The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-12
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY u 1896.
THE CONSTRUCTION CO.'S TRIBUTE
To the Memory OF the Late Marina
duke Hamilton.


a meeting Of the Savannah Construc-
tion Company was held yesterday at the
Office OF the company in the Citizens Bank
building
President B. A Denmark presented a
report upon the death o. the secretary of
the company. the late Marmaduke Hamil-
ton On motion OF Mr. ii. NJ Conner, the
report was adopted, aud copies viii be
sent TO the relatives Of the deceased The
report is as follows.
To the Directors Of the Savannah Con-
strucuOn Company: Gentleman-lt be
comes my painful duty to officially an
nounce the death of your secretary, Mr..
Marmaduke Hamilton, which event oc-
CURED at 6 o'clock on the afternoon Of
Jan - 1886
Mr.. Hamilton was your cOmpany's first
ana only secretary. He was elected 10
that Office on May 6, 1880 after the organ
lzatlon OF the company ON April f. 1850.
With such perfect satisfaction did he dis
charge the duties of his office that from
year TO year he was cheerfully and unan-
imously reelected.
For a period of nearly six years. in the
Qlscndrse or our respective official du-
ties as president and secretary, we were
constantly brought in close contact and
intimate association with each other 1t
IS 10 me an unalloyed pleasure TO bear
testimony 10 the fact that during all that
period 1 never complained and never had
cause TO complain against him. He did
All that was expected OF him and much
more. and die his work cheerfully, intel
n
more acceptable man for the place could
not have been found.
Mr.. Hamilton was of gentle and high
birth. His father, Col. Everard Hamilton
was secretary of state for Georgia at the
birth of his son, in Miledgeville in 1880
and had held that office several times be-
fore that event. His mother was a daugh-
ter Of Gen. John Floyd. a conspicuous
figure in the history of Georgia in the
early part of this century. His mother
was woman of rare refinement and learn
ing she was gentle pOetess and wrote
sweet verses after she had passed the
age or four score years.
MIR. Marmaduke Hamilton was a man of
great strength of character and of mark
ca individuality. He had n strong and
fOrceful intellect a mind stored with
much and varied useful learning He was a
student or books, of men, of nature-a
man of broad culture. He despised sham
and talsehoOd in every form, and many a
strong invectve has he delivered against
dishonesty and deceit. He was as loval
ana faithful q friend as one could wish
10 nave. lie was transformations as 10
the help he gave to others, and those who
ala not know him Well would be surprised
10 learn how much he contributed TO re-
heve the burdens of others. His death is
a great grief to his friends and distinct
loss to this community
l could not forego the melancholy pleas
ure of paying this feeble but truthful
tribute to one whom in life / was proud
to call my friend and whose memory /
revere. i. A. Denmark,
President.
Savannah, Ca, Feb. Il, 1896.
Mr.. Il. Raab of Richmond, Va was
elected a director of the construction
and Mr. Bernard Calm of Baltimore, vice
Andrew Reid, deceased.
Mr.. p Il. Goodman was elected secre-
tary of the company.
The board considered several questions
brought to its attention by the president
and disposed of them.