Obituary Record

At New Orleans during Christmas week a most estimable and examplary young gentleman in the person of Mr. Lawrence Sweeney Hartwell passed away into the spiritual world, suddenly stricken with acute Bright's disease. He was the youngest son of Mr. C. C. Hartwell, former resident of this place, a property owner and well known here, and to him and the grief-bowed family The Echo deeply sympathizes.

The N.O. Daily States, of the 27th. ultimo, says of the death:

At 9:30 o'clock this morning a large concourse of sorrowing friends followed the remains of Lawrence Sweeney Hartwell, the estimable young man, who yesterday morning passed to his great reward, from his late residence, at No. 1913 Tulane avenue, to the last resting place.

The deceased, who was a native of this city, was in his twenty-seventh year at the time of his demise. A short time ago he was attached by a kidney disease, which in the past two weeks developed rapidly, despite the every effort of his physicians, and a few days ago it became apparent that there was no hope of saving his life. At 3:15 o'clock yesterday morning he passed peacefully into the eternal slumber, surrounded by his loving and grief bowed family.

His education was had at the Jesuit's College, and since his graduation from that institution with high honors, he has been in the plumbing business with his father and two older brothers, the firm being known as C. C. Hartwell & Co.

In his death the city loses a good, capable, industrious citizen,his many friends a generous and loyal friend, and his family a loving, dutiful son and brother. Of a quiet and retiring disposition, manly and generous to a fault, and a successful and able member of his craft, he was greatly beloved of the score of friends who were proud of his acquaintance. For many years he was a most popular member of the Young Men's Gymnastic Club, a large number of the members of which institution attended the funeral. He leaves a mother and father, two sisters and two brothers.

Loving friends sent many very beautiful floral offerings, principal among which was a large design offered by the employees of the firm of which the deceased was a member.

Source: Sea Coast Echo 01/01/1901