The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-15

/ GA1 woafEi frazeds.
II Is sad tAst death loves sA1arne max. =
ard in ia insf&nce rs Aave reysewea ara IL
he face 81 the ler<Shzs f1csz q soxy tie axAor.
[ isz Is exsxsrfEses2.
L = ree4lless 70 elAkarxte uron she virtues a
Gso-ze MOTIFS haslzr aid his companions whn
dAsd vita haza. As lawyer, ~ las heer sid
/ Re sfood & sAe frnzf rank A. she Ear BE Sas
iogiea solIeiss AID ReenIy alive 70 TIE ethsts Of
his profession. and praeEieed Il heeknse his soul
! gsoTted In sEs beauties and It's nseiagness As .
ettzzea fhe monument Of his enterprise and IN
oHsfsg ass RsFasss witAsn The s0nnd OF my voice.
kor MS 1se, hone hare exceeded hin il his
career ~ Usefulness. or l@ft greater svi1enees 81
cEessss industry. When the terrible disax;er Of
Jane 0cclsrrec. when the shades % fhaf even
Ing s&w the great wealth Of this CITY ard 10
ceE3ers OF commerce curing in the smoke over
the waters of Pagef soand, be was amoag the
first % add his streagfh ard advice 90 SD ia the
/ slieFiAstnn Of eommun distress. nap ont new
eify. and saide It's future greatness
IN the loss ~ tee lives Of such raen NJ Mr..
Halter. Dr. Miner and Mr Cox. this czfs has met
/ with . public disaster Seattle has suffered 4
ersiel blow, and vhile We tender 20 their fam-
lies our prolaana sympathy in tAetg distress.
We can further tel them shst re share their
grief, for tkis r1hiic iame1faton tells yon that
/ the whole city is in teas
move ycr. sir. that TIE motion Be granted
his TWO FIRST FRTKSrs.
Mr.. r. B. Albertson followed Ind spoke
substantially as follows.
May Il please the c0nrE and brothers Of the
bar: IN rising 70 support The resolutions that
hare been offered. have no words 10 voice the
thoughts aud feelings aroused within me by thss
sad eecasasa- II has been ira said that ''the
heart speaks most when the lips move not =
The silent soErow Of the faces see around me ID
a. obituary more eloquent than eau be pro-
ncunced q the language Of formal enlogy. But
though mindfal OF the utter poverty OF speech
/ ct such tame IS this. II affords ne graiihce-
ton. melancholy though Il be. 20 Join In the
tributes that have been paid % the memory of
our loved brother and the devoted comrades
who wens down with hsn into the deep, never
20 DC restored 70 car mortal vision
Ine circumstances attending his Entimely
/ taking OF are distressing beyond the power Of
human expression. IL seems that the King of
| Terroys," SO awful 70 helpless man In whatever
form MS dread summons may 90 ne. in visiting
upon this community the calamity we bemoan
today. exhausted his direst arts in choosing his
weapons OF destruction. Never before In the
history oil this CRY have the hearts of high and
low, of rich and poor, OF ell classes and oondi-
I tons OF our people, been 50 profoundly moved
Is BY the traEedy recently enacted. TIE touch
OF nature that makes the whole world kin has
| extended the family circle Of the deceased TO
| embrace the entire community. Grief is ieIf al
/ eFtFy Preside and from all quarters the tender
est sympathy goes ouf % those over whose lives
/ the darkest shadows have fallen.
The rudeness OF che shock 4 not alieviated By
any OF the consultations tAat serve At traes to
soothe and Sustain the sorFowing soul. even in
the grim presence OF death. The high character
Of the men who are lost. the exalted position
| they held in life. the bright prospects that
| seemed 70 smile before them, the tender ties
that bound them 70 earth, combine 10 make the
tragedy that took them heace unparalleled IN
this community, and such . one as. pray God, il
| may not again De my fate 70 lock back upan.
feel thar nothing might say could add force
! TO the high eHlogiums that have already been
/ passed upon the character OF the deceased
| Feelings Of gratitude prompt me. however, TO
testify here 70 the noble qualities of heart and
bead, that won for them the affection and
esteem that has foHnd such universal expression
| since tAeir death. came TO seettle
six years ago. stranger IN
strange land, friendless and furlorn
| bat bearing with me letters OF introduction 70
two gentlemen, the only persons IN the territory
Of whom had previously heard Those men
were Thomas 7. Minor and George Norris
| Halier. For six years ] enjoyed their warm
| friendship, and received the benefit OF their
kindly counsel and encouragement learned
10 love their genial traits OF character, and ia
their loss feel most aeufeIy sense OF personal
| bereavement With Mr. Cox my acquaintance
has been OF q ike. pleasant. though less init
mate. character He was young man richly
endowed. mentally and physically, 81 sunny
disposition. educated aud cultured, and already
| on the high road % fortune and honor. The
world lay before him, bright and promising
ard that he should be stricken dovn in the
| flush OF his young manhood Is aaispensation
from above beyond orr hewildered understand
| Ing bat before which st becomes us 90 bow in
reverend submission.
Ia taking nay seat feel IL proper as younger
member Of the bar 10 express what know to be
the sentiment of every young practitioner Of this
| conrt that in the death Of our brother Halter,
/ stanufh and sympathetic friend has been lost
30 al whom be saw struggling up the steep. the
summit of which he had himself 50 ariuously
attained. He was himself a self-made man aud
/ appreciated the difficulties TO be surmouuted by
l the beginner ip his chosen profession. He was
/ ever ready 90 gffe wholesome counsel and from
l AZ overiicwing practice took freqneaf occasion
/ 20 divert into other and more needy qHarfers
/ business attracted by his own commanding
/ posi- ton at the bar.
Overwhelmed as we are by the disaster that
l has 50 tereayed US. the exulfaut cry OF tie tn
/ Epfred writsr, 80 DEATH where Is thy stiEg9 o
/ grave where is thy yictorysv ands no echo in
our soTowing hearts, There II no triumph for
/ US. ths' pale watchers BY the shore of thst
/ fefhomless SEA into whose mystic depths the
soals of our departed friends have hlndly
/ plunged The sob OF the receiing waves still
| breaks npon our EoHrnfai breasts: we vet
stand ie the shadow Of affection and refisse b be
| comfoFfed. becaues tthcy are not" Bit lee rs
tFuSt that the victory richly won by Esefai and
wesl.sasnt lives Is not denied 20 orr larneBted
| friends Who have gone before. As IN nfe they
were frae and tried, the c0nsohng thought may
| yet be oars that ia departing from earth they
/ have entered with glory into the 10Y Of their
| Lord
RKrKxp's TRIsuTg.
Mr.. Watson W Moore said:
II the court please: Permst me to place one sim
| pie flower upon the hgnoFed and yet unknown
graves Of assr beloved dead. rs ms tribute 20 the
noble gaen who have fought TIE battle OF life 50
| nelly In our midst: for them who have stood so
maagally for she night and swerved nos for friend
BOT foes for them who have bean fAlthfnl 70
/ every traxt. each one an honest just snd up
Fighf niEn-s king among men. Uo4one Halter
I was mv friend. He was an eIainent lawyer. He
had breadth and scope. resource. logic aud learn
ing. lie was pains-tkklng and anxieas - know
me tscts--prepAFing for eTery attack. ready Tor
every sissense aid rested oniy whea the end WIS
I re9ched sud the victory Won He was ever
/ true 60 his clients, making tneiE case BIS. lie
vas = lex3ng husband. q uooss citizen. al Amer
/ ican proud 81 Efs country and OF orr young
state o. Washington. thAs WAS s1G ever vail BE
I p7bua al hin. wao uss uohae tall. 0smzaaafi-
/ inx aae erect, 50 ample IN speech - nj IN
l eompiinenss. Standing in the wide, tFee ar a.
thauea ia1oaaa BIS vg4ns the-e agwel the ol0od
/ Of thoas4ad kisEs.
what can I ssy a. poaF Louis cox, TIE saw
sF4AefTs, wfo persisted Ia fhe wight cary cs#a
1 % manhood know bsw vain i = i1T ma 90
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