Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-07-19
DIED.

Al his nome In DOOSe lily on Sa>
urday, July IA, 1888, P. G. Reynolds
aged 81 years.
The deceased was born near Elmira
n. Y, July 18th, 1927, and therefor
died just at the ushering in of his els
birthday anniversary. He removed will
his parents to Michigan in 1887, one
year before Michigan was admitted in
to the union as a state. There he be
came acquainted with Lemiah p. Hare
whom he afterward married, and whicl
union was blessed with FIVE children
two Of which are now living, but three
have gone.
In 1856 he removed with his family
to Kansas and settled at Lawrence
These were troublesome times anG
Mr.. Reynolds shared largely in the
hardships of that conflict. Twice the
beautiful town of Lawrence was search
ed and everything of value that hos
tile foe could appropriate, was taken
Once the town was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire under the leadership of
the notorious raider Quantrell During
these times Mr.. Reynolds kept large
livery and stage barn in connection with
MIR. A. H. Hard. In part of this
barn was kept the horses that run on
the Underground road" that brought
hundreds of colored people from bond
age to the free soil of Kansas; and to-
day hundreds of these people in eastern
Kansas remember Mr.. Reynolds and
love him as they love their lives.
Notwithstanding all this and not
withstanding Quantrell knew it, he or
dered that Mir. Reynolds property should
not be burned and this order he en-
deavored to execute but his property
caught from other buildings, and they
saw stables, home and valuables 90 up
in flames, while horses, carriages and
stages were driven off by the raiders
until Mr.. Reynolds loss amounted to
$50, 900.
Why, tit may be asked) did Quantrell
who seemed to rejoice at the distruct-
ion of property and of burning homes,
order that Mr.. Reynolds property
should not be burned? Because Mr.
Reynolds, with his kindness OF heart
had trusted him and helped him when
a stranger and sick and had shown him
favors which that hard hearted man
never forgot. At the time of the raid
Mr.. Reynolds was in Nebraska and up
on his return and seeing that his prop
erty was destroyed, he said to his wife
"Well it is alright if you and George
are safe. :" He seemed to view all
enthusiastically and philosophically.
Wrecked in fortune, he went into
the Indian country on the Red river
and obtained a large contract for fur
nishing telegraph poles. The arrange
ment was to collect them into RATS and
float them down the river to the place
of delivery. While this arrangement
was being effected the river raised and
despite all efforts took them away. In
this he sustained loss of SO, 900.
Well he said Il reckon it is alright.
We ought not complain at what seems
Providential.'
Then they came to Dodge City, fnan-
cially bankrupt in purse and $1,000 in
dept. But though bankrupt in purse
he waa rich in character and in his good
name, He had that whiah neither
flame nor flood could destroy; which
has stood the test of time and was his
to eternity; good character.
Those who had known him longest
and best were most ready to trust and
help him. He found special friend
in Henry Tisdale, of Lawrence, who
sold to him horses and stages and
entrusted him with large interests.
This enabled Mr.. Reynolds to superin-
tend and finally to become a partner in
the largest staging interest in the
southwest. The trust that Mr.. Tis-
dale reposed in him has never been
violated. He died respected and loved
by all who knew him.
One more fact of his life deserves
especial mention. 1t is that while his
business threw him with the toughest
classes of the frontier so that he was
almost constantly associated with them
yet he never engaged with them in
wickedness, never sanctioned their law
lessness and deported himself with such
becoming dignity, grace and suavity
as to be much more respected by them
than if he had lowered his manhood by
condescending to their level. His life
is standing argument against. the
error that 'In order to command the
rougher classes we must become rough
like them In the midst of unnumber-
ed opportunities to act dishonesty, he
has been honest The poor and suffer
ing everywhere have found in him
friend. He has always been lover of
right and religion, and died in the
faith that had sustained him in so many
trials.
NOTE.-The sermon delivered by Rev. G.
Lowther, and also the resolutions of the Corona
Lodge l. o. 0. F., will be found on the second
page.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.