The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-12
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Death Of Ned BanerOft,-OIdest Son Of
Harvey Bancroft.

AZ 5:oO 0cIocks AZ the residence OF nli
father, Harvey Bancroft, No. 81 South
Washington Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, e.
3. BANCROFT. inthe twenty third year Of
bis age.
Funeral from the family residence Fri.
day at l:30 p. m
We are panied to learn, by letter with
the above obituary. from Harvey Ban
croft, formerly Of this city, OF the death Of
his second son. Z. q. Bancroft, on the Sd
inst. This il severe bereavement, and
the sympathies Of many OF our readers who
were acquainted with Mr.. aud Mrs. Ban.
croft. viii go out to them In their now dis.
tanL home. Their son was very excel
lent and promising young man. who had
received and mnde good use Of many edu.
catIonAl advantages, and his parents look
ed forward with good reason TO his fu-
ture. We published, lsst year. several
letters written by him in Paris. 10 raE
n sws and which evineed excellent quail
'nraIiOns a. des rIptive ritter. We ten
der the .bere4ved parents and other reia-
lives our sineeFest AympSthiek. The toll
towing extracts serve To show the regard
In which the deceased was held by those
acquainted with him. The first 10 tele-
gram from the manager OF the railroad Of
nee in which he was employed:
PrrTsBURG, Jan. 3, 1877.
D. g. GRAY
I am panied, indeed, to hear Of poor
Mus death. I had, In my short &C
Quaintance, become much attached TO hIni.
and esteemed him highly for his many In
valuable traits Of character. Please pre-.
sent TO his Ear her and family. my Aincerest
N n4fI rfff z
clerks desiring to ATTEND his funeral, will
J. MEANS.
DEATH or Z. q. BANCROFT.
To the Editor OF the Ohio State journal:
Edward 81. Bancroft died at the resi-.
deuce Of hts father, Harvey Bancroft, yes.
terdGy morning St half past seven o'clock,
To. Nress the grief that this simple an.
nouncement brings TO the hearts of hi,
friends would be 3 needless and dific al
task. This Is not the time, nor the crowd
ed columns Of . daily newspaper the
place, 10 adequately convey . fitting trib.
ute to the many noble qualities that en-
deared him TO even his transient arauaint.
ances. and gained for him the affection due
to q brother, in more than ole family
where the vacant place will remain until.
ed. As, with sad heart and fearful eYe
we recall to mind many bygone scene
in which dear Ned was prominent, there
comes back TO US the memory OF tha
brilliant inventive faculty, which laughed
nt all difficulties and made its possnsoI
the envy and the delight Of his comrades
OF that delicate feminine tact which mix
ed with all natures and offended none
and OF that perfect self-fOrgetfuinesi
which bore without thought All the Ia
| Dor, and avoid ala the praise. over all hiI
other qualities was drawn the veil OF 4
courtesy so innate, so refined, so ckival-
rous, that TO this work-a-day generation
IL must have seemed almost Quixotic
and frequently, according TO our word y
maxim, he stood In his own light, Let u
remember that 1t was to let the light shine
on others.
We know OF NO other young man whosI
| acquaintance were so largely his pes SON
al friends, or Of whom the statement
as None knew him but to love him.
would be so literally true. We could ge
| the testimony or many witnesses as u
| what manner Of boy he was In the deal
old school days; and the attachment
which he drew to himself then have onlI
grown and strengthened with the years
In society, his varied abilities and hi
| unvRrying geniHlity made him univer
| sal faVorite. He mingled In many circles
but Lever intruded, his feeling OF reserve
indeed, sometime causing him to be mis-
understood.
"And thus he bore without abuse,
The grand old name Of gentleman"
The memory OF snch q nature is an in
| spirAtiOn. We may not soon forget HIM
nor how we loved him. And 30, brav'
heart, farewell. 8.
| OBTTUARY-E. II. BANCROFT,
| This evenings DISPATCH will be tn
bearer Of sad tidings to many readers il
this city. The melancholy duty devolve
| tBou Va OF announcing the death at hi
| fathers residence on W Washington Avenus
Ibis morning. Of Edward II. Bancroft, ii
the 23d year Of his age
Ned, as he was famisliarly and affec
| tiOnately known among bis associates, re
turned TO Columbus soma three years ago
| after y residence of several ears In IN
West, and ent1reJ the service OF the Pal
Handle Railroad Company. With hI
employers and amOng his associates b,
was especially popular, and brilliant u
| those who were acquainted with his stud
ious habits But year ago last tumme
| be yielded to the desire which bad so lonl
possessed him To visit Europe, and reHixn
| ing his connection with the railroad ser
vice, he left this county, and after trav
cling through Great Britain, loo tIed for
season at Paris with & view to genera
self culture. Last August, however, I'm
| eXpectedly TO m0st OF his friends. he aRaiI
| made his appear ancr among them in Co
lumbus. and shortly afterward re-enIereI
| the service OF the railroad company In its
Pittsburgh offices. There he contracted
the seeds Of the disease-typhoid pneumO
| nia-frOm which he died.
Honorable, cultured and intelligent
there were few II any such young men a
he. Ned Bancroft was one OfnaEure's no
blemen, one of GODS nOblest Works-aI
honest man. Many hearts will mourn
/ when the announcement OF his dealt
reaches them,
Tue writer OF the foregoing sketch had
known Ned Bancroft since earliest child
hood, and in common with his othe
friends, loved, hOnored, and respecLe,
MIN, Poor Ned. Requiescat in pace.