Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-04
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria
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GLAS5-At the residence of VIM. II. Perry,
Los Angeles, Tuesday night, January 3Oth, at
2:15A. NJ, of heart disease, J. B. Glass.
James B. Glass was born on August 21st,
1S45. He was for many years interested with
his father, John Glass, in the Keystone Iron
Works. of Fittsburg, Pa, filing the position of
secretary and bookkeeper for the firm. He was
also a member of the Select Council of Pittsburg
for a number of years. and made for hmse If in
that body an enviable reputation as munich
pal legislator of gre at ability. He resided in
Los Angeles from 1875 to 1880, and while here
he was epgnged, for time, in the freight de-
partment of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and
later as cashier of the Los Angeles County
Bank, under the management of J. S. Slauson.
giving comple.e satisfaction in each capacity.
]. 7. f. Studebaker met him here in 1880 and
| having known the family in the East, offered
him the manag OF TIL G Studebaker business
in Utah aud Nevada, which offer was accep'ed
and Mr.. Glass removed to Salt Lake City the
same year. At that point he became exten
| sively interested in mines. At the time of hi Is
death he was in Los Angeles, as one OF q COM
| mittee sent from salt Lake to nego late for the
construction of more direct railroad between
LIS Angeles and Sat Lake City, in company
as at th the Gsdsaa Hoe
at the ur yent solicitation of Mr.. w. H. Perry
and family, his old time friends, Mr.. I'll SIS con.
SenteQ TO pass rev days at tne ferry resi-
dence, where he could receive proper care, as
| he was then feeling unwen HIS physicians
had told him he was suf ring from asthma lic
trouble, pr. 8. :. Salisbury being called, pro
| He was very bright and cheerfulup to the night
of his death. About midnight his suff rim $
became intense. He called for writing m .terial
and dictated his viii In the most careful and
precise manner, retaining his mental powers to
a remarkable degree. to the last, and evide &c
| ing the fact that Glass was man in the
l .Nf tha toe tha AAa T.
| agony.
| The circumstances surrounding his death are
peculiai ly sad. He wa far away from home,
| and, though in the house of his best friends
who did all in their power to alleviate his suf-
fering, still the fact that those nearest and
dearest to him were far away and hardly aware
hours of life doubiy sad, Then, again. he was
| in the prime of manhood, engaged in promot
ing the Development Of he West To the aged
and the infrm we view the coming OF de 4th as
DO ss VIZ question the ~ wi dom that that % d.
rected death. But; as in the present
death of one whose work was yet unfi ni,hed
one whom nei,h her age nor disease had inca
| pecitaed for the active duties OF life. our lie
| is doubled, and our faith in the wi dom OF the
! I'M mite is tested to its utmost Capacity. But
the sum mons came, and he answered to the
| CALL as II must.
| J. B Glass was character worthy of emu a.
ton. His social and busine s sta iding were
of the highest order IF excellence. He was
| the soul of honor. His family co nslsted OF q
wife and four lovely children. His aged
mother. who possesses AS pure spirit as ever
graced the name of woman. must feel the blow
deeply.
The m ystery of death is ever before us. The
wisd ON of the inf uite is beyond our concep-
ton. We live. we labor. we die. But
| our influence lives on. What we acc 'mplish h
| in life is not lost at death nor amid the
| wreck Of ages, but pre- erved in the emory OF
our family and associates in life, influences
their actions and RENAME ever potent faet 7
in the development of char >cter. The mystery
and more mysterious than either. yet no less
certain, is Immortality Even thought is
eternal. We rel ice in life; we mou at
| death, and at the hour OF our departure have
known. Eternity may not be long enough to
heal these wounds or efface the memory OF
the e hours. The great probl m of human
| life is the development of character. Happy
he who solves the problem.
| H-ppy he iu whose bosom there burns liv-
ing fire. kindled by the breath of couscien 'e,
impu ses and actions, who scorns The bad, aud
Stoves the beautiful, the true and the good
Such vas the character OF jaime B. Glass. He W as
mar than whom none other was mo more re 1niyer, I've
tIonate husband. an indulgent father; a thor.
oughly succe siul business man, a sagacious
municipal legislator and useful citizen; a
public benefact0r and a private doun-elor-a
| man and a Mason-he has gone from our mid.t
and has solved the problem Of human desti ".
The funeral took place sunday. February 3rd
| from the residence Of w IL. Perry. j. !. Slau-
ION, &. # Spence, J NJ Elliott. D e. Miles, 8.
H. Mot, J. McManis, W.. Dalt n and Henry
Phipps, Jr, acting ss pall-bearers. The Rev.
The residence. The remains were laid to res
| IN Evergreen cemetery with Masonic honors
Pentalpha Lodge, F. and A: NJ. performing the
J and beautiful The widow and son returned tl
Salt Lake by the Sunday evening train.