better, ana they
continued the preparations for their de-
parture. For short time 1t appeared as
If the chill had disappeared without
leaving any i'll effects.
Mr.. Vincent had started to strap
dressing case while Judge Carpenter
rested a minute or two when he Was sur
prised to hear a slight noise, and turned
around Just in time TO prevent his friend
from falling TO the ground. A Dutch
ply sician, who was in the hotel was
quickly summoned, but nothing could
be done FOR the judge, and the end came
quickly.
Deep as was the sorrow of the party,
the members of it were surrounded by
many difficulties. No one in the lit 10
village could speak English, and there
was no way to have the body embaImed,
and il was finally taken to Rotterdam in
a sealed casket and put on board the
steamer Maasdam.
The funeral will take place at . 80 We'd
nesday afternoon from st. Johns E?is-
copal Church and ii will not be Masonic
one. The service mt the church will be
simple one and tho body of the de-
ceased will be at the undertaking estab-
lishment of a. o. Miles until the funeral.
While the bearers have not been finally
selected 1t Is probable that the Masonic
fraternity and the bar will be represented
among them. There will probably be
large number OF prominent mem bers OF
the Masonic fraternity from different
parts or the country at the church, and
also some OF the United States Court
judges OF the New England circuit.
Today Mr.. Vincent received from the
many friends OF the. deceased some ex-
pressions of their deep sorrow at the sad
termination Of the career of one whom
so many loved ana priced for his many
sterling qualities.