OBITUARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8398, 23 January 1889, Page 6 (Supplement)

OBITUARY.

DONALD MUIB STUART,

Mr D. M. btuart, youngest son of the Roy. Dr Stuart, and well known as a solicitor in Dunedin died at his father's residence at 2 p.m. on Saturday 12th inst. He had been seriously ill for several weeks past, and for some time previous to his death no hopes of his reoovery were entertained. The service at Kuox Church on Sunday was conducted by the Rev. M. Watt, of Green Island, and was of a very imoressive character Mr Barth playing the " Dead march " in haul as the outgoing voluntary. The deceased, who was still a young man, not much over 30, was educated at the Otago High School, and admitted to the bar between seven aud eight years ago after a very creditable university course. He at once commenced to practise his profession, first as a member of the firm of Dick and Stuart, and during the last few years on his own account. His ability was very marked, and, young as he was, he had scored several distinct successes as a pleader, notably in his defence of Pearce charged with murder some years ago Mr Stuart was au enthusiastic | athlete in his time, and to the last was a prominent member of the Caledonian Society. Among a particularly large circle of private friends he was known as a man of really brilhant abilities, possessing a vein of the readiest, keenest, and most genial humour, which, although he rarely used his pen, enabled him to do excellent literary work upon occasion. His premature death will be deeply regretted, for he inspired warm attachment among all with whom he came much in contact. He leaves a widow and several young children The funeral took place on' Tuesday, the procession being one of the largest that has been seen in the city for many years past liiarly in the afternoon a large concourse of people commenced to assemble at Knox .^hurchj where a short funeral service was held lhe Rev. James Clarke, of Palmerston, presided, and the Rev. D. Borrie, of North-East Valley, and the Rev. W. Will, of the Taieri, also took part in the service. The church was crowded to the doors, and the service was of a most impressive character. On its termination Mr A. J. Barth, the organist of the church, played the Dead March in " Saul," the congregation standing and preserving complete silence all the time. The pulpit of the church was draped in black, aud numbers of the clergy and the office-bearers of the church occupied seats on the pulpit platform. After the service the cortege, which numbered nearly 600 persons, was formed, aud followed the hearse to the Northern Cemetery. Dr Stuart, leadiii" his two little grandchildren by the uaud, followed the hearse, and among those in the procession were Sir Robert Stout, the Hon. Thomas Dick, the Hon. W. H. Reynolds, the Hon. M. Holmes, Mr W D Stewart M.H.U, Mr H. S. Fish, M.H.R., Mr A. H. Kofs! M.H.R, Captain Thomson, the Revs. W. Bannerman, R. R. M. Sutherland, W. Will, Dr Copland, Professor Dunlop, Professor Salinond Professor Sale, Dr Hislop, Messrs C. M-K Gordon, J. H. Hosking, E. P. Kenyon, O. J Hodge, J. White, W. D. Milne, J. R. Sinclair, T Denniston(ljivercargill), J. Mouat.B.C. Haggitt, A. Holmes, G. Cnok, F. R. Chapman, C. O Kettle, J. F. M. Fraser, J. Macgrcgor, D. D Macdonald, AY. Macgregor, S. Solomon, J. E. Denniston, G. L. Donniston, E. B. Cargill, J T Miickerras, Reith, Moody, Louis Court, R. Wilson, F. Webb, J. Torrance, George Grantj R. Chisholm, T. Young, M'Kerrow, Maitland, D. Wright, T. Bracken, J. Wilkie, Job Wain, G. Fonwick, W. Hutchison, J. Logan, R. B. Martin H. Gourley (mayor), L. O. Bsal, J. L. Gillies, G. E. Eliott. A. Burt, A. R. Ure, H. Houghton, J. W. Jago, J. Carroll, J. Barron, J. Ross, C. White, John Roberts, Dr Gillies, Dr Maunsell, Dr Reimer, Dr J. Copland, and General Irvine. Chief-detective Henderson and several members of the police in plain clothes were also among the procession.

On arriving at the cemetery it was found that a very large crowd had collected, there being between 2000 and 3000 people in all. The pall-bearers were Messrs J. R. Sinclair, W. D. Milne, S. Solomon, Webb, M'Nab, and the Rev. A. Cameron (Anderson's Bay), who had been class mates or fellow students of deceased.

The service at the grave was conducted by the Rev. Dr Dunlop.