The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-11-04
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ArAaERs EFe-s ETC
G1rvzsros, TEXAS, OF. 8, 1sse.
Editor Lake CHARLES Echo:
Your Galveston and Texas readers yen
srally were panied 10 learn o. the sudden and
unexpectei deakt, frum paralysis. Of Chas.
J a Whitney, Of New Orleans. This sad intel
ligenee was Hlournei 81 halfs1nastee llags al
oEer Galveston on Monday last Mr. Whit
} ney was the son-iIs-ias Of the lnte Cornmo-
dore Charles Margan, and principal spirit in
the management Of the great com1rcrriaI in
tereats represented by the steamship and rail-
way lines once so successfully Operated BIZ
Commodore Morgan. Mr.. Whitney was pres
/ ident Of the Houston and Texas Central Raj
l'May also the Texas Ceutrhl Railway, and
also Of the AIorgan's Louisiana and Texas
railrnad and steamship company. He was =
man OF vast wealth. splendid accomplish
Inents. genial and kind as woman, yet one
OF the most enterrrisirg men in either The
North or South. Louisiana has indeed lost
one OF her graHdest citizens and Texas scr
ruwfully Joins her in wearing the badge of /
mourning. Galveston and New Orleans deep /
Is feel the death Of such a man, From what /
your correspondent can learn, Mr.. Whitney 1
had been ailing but a short time and recently
went from New Orleans to New York. esl
route TO Europe He and family had taken
passage on the steamship BTftnnfe to san last
Saturday from New York, ana while on the
ship. deceased was pnostraisd with a stroke
Of paralysis, from which he never recovered
But being removed 70 the Fifth Avenue TIs,
80 - -. --.l,s.,
4, '''e sun
" Al snAt soffoWing relatives, mourning
friends and the ablsst physicians could do
for him
-.
Aas uete'Asen was 4 nlenesr OF hhe Episeo-
pal church, and noble Christian gentleman
in the most exalted. sense of tbe exnrassinp
NJ mi,
i'is ieni-iins Weie iaia ASAs Hoth Ahe iate
residence Of Commodore Morgan, last We'd
nesiiav. He was al,uut fifsv-iiye wears s,l,l
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u, a tiiise sohs' ~" -
~hom are marl1ea and living in New York,
% mourn his loss, he Was the chief executor
OF the Morgan estate and his interests were
V large 10 Texas that The people All over
our great state can but Join your people in
Offering this slight tribute OF respect to his
noble memory Already the Houston Cotton
'-xehange nave accepted the following;
, Inc h9ard o. directors OF the Cotton TX
1890 4 fa1iortns tF,ts, ~ e1, y m
memory Of the late Charles A. Whituev:
At call meeting Of tie dIreetoTy Inc fol-
"a ITspeet 70 lhe memory o.
Idepied
The Houston Cotton Exchange and Board
u 1raae; recognizing me intimate relations
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o give some expressions OF the sincere regret
! our community az the deSth Of Chss- a.
!, q - iioslsIen A1la eAas
ienosn. Of b,Isipess eas.itv rsTeiea1ssls5
as been stricken down. and we, IN common
IN Al slo Knew hiila. lioftn t'is iess Of ore
Nv entire s,,p
The officers and members Of this ExeIlaura
snqer their sineere coincidence 70 the family
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y iajIv parsers, a "A N6AsgsI III
G. " kIDD. Secretary. President
An the building line, thing Gre brisk ia a
4lEesions while commerce ard railway
eiEhts are mp 70 the fun capacity Of the city y
perform The net receipts Of cotton At this
mt 10 date are 2l2.I1 bales as against n
n s7f t.los L.. -. tE
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Inc works on our hafsor improvements are Va
-ogressing in a highly satisfactory manner.
ii Col & AZ Monst.la ,r,,s,r- !, -. mo-
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M uehght IN e. piainlHg ms plans anu hopes IiN
the future for this port. Only last Sunday De
. fire l,arl, Herbert belonsrir,s- IN G T5afdsn
$3.50 .-sg, , - -
'ineit sA5 to"eu W tne outer Foausisau,
awning about fourteen feet Of water. This
owes that there must be over fifteen feet of
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AZ - N'I va o'ne' ~ se 'he eNeh seuu
use the vessel 10 strike the bottom.
The new steamship Galveston. from Sun
essrs i RIoIIsr A. 90 She Is ay-,rassl, d., =.