The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-06
DEATH OF col. MOREHEAD.
Durham's Leading and Most
Popular Citizen Died i'm Sa-
Yannah, Ga. last Wednesday.

sadness that we are called upon
to chronicle the death of Dur
hams most beloved citizen, Col
Eugene Morehead, who died at Sa,
vanah, Ga, Wednesday whittier he
had gonein search of health. The
telegram announcing his death
caused not only Durham but the
whole State to mourn the loss Of
one so universally beloved and
reverenced for his many noble
traits, his public spiritedness and
Christian sraces. No man stood
higher in the esteem and conf.
dence of our people than our de,
garted friend. Palsied indeed is
the pen, when it attempts to por.
tray, the exemplary, life, the vir.
tues and character of Col. More.
head. Moving to Durham when
our tobacco market was in its in
fancy, he has been the backbone
of the leaf trade. Opening our
first bank, with ample means he
has been a friend indeed to not
only the tobacco men of the city
but he fostered and aided almost
every other enterprise. Few in
deed are they who can say, do
not owe him a debt of gratitude
for his many favors. Prominent
inevery enterprise, that tended to
build up the home of his adop-
tiOn. Liberal was he toward all
charitable institutions. For a
long time he was a leading spirit
in the educational interest OF
Durham. At the time ofhis death
he was President of the Banking
House of Eugene Morehead & Co..
a stakeholder in the Faucet
Durham Tobacco L Snuff Co, a
large stakeholder and director in
the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
Railroad, stakeholder in the
Electric Light Co., Street Rail-
way Co., Durham Water Works,
the Durham Land &Security Co,
the Durham Fertilizer Co., the
Fidelity Bank and many other
enterprises. The Daily Pant in
speaking Of Col. Morehead says:
His loss is a severe blow to Dur
ham, but it il not Durham alone
that weeps, for Eugene Morehead
was honored and respected and
beloved throughout the State
and wherever he was known.
Words are indeed inadequate to
express the trne worth OF his
character or to picture the reality
Of the loss that his death has oc
casioned. He was a gentleman,
one Of natures noble-man, and
was as true to every duty as the
needle to the pole. A devoted
husband, a loving father.
an upright and public-spirited
citizen, a true friend, a benefac.
tor to his race, a Christian. All
OF these and more was the friend
over whose death we mourn. OF
him 1t may be as truly said as OF
any one We have known,
None tnew him bet to love him.
None named him but n praise"
Mr.. Morehead had been a resi-
ident Of Durham for about ten
years. lie established our first
banking house and was our first
agent for the sale uf revenue
stamps. He served several terms
upon the Board Of Town Com.
missioDers. He was a strong
friend to the Graded School
movement and was elected q mem.
Der Of our first Board Of EIuca.
ton and served several years
thereafter as the President Of that
body. He was an active member
Of the Commonwealth Club and
was foremost in every movement
that promised benefit to Durham.
He was an Elder in the Presby.
terrain Church and honored his
cause by an upright life
aud devotion TO His service.
Ills goodness Of heart knew no
bounds and his acts of genuine,
IsnInaua ata ,rx,,s.I. ,