The Monitor., 1888-06-22
Lewis W. rayIor's Funeral

The funeral Of Lewis w. Taylor, whose
sudden death at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was
I'chronieled in last weeks Issue of the MoN
IToR took place at the residence of Shep.
pard TAYLOR, father of the deceased, or
Friday morning of last week. The re-
mains were enclosed in beautiful stee
casket, upon which rested vase of flow
ers. Besides the relatives and numerous
friends of the deceased. MOsaesa Tribe,
No. H. Improved Order of Red Men, at
tended the mortuary services in body.
Rev. E, II. Durell, pastor of the Nj, L.
church, made prayer and read from the
Goth Psalm 80 teach us to number our
days that we may apply our hearts unto
wisdom Mr.. Durell, in the course of his
remarks made ON the solemn occasion,
spoke in feeling terms of the good charac-
ter of the deceased. Although he made
no flaming display of religion, his steady
habits and life of reetitnde amidst the
many and varied temptations in the world
was evidence of his desire to lead a chris
tian life. In the Friend Is Cemetery, where
the remains were inferred, the attending
members of the order of Red Men, of
which society the deceased was valued
member, marched in double file IN a posi-
tion near the grave, and after the relatives
had taken a last look at the lowered casket,
filed by the grave, each dropping into it a
twig of evergreen. The men wore a
mourning badge trimmed with red
flower and presented handsome appear
ance.
A representative of the MONITOR called
at Sheppard Taylor's place of business the
dav following the funeral and from the
father of the unfortunate young man OBJ
al, f,I1 inrv M ianiaFSr Lew
w. TAYLOR. at the time of his death, was
in his 3lst year In the month of October,
1886. he secured position as fireman on a
construction train on tho Alabama Great
Southern Railroad. He soon became eom-
petent to run the engine and acted as en-
gineer whenever the regular engineer was
called from his post. About haii-past
three o'clock on Monday morning, llth
inst, while turning curve at Tuscaloosa.
Alabama. they discovered some freight
cars on the track but a short distance
ahead. A collision was inevitable and the
engineer and fireman jumped from the
cab-the engineer one side and Lewis the
other 1t was dark and raining. Lev is
sprang into the darkness Just in time to
strike his left side heavily against switch
box. receiving fatal internal injuries. The
conductor was asleep in the cab and es-
caped unhurt, Lewis was told that he
could not survive, and in reply to some
questions asked him by Methodist minis
ter, the diving man said that he was yet
Young and would like to live and help his
aged parents, but if it was the Lords will
that he should die he was willing and
ready TO go. During the day he expressed
a desire to have his photograph taken for
his narents and beloved sister who would
never again SEQ him alive. A photographers
was called in and his picture taken while
being supported upright in bed by two
men. He retained consciousness until the
last moment and died at twenty minutes
after ten o'clock on Monday night.
The same evening Taylor was dying
hundreds of miles from the loved ones at
home. John Sherer, of this place, an IN
innate friend Of the deceased, received a
letter from Lewis, written at Carthage,
Alabama, on June 9TH, in which he says:
''Timo passes very pleasantly. II is not
unlikely that you think am slow to in
form you where | am and what state OF
health am enjoying If a person living
away from his lifelong acqnaintances is
enjoying good health and spirits he thinks
ali is going on well with his friends at
home" Four days after penning that
cheerful letter he was the victim OF an ac-
cident by which he was taken from health
and hope aud great usefulness in this world
TO one unseen--where life and death is not
a mystery.