The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-05
Impressive Services BY Right Rev,
Bishop Jarrett and the Ma
sonic fraternity,
"Duit 10 Dust, Ashes 10 Ashes"
A General Tribute OF Respect.

procession Of friends probably ever
'een here before,
At an early hour the San Jaclnto no.
vel was crowded with u large number
If our principal eIIlzens, and the eyi
lences of sympathy, respect aud regret
were universal The body, IN hand
'ume colin, laid IN the ladies' parlor,
IA which had assembled the principal
leSaS and Pacific railway officials
friends Of the deceased aud number
uf ladies,
About half past ten, the Right Rev
Bishop Garrett Of north Texas, entered
HE pNror IN his robes aud took up his
position at the head Of the coffin, Ths
was the first time the bishop had OIL
riaIed Ia any way here, having ar
rived only u few days before The
solemn aud impressive service Of the
Protestant Episcopal church was read
uy him with n degree Of feeling aud
plltcl that made deep aud favorable
lmplc's,on, Ills manner was simple,
earnest aud eloquent, his delivery
graceful aud exceedingly dignlhcd, hh
voice rich, sympatheliG aud highly cul.
llvated, There can be no question that
no IL n divine of great power learning
aud ability, aud gentleman Of high
culture aud refinement.
The services ended Tannehlll lodge
No. 81 +. aud a, NJ, of the Masonic fra
Iernty, took charge OF the remains,
m opportunity was given the friends
Of the deceased to take last look NJ
The dead, aud the body was borne
down stairs by the Masonic pail bear
crs, Colonel +, G, Mcclure, senior war
len, Jules Il, Schneider, of the firm o.
schneider n Davis, Alex. Sanger, o.
sanger Bros, Joseph Friend, Esq, J9.
~eph Lohnstein, Esq. Il. J, Kee,on,
city assessor and collector, w. G. Con.
nor, Esq, w. NJ Dallas lodge, and Ed
ward Lehman, followed by Colonel
George Noble, general superintendent
Of the 'leSasa Pacific railway, Colo.
url j, NJ. Eddy, formerly assistant 81
pcrinIendent Of the California and
texas construction company, Colonel
Nolney Hall, local treasurer of the
Texas ana Pacific railway, George IL,
Cram, Esq, master of transportation
reXaS aud Pacific railway, II. Il. Mont.
.omery, right or.way agent Texas and
Pacific railway j. NJ. Brown, Esq,
agent Of the construction department
Texas and Pacific railway, Messrs.
Whiteman, Closkey, Johnson, of the
local Texas and Pacific office, Charles
Babcock, ESD general passenger agent
Nandalia route, Captain Shock, general
passenger agent of the Memphis and
Charleston railway, ii. X. Wheelock,
lIs a., general ticket agent Houston aud
Texas Central railway, and large
number of leading citizens.
The procession was then formed and
proceeded to the Masonic cemetery,
where, upon hating the Masonic fra
ternily opened ranks, faced inwards,
and the body was borne by the pail
bearers between the two ranks of the
fraternity and deposited in the grave
The beautiful and time-honored
Masonic ritual for the burial of the
dead was then read very impressively
and in an admirable manner by E. Il.
Bower, Esq, Knight Templar and re-
eorder, hymn was sung and the grave
closed over all that was mortal of III.
X Thomas.
1t cannot but be source of gratifica.
ton to the many friends of the de-
ceased to have witnessed so general a
tribute to his memory and worth on
the part of the entire community
There was every respect shown and
the most heartfelt regret expressed.
Mr.. Thomas is loss not only to
the company in whose service he had
achieved so enviable reputation as
an efficient officer, but to his'legion OF
friends to whom, by his courteous
bearing. honorable character and pleas.
amt social qualities, he. had endeared
himself. To the business community,
with whom his official dealings were
so constant and satisfactory, his loss
will be equally great BY his kindly
manner and accommodating inter
course he had won the confidence and
respect OF all who had business to
transact with him. He was by far the
ablcst local railway agent any road has
ever had here and ii will be u very diff.
flcult matter for the company to find q
gentleman who Will give equal salts.
! faction.
Peace to his ashes. "After life's
fitful fever he sleeps WELL" 1t will
be u consolation to his friends else
where and his relations in distant
land to know that all that kind friends
and medical skill could do to soothe his
dying pillow was done, and that at
last, when death claimed him, he wac
buried with the honor ami respect due
him by large concourse of sorrowiDg
and afflicted friends, universally re-
GREETED.
shall Dallas Have u Public Reading
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To the Editor Of the Dallas Herald:
Why not? Is not such an institution
q necessity to the welfare of the com.