The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-30
STILL ANOTHER GOES.
Herbert NJ HOxie, First Vice
President of the Gould SyS-
tenn Dies i'm New York.
After a Long and Weary Illness
the Burthened Soul Seeks
Rest i'm the Far Beyond.

Although the community has OF late
been frequently shocked by the an
nouncement of the death of some no.
table person Of national reputation
and has scarcely dropped its mourning
for one until called upon TO don it for
another. 1t may safely be said that
no announcement has created a
greater sensation or more profound
and heartfelt and universal regret
than the following which reached
the BAzoo office shortly after noon
yesterday:
MR.. HONE DEAD.
St Louis, Nov. Especial. The
death of Mr.. Hoxie occurred at his rooms
in the Metropolitan opera house in New
York at $50 o'clock this morning, after
an illness of more than six weeks The
cause of his death was exhaustion, conse-
quent upon the operation performed in
the latter part of September for the remov-
al of gall stones. He had been very weak
for the last seven days, but his doctors had
hopes of his recovery. The patient began
TO sink rapidly at B O'Clock yesterday even
ing, but was conscious TO the last.
AS the news spread hundreds came
to gaze upon the bulletin board,
seemingly scarcely able to realize the
truth of the sad intelligence, notwith.
standing the fact that it has been an
open secret for many days that his
demise was only question of hours.
Few men indeed occupying his trying
and responsible position has ever been
able to SO strongly entwine himself,
not only in the confidence, but the
esteem and affections of the people as
did Mr.. Hoxie, and it was a notice
able fact that in all the city there was
scarcely a person who did not ex-
press their sorrow at the news
of his demise and have a good
word to say ofhim. His connection
with the Gould system having, not
only made him familiar with her
citizens but his kind and Conscientious
course and willingness to aid her peo-
pie in all common and material inter.
ests having endeared him to them as
benefactOr and friend. Under these
circumstances it is not to to be wOnd-
.sred at, that his death should cause
pail of sorrow too sombre for utterance
to fall upon all. In railroad circles,
however, is his loss most keenly felt,
and when the word went round among
the men and officials silence sugges.
ton of the presence of death seemed
TO fall upon all.
About ICON Superintendent Drake
received an official notice from Super
intendent Kerrigan of the sad event,
and accompanying instructions that,
on the day of the funeral, all the shops
were to be closed and business sus-
pended as far as practicable, appropri-
ate tokens of mourning and remem-
brance to be displayed.
THE OFFICERS MEET.
Shortly after the reception of the
sad news of Mr.. Hoxie's death, the
officials of the road quartered in this
city, held meeting and adopted the
following resolutions:
At meeting of the Local Organi-
zation and employees of the Missouri
Pacific railroad, at Sedalia, on the
% day of November, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Rescued, That it is with the deepest and
NEST profound regret that we have
learned of the death of Mr. III. NJ. Hoxie, |
first Vice President of the Missouri Pacific |
railway sys EN-. l
RESOLVED, That in him we have ever
found kind, courteous and pains taking
superior, and a man who knew how to |
control without harshness or tyranny, but |
with a irmness, combined with mildness,
that made him at once the benefactor and
friend of his employees.
RESOLVED, That We as his friends, asso-
ciates and employees, feel in his death,
loss that time can neither heal or repair,
and that while bowling to the wise deere
higher and more righteous than ours, we
will ever cherish and keep green the MEM
ory of his many kindnesses, and although
he will never again mingle with US in this
worlds tolls and cares, we will continue
to cherish and eulogize his good qualities
and noble deeds, and in our humble way,
to emulate his bright example.
Resolved, That his family and associates
have suffered an irreparable loss, a kind
husband and true friend and counselor,
and to them we extend our warDest SYM
patty and coincidence, in their hour of
bereavemnt
ResoIaed, That copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to his family.
F. b. DRAKE.
PETER ROCKWELL,
III. +. PARKE
Committee representing the Local
Organization and clerical force of the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
sHoPMEN's MEETING.
The Mo. Pacific shopmen, held
meeting at the shops at 4:30 yester-
day evening. E. g. Ford called the
tn order WIEN I ..;nes