The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
HEARD WITH SORROW.
UNEXPECTED DEATH OF
GEORGE MOBILES.
HE PASSES AWAY AT DALLAS
TER a BRIEF ILLNESS
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE
RESOLUTIONS OF
REGRET.
From the Galveston News

From the Galveston News,
DALLAS, Tex, December 3.-Colonel
george Noble, general manager of the
Iexas d Pacific railroad, died at the hote
bogei at 1850 O'Clock Saturday night.
after short illness. Colonel Noble was
taken SICK with fux on last Friday week
ago. On the morning of that day he
walked down to his Office in his usual good
health. An hour after his arrival he went
nome IN carriage and went to bed, from
which he never rose. For several DAYS
before his death Colonel Noble was re-
garded as very sick man, but he was moi
thought to be dangerously ill, ever
after the malady had assumed the
typhus form, and his death was
therefore surprise to even his
family. Colonel Noble was born in Frank.
LID county, Pa, in 1880, and was conse-
quently 56 years of age at the time of his
demise. While yet a boy he embarked in
the railroad business, commencing in a
subordinate position on the Pennsylvania
railroad. He remained with this road un-
til 1862 or 1868, when he severed his con-
nection with it and went west to look af-
ter the mining interests of his uncle, Col.
Thomas A. Scott, in California and Ari-
iona. He returned from the west in 1866,
and was appointed superintendent of the
eastern division of the Kansas Pacific
railroad. He served in this capacity until
March l, 1874, when he resigned to accept
the general uperintendency of the Texas
d Pacific railroad, which Office he held un-
til May 1, 1881. From this date he di-
rected his attention to his mining and cat
tie interests until January l, 1886, when he
was appointed general agent for the re-
ceivers of the Texas & Pacific railroad,
which Office he held until few weeks
ago, when that Office was abolished
and the office of general manager created,
to which he was appointed. Col. Noble
was man of great ability in the manage
ment of railroad affairs. He was familiar
with the workings of all departments,
from the most trifing details up to the
most gigantic schemes, and he was val.
liable man. He was perhaps the most
universally popular man that ever occu-
pied such high position as he did. He
was man of great heart, and was kind
to fault. He had smile for every one
who entered his office. The laborers
called him Uncle George, and always re-
ferred to him as the poor mans friend,
and they always went to him VITA their
grievances, and for favors. If their
grievances were real Col. Noble was ever
ready to redress them as far as lay in his
power; if imaginary, to laugh the COM
plainant into good humor. If the
favors asked were reasonable, Col.
Noble was ever ready to grant them, and
if unreasonable to at least give patient
audience, and it came to be said of him
that he was no less Noble by name
than he was by nature. When quite
young, Col. Noble became member of
the Presbyterian church, and the gentle
of the Nazarene were his
rule of conduct IN life and his promise
and his hope in death. Col.
Noble leaves wife and four children
two daughters and two sons-to mourn
his death. His eldest daughter is the wife
of Mr.. M. A. Mcdonald, son of ex United
States Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald, of
Indiana; Miss Alice, the second daughter,
is lady about 18 years of age. The two
sons are Lawrence and Hal, aged II and
IL years, respectively. The funeral will
take place at 10 a, NJ. Tuesday from the
First Presbyterian church and proceed to
the Trinity cemetery.