leath of Mr Arthur William 'Carr 



We regret to have to announce tha douth 

 of Mr Arthur William Carr. youngest eon of 

 the ltfe Mr Thomas William Oirr, journalist 

 and Librarian, T.intdad Public Library. 

 Mr Arlhur Carr. who had a very large circle 

 of friends and acquaintance, was well krown 

 ns a planter of Caparo, where, with hla two 

 brothers, Meesra Albert and Reginald, ho 

 | was one of the pioneers to open up the. 

 distrlot. He owned a large oountry business ; 

 at Talparo. Ho was a most indefatigable 

 huntor and a greac Eupporter and player 

 of crlckot in C»paro, Caaguanaa and 

 neghbourhood. Every one who knaw 

 him (*nd who did not know him ?) 

 loved "Artie " C«r as the moab unsalfijh of 

 man and one who was never more pleased 

 than when ministering to tha pleasure and 

 comfort of others. No hunting party was 

 oamplete without " Artie" and his acquain- 

 tance with the woods and the ways o! their 

 wild denizana was unequalled. He had been 

 in bad health for some time but hla great 

 strength kept.klm going. About three weeks 

 ago be became aeriously ill and on Novem- 

 ber 28 he entered the Colonial Hospital as a 

 private patient, His casa was diagnosed as 

 one of spinal disease. His death has been 

 expeoted momently for days past, but his 

 magnificent streng<h kept him up until yester- 

 day morning " Artie Carr will be sincerely 

 mourned by many as a right down good 

 fellow, a thorough sportsman and one of 

 Nature's own gentlemen. 



The funeral took place yasterday after 

 noon from the Colonial Hospital to All Baints' 

 Church whenoe, after the funeral service had 

 'been oonduoted'by ihe Bn AB East- 

 gate, M.A , the cortege removed on to 

 Lapeyrousa Cemetery, where tha remains 

 were interrad, after the concluding portion 

 of the funeral oaremony bad been recited by 

 the Kev A B Eastgate. 



The bearers were : Mr J L DriggE*, D' 

 Beon, Messrs E B Mole, F W Urloh, G 

 Prince and E Gransaull. The chief 

 mourners were the Messrs & B and T B Carr, 

 brothers of the deaensed. 



Among tbos* who followed were: Messrs 

 Hy Adams, E Csfnes, R W Gordon, C 

 Croney, J F de Souz»-, A Schoener, J F 

 A'mindcz, E F Ruhirde, T O'Brien, E 

 Lafond, H Gaen*, A tSoissiere, A Campbell, 

 Wm Gitt-ns, A W L»ke, DrLIndsey, Walter 

 Mills, FF-irrell, L B Thomas. H Graham, 

 Misses Graham (2) Messrs L Klages, Hash 

 Boissiere, Arthur Hamlyn, the stefT of Mr 

 Oarr's business houses at Caparo and 

 Talparo, Misses Lse(2) and many ochora. 



A large number of peasant proprietors aid 

 cocoa contractors, Inclusive of a few Eiit 

 Indians, from Caparo and surrounding dis- 

 tricts were iu attendance, testifying lo the 

 ro'pom i n w hich he was held by them 

 Among the sorrowing Mends who sent 

 wreams and other fljral tribntes were : The 

 Trinidad Occoa Planters' Association, the 

 staff of L Schoener & Co., Mrs Philip John, 

 the Mis;-es Giaham. The grave was oovered 

 with these tributes. 



Mr Carr wlBhes to say bow highly gratified , 

 be and his f itnily were with the treatment 

 his brother received from the staff at the 

 hospital — tbe doctors, nurses and attendants. 

 They spared no piins to make bis brothor's 

 suffering nnd bis end as easy aa possible. 



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