Connecticut western news., 1900-07-12
SAD DEATH OF H. E. HAWLEY.
A Highly Respected CitIzen.-Manager
 of Johnson, Lindell x Co.

A Highly Respected CitIzen.-Manager
 of Johnson, Lindell x Co.
 One of the saddest drowning accidents which the columns of the NEWS has been called upon to chronicle occurred last Sunday afternoon, taking suddenly from us one of our best citizens and rendering previously happy and con- tented home, around whose fireside the light of love and affection constantly shone, sad and desolate.
 Harry E. Hawley with his sons, Ralph aged 10, and Charles, aged 2, started from their home on Barlow street Sun- day afternoon for a stroll, each mutual ly happy in their associations and in an- ticipation of a delightful walk together. It was about 2. 30 o'clock when Mir Flaw. ley suggested to the boys that they go to Adams dam in the Blackberry river and watch him take a swim. So the party went and the boys. seated on the bank, watched their father as he plunged in, arose, saluted them and then suddenly disappear under the water. They wait ed, expecting moment after moment to see him appear. After perhaps ten minutes Charlie burst into tears. feeling that his father was drowned while Ralph, the older, treasured him, saying that their father had swam under water to the bushes along the bank for the purpose of frightening them. About fifteen minutes after Mir Hswley dissp- peared Willie Ahearn and James Quinn, Jr. arrived, this being a favorite swim ming place, and, after listening to the boys story, entered the water and dis covered the body on the sand bar un- der about seven feet of water. They hastened to the shore, and while the children ran to break the Sews to their mother, sent for Samuel Drumm. The sad news spread rapidly and when Mrs Hawley arrived there were upwards of twenty five men and boys present. and but for interference Mrs Hawley would have rushed blindly into the water in her frenzied determination 10 rescue the body of her husband. During the excitement l.. A. Caldwell arrived, has, tily entered the stream and removed the body. Dr F. H. Les was called and examined the remains and as Medical Examiner Camp was out of town Dr Skiff, medical examiner of Falls Village, was summoned, who examined the body and came to the conclusion that death was caused by the rupture of blood vessel of the chest.
 The remains were taken to the house where sympathizing reighbors did all in their power to tighten the burden of the afflicted. Monday morning Mir and Mrs G. F. Hawley and Mrs Emma Prout of White Plains, N. r., father and mother and sister of the deceased, arrived.
 Harry E. Hawley was born in Union vale. N T., in 1868. being in his 33d year. He received an unusually good education, being tutored by his father who has been teacher for many years. At the age of 20 he married Miss Lea Wright, daughter of Mir and Mrs Edgar Wright of Patterson, N. Y, For the past thirteen years he has been identi fed with carpenter work in all it's branches, coming to Canaan in March. 1898, to accept the position of manager and travelling salesman of the Johnson. Lindell x Co.'S. sash and blind msnu- factory, position which he filled with credit to himself and profit to the con- pany.
 He was man respected and beloved by all who knew him and during his residence here he gained many sincere friends who mourn his untimely death He attended the Methodist church and was a member of Canaan Conclsve, h. dependent Order of Heptasophs in which he had $l, ,0O0 insurance policy on his life. He also had $l ,0O0 policy in the Northwestern General Life h. surance Go.
 He was of happy, genial disposition, possessed of qualities which made him a universal fsvorite, man open-hearted and generous and one around whom the tenderest domestic ties gathered. Be- sides widow and five children. the older daughter of 12, he is survived by father, mother and two sisters Mir and Mrs G. F. Hawley of Pine Plains. Mrs Matte Dutcher of Patter- son, and Mrs Emma Prout of White Plains, N. Y.
 The funeral was attended at the home of Mrs HawleY's parents at Paw]ing. N. r.. Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Prayers were offered at the house on Barlow street. Canaan, at 9 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev E J. Kelly of the M E. church. a number of the Heptasophs attending. On We'd nesday morning the Conclsve escorted the remains to the depot in body, The bearers were Messrs Frank John- SOB, Charles Lindell, l.. A. Caldwell and N. l.. Jackson.