THE LATE MR PUTNAM.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 978, 28 November 1890, Page 26

THE LATE MR PUTNAM.

THE INQUEST,

Thu”sday Q before^Mr*Robins trio tal on Wednesday from the effect acoident received on Mon#i««. - - Joshua Bell was chosenforem.n „W’. Dr Gillon gave evidence a B to ith-ejary-deceased after tho accident and or/ 6 ' -118 removal to the Hospital R deria ß > Whitaker, bookseller,Lambton eraard Ptook charge of the two sons of the Who after the accident, stated that J he . deoe «e<! him that when they and the l f ft” *°M' their house at Karori one J h!t the spring ca,t was damaged bat Ifl ° f bound up with wire When the new road leading into Svd^ Dg d ,° WQ they heard something cracking * re9t father ..id, -Oh. wAfSSXTfcSSj** us safe now. From what the £ ry witness was of opinion that the shift came loose and startled the hi. v,’ eventually bolted. Witness ’ whlcll wife of deceased, and drains a B * w lhe she said she had advised her husblmfr walk, as she did not consider the »° Deceased rephed, “It’s right enoush are too nervous.” Dr Ewart -8->yon of the Hospital, gaveevidence V that deceased died from hemorrha™ ows* surface of the brain. The fWn„ ge the out that, .o far a. tba ascertain no one actually saw the accident occur, but as there was no suspicion be cen sidered the evidence sufficient to w.r »n - the jury to arrive at a verdiot which tw did according to the medical testimony ffi/t the deceased died from hemorrhage of the brain, caused by a pure accident

THE FUNERAL. M ar y’ a Cathedral was draped in bleok on Friday morning forthe Requiem M» gs t h ß draping having been done overnight before the body was brought in. At that time » large number of people had come to taka their last look at their friend, the coffin hav! mg been left opon for the purpose. In the 1 morning a great number of wreaths and floral crosses were deposited on the coffin and placed round about. The Cathedral choir sent a large wreath, aa did the Pnblio Works Department and the Amateur Operatic Society. Tho choir of St Alar? of the Angels (Boulcott street), many of whom had been trained in former years under Mr Putnam’s baton contributing a floral cross. The floral tributes from friends were numerous and most beautifal. In tbe morning the Requiem Mass was sung, with Dr Watters as 09lebrant, assisted by the Reverend Fathers Lane and Mac Kenna, the choir, helped by members of other choirs and numerous friends of Mr Putnam (Mr Parker we noticed among them), contributing the Requiem musio, which was Gregorian plain chant. It was an impressive, beautiful, sadl servioe, and there was a large-congregation. After Mass His Grace Archbishop Red* wood preached the funeral sermon. After pointing out the awful suddenness of the calamity, his Grace bore testimony to. the upright Christian life of Philip Putnam; he pointed out that devotion to duty was ! its leading feature j he drew special attention to his services in the Cathedral, whose , music he had raisod to a high character j which had received honourable mention throughout the Colony ; he dwelt on the generous modest epiiit for which he had, ; always been remarkable, and on the manly 'i independence with which he had always striven to do right; he expressed the deepest j sympathy with the widow and family in j their bereavement; and concluded with 1 1 fervent expression of hope that he had gons s to receive the reward of hia virtaos, exhort- j ing his hearers to follow his example and j earn the same blessing. After the Aroh- | bishop had pronounced the absolution tbs j procession set out for the Cathollo cemetery. The Rev Father McNamara officiated at tbe J grave, and the choir sang the '* Benedictus" : and the “De Profundis.” There was a large . attendance.