Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
A PIONEERS MONUMENT,

I 4 PIONEERS MONUMENT,
fhs Last Rsssisg.Piaes or DR.. . A.
Msnsa.s Dsiy HsaessA ~ His
Brother Pienssrs.
Pursuant to Published notice. ysstsr.
day afternoon . number OF members Of
the Society Of Pacific Coast Pio-
nsers. together with personal friends
Of Dr.. 8. A. McMsans, formerly Prssi-
dent Of the Society. who died Agar or
so ago. assembled at Virginia. In front
Of the International. Thence they pro.
ceedsd to the cemetery Of the Society.
north Of the city, In order to place over
the grave OF DR.. McMeans the beautiful
monument which was presented to the
Society by General @. O. Batterman .
few months ago for this purpose.
The monument 10 OF . 6ns brown
sandstone, ten feet In height and OF the
usual obslisk form with appropriate
base. On the west side OF the central
base stone 10 inscribed: First Prssidest
OF the Nevada P. O. Pr" and on the
east side: I'm memory Of 8. A. Nc.
Means. died August 81. 1875. aged ~
years." The grave Of Dr.. MoMsans was
dug In Q spot selected BY himself some
time previous to his death. on . point OF
elevated ground In the middle OF the
cemetery, therefore the monumsnt 10
prominently visible from the city and
all contiguous points within view Of the
cemetery.
The placing OF the monument Was 40
complishsd without any accident, -
everything had been previously pre-
prepared. The othtr Pioneers who are
buried In the graveyard are Charles Hall.
David w. Noe. Charles b. Gstzlsr. John
Knox, ]. q. MARBLE and Peter Milato-
vich, q son Of . Pioneer. =.
The following Pioneers and friends Of
Dr.. McMeans we're present: DR.. =. b.
Harris, President OF the Pacific Coast
Pioneers; R. q. Taylor. A. J. Tyrrsll,
R. E. Lowsry. J.. F. Hall. Charles N.
Brown, W. D. @. Gibson. 8. D. Baker.
w. H. Meserve. Frank Morrell, Frank
Ward, ]. 8. Peck. ]. @. A. Moore. Miles
Goodman. Talbot Thompson. Ira 3.
Psrks, j. W. Noyes. Robert Patterson.
Phil. Stone, John 9. Ksneen, James
Dslavan. Louis Morris, Henry Morris.
Hanze Carey, Thomas Gallagher, ]. Il.
Mathews. H. Gsrssy. George D. Hall.
D. II. Gray, Thomas Rooney. w. l.
Cummings. John Rosseau, Joe b. Stew
art. Billy Nswson, William Kimbsll. !.
8. Preston, E. II. Lapedaire, John B.
Comet, Charles L. Foster. Father Nc
Grath, Peter Argens. A. Grow. John n.
Daniels, Mrs. Miles Goodman, Ms.
Frank Morrell and Miss Baby Hand.
After the monument bad been placed
10 position, President Harris called the
Pioneers to order and announced that
Brother R. b. Taylor would address
them.
AppREss BY COLONEL n. n. TAYLOR.
Colonel Taylor spoke as follows:
Ladies. friends and Pionssrs The
President OF the Pacific Coast Pioneers
having requested me, almost ct this In
slant. to say . few words to you upon
tho occasion OF raising this monument
to its hrst thonored President, I shall
occupy your time but for q few moments.
DR.. McMsans was elected President OF
the Society, upon Its organization. In
1873; be was thrice elected to that posi-
ton, and died In Office during bis third
term. He was succeeded BY the much.
iamented Hon. @. E. De Long, who
served but . very brief portion Of the
term for which he had been elected.
Blu. Of Samuel A. McMeans,w what words
OF eulogy need be said to the members
this Society, or to the community to
whom he was 30 we'll known, BY whom
he was 30 lnvei2 Eminent In his pro
fsssion Of the healing art, be was even
more eminent for the social and manly
qualities Of his head and heart. Many
are here today who assisted In August.
1876, to bear bis remains to this narrow
bed; but many were with rs then who
are now themselves tenants of the silent
tomb. His face and theirs We may never
again sec ON this side OF Time. This
serves to remind NJ that. year BY year,
month by month, nay. day by day. our
number 10 steadily and surely decrsss-
ing; that not many years shall pass away
before the sods OF mother earth will ten
derby cover the bosom Of the last Pho
neer. Let this thought be On incentive
to Us to labor while yet It il day, and to
be ready when the night oomsth. Oh
my brother
$50 live. that when thy summons comes
To Join the innumerabls caravan
That moves 10 that mysterious realm where
each
Shall take bis chamber In the silent halls
or death. thou 60 not like the quarry slave.
scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained
and soothed
By an unialtering trust. approach thy
Like o who wraps the dr.psry of his
Abou. him and lies down to pleasant
dreams"
30 sleeps the genial, noble MoMeans.
he needed NO monument TO tndesr his
name to rs; he lives In our hearts; yet.
40 an outward, visible sign to the world
Of our undying affection. We here sacred
ly and solemply dedicate this monument
to his memory.
President Harris returned thanks for
the large attendance OF the friends Of DR..
MeMeans aud the Pioneers.
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