The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-30
TIE LATE D. G. BYERLY.

THE LATE D. @. BYERLY.
The Bee OF yesterday morning has feeilng
and well-worded tribute to the late Manager
of the BULLETIN, of which the following IS
| translation
| "The death of this worthy citizen, who
was liked by all and who SO unfortunately
lost his life in an unequal fight, has deeply
moved the community, and the immense
number of our fellow-citizens who felt il
their duty to attend his funeral. showed that
the death Of the Manager Of the BULLETIN was
looked upon as public misfortune"
At 3 o'clock on Sunday last the vicinity OF
the Dauphine street private hospital, where
Mr.. Byerly expired, was filled with SORROW
ing crowd, comprising not only the personal
friends Of the deceased, the members of the
press and Of the Typographical Union, but
also more than a thousand citizens who,
although most of them were not personally
acquainted with Mr.. Byerly, had come to
show their sympathy and their respect for
his memory.
His remains were transferred to the Green
wood Cemetery, where they were placed in
a tomb belonging to the deceased. Tue
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter, of the First Baptist
Church, conducted the funeral ceremonies at
the house where the body was placed. and
made touching address before consigning it
to its last resting place. The pall-bearers
were Messrs. Washington Marks, Gov. John
McEnery, J. A. Quintero, Hon. Randall Glib
son, Reuben Gray, Gerard Stith, w. b. Bell
and Page NJ. Baker.
The procession was over mile in length
and included fifty carriages and about Two
thousand citizens on foot.
This imposing demonstration was a tribute
paid to the character of Mr.. Ryerly and to the
noble and holy cause advocated by the jour
nal of which he was one of the Originators
and the manager. The sympathies Of the
entire community are for his bereaved widow.
We must complete here our brief sketch of
our lamented cOnfere.
Mr.. Byerly was q native Of Pennsylvania,
and was about 40 years Of age, but he always
considered himself as a Louisianian, having
settled here in 1916, when he was only twenty
years old. A printer by profession, he soon
became foreman Of the important printing
then owned and edited by Colonel I. g. Sey-
mOur.
When the secession war broke out, Mr.. By
erly enlisted in Company A, of the 30th Reg
iment Louisiana Volunteers He was elected
Lieutenant Of that company, of which Mr..
Rodger Boyle was the Captain. Mr.. Byerly
took part in all the campaigns in which that
regiment achieved distinction, up to the 28th
of July, 1864, on which day he received four
wounds. It was on that day that this regi-
ment, which had lost many men in previous
battles, was almost annihilated, Lieut. Col.
Shields and Major Bell having been killed.
Capt. r. r. Fortier, who was also killed
shortly after, took command of what re-
manned of the regiment.
Mr.. Byerly recovered, but lost the use Of
his left arm. After the war, his we'll earned
popularity procured him the Office Of Clerk
of the Third District Court, to which he was
twice elected, and the duties Of which he
filled with honor and integrity.
On the 18th Of March, 1874, Mr.. Byerly,
with the assistance Of few friends, took ad-
vantage of the temporary interruption of
several papers published in the English
language to establish the BULLETIN, whose
rapid and constantly increasing success were
to him legitimate cause of satisfaction. 1t
was owing to the tact Of his being manager OF
that popular organ that Mr.. Byerly became
involved in quarrel whose issue proved fatal
TO him.
This is not the occasion or the place to
common. on the circumstances which caused
his death. 1t is sufficient to say that in en-
gaging in that struggle to vindicate his out
ragged honor, Mr.. Byerly consulted his cour-
age rather than his prudence, for, deprived
as b, was Of the use Of one arm, he was court
ing certain danger in attacking an opponent
who had over him the advantage Of youth,
and who, as was to be expected, was armed.
For this act he forfeited his life, and no one
can justly reproach him for adopting the
course which was commended to him by
feeling Of offended honor
In him the community loses good citizen
and sincere patriot, and we of the press a
useful colleague. We tender to his widow
and to our friends of the BULLETIN the ex-
preston Of our sympathy and Of the sincere
regret we feel for the loss they have suffered