The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-01-29
OBITUARY NOTES.
The Late Ex-Governor IMgersOll-Im-
 pressIve Obsequies Yesterlay.

The Late Ex-Governor IngersOll-Im-
 pressIve Obsequies Yesterday.
 A very solemn and highly impressive occasion was the funeral of ex-Gover- nor Charles R. Ingersoll, which took place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his late residence on Elm street. The spacious rooms were filled to overfiowing with sorroWing personal friends, among whom were many of our most distinguished and honored citizens and many likewise notable from other parts of the state. Outside were also many of our towns people also gathered to do honor to the sleeper, one of New Haven's most dis tinguished and most lovable men, one personally esteemed by all in our com munity and who filled with the utmost dignity and rare ability high places of honor and preferment.
 Rev. Frank Woods Baker, D. D., rec tor of Trinity Episcopal church, offici ated at the funeral services, assisted by Rev. Charles o. Scoville of Trinity, St. Paul's.
 The services were impressive in their extreme simplicity, with no eulogistic sermon or address. The music was un- der the direction of Professor Heddon, formerly organist and choirmaster of the Church of the Incarnation in New York. The entire musical service con- sisted of the single hymn rendered by two choir boys from the Church of the Incarnation, Peace, Perfect Peace," a hymn the ex-governor loved The cas- ket was covered with beautiful floral tributes.
 The honorary bearers were ex-Presi- dent Timothy Dwight of Yale, Louis H. Bristol, Professor George J. Brush, Professor J. M. Hoppin, Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, John w. filling, Arthur D. Osborne, Donald G. Mitchell, ex- Judge Henry Stoddard and Professor D. Cady Eaton. The commitment ser vices at the family plot in the Grove street cemetery were attended only by the immediate members of the family.
 Among those present to pay the last sad tribute to the honored citizen and ex-governor of the state were, besides those above named, ex-Iieutenant Governor Sill of Hartford Messrs. F. q. Stoddard William Hillhouse, David Daggett, Morris Steinert. Thornton Hunt, Judge L. M. Hubbard of Wal lingford, Judge Hobart L. Hotchkiss, Professor H. W. Farnam, Professor Theodore D. Woolsey, J. c. Punder- ford, Charles H. Fowler, Henry F. English, Pierce N. Welch, James T. Moran, Harry Asher, John w. Bristol, John c. Miles, Talcott Russell, Elliott H. Morse, Robert A. Brown, President Nettleton, and Secretary Travis of the Gas Light company, President Whit ney and Secretary Daggett of the Wa ter company and large number of other prominent citizens.
 John K Beach was the master of ceremonies.
 During the funeral the flags on all state armories were at half-mast by order of Adjutant General Cole. The flag at the capitol has been at half mast since Monday by order of Con- troller Seeley Officers of the militia will wear the customary badge of on their sword hilts for thir- ty days. Director Coe of the board of works ordered the flag at half mast on the main green and Superin- tendent Beede gave similar orders in regard to the flags on all school build ings. Sessions of the superior and com- mon pleas courts were suspended for tbn dav