Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-23

LIEUTENANT DUW
BR'S FAREWELL
The " Leavenworth Times of Thurs
day, June 10th, contains an affecting
recital relating to the departure of
Lieutenant Bowers rema ins for the
East. where ne was TO be laid to rest
in the home of his childhood. Believ-
ing that it Will be of interest to every
person the article is reproduced in
these columns It reads as follows:
An immense throng including all the
officers of the Post, many ladies, the
Engineer battalion and a large num-
ber of enlisted men from other organ
izations, accompanied the remains of
Lieutenant Nathaniel f. Bower, from
the hospital to the Missouri Pacific
depot yesterday morning. The funeral
cortege left the Post hospital at 10 45
O'Clock in the following order;
Sixth infantry band. mounted escort.
Chaplain Randolph, caIsson bearing
remains, carriages bearing mourners,
First battalion of engineers, officers of
the Post and other vehicles.
At the hospital the remains were
viewed for the last time by the many
friends.
At the depot a short service was
held and a trumpeter sounded TAPS
over the casket As the chaplain read
the solemn words of the service there
was scarcely a dry eve in the great
throng, showing the tender affection
in which Lieutenant Bower was held
by all who knew him. Chaplain Ran
doIphs voice was choked with emo
tion as he sought to pay a tribute to
his friend. He said;
q deiire to take advantage of this
occasion to commend to the conSidera-
tion of all the manly Christian char
acter of him whose loss we mourn.
His life was proof of the talsity of
the statement that a man cannot be a
Christian and a soldier AS a young
man said to me yesterday; If there
was Christian, Bower was one. This
statement no one who knew him will
deny. We can as truchfully say, If
we had a soldier in our army. Bower
was one. What he was as a man and
a soldier you all know. We stand with
horror Mt his sudden taking off. We
! look down at his pale face and sight
less eyes and think what an awful
me to say what you all know, that
life is thing more terrible. To the
dead there is no more responsibility.
no more striving, but peace-sleep-
rest. To those who live. remains the
struggle, the continuance of the fight.
"If the noble example of our de-
parted brother gives US higher ideal,
and an inspiration to strive for better
| things his life was not in vain and if
his sudden death brings to our minds
with strongest emphasis the things
that mean most in real manhood, who
can say it was not for the best. God
knows.
The funeral coTtege passed through
the Post headed by the Sixth infantry
band playing funeral marches The
sidewalks at places were crowded as
| the procession passed A separate
vehicle was required to carry the
beautiful floral offerings The 1901
class of West Point, of which Lieu
tenant Bower was a graduate, sent a
beautiful bouquet of roses which was
eight feet long and covered the entire
coffin. The officers Of the First bat
talon of engineers sent an enormous
spray of roses representing a pillow.
Each company of the Engineer corps
donated a spray of flowers represent
ing castle with the letter Of the
different organizations above it. Col
oneI !. Van h. Hof also sent a bcaut:-
full spray of roses. Numerous other
offerings were sent
The body was shipped to Mooresburg
| PENNSYLVANIA LieGteuant Hannum
of the Engineer corps, who was with
Lieut.. Bower when he was killed, ac-
companied the remains.
Lieutenant Nathaniel T. Bower was
a native of Pennsylvania and was p
years old. He was graduated from the
Military academy February 18th. 1901,
and assigned TO the Artillery corps,
but was transferred to the Engineer
corps January 18th. 1902 In announc-
ing the death of Lieutenant Bower
Colonel Duncan, post commander,
stated:
by tbs death of Lieutenant Bower
this garrison loses one of its most
genial and lovablo members, and the
corps of Engineers and the service at
large, loses a most efficient, painstak
ing and brilliant officer
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