Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-30
BYERLY.
Death OF the Manager Of the New Or
leans Bulletin" from WOunds
Received from Warmoth.
Statement OF the Causes Leading TO the
Unfortunate Difllcult-A Useful
Man and Coed Citizen Gone.

The New Orleans Bulhstin Of Sunday
comes TO US in mourning for the death
Of Mr.. Dan. G. Byerly, its manager, and
one OF its founders and pIOprietoTs. He
died on Saturday of wounds received in
his encounter with Elk Governor War
moth. The Bulletin recouuts the facts
and results Of the encounter as follows:
The painful duty devolves upon us of
referring to the unfortunate and deplor-
able rencounter which occurred yester-
, day morning on Canal street, between
the manager OF the Bulletin and Ex-
Governor WaTmOth. For reasons that
will naturally suggest themselves, we
abstained from making t,ny allusiOn to
the matter ia our last evenings edition.
as every one who reads the papers must
necessarily know, the trouble between
Mr.. Byerly and Ex-Governor Warmoth
grew out OF card which was published
In the Pteayltne of the twenty-fifth in
slant, in which both Mr.. Byerly, as
manager, and Mr.. Edwin L. Jew
ell, as one of the associate edit
OTs of the Bulletin, we're referred to
in terms SO opprobrious and insulting
as to render the purpose of the writer
to bring about 3 personal diff
Guilty unmistakable. Mr.. Byerly, during
the late war, was desperately wounded,
and had lost the use of his left arm, but
the insult offered him by Warmoth was
such that he could not overlook 1t. Not
withstanding his manned condition, be
provided himself with stout cane, ap-
parently with the intention of using it
| If the opportunity should present itself.
Yesterday morning, while walking on
/ Canal street, near the entrance Of the
store Of Mr.. Piffet, he saw Ex-Governor
| Warmoth in conversation with some
person on the sidewalk. WaTmOth saw
| him at the same instant, and did not re-
move his eyes from him. A moment
afterwaTd MIR. Byerly, who eyinced both
| by manner and words his hostile inten-
| tions, commenced an assault upon War
moth with his cane, the latter attempt
| ing to ward off the blows with an UNI
| brella. At the second or third blow
the cane snapped, and about that in
slant, as nearly as can be gath
cred from conflicting reports, War
moth drew from the right hand and
| lower outside pocket of his sack-coat a
spring dirk-knife. Mr.. ByeTly, either
because of this action or because his
| cane had heen broken, closed with his
antagonist, aud they fell struggling to
the pavement, WaTmoth beneath. Iu
| this position, while the right and only
serviceable arm Of Mr.. ByeIly was en-
gagged in grasping Warmoth, the latter
| thrust his keen and deadly dirk six
times into the left side OF Mr.. Byerly,
| inflicting wounds which, it is feared,
would prove mortal. Two police Off
GERS running up ffUally separated the
contestants, and Mr.. Byerly was then
discovered to be seriously wounded
Accompanied and supported By friend
! he walked all the way to the medical in-
| frmary on Dauphine street, between
Canal and CustOmhOUse streets, q couple
of blocks distant, ard the-e sank faint
and completely exhausted from the loss
of blood, upon a sofa in the office OF DR..
Beard, who at once rendered him every
possible attention medical skill could
suggest. He remained for sew
eral hours in partially coma
tose condition, retaining his con-
sciousness, however, and speaking IA
tiOnally and pleasantly to those around
him. Doctor Chopin was called iD,
and the wounds being prObed one Of
them was found to be exceedingly dan
gerous. Having penetrated the cavity
it was feared il would cause internal
hemOrrage.
1t was a popularity OF Mr.. Byerly that
he would never carry weapon, and
nothing could induce him to arm him !
self with pistol or knife, He was a
man averse to strife, and nothing but
what he regarded as a mortal insult |
could have wrought him up to the as
sault upon the person who mad aggrieyed !
him,
DANIEL C. BYERLY.
Since writing the account of the rem
,fnN Low ho4r
the manager OF the Bulletin, and EX- |
Governor WarmOth, we have been
stunned by the intelligence of the death I
of our associate, which occurred last
night at the Medical infirraary on Dsu-
phine street, at forty minutes past ten
O'Clock. We are too much overwhelmed
at this time, by the suddenness of our
great loss, 10 dwell at length upon the
circumstances which led TO his violent
aud untimely death. Wecannot realize !
the terrible and awful fact that the gen. |
tleman whose warm, firm hand we
grasped yesterday morning; the true, |
brave, gentle man whose !neart was so |
full of kindness, and whose frank and |
pleasant face was an index to his noble |
soul, is now as if he never had been-a |
piece of inanimate clay. The people OF |
New Orleans and of Louisiana have |
reason to mourn with US for the gallant |
gentleman who now lies stiff and stark i
in the hospital yonder, who was ever
their faithful friend and champion, 1
and who, where the welfare Of |
the people was concerned, never /
wavered, never paused an instant, but |
did promptly and well, AMI fearlessly, |
whatever the occasion required. One of /
the founders Of the Bulletin, it was to
bin the precious jewel of his life. He
gloried in its success and was wrapped /
up in its fortunes. He regarded it as
the instrument which had broken the /
power of the enemies Of his beloved |
adopted State, and looked hopefully /
forward to the time when it should ac-
knowledge no equal in al the south.
There are those who regard his assault |
upon Ex-Governor Warnoth as ILL.,
timed and unjustifiable under the cir
cumstances, and among these are many
OF his warmest friends. While we do
not admit the force of the arguments
advanced, and believe that MIR. ByerIy
acted as any man who felt so grievOusly
injured would have acted, he has an
swered the action with his life, and this
must silence criticism. The death of so
gallant gentleman at any time would
be severe loss to any community, but
at this particular juncture il the history
OF our cruelty oppressed and injured
State, it is calamity the extent OF which
cannot be fully appreciated. The ply
sieians in attendance upon MIR. ByeIly
had, after the examination Of his wounds,
but meagre hopes of his recovery. They
feared internal hemorThage and fatal
result, and their worst fears were real
lied. Daniel G. ByeTly, after few short
and painful hours, closed mis- eyes for
ever at precisely forty minutes past ten,
at night, about ten hours after the deadly
wounds were inflicted. He lesVesa wife
in delicate health, but no children. The
entire community will be his mOurners,
and no more worthy gentleman, no more
gallant and fearless defendel, of the peo-
ple's right, and of theTight under all cir
was ever laid beneath the
sod. Mr.. ByerIy was born in the town
Of GreeDsburg, Pennsylvania; he was
about forty.eight years Of age; was edu-
Gated as practical printer, and came to
New Orleans in the year ls45, after hav-
ing lived short time in Texas and Mis-
sissippi. He first found employment in
the office Of the old Commercial Bulletin, {
Of which Colonel l. G.. Seymour was ,
editor and proprietor, and five years !
prior to the war became foreman !
Of that paper. He held that Do :
sition until the breaking out of :
the war, when ne enlisted IN the thir-
tieth regiment of Louisiana volunteers,
under command of Colorel Thomas
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