The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-24
Death and Burial OF David +.
IICrXeY. formerly Of Wheeling.
LFrom the ColumbuI l0l pisTaleh q the 22d.l

from the Columbus (o] Dispatch Of the 22d.l
The funeral Of the late David E. Her
yey, Auditor Of the Erie Railroad, took
place at 10 A. NJ, from the residence OF
Mrs. A. L. Glenn, 101 South Seventh
street. The religious services were con-
Quoted by Rev. E. B. Herberton, pastor
OF the First Presbyterian Church. Rev.
7. A. McCurdy, Of Wooster, was present,
and made appropriate remarks touching
acquaintance with deceased. Rev. Mr..
McCurdy was pastor Of church in steu-
benyille when Mr.. Heryey was citizen
Of that place.
Three brothers and sister Of deceased,
from West Virginia, were present: John
C. Hervey, Of Wheeling; William Her
vcy, A. Faris Hervey, and Margaret
Hervey, Of Brooke county. Deceased
was the son Of Rev. David Hervey, who
is still living near Wellsburg, W. Va,
and is quite aged and infrm. David E.
was born in Washington county Pa, in
August, 1882. He was 4S years Of age
last August. His marriage with Lizzie
A., eldest daughter Of Gen. A. +. Glenn,
occurred in 1857.
In early life Mr.. Heryey went to
Wheeling, as a clerk in the store Of a
Mr.. Bassett. In the course Of time he
became identified with the merchandise
ing firm Of Hervey & McNair, in the
same city. From there he removed TO
Steubenville, o., and resumed the same
business. Up to this time he was still
within the immediate neighborhood Of
his birthplace. At Steubenyille he formed
acquaintance in railway life that led
him into business relations Of that char
acter. There he met the Jewetts, r. \.
Sherrard and others, who have since
become managers OF large railway inter-
ests in the United States. The sterling
integrity Of deceased, and his ability as
an accountant, was fully understood by
all his acquaintance. He entered the
Panhandle railway Offices at Steubenyille,
and came from thence to Columbus. His
next step in the line Of business adj
yancemont was to the cashiership Of the
Transfer Company, in New York, and
from that position he. was called TO the
authorship Of the Erie railway by Pres
ident Hugh ]. JewctL,
The foregoing is mere outline Of his
busy and highly honorable life. Ills
memory will be dearly cherished by
many friends, gainedat eyery'step Of his
life, from his boyhoOd. in Pennsylvania,
to his final home in the metropolis Of the
country. The casket was covered with
flowers, contributed by friends in New
York. The floral ornaments contained
Gala lilies, cameliaI, geraniums, carna-
tiOnS, rosebuds, purple and blue violets,
and variety Of beautiful and appropri.
ate tokens Of this kind, wrought into
crosses, anchors, Stars and a broken
monument. On the white base Of the
latter, made Of very pretty flowers, was
worked the initials D. L. H., in blue
viOlets. 1t came from tho clerks In the
auditors Office Of the Erie railway.
Other friends in New York sending
floral tokens Of sympathy were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Clapp, 102 West Thirty
fourth street; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A.
johnson, Ashland House, Fourth avenue
and S4th street; Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Banks,
A. ]. Mcdowell, Assistant Auditor Of the
Erie Railway, and Mr.. and Mrs, II, O.
Elliott, Windsor Hotel. Mr.. Elliott Is 4
son.in.law Of R. A. sherrard, Esq, form.
erly Of Steubenville,
The pall.bearers were Francis H.
Kingsbury, Assistant General Freight
Agent Of the p. C. &St, L, r. Il; John B.
Peters, Superintendent Of the sciotl Val
ley Railroad, and formerly Of the P. C. & |
ST. L, R. R., representing the railroads;
and ]. II. Cushing, Judge Jamison, Cor
don Moody and E Taylor representing |
the city and the church denomination Of
which deceased was member.