OBITUARY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2950, 17 October 1925, Page 2

OBITUARY.

THOMAS BOWE, A.GED 79 YEARS. It is with deep regret that we record the death of one of Foxton’s oldest and most respected pioneers, in the person of Mr. Thomas Bowe, aged 79 years, who passed away at his residence, Marotiri, at 5.30 on Friday morning. Deceased was born in Kells, County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1846 and left that country as a lad of 16 for America. The late Mr. Bowe was in America during Iho Civil War and left there from New Bedford in the whaling ship Stephanie. After an adventurous cruise the ship put in to Mongonui North Auckland, where Mr. Bowe left the boat and proceeded to the W’est Coast gold diggings after spending a, year or two in the northern province. He was successful in goldmining —he and two others working and owning the City of Dublin mine, which is still being worked. He left the Coast in the 70’s for the Palmer Digging in Australia, hill returned to New Zealand a few years later, arriving this time at Wanganui. For number of years the late Mr. Bowe was engaged in contracting work at Wiangaelm, and working down the coast came to Oi'oua DowriF; ■ and eventually to Foxton in 1874 where lie bought land from the late Captain Robinson and took up farming. Mr. Bowe was also in charge of the Foxton ferry across the Manawatu River and at the time of the wreck of the Hyderabad on the Hokio Beach, was engaged in carting (lie cargo of the ill-fated vessel from the scene of the wreck to Hartley’s Bend, at the local Beach. Mr. Bowe subsequently had charge of the Whirokino ferry and when he removed to Marotiri, the Shannon ferry. Since 1898 the late Mr. Bowe has been farming at Marotiri. Some eight years ago deceased sustained an injury to his back which greatly affected him. Five weeks ago it was noticed that lie was failing and on Friday morning he quietly passed away. He leaves a wife and eleven children to mourn their loss, to whom the sympathy of the public of Foxton and district will he extended. Messrs James (Hamilton), William, Thomas, Frank, Delphin, and Redwood, (all of Marotiri), are sons of deceased and one hoy Robert, was killed in the Great War. The daughters are: Mrs W. Callsen and Mrs W. H. Callsen (Matamata), Mrs J. B. Hughes (Kairanga), Mrs J. Lynch (Linton) and Miss J. Bowe (Marotiri). The funeral will he conducted tomorrow afternoon, leaving St. Mary’s Church at 2.15 for the Foxton Cemetery.