The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-10
DR.. FOWLER'S FUNERAL
Many Friends Pay Their Respects
at Last Sad Rites Over Re.
mains Of the Physician.

With solemn and impressive cere-
mony. the last sad rites were performed
over the remains Of the late Dr. Allen
Fowler at ST. Marys cathedral yes
terday afternoon. The little church was
crowded TO the doors, and the scene
was one Of the deepest sorrow. Every
head was bowed in mourning, and as
the sweet strains Of Nearer. My God,
90 Thee" came from the choir loft,
tears Of sorrow glistened in the eyes
Of many.
Among those that gathered about the
bier OF the departed doctor were the
white-he AIDED nfeneers who had known
him I'm his earlier days here. those Of
later time who had some cause to re-
member his kindness and faithful care.
the sisters Of the hospital where he
devoted so many years Of his life TO
relieving the sick and suffering. and
those of his profession who are left
behind. To each and every one il
seemed that he had suffered a personal
loss.
The altar was buried beneath count
less numbers Of beautiful floral offer
I ingg. the silent tributes of innumer-
able friends left to mourn his passing
At O'Clock the choir began to sing
and the remains were brought slowly
down the aisle. followed by thirty
eight sisters from the hospital and
academy. Seats were reserved for
them directly in front of the casket.
and the doctors, who attended in a
body were given seats across the aisle.
While the sisters kneeled before the
altar, little Miss Clara Fafek. in her
touching child voice. sang the sweet
strhins Of Nearer, My God, to Thee,
assisted I'm the chorus by the choir.
Father Kelly then performed the
burial rites, and delivered an earnest
address in which he eUlogized the de-
parted doctor in a most eloquent man
ner. He spoke Of death as viewed from
the STANDPOINT of the worldly man and
the Christian To the former he said it
simply meant an eternal separation. 10
the latter the beginning Of an eternal
union. The inevitableness Of death. he
said, made every man think of a here
after and while he might sacrifice such
thoughts for q mOmentary pleasure.
the realization of it must come and he
would be led to cry that worldliness
was all vanity Referring to DR.. Fowler
he said:
He was a good citizen and an honor
to his profession. of which he was a
bright star. In his death the medical
profession sustains a loss that it will
feel keenly. There has probably been
no other physician in the state who has
received the praises and honor be
slowed upon him. His abruptness and
GOODNESS of manner probably did not
make a good impression at first. and
his outspoken opinions probably did not
gain many friends for him at first but
those who knew him, loved him. The
better they knew him the better they
loved him.
At the close Of the address Miss Owen
sang Angels Iss1er Bright and Fair
while the congregation filed slowly
past the casket to view the remains for
! the last time. While the choir sang.
the remains were removed to the funer-
al car and were followed by a long
cortege to Mt. Olivet cemetery. The
pall-bsarers were W. S. Mccormick. J.
J. DAILY, o. J. Salisbury, William Brad
| ley. Mr.. McGregor. David BurIey. DR..
/ Lyons and DIT. King.