Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-14
|FUNERAL SERVICES OF CAPT. ].
G. HUTCHINSON WERE VERY
IMPRESSIVE.
REMAINS LAID TO REST
r. D. Foster and Major A. n. hamil-
ton EuIogize Old Friend In Feel
Ing Manner-crowds at
Church and Cemetery.

workers, his former employees, his fell
low members of the bar and men OF
business, who with him, have worked
for the welfare Of the city. were pres
emit. Lastly, his cherished comrades
following the same nag for which he,
with them, fought in the nations
cause, all gathered in the First Pres.
byterian church to do honor to the one
they esteemed much. It would be hard
to house more representative con-
course of Ottumwa people than was
assembled to pay their last earthly
token of respect to him who lived and
worked among them for nearly half
century. Testimony of the worth OF
the man and of the esteem in which
he was held by his fellows was both
spoken and mute. Eulogy by two old
friends sufficed to show that the race
run by Captain Hutchinson and the
causes in which he fought, whether
to win or lose, was we'll run and nobly
fought.
Many at Church.
The service was held in the First
Presbyterian church, of which the
decedent was member, and was be-
gun upon the arrival of the remains
at 8 o'clock. In anticipation OF the
service, throngs of friends and ad-
mirers Of the man whose clay would
soon be returned to mother earth,
filed the auditorium of the edif1ce
and lent by their presence to the re
spect and high regard in which the
deceased was held. The church was
sombre in funeral decorations in which
varied kinds. of flowers, ferns,
etc., were stree and piled in great
wealth, lending fragrance to the
church and by their sweetness pro-
duced the feeling of calm and peace
to settle on all present
Clergyman Lead.
At the hour of 8 o'clock the funeral
party arrived at the church, led by
Reverends w. c.. Hengen. rector Of
the Trinity Episcopal church, and pr.
r. Ames Montgomery, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church. The
honorary pail bearers, Major A. H.
Hamilton, Samuel Mahon T.. P. Spill
man, Capt. s. n. Harper, William
McNett and T. d. Foster, followed the
clergymen. These preceded the active
pail bearers, J. C. Jordan. G W.
Comegys, Allen Johnston, w. G. Over
man. Charles Bachman and c. B.
Boude; following whom came the
widow and relatives. professional
was played by Mrs. Margaret Stew
ems during the entrance. Rev. r.
Ames Montgomery began the service
with short scripture reading, say
ing: 81 am the resurrection and the
life" Following the pastor, Rector
w. G. Hengen offered prayer and a
quartet composed of Mrs. John
Hughes, Mrs. Ernest Daggett, Mrs
Margaret Stevens and Mrs. G. e..
PIERCE sang Lead Kindly Light" A
scriptural reading appropriate to the
occasion was then read by DR.. Mont
gomery at the close of which Mrs. c.
3. PIERCE sang Face to Face"
Euiogizes Friend.
DR.. Montgomery introduced i. u.
Foster at the close of the hymn and
eulogy of Mr.. Hutchinson was then
begun by his friend. He prefaced his
remarks by quoting the Bible story
OF Peter, the fisherman, saying. Let
down thy net for draft" The speak
err then began away back In 1874,
when on May 26 of that year he met
the decedent for the first time. He
told of the ship algeria" leaving
Liverpool, England, on that date with
motley array of passengers much
the same as is common crossing the
sea. He related how it is often the
case that people travelling aboard the
sa- vessels never meet others or
form friendships, and again how
sometimes some do meet and rm the
strongest Of friendly ties,-the kind
that last forever after. The latter
was the friendship that sprang up be-
tween the speaker and Capt. i-utchi-
son. and between the wives of each,
who were with them on the sea. OF the
manner in which the friendship thus
begun was repeatedly strengthened
and grew undiminished he told very
feelingly, reviewing much that Is now
buried by years and events. He told
of his coming to locate In this city,
which was primarily through the 10y
atty OF Capt. Hutchinson to Ottumwa.
Was HospItable.
Visits were made by Mr.. Foster to
Ottumwa and the Hutchinson home was
the place of stopping while here. He
dropped all work and gave his whole
time to ny entertainment" said Mr..
Foster, land when my family first
came to Ottumwa, it was at the Hutch
ison home that they we're first made
welcome, and the welcome ever &C
corded me by this friend was Of the
real and feeling kind. Sweet hours of
intercourse in which we learned to
know each other, we're often held be-
tween u.s."
Then. too, as a business man, the
character and sterling qualities OF the
decedent were pictured by Mr.. Foster.
Likewise his church relations and the
Christian side Of his character were
painted in glowing colors by his friend.
who attributed to the decedent the
hand Of friendship shown in enter
prises in which both worked for the
common good OF all. 1t would be hard
to picture more feeling tribute Of
friend to friend than was paid the
memory of Capt. sHutchison by T. D.
Foster, who closed by saying it is not