The daily gazette., 1880-04-21
The Late Lieut.. Col. Jones.
ARRIVAL AND INTERMENT OF HIS RE-
MAINS IN THIS CITY.

In Boston, on Monday funeral SER
vices were held over he body of the
late Lieut.. Col. James II. Jones, form
erly of this city, who died there on
Saturday, and this morning, the body
arrived i'll this city for interment.
The Historical Society of Delaware,
of liich the deceased was member,
met last night, to take action in rela-
tion to his death, and Judge Wales de-
livere6 brief eulogy, in the course of
which he sand:
Colonel Jones looked upon this city
as his home, to which he always re-
turned in intervals of leisure, and he
was engaged in making the final pre-
parations to remove his family here,
within few short weeks, fora perma-
nent residence, when his plans " ere
arrested by his illness and death.
Those who knew Col. Jones at all in.
timately, will readily recall his attrac-
tive personal qualities.
His genial 1nanneh5y'ieerful CONVEX
sation and ready sympa' by, his lenient
judgment, practical charity and scru-
pulous regard for. truth and the rights
of others, 1ill not soon be forgotten by
those who had the fortune to count
him as one of their friends.
move that the Secretary Of the So
clety be requested to enter the following
minute in its journal:
"Colonel James Hemphill Jones, Of
the United States Marine Corps, died al
the Charlestown Navy Yard, on Satu :
day, 18th day IF April, instant.
| "Colonel Jones was native of Della
ware, brave soldier, faithful and ac
comp ished officer. He entered the ser
wee as Lieutenant March 3, l947, and
by mert0riuus conduct, was promoted
through various official grades until h,
had reached the high rank which h,
held a. the time of his death. His ad
vancement was won by many years O
active and arduous duty at sea and OF
land In every station, and at all times
he Performed his duties with honorable
fidelity, Cool and undaunted In scenes
of danger and excitement, modest ant
unobs ruslve in the calm of peace, al
ways actuated by sense of duty, cour.
teous and afiable in the intercourse o
private life, his record is without I
blemIsh.
40 this Society he was cons an
and generous friend. The 81 elves o
its lib AIRY are filled with the evidence
Of his bounty. Approaching thi merit
of he officer, and admiring the virtue
and liberalily of the man, we desire t.
express our deep setce of the loss whicl
we have sustained by his death, and t.
oti'.r this tribute of our sincere respect t.
his memory"
Judge Wales motion was adopted, an
the Society decided to attend tn
funeral in body.
The body arrived at $50 o'clock thi
morning, in charge of Col. WilliaI
HemphilI Jones, brother of The de
ceased, and was met at the depot by
large lumber Of personal and famll
friends. The remains were encased in
black cloth covered Gasket, which wa
Immediately placed in the hcarse by tb
pail bearers !. N essrs. Edw. Bringhursi
Jr., Henry y. Banning, VIM. Bu,h, +
N. Back, VIM. u. Whiteley, Henr.
Duncan, Hon. l.. L. Wales and Geo. W
Bush.
The funeral cortege then procee1e,
directly TO the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery, where the iutermen
was male quietly and unoste entatiously
The Episcopal burial services were rea
read by Bishop Lee, but there were n
addresses.