The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-05-09
Funeral Of SENATOR Hugh ey.


The funeral of Senator Hughey took
place at the M. E. Church, in Green.
field, last Wednesday afternoon. It was
one of the largest and most impressive
demonstrations of the kind ever known
in Southern Ohio.
There was an immense concou rse in
attendance, including many distinguish.
ed citizens from abroad, among whom
were Governor McKin ley, Lieutenant
Governor Harris, several Senators and
other State officials.
Senator ]. M. Hughey had legion oi
friends in public life as we'll as in the
homes of the multitude.
Among the many letters Of coincidence
was this, from Gov. Foraker. which
voices the sentiment of all:
CINCINNATI, O., April 30th, '95.
| w. II. ANDERSON,
Greenfield, O.:
DEAR SUR very greatly regret my
inability to attend the funeral of Senator
Hughey. l am engaged in the trial of
case in court and cannot get away.
Please express to the family my sincere
| sympathy with them in their affliction.
They nave the consolation of knowing
that all who knew him mourn with
them. He enjoyed the esteem and con.
tidence of all his acquaintances, and had
| earned the reputation he enjoyed by q
life Of integrity and devotion to duty in
| all the relations OF both private and
public life. Very truly yours,
j. B FORAKER.
Addresses were made by Rev. R. w.
King, Rev. Crothers, Rev. Lesourd,
Governor Mckinley, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Harris, Senator Hutsinpillar, State
Auditor Poe, Senator McConica, Capt.
D. M. Barrett, Representative Metcslf.
The funeral obsequies were in charge
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The Greenfield Enterprise says:
What Senator Hughey was abroad,
and the great regard in which he was
held by those who met and knew him
in official capacities, was told to us in
eloquent and feeling words by the dis.
tinguished gentlemen who came 80 far
to attend the last sad rites of his inter.
ment. What he was at home, to his
family, neighbors and friends is known
to every citizen. No man was ever
more highly esteemed and universally
beloved by his neighbors than he, and
hard indeed was the heart that was not
touched with keen sorrow when the
announcement of his death was spread
over the community. He was noble,
generous, kind, and gentle, and ire.
sistably won the hearts of all with
whom he associated. Benevolence was
a dominant principle of his character
and no one ever went to him in distress
or sorrow that was not relieved and
comforted. His charity was unosten
tatious, and when bestowed was never
alluded to by himself, consequently
hundreds of generous deeds that he
performed were never known, and for
which he asked and received no other
reward than the consciousness of
having done his simple duty towards
his fellow men. He was able, we'll
read, well informed and one of the most
trusted and valuable members of the
Legislatures in which he served re.
garded by his colleagues as an able, re.
liable conservative and incorruptable
gentleman, who always espoused the
cause of what he conceived to be right,
regardless of political or personal inter.
ests. With heart as tender as q
woman's, that quickly responded to the
tones OF distress and sorrow, when need
was, he was brave and fearless and
would hazard his life that Truth and
Right sh- ald prevail. As soldier in
the war for the Union the record of his
service, like that of his private and
public life, is simply a record of duty
| o1 -,
than this could be his. AS a citizen
soldier, friend, neighbor and Christian
in private and public life he did hit
duty-did it nobiy and we'll, and above
his grave, men, women and children, o
all creeds and beliefs and stations in life
wept tears of sorrow, as though they
mourned for dear brother departed.
The following sketch of Senator
Hughey's life was read by Rev. LeSourd
Hon. James NJ. Hughey, son of Josiah
R. and Sarah Hughey, was born Novem.
Der 6, 1912, and brought up in Highland
county about four miles west OF Green
field, Ohio.
At the call of Abraham Lincoln TO,
volunteers to put down the rebellion
and preserve the Union, he enlisted az
a private of Capt. F. w. Woods Com
pany F. Seth Regiment, o. v. l., May
%, 1862, to serve three months, from
June 10, 1862, and was discharged from
the service on the 25th day of Septem
ber, 1862, at Camp Delaware by reason
Of expiration of term.
On the first day OF July, 1868, wher
the I'd Ohio Heavy Artillery Regiment
was recruited he again enlisted for three
years or during the war and was made
first sergeant of Company A. On the
Sth day of April, 1865, he was promoted
by the Governor of Ohio, John Brough
to second Lieutenant of the same com
pany and regiment
He was in the battles of Cleveland
Tenn, Salt Works, Strawberry Plains
and others. He was mustered out a
the close OF the war on the Goth day O
August, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio.
On the 9th of November, 1873, h
was united in marriage with Miss M. j
Caldwell. For several years they resided
in the country but about fourteen year