Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-08
THE LAST RITES.
All that Was Mortal Of Col, George
Noble Consigned to the Grave
with Imposing Ceremony.
Renowned Railroad Men aud Humble
Employees Como from All Directions
10 Honor His Memory.
hioquent Fanerai Grafton Of Dishop Car,
rctt-AddresH OF Rev, Dr Marshnli-
Services NJ the church.
MrosINa crnrMnNIEa

IMPOSING CEREMONIES.
Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEN, Dec, The funeral OF
George Noble, late general manager Of
the Texas & Pacific railroad, occurred
here to-day. The obsequles arc pro.
nounced the most imposing aud the at.
tendance the largest ever known In Texas
The business OF the road was suspended
as far as was possible, and special trans
were run from various points along the
lines, and hundreds OF employees OF the
Texas & Pacific system came from the
principal stations. Among the more
prominent OF the railroad men IN attend.
ance were Gen, G.. NJ. Dodge OF New
York, President Fordyce Of the ST. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas, w. n. Newman, gen.
cral traffic mansger Of the Missouri Pa.
eide and the Texas Pacific systems, and
other officials OF various roads IN Texas.
The funeral services were held at the
First Presbyterian church. Tho om-
plpyes Of the Texas 4 Pacific system from
Dallas and other points met at the Mer.
caante' exchange and marched To the
church In body The banks and lead
Ing business houses closed and their pro.
prietors and attaches generally attended
The pall-bearers were John Q. Brown, w
II. Newman, w. n. Abrams, ID IL.
Groove, l.. l. Dempsey, l., s. Thorno, l.,
7. Alexander and John Kerr. Hundreds
OF people were unable to get into the
church during the toTvlces aud the streets
around the church for nearly Il block were
immed win vehicles aud people,
Among the prominent railroad
men present moi previously men.
toned were Morgan Jones Of Fort Worth,
Thomas i West OF Jacksboru, !. Baker
Davis of Des MONIES, Iowa, James A.
Btkor Of Houston, j. Waldo of Houston,
d, w. Lloyd OF Marshall, voney Hall Of
Marshall, w. w Heartfelt OF Marshall, j
swanson OF Houston, l.. Is. Fish Of ST.
Louis. II. w. Thompson OF Marshall G..
A Qulnlan Of Houston, j. Peter
Smith aud G, l.. Frost Of Fort
Worth, J A. Masters Of Galveston,
j. II. Phillips Of Galveston, j, L. A.
Thomas, Southwestern passenger agent
Of tho Bee line, j, Il. Merrilcld OF the
Ohio & Mississippi, 4. II. Thorp 81 the
Nandala.
b. W, Mccullough general passenger
agent OF the Missouri! Pacific and Texas
& Pacific systems, was the principal di.
rector OF the obsequicB and ar.
ranged and managed the sorrowful
details OF the occasion fautlessly He re-
ceiyed able assistance from his chief
clerk, NJ. Pfice, In this connection.
Among the old Texas & Pacific cfYduc.
tors who attended the funeral were Joe
Sterling, John Morris, George b itemau,
Joe Scully, Tom ItenbRn, Jules Alyord,
w. x Bell, All Bailey, John Hodges. VIM
Baker, VIM Kellogg. Among the old
time engineers wero Ebh Smith, Hank
Wilder, John B0kdr, John Brrquest, John
GarabIant. TrniHnastcr j. l. Griffin, OF
the Transc0ntinonta tai division, Texakana,
was also present, a. were SCORES OF other
old-tlmers who selved on the Texas 4
Pacific under Col Mobiles former admin
istratIon, but wnoke names could not be
obtained. j G. Now, agent at Jefferson,
VINO was badly cuPpled In the compauy's
service, and who has been age at
Shreveport, TeXatkaua, aud other places,
asalso 10 attendance
The body lay in u magnificent cnsket,
aronnd which was strewn wreaths OF
flowers OF the rurest kinds. The church
was suitably draped Tho railroad men
in the city, numbering nearly 1000, passed
features 81 their friend. He looked as "
he had fallen into peaceful sleep. The
funeral services began nearly on time,
church was crowded 10 It's utmost ca.
paclty. Riy. DIR. Marshall conducted the
services
DR.. MARsnALf's ADDRESS.
A crowd Of thoughts press upon my
mind that have no words 10 utter Had
! believed that this event was the result
OF blind and iuexorablc fate, | would
sit down In silence and IN sorrow. Be
leying that It n not the result Of chance
or Of blind or ineXOrable fate bat that IL
is the disp0sal Of mn all.wise and in1u-
itely-wise Providence, / thought for a
few moments 10 utter few reflections
As | passed along the line ! saw every
depot, every engine, and every car draped
with deep mourning, and as every friend
that met had sadness upon his cOunte-
nance, II struck me certainly, thls Is no
ordinary DEATH this Is man that has
passed away that has left, Bome
how or other, deep Impression
up the public mind. Everywhere be-
loved and Ia TcxasiIthe community where
he lived the longest, the sad impression
Is the deepest, and probably II Is not Inn
proper for US 10 inquire why II Is so,
why be has left this deep sadness upon
the community IN which he mingled /
know It Is not ~ our community only, bat
In other communities where he has
moved, he has left the same impression.
| have seen him pass through the differ
ent stages Of his life, have been with
him when the sad hour Of Bflllctiou was
upon him, aud when his soul was bend
Ing beneath sad bereayemonts u God. j
nave seen him as no mingled In the fierce
conflict Of excitement, aud when
the passions Of men were aroused,
have sat Win him at the altar and have
heard bis religious experience, ] bAye I
not time 20 mark the emotions that crowd
npon my mind to-day, but probably II
might not be improper 10 trace some Of
bis traits Of Character. / Do not stand
here to-day IN make a,lOng eulOgy or 20
praise Col. N0blc--it II for anOtaef tins
aud place than to-day. only stasd here % /
glance at q icw remlniscences that may
De beneficial for ns On the present Oc-
,eslon. To have accomplished the good
hat be Old, aud u have left tbs impress
Ipon his associates, there must have been
,Ome peculiar traits u character 70 ca !
.ble him % leave this impression. |
10 WAS man Of Won
'0u bid him farewell and lay
iim In his last resting place there sleeps /
a tue cenetafy no better mau tDaD Geo.
iobie. The goodncss Of his hecss, the
'oreness Of big conceptions and Ms &C.