The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-07-31
REMINIs sCENCES 2.
.a,IEaEf f.tD 4 i OF EHIE Ptg ~ (
PUBLIC MEN.
looNrrNUED FROM LAST wEEK.J
WILLIAM K. EAsLEY.
BY Ex GOVERNOR h. F. PERRY.

4...H IL WILLIAM N. EASLErs
The sudden and most unexpect-
ed death of General Easley, a few
days since, was great shock to
the community of Greenville, in
whose midst he had lived many
years, and by whom he was great.
ly respected and admired for his
many high and noble traits of
character. He was gentleman of
feeble constitution by nature, and
for some time had been in delicate
health. But when he left home
for Atlanta, Georgia, where he
died, his family and friends re-
garded him in ordinary health.
He went to Atlanta on business
connected with the Airline Rail
road, an enterprise in which he
had taken deep interest, and one
which he was mainly instrumental
in carrying through to a successful
result. For the last two or three
years he had devoted all the ener.
gies of his nature to the accom-
plisbment of this great work. 1t
was through his influence, in
great measure, that this Road was
located to pass through the city of
Greenville. He prevailed on the
County of Greenville and the city
authorities to make appropriations
which secured the location of the
road. .,..
The fret news of General Eas-
ley's illness, three or four days af.
ter leaving homo, was a tAlaerou, N,
stating that he was not expected to
live! In the coarse of a few hours
another telegram announced his
death! and that hisremaius would
be sent by the eight o'clock train
that evening. The community was
startled by this appalling news
His friends Immediately appoint
ed committee to go down on the
morning train and meet his re.
mains in Columbia. They reach
ed Greenville, on their return, by
an express train the next morning
before daylight. His remains were
carried to his residence, and the
next day, at 8 o'clock in the morn.
ing, escorted by the Masons to the
Baptist Church, where the funeral
services were performed by the
Rev. DIR. Buist, of the Presbyte.
rian Church, assisted by the Rev.
DIR. Furman, pastor of the Baptist
Church. DIR. Buist spoke of the
talents, ability and virtues of the
deceased, but said he came not to
praise the dead; that mournful
duty he left for the Bar to perform,
OF which the deceased was so bright
and shining a light; for the Ma,
sons to perform, and for the com.
munity and the press of the coun.
try. The funeral services were then
completed BY the Masonic Frater
nifty, at the country residence OF
fhe DECEASED, where lie was inferred
by the side of his wite's grave.
The sadness of General Easley's
death was made more sad by the
reflection that only a few short
months since, his beloved wife and
the companion of his sorrows and
joys for twenty years past, and the
model of domestic lady, was ta
ken from him by death, leaving
eight motherless young children tc
his care and protection. They are
now bereft of father as we'll az
mother! This is a most terrible
.:afiiction, and well calculated tc
increase the sorrow of his friends
and the community. There were
few persons living in this commu
nifty who had so many warm and
devoted friends as General Easley
He seemed to have some ines
meric influence over those wht
came in social contact with him
They all admired him, and all Low
ed him for his purity of character
his sincerity in friendship, and TIL,
warmth and generous feelings o
his heart.
General Easley was born i,
Pickens County, not far from
Greenville Court House. His fa
tier, Colonel John Easley, was on,
.ofthe early settlers of Pickens an.