Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-26
THE LATE o. H. REYNOLDS.

THE LATE o. H. REYNOLDS.
kesting Of tM Members Of the Siour
City Bar. .
Al . meeting IF the members Of the
Iioux City Bar, hsld on Saturday evening,
day 2lst, 1859, o. mssion Of Mr.. N. g.
1sdson, a., ". Hsbbasd, District JudBe, |
vas.csllsd to'ths Chsif, and on motioa q
VI. E. Stutsman, John P. Allison, was
appointed Secretary Of the meeting.
Mr.. P. Robb addressed the meeting, a.
Mr.. Chairman and Brethren
The pAinfsl duty devolves upon me Of
making formal announcement to the Bar
Of the death Of o. h. REYxoLDs-our
worthy and esteemed Brother. He died
1t Memphis, Tennessee, on the morning
Of the 4th inst. from the effects Of injuries
received by the explosion Of ths St.
Nicholas on the Path Of April last.
Without the usual premonitions and
wasting disease that herald the approach Of
dissolution he passed from earth. True,
days interviewed between the accident and
its mournful result, but they were days of
unexpected and extreme prostration-of
intense physical suffering. Apart from
the exalted character of the deceased
there is no circumstance connected with
this calamity we'll calculated to assuage
the sorrow of stricken hearts. But few
presence cheered US. Hopes Of a long
and useful life we're expressed in every
tone, look and gesture. In the full vigor
Of early manhood-buoyant in spirit and
rejoicing in the flatseriug prospects which
personal accomplishment and public
esteem SO uusparingly proffered, he left us
for temporary sojourn among distant
friends. Almost had the prayerful anxiety
of our hearts begun to relax into strong
hope Of his safety--when the news of the
fearful disaster reached US. Then came
rumor wearing the sober gaIb Of truth
and whispered the sad intelligence of bis
death. Sorrowing kindred confirmed it,
What ear was not panied BY The sound
what eye did not moisten at the thought,
what lips did not CULVER with the words
80. H. REYNOLDS is dead"
Vine-like had our affections encirclcd
his heart-drawn nourishment from his
character and chung to his many virtues
Bsreft Of these they now lie crushed and
bleeding. I am aware that the voice Of
eulogy can make no restoration to the
living and carry no Joy to the dead. DC
casions like the present subserve far Other
purposes. We come to pay grateful
tribute to departed worth. We come t.
receive from the tomb a new inspiration
. new desire to live for high and noble
purposes. It is said that all of mar
"parts not quite with parting BREATH
The virtues and excellencies of characte,
remain . com mon legacy, and it is in en-
tire harmony with the wisdom of sucl
events, that the surviving should bea
witness to these qualities of the departed
and perpetuate their memory.
Mr.. REYNOLDS was q native Of New
York, and graduated with honor At Unior
College in Ls55. After spending som,
-~'"'t. nr aIuany, ana became At the sam
time a student Of the late NICHOLAS HlL,
that Nestor Of the American Bar
whose legal arguments seem like grant,
truths inlaid with "pure reason" From
him Mr.. REYNOLDS earned many tribute.
of applause and received numerou.
marks Of confidence and esteem. Abou,
one year ago he came to Sioux City. de.
signing to make its prosperity his prids
and its Inequalities nis home.
Although he had just entered upon the
duties-and We may say-the study of his
profession yet he evinced no ordinary
familiarity with legal principles and the
details of practice. He always carried to
the Bar that same cordial and gentle dis
position and high sense of honor which
were so characteristic of his private life.
For six yearsI have enjoyed his intim-
ate acquaintance. l have known him
amid the emulations and jealous rivalries
OF College, at the social gathering and in
the more intimate relations of partnership
land have never ceased to admire his
uniform devotion TO principle, his strict
conscientiousness, his moral worth, - his
generous and patient temper.
Him gicry's idle gances dazxled not
Twas his ambition generous and great
life to lies great end to conseerate'
In contemplating the superior qualities
of head and heart that shed such lustre
over his memory, we must not forge, the
fountain whence emanated this steady
stream OF manly impulses. refer to the
noble heart Of o. II. REYNOLDS. Honor
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sympathy for the
distressed, all nestled there in close fellow
ship. To his friendship there was no
synonym; in his fidelity there was no
weakness. With him duty domiciled in
the heart--not among the cold and selfish
calculations Of the head. Society may
mourn for his genial charac teristcs-
ers for his valuable life, shall mourn for
him as friend.
Death at any stage Of life is prolific Of
grief But when as in the present instance