The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-21
COL. BEN. S. EWELLDEAD
~urrrrsrDExr EMERITUS or VIII
LIAM AND MANY COLLEGE.
f1.ssrn ate of Cen. X. 4. Lee at Wesf r oins
On General Johpston's stan-Hfs Lheas
the Old Virginia Ipstitution.

ciaI.-coloneI BcnJainin 5. EVEN wv
last night at 7:e0 o'clock at his nome =
James City county. Two years ago nc ,'a1
"a stvere attack OF sickness, CUT ny Sn
ful medicinal attention and gcod h"fsi'io
recovered and was able 10 so ABOUT. pe
was in town last week for the brst u'"o
sn several months and as he drove down
,oun a,as oonstanly stopped by his old
friends. who we're anxious 10 eree. "'','
on Monday last he suffered az
OF paralysis from when ne '0"
covered. lie was eign'y-iour ye"'s 80
zine days old HIS funeral VIII take pas
on Thursday next from the college c"apei
al 1879 O'Clock A. NJ.
sEEToa OF HIS Li-E.
BENJAMIN stoddert Ewell WAS born ~, IN
GeorgetGwn. j.. c., on June ~, slV; ~. LIS
i iinised sS,ates Navy. and his mother was
Snzabsfh Stoddert. who was the daugn-
Ter of BENJAMIN Stoddert, the Htse 80
rotary OF the Navy OF ne ne rna's sIt,n Ssd
10 the United States Military Academy d.
tVest Point from Virginia IN lS-s, anu a
elasSnlate OF Gen. r.. h. Lee, ana EI"uu,,
"a third In his class in 1882. lie was maui
s so o1r ntpicnant OF the Fourth United
STATES Artillery July !, 1882; Assistant Nh
fcssor of Mathematics, west I.H p~o -tl
itary Academy. lSsz- % Assn t aIi phtios-
sor of Natuiai and Experimental TissI
euhy. 1866: resigned from me oHIse'
States army IN Isdo, vas one Oh the IN
cipai Assist Mt Engineers OF tne oI DIS
more and Susquehanna rahfoda, tsa.G.s,,
sor OF Mathematics in Hanpdeii-sS ,,t,,
i'GiItee in Virginia, Professor OF Md,iie
mates in Washington College va,
isse-'49: Professor OF MathemauSS anH
acting President OF i illlnnn nI. 1 pres
ident OF the same. 1891; entered the Nol-
teaerate States army. May "a 1871 CSii
missioned Colonel and Assistant , AuJu
tant- General on the stan OF IN ~ ,,er In
H. Johnston. serving through me ~a,' ~ ~
1853 he was again elected fItsiueht VI
William and mary College, nHINs Wy
Office and that OF Professor ol -Nat Voc o.
Philosophy until his resignation IN 1000;
IL. was elected Emeritus Presldeht VI
William and Mary In 1893, ana he .'l,, tue
same until death He received me honVa-
AIRY degree of Doctor OF Laws from H. r..
was a member Of the Virginia Historical
Society. and honorable member Of me
Royal Historical Society OF Great BRITAIN
Colonel Eweii was DESCENDED from une
of patriots and soldiers. His natural
great grandfather, Capt THOMAS 9tou-
aert. OK Maryland, was killed al Bra1-
docks defeat; ana his maternal grand
father MAJOR Benjamin StOddert was
wounded al the battle OF Brandywine.
four OF his relations were officers in the
Revolutionary War -
Ills DfOtHcT, Lieut. -1eHtIdl W. - i>N'H'
commanded a corps in the Army OF
" Orthern Virginia, and he lost brother
In the Mexican War.
BEAuBlGARD's INSTRUCTOR.
While a teacher at west Point he iu-
structed Beauresard anu many others
who became distinguished soldiers on
both sides IN the late war Colonel Ewell
rendered valuable assistance TO General
Magtuder in me location Of the defences
on the Peninsula prior 10 the advance
OF General McClelland in 1862 and his in
..oa.- knowledge OF the country, united
with his military training and engineer
ing skill did good part
While Colonel Eweil served honorably
and with credit as a soldier. he was OPP
posed TO secession and the rupture OF the
Union and only went into the war
to defend his State and people. 1t is not.
however. as a soldier or man OF war IN
which the memory or fame OF Colonel
Ewell will rest. lie was essentially a man
of peace for no one so fully loved his
fellow man, no matter how humble. as he
did. He never lost an opportunity 10 do
good TO others whenever he could, and
often at his own personal loss. He was
essentially the friend Of the poor. He was
devoted to William and Mary College-in-
deed, he and II are so indissoiuby con-
nected that no one who knew both can
think Of them apart.
HIS LOVE or WILLIAM AND MARY
He fought hard against every effort
made TO remove the college from VIII
uamsburg after the war. and but for
him II would never have been rebuilt. II
was his idol His efforts TO get Congress
TO reimburse the college for its losses
drrinc the war were ndefaigable.
He II was who procured from Generals
Grant and Magruder the certificates and
letters declaring the burning OF the col
iege TO have been "a useless act OF war
etc. ana but for those letters the apprO-
FRICTION would never have been gotten.
Colonel Eweli deserves all the credit.
Again, In 1883. the Influence he brought TO
bear caused the VIRGINIA legislature 80
make II n normal school and to make ii
a substantial approximation.
He will be buried In the college grounds.
and every living alumnus OF William and
Mary should subscribe To placing an ap-
pronriate memorial over his grave. They
will not have to be urged TO DO so for
every boy who ever came Ia old William
and Mary loved "Old Buck" and VIII be
only too glad to honor his memory. lie
was kind friend 10 all students. en-
tered freely into their joys and sorrows.
and elevated them I'm their own MINDS
nv the way he appealed "a their man
hood prd better nature. In nnfhins ne
ever did was there an element OF selnsn-
ness. and on his death-hed his thoughts
and u,torances to the last were OF others,
not of himself.
NINE or INFORMATION.
He was perfect mine Of Information on
all subjects. full Of anecdotes and remi-
niscences Of all sorts No one could listen
10 his conversation without being enter
tanned and instructed. He was always
fresh In his feelings, never imposed his
age mon others. and was as much
companion of the young ms Of those Of
more mature age. This was one Of the
noet charming Of HE characteristics.
He had ben = member Of the Protestant
rn's"opal church fnr wears, in the COM
munion OF which he died.