The sun., 1901-08-14
DOWNWARD FUNERAL.
Impressive Services Held in West
Presbyterian Church.

Impressive funeral services over .he
remains of Aubrey NJ. Downward, aged
IS years and Howard l.. Downward.
aged 10 years, who were drowned IN
Philadelphia last Saturday, wcie held III
West Presbyterian Jnurch yesterday
after which the bodies were inferred III
the Wilmington and Brandywine cenlc-
terry
After the recovery of the bodies they
were removed to the parents residence,
69i0 Paschall avenue, where Monday even
ing services were conducted by the Rev.
Messrs. " ardell and Mervine. An I'M
meilse crowd attended and were much
affected by thoughts of the unusually
sad circumstances. Yesterday morning
under the direction of Undertaken En-
gene Leech of Philadelphia, the bodies
were brought to this city on train l9i
which stopped at Paschall. Mr. and Mrs
Downward and about 20 others com
prised the mourning party from that
place. Al The r., W. X H. railrord
station here they We're met by numerous
Wilmington friends and relatives, and
n,lertaknr Samuel Murphy, ir.
The funeral coltcge with its two white
hearses, cacli hearinga white cloth covered
..aSkct reached West Church about II
D tNbfk. i Ht tsISNttS NtIt 'Nfll''t
| the church by the following young men
| from Philadelphia: j. Bayard Watson,
William j. poulston, Frank l.. Martin.
Harry Donagly, William Martin and
| tarrol Watson. The plates on the cotl ms
contained the name, age and date I
Death in script.
| As the bearers carried the bodies TO the
front of the church, Organist l.. T.
| Wilson played Lead Kindly Light"
a large congregation was present and
there were few. if amy, whose eyes were
not wet because Of the sad OCCASION The
servccs Mere conducted by the Rev. W
H. Logan. ID. d.. and the Rev. j. Ed@al
| Franklin. br. Logan read the scriptuda
passage concerning Christ'S raising Ct
two ,.rad persons. Then the choir sang
l"Abide with me-"
Prayer was offered by Mr.. Franklin
who, after the singing by Il mems quar-
tet Of "pcarly Gates" delivered ;ht
funeral address. His text was from tn,
XC Psalm: I'VE spend o,ir years ms
tale that is told" He said that in tlii.
there was II lesson for the living hii,
for those who are bereavcd. and he show
led that the two boys had told their Stor,
in the church. in the community and il
the home, From a personal acqnaint
arce he expressed the belief that fcv
: boys were their equal. He closed will
words of comfort for the bereavcd ones
The quartet sang Nearer, My God
10 Thee" An address was made by Dl
q, Logan, which concluded the church SCI
vices. The congregation was then give
an opportunity to view the bodies of tn
drowned boys, and n great many d
so.
From the church the funeral part
went to the Wilmington and Brandywm
. cemetery, where DR.. Logan and Nj
, Franklin read the committal service.
Before the funeral procession arrive
at the cemetery an incident occurre
!. (which deeply impressed those standin
about Pretty little green wrens, scarce
~ larger than locusts invade the Gem,
terry. Two of these birds alighted ON tll
edge Of the grave. the walls of whic
were being whitewashed. and RENAME
there chattering for several minutes
!, The workers and the spectators wcI
much impressed by this peculiar 81
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