The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-23

of the death of our beloved comrade, Sena-
/ tor Preston B. Plumb, on the outpost of
! duty for his people, sent pangs of sadness
| into the heart of every comrade, not alone
| in his beloved state, but throughout the
| nation.
He sleepeth that calm, unwakeful rest
/ that worn and expended nature demands.
/ The golden cord snapped beneath the
pressure. in the bright prime OF his useful
4 ness The stalwart oak has fallen-in
! storm, in calm, steady.
/ From youth TO death he followed the
motto, DUTY always performed"
II is said that in ancient times none but
! those nearest the dead "spoke III funeral"
/ Though not OF our post be was of our de-
/ partment hence we are near; he was one
OF US therefore, of US. Death hath claimed
! him-"death IS natures supreme abhor-
| renee" The strongest rays OF Christian
1 devotion do not illume Tine Dark Valley"
nor dispeI all the shadows that make US
timid The words of that gifted American
| paint the power that took our comrade:
I'm the temple of Juno, at Els sleep and
| his twin brother death were represented
as children reposing in the arms OF night.
| On various funeral monuments OF the an
clients the genius of death Is sculptured as
beautiful youth, leaning on An Inverted
torch, In the attitude of respose, his wings
folded and his feet crossed. In such peace
full and attractive forms did the i'm giua-
ton of ancient poets and seuiptors repre-
sent death. And these were men in whose
souls the religion of nature Was like the
light of stars, beautiful, but faint and
coldl Strange that in later days, this
angel of God which leads Us wi tn a geutle
hand into the land of the great departed,
into the silent land, should have been
transformed into a monstrous and terrific
thingl Such is the spectral rider on the
white horse;-such the ghastly skeleton
with scythe and hour-glassi-the reaper
whose name Is death"
Death has claimed him.
He was patriot and a soldier IN the time OF
our country's need;
4 true citizen III peace; statesman or the
higher order, with the full courage of his
convictions; tried and oft-proyed friend
of Kansas; public servant OF our people,
of whom all were proud; devoted friend
of all our comrades, upon whom his loss
falls with heavy weight.
He has answered the last call; tn erefore,
Be il resolved. by Garfield Post No p,
Grand Army or the Republic, departing
OF Kansas
We extend our sympathy 20 the family
Of our deceased comrade, and assure them
that our hearts bleed with til cir hearts and
share their sadness.
That our post room be drap ed in mourn
ing for sixty days, and that ach me I'm Der
Of the post wear the usual bad ge of ID ouru-
That the commander appoint a com
mittee of twenty-five OF til e N embers TO
attend the funeral of our comrade, Thurs
day. December oath, 1851. at his late home
IN Emporia.
That copy of this preamble and these
resolutions be properly engrossed, signed
by the post commander and the Rdjutant,
and sent to the family of our comrade.
j. r. HALLoWELL,
Lon HOLDING.
JOHN y. WALLACE.
At the special meeting at which III
above resolutions were adopted the follow
ing citizens were appointed as committee
to represent the post at the funeral next
Thursday: J. r. HallOwel, Murray
Myers, L. W. Bic&nell. George E. Harris,
d. T. Dunbar, c. c. Furley, S. ID. Caldwell,
j. NJ Balderston, NJ. S. Rochell, q. A.
VanNess, C. F. Derby. B. H. Downing, S.
l.. Barrett, S. H. Haden, w. Il. Buckner,
H. c. Suss, j. NJ. Allen, r. P. Murdoch,
John Fisher, H. T. Cramer, William Cas-