Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-17
OBITUARY..
Lieut.. Horace Hastings Allen.


Thursday of the death of Lieut.. Hor
ace Hastings Allen was wholly unex-
pected, causing keen sorrow to many |
friends. Monday morning, III a mes |
sage 70 his mother, he wrote in the |
usual cheerful vein, consequently it |
was n surprise the following morning |
when a telegram from his uncle Wal |
ter L. Allen of Brooklyn, \. Y.
brought the announcements that he
was seriously i'll with bronchial pneu
monia. A telephone message later
in the day was no more reassuring
and his parents, DR.. and Mrs. John
II. Allen, of Church street left at
once for Brooklyn. They found their
son delirious, but a message home
conveyed no hint that the end was
so near although stating that he was
critically ILL He died early Thurs
day morning.
When stricken the young man was
one of the engineers on The L. S. S.
West Fool ole of the finest and larg-
est steel craft in the service his rank
being lieutenant, Junior grade. The
ship is stationed in New York har-
Dor awaiting orders and when the
youp" engineer became i'll he went to
! the home of his uncle and aunt in
| Brooklyn where he was as devotedly
| tended as though in his own home. A
! message received in Norwich Thurs
| day afternoon stated that the body
| would be brought here by train today
/ (Friday).
! Few young men have the qualities
! which were Horace Allan's, and which
render his death the source of such
| vide-reaching and genuine grief on
he part Of friends and acquaintances.
Of the finest fibre in tastes, aims and
purposes. generous, kindly. thoughtful
quietly religious and deeply sincere
= gifted musician thoroughly ground
cd although only in his 27tll year. in
the requirements of his chosen worn
his seemed tho brightest future. Such
was his modest manner that his su-
nericrs were but Just beginning to dis
cover his exceptional ability, and his
advanCerpen7 promised to he rapid It
had been his most ardent desire to
serve the country abroad during the
war and his disarroint in the
delay of his ships sailing was the
/. best proof Of his patriotism and lofty
= ambitions.
For 2 nurrher of years before en-
listing he hal been a valued enplove
If the T. \. Scott core nany, of New
london, and the credentials from his
superior officers there as well as let
, tnrs from prominent business and
/ | t}l tltNsS lJtldN l,ftIl III -NUEN ltii "ne0 ne
was seeking TO enter government ser
vice we've rhe most c01rmendatory
testimonials any young mai; could re-
ceive or deserve.
For a term of years Lieut. Aller
was member of the vested choir OF
Christ Episcopal church, winning &
medal for fidelity and service there
with his parents he attended Trim
! ity Methodist Episcopal church. He
| was q graduate of Broadway schoo
and attended Norwich Free Academy
class of 1919 in the Academy being {
popular member of Epsilon Epsilon.
, Only few weeks ago. on Christmas
day. he received a formal acknowledg
? ment from tie Marine Engineers
Alumni association at the Massaehu
sets Institute of Technology, Bos-
{ ton. where he trained fer government
service, thanking him FOE designing {
+ beautiful badge which his class adopt
ed.
Besides his parents he leaves {
: younger brother, Christopher. Guard
S Allen. in the Naval Reserves. now il
2 Norfolk Va, harbor. He was
I nephew of Warren A ien of Ley,
yard, Walter Allen OF Brooklyn
: n. y, and Of Christopher G. Newbury
| of Waterford. His aged grandmother
Mrs, Cynthia Allen, resides with DR.
+ and Mrs. Allen. at IS Church street
0 ! Norwich ana his maternal grand
s mother Mrs. Mary E. Newbury is
: resident of New London.
Mrs. Frank Nelson.
The death of Mabel Patterson, wifi
# of Frank Nelson, occurred at her HON
e at 201a Lafayette street on Thursda
= following a short illness. The de
= ceased was born in Jewett City O.
= MAY 10, 1886, the daughter of Jane
o and Mary O'Keefe Patterson. Sh
has made her home in this city 70
e a number of years. She leaves he