Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-17
Tunera1 0bselu7es Of the Late Col. EEDeri
Jones. OF The Eour,u Ala 5ngnu fSegi'

I TuRera1 0bseIu7eS Of the Late Col. EEDerI
! J Jones. OF the Fourth Ain bn.nu fsesi-
iTsent.
! -thou. :. 81, TUESDAY, Sept 81, 1901,
! Col Egbert j. Jones, who commanded the 4.h
! Alsbalna Regiment, which won 50 much rciat
in the c7er.glorlous, yet dearly bought victory
| OF July 2lst 1861, brsathcd his last, after
more than five weeks ol asonizing suffering
| from thigh bone shattered by Minnie bail
Between l and 2 4. NJ, Friday, Sept c, his
remains reached Huntsville under the charge
of Rev ". D. Cbadick, and were taken to the
residence Of his father-in.law, Mr.. William
Echols, OF our city. At " p. NJ, the same
day, very large concourse of persons, on
foot and in carriages, assembled to pay the
last tribute Of respect and admiration for the
talents and virtues Of the deceased.
The procession was the largest and tbs dc.
monstration the most imposing ever witnessed
in our city.
Rev. Mr.. Chadick, Chaplain oi tbs Fourth
Alabama Regiment, delivered most interest
ing, earnest and impressive discourse, selecting
the words from Cor, ", 26: "The last en-
emy that shall he destroyed is Dsnth," rather
as guide to his thoughts !han a text Tor expo
sltion or illustration.
Rev. Mr. Piummer pronounced bencdc.
broken only by the sad strains OF TIE funeral
march. moved to the City Cemetery. The re.
mains Of the hero and patriot we're deposited
in the grave by the side of his deceased wife, (aS
he had requested before leaving home, under
preuouitions of his fall there expressed By him.
a wailing drge was sounded by the band, three
farewell shots" burst from tie rifles Of the
Huntsville Greys, the grave "~tere our hero
was buried" vas filed UP, and the sorroming
crowd retired
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE BAR ATD Co"RI.
On Monday last after the call Of tho Circuit
Court of Madison county, at the Court House
in Huntsville, His Honor, Smith D. Hale pre-.
siding, Gen. Jere. Clemens arose, and, ullu.
ding to the death Of Col. Egbert J. Jones, in
terms OF appropriate euIogy, p1esente The fol-
lowing:
MAY IT PLEASE TOUR HoHoR The Bar oi :his
Court have heard with painful feelings of the
death Of one ofits most distinguished ornaments,
COL Egbert J. Jones, and they have deputed
ME to present the following resolutions, in tes-
timony OF our high appreciation of the law
yer and the gentleman, who has been so mourn
fully, and yet so honorably, removed from
among US
Resolved, That il the death Of COL Egbert
J. Jones, who died from wounds received on
the bloodS feld OF Manassas, ne hive last g
brother member, who did honor to the Bar,
and citizen, estimable in all the relations Of
private life
Resolved, That, mhiIe NC are called upon ;
to mourn his loss, especially as lawyer, we
cannot refrain from paying merited tribute
to that daunt!ess courage which sustained him
against four successive assaults OF the best
regiments Of the enctuy, and, finally, left him
q victor, as veil as n martyr, on the field.
Resolved, That bis Honor, S. D. Hale, be
to order these proceedings to be
spread upon the minutes of the Court.
Mich. Davis, Esq, added his cordial testi
mony to line talents and worth OF the deceased |
lawyer and patriot hero, and his sorrow at his
death. HIS Honor, Judge Hale, responded
with deep emotion and terms of heartfelt re-
coguiton OF the talents, legal at:ainmcnts,
private and public virtues Of Col. Jones, and
ordered the proceedings Of the bar to be spread |
upon the minutes Of the Court