The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-24
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD
DolNas OF a DAY IN DALLAS.
Joseph Barman's Deadly Dose-Find-
Ing of tho Coroner's Jury = Mis-
sionary Meeting = Exposition
Exhibits-Funeral of Cap
tain Peak - Courts.
Burial Of Captain Jefferson Peak.

4ouh WOW putiou iAous LIS iuec ics-
idencein East Dallas, at 10 O'Clock yes.
terday. There was general turnout
OF all the friends of the family, several
hundred persons being present, testl-
tying by their action the respect and
esteem In which this pioneer OF Dallas
county was held by ali who knew him.
The religious services were condu cted
by Elder Joe Harding, OF the First
Christian church, consisting OF reading
Of the Scriptures, pr ayers aud the sing
Ing OF two OF the favOrite songs of the
deceased.
: After the religious services, at the
request of the family, Judge u. T..
Coombes, an intimate friend of Cap
tain Peak and his family, addressed
the audience ON tho life and character
Of Captain Peak.
The large concOurse of friends as
Hembled escorted the remains to and
buried them in the old Masonic GEM
etery.
JUDGE CooMBEs' REMARKS.
DEAR FRIENDS: Left to my own
choice | should not be before You on
this occasion. l should DO silently and
In tears considering our loss, but as
Brother Harding truly says, our
dear friend has been my associate for
many years. he has been afriend and
father to me from my first acqusin.
TANGO with him TO the end Of his life,
and have had many opportunities of
seeing him and knowing him, and be-
cause nthers demand that l should
speak. / am before you. No one loves
to talk in tho presence of death. 81
lence and contemplation best comp0rts
with the feelings of the human heart.
We have met on this sad and solemn
occasion to pay our tribute of respect
TO the memory OF our dear friend whose
mortal remains now lie before us, clad
In the habi!iments Of death. We
know that nothing that we can say,
nothing that we can do, will add aught
to the life or character of our friend.
He has gone never moro to come
among us. We are here brought face
to face with end OF human aspirations.
We here feel and realize how weak,
how poor and how short time life l. at
best. Our hearts are here made to
bleed for the loss Of this friend who
has giyen us his aid, his counsel and
his mpanionship In LIES strug.
gle, and yet our l0ss is small,
indeed, compared with the loss which
his children have sustained, or that of
the dear wife OF his bosom left COM
paniOnless In her age and intirmity.
We know that no human sympathy
ard no coincidence we can offer can rs.
guage the anguish of hor heart, which
she feels aud must suffer alone. Only
the consultations OF the Christian re-
liRion and the bright hopes of q re-
union In tho maneions OF rest are lett
to them anu tn us. We feel thankful
70 the Oliver of oil good that our friend
was permitted to pass the full measure
Of mans allotted days on the earth,
and that We have been blessed with
his labors, his counsel and his compsu-
tOnship for 80 many years, and that no
has loft us the bright example OF a
long aud earnest life actively given in
the promotion of good morals, good
government and the Christian re-
ligion; and that full Of good works,
and after long and pure life, he has
fallen asleep surrounded by his friends
and his family, ia peace with all his
follows and with his God. For more
than 30 years, In peace and in
war, be- has walked among us,
patiently and earnestly doing nll that
he could for our welfare and happiness.
And at all times and under all clrcum-
stances he WAS an earnest, courteous,
Christian gentleman. He came to us
from class Of men produced and de-
veloped In tho American struggle for
political aud religious hberty,-a class
OF men who have never been excelled
In any ago or any country for moral
worth aud moral grandeur. Unseliis h
pure, and moved by the grand desire
to elevate manhood and give to the
world country and governmen,
composed OF freemen, gallant and chiv.
alrous. Among Thorn true manhood
did not consist In the broad acres
OF land owned, not In tho ownership
OF thousands OF cattle feeding on the
hills, nor yet Ia boarding millions OF
money wrung from the honest toilers
ollie; but |, consisted In the elsva-
ton OF manhood, In removing the h, oil
ofoppression, In protecting the weak
against the strong, In tho protection OF
innocence and purity, and In being a
iGher 10 the fathsrless, n friend TO the
iriendless. They educated the orphan,
helped the helpless, built schools, col
isgos aud churches. Most of those
grand men have passed away, leaving
as their record IN guide us In vol d ),
Ina and well-boing.
Our friend was born on the cameron.
soil If the grand old State Of kon.
lucky, April |, 1901, and was reared
among tho grand sons, whose lives We
have b, on speaking Of, and spent more
than hSlt q century of his life nmons
them, and he occupied no mean place,
among these grand mon, schievipl
distinction In civil Office and IN tn,
couneels OF his native state, and OF
tho tented field periled his life ia ,
foreign land for his country's homo
ana glory. Leaving his native land
he came among us Ia the full vigor O
hts manhood, with all the powers o
his mind and heart fully developed
and gave us In tho private walks O
life his best energies, his labor an,
his counsel In building up this on
country. He never sought nor a,
oepsei an ofllco In Texas, and yet n
man took greater interest In havinI
good government, and Ia actively sut
taining every thing that would tend :
the welfare OF our country. He was
member of the Christian church her
from tho first organization until hi
death. Mover 4 leader, but always an ac
tive aud esrnes. worker, and no mem
Der ever gave more encouragement
duty than he. None were TOO poor 70
him tc speak words OF encouragement
-. Wss money wanted, his purse wa
olxays open aud he frst 70 contribute
end Ne . contributed mot grudklngly Ans
eparinaly, but literally. Was churcl
work NEEDED, he forgot that he ha6
4oy private interest, and made hIlnssl
Ne .ervvsnt Of the church. Hls lac
TURK IA thia hohnif vras ana huilsl N :, I
/. ~ ebusch, cornor Of Pearl ana Bry Il
lleoeio. Apr oonsributlng more thai
~ 0ne elso 70 lhs efoCslo5 Of ~
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