Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-17
THE LATE HENRY EWING.
Tributes 10 His NJ emOry from the ST.
Louis Press.

Mai. Henry Ewing, the seni-r proprietor
of this paper, died at his residence, on Olive
street, ia this city, last evening, at hslf-past
6 O'Clock, after an illness Of ten weeks du-
ration, pronounced by bis physicians a
typhoid fever of the most Obstinata ehsrsc-
ter. Maj Ewing was native Of Nashville,
Tenn, where his father, Mr.. Orville Ewing,
is still living, and was only thirty-one years
of ACE at the time of bis death. In May,
1863, st Batesviile, Arkansas, he was mar
ried to Miss Emma Burr, daugh er Of Mr..
T., T. Burr, who, with three children,
survives TO lament his early departure. Eu-
terine the Confederate service at the break
ing out of the war, be speedily distinguished
himself by his soldierly qualities, aud was
riding by the side Of Gen. Felix x. Zolli-
Golfer. as one of his staff, when that officer
was killed a. the battle Of Mil SPRINGS, in
jan, 1862. His conspicuous g&llantTy
on that occasion and heroic devotion to bis
commanding Gel erSl, coming to the knOwl-
- edge of Gen. Jno. S. Msrmaduke, then in
ATennessee, be was offered and accepted the
position of aide de-camp, with the rank o.
lieutenant. upon the staff Of that officer,
was subsequently made mis- Inspector Gen
eral with the rank of Captain, and finally
promoted to the rank of Major, as his Ad-
iutant-G General and chief-of-statf, exhibiting
throughout fidelity 10 duty and Efficiency
inis performance that elected the universal
respect of the commands with which be
was associated.
After the battle of Shiloh, in which he
participated, as well as in all the heavy
engagements around COrinth until the
evacuation By General Beauregsrdi ne fol-
lowed the foi tunes Of Bragg's army TO
Chattanooga. There General Marmaduke
received orders transferring him to the
Trans Miss ssippi department, whittier be
was accompanied by Major Ewing, who
was ever in The hottest of The fire at Cane
Hill, Prairie Grove, Springfield, Hartsvile,
from Cape Girardesu through ten days
heavy fighting to the Arkansas line, at
Brownsville, Bayou Meter, Little Rock,
Poison Spring, Camden, Saline, where he
had two horses killed under him, and Ditch
Rayou. the scene of General A. j. Smiths
defeat. During Prices expedition into
Missouri and Kansas be participated in all
the severe fighting at Pilot Knob, wash
inptop.s Hermann, Jefferson City, LexiDg-
ton, the capture Of which was one OF the
most brilliant successes of the war, Big
Blue. Little Blue and Mine Greek, Kansas,
at which latter place Genera Marmaduke
fall into the hands Of the enemy. When
the command moved back into Arkansas
Msjor Ewing was assigned TO duty as
General Fagan's chief of-staf, and rived
in that capacity until the close of the war.
The war over, Major Ewing returned tc
Nashville and es, ablished the wholesale
GROCERY house Of ing 81 Co., in VIII ch
he was highly successful, and which is no y
conducted by his brothers, A. g. and Z
n. Ewing. He came to St. Louis Ia the
fall of 1869 and purchased an interest OF
one-third IN The St. Louis Tines and in The
summer of 1872, bought also the interest o
Mr.. Stilscn HutchiDs, being since that time
associa,ed with Mr.. John HOdnett, in the
publication of the paper, Though no
originally or soecially educeted to Journal
ism. he had long cherished prediction
for newspaper lie, ard so n developed al
ATTITUDE for the profession, and an utlrinl
energy in its pursuit., that lave contributed
largely to the Advancement and success
the Times during the past four years, ant
nrnnisad the most brillisnt results in thu
fnture. His relations with the surviSln
mariner in the establishment, were thosn G
close and enduring friendship, such. a.
exist between brothers engaged in com
mon cause; and having important mutui
interests to subserve; while to bis editorls
associates in the Office and sll who were Il
anny way connected with its business man
aqemept, no man 10 similar position
could nossibly have been more firmly ortai
facLionately endesred. His sympAtbeti
annreciati6u of duties well performe
his kind considers tions of errors
his generous encouragement
the unexperienced, his genial presence an
never failing fund of good fellowship, ar
teuderly remembered as grateful reileis L
the melancholy shadows that his aosenC
cas,s about us. Positive in his poli lcd col
yictiops, without being a partisan, he stead
" sought to promote in all Legitimate way
the triumph of the principles TO when
adhered, while according the utmost hDer'
of thought, expression and action to other
He had attested the feIvor Of his faith
the South upon many well-fought hel
but be dropped the animosities OF the COZ
flict when be sheathed his sword, and hoI
ed and l.bored and aspired, only to max
complete the work of fraternal restoratio
Possessing fine critical taste and having
unusually intelligent conception OF what
metropolitan newspaper should De, he 100
Cd bevo,d all immediate difficulties, W
a saueuine expectation Of overcoming the
NV his energy and ultim .tely realizing
II
his maturer life. IL is sorroWtul '.noul
that with all The srdor Of his D..ture a
Judgment to will, and capacliy 10 execU
and courage 10 p, rseyere, re should thus
met upon the very threshold as it were, "
sudden and fatal disappointment, but
work that he bad already accomplished
not lost; like good seed sown in fruit
soil it shall yet bear hundred fold.
1t has also to be said of MSjor Ewing q
although his residence in st. Louis was
atively brief, he had won host of frier
in the busy world wi bout, who loved b
for his moral worth, and admired HIM
the msnly and sterling attributes OF
character. His attachments tbrough'
tais community were msly and iDtlmi
he wa early recogu zad as valua, 10 acc
sion to the business Intelligence and ent
prise of the city; he was hon, d for
probity, sincerity and purity Of hIs life, 6
his death will he regarded as n no inc
siderable sense public loss.
1t were ride pc. haps to tresspsss at
time ufon the sanctities of his dome;