San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-15
DEATH OF COL. ANDRE VS..
An Active, Brilliant Public Career
Ended

in the death Of Col. III. b. Andrews,
which sad event took place at /
o'clock yesterday morning at his
residence on Reynolds and Dallas
streets. The deceased had been in
critically i'll health for the past
year, suffering from Bright's Dis
ease. He died easily, being fully
conscious to the last, with his fam
lily at his bedside.
Not only does San Antonio suffer
in the loss of such prominent and
selfsacrificing, public spirited man
as Col. Andrews had always been,
but the state Of Texas loses a wor-
thy patriot and staunch Demo
crat, who was always found sound
on all great questions for the well
fare Of the party and of this city,
and his many positions of honor
and trust which were shOwered
upon him bear evidence Of the
esteem in which he was held by
all his fellow citizens.
Deceased was born in st. Thomas
Island, West Indies, September q,
1928, Of English parents named
Barclay. His father died when the
boy was yet young, and in 1880,
his mother and her son removed to
BraZoria county, Texas. Soon af-
ter Mrs. Barclay married Judge
Andrews, distinguished lawyer,
who adopted the child of Mrs. Bar
clay and gave him the name Of An.
drews.
The family resided in Brazoria
county while young Andrews
grew to be fine youth, when he
was sent to Yale college, at 16
years of age. He was soon recalled
from college by the death Of his
adopted father.
In 1855 he removed to Galveston
and began life as a merchant, but
abandoned this for the study of
law. He was afterward admitted
to the bar and became soon dis
tinguished as brilliant attorney,
holding one term as the prosecut-
ing attorney for Galveston county.
On the outbreak of actual war
between the north and south, the
lawyer turned patriot and soldier
and organized fine company. AS
its captain he fought during the
war, and came out Of the conflict
as colonel, on the staff of General
Magruder.
During four years OF his life in
Galveston he was postmaster of
that city, and in 1866 he became in
terested in the development Of the
Galveston and Houston railroad,
and was its general freight ard
passenger agent under the owners
Bacon Il Pierce, Of Baltimore,
whom he had interested in the
property.
In 1868 Col. Andrews made the
deal with Col. ThOs. w. Peirce to
purchase the Buffalo Bayou, Braz.
os and Colorado road, and the
charter was obtained for the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio railroad by these
two gentlemen. Col. Andrews was
made vice. president and general
manager. lie began active opera
tions in extending this road to San
Antonio and on Feb. -, 1877, he
gave San Antonio it's first railroad,
the first train running into San
Antonio on that day, amid great
rejoicing and reclamation by its
citizens.
Col. Andrews continued in active
charge Of this road for many years
and extended it further west until
it was joined to the great Southern
Pacific California system and be-
came part Of the great Hunting
ton route. Col. Andrews then
retired as its vice president and
became land commissioner Of the
road. He resigned as vice-presi-
dent in 1854.
In 1877 Col. Andrews became a
citizen OF San Antonio, having re-
moved from Galveston. He was
married in Galveston shortly after
his removal from Brazoria county,
to Miss Martha Wynne, daughter
OF Judge Wynne, Of that city. Five
children, now Mrs. +. p. Page, Mrs.
Ninton l.. James, Ed. B., r.
W., Ben. f. and Barclay An
drews, were born of this marriage,
and all are now we'll known resi-
dents Of San Antonio.
Col. Andrews was later bereaved
by the death Of his wife, and sew
eral years later married Mrs. Frank
Smith, Of New York, in Tuscum-
bia Ala. Her daughter is now Mrs.
Latin, Of Chicago. Mrs. Andrews
survives her husband.
Since Col. Andrews location in
this city he always did his share in
ito advancement and took an ap-