The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-01-23
DEATH OF GEN. TOM
EWING.
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A brief telegram from New YORK
Yesterday announces the death OF
Gen. Tom Ewing. He left his home
Monday morning for his law Office,
and while crossing the street was
struck 10y car, thrown on the hard
pavement, relieving confusion of
the brain. He never regained con-
sciousress and died on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock. His death is
a national calamity, aad to his friends
in Logan and in our Va ley, per-
sonal bereavement. lie was high
up among the foremost men in the
Republic and among his fellows in
the home of his nativity and in our
Valley where lie fought and won the
battle of LIFE, as close and near in
love as brother. His life is part
of the heroic history of his country,
and his record as spotless as star.
lie went into public service as ST.
preme Judge of Kansas, resigning
10 enter the army, as Colonel of his
home regiment, winning by brave
and gallant conduct the stars of
major general. He was assistant sec
retary OF state, q member OF the con-
stitutionai convention, a congressman
and our candidate for governor. He
was a LAWYER Of emineGce, and as a
man of affairs, the NEST conspicuous
in bringing to development tie mln-
cral resources of the Hooking Valley.
He was man of resolution and
quick determination, giant in every
pos ton, leader in every movement.
lie was soldier Of patriotic spirit
aud heroic grit. lie was not like Nc
Clellan and Fremont and NEST of his
compeers, too tender TO do harm, too
cautiols t. deal incarabie blows.
Boll and dashing, chivalric in o. en-
battle, vet he strack the Vendetta
ani Guerilla of Missouri as Caius
Marius struck the Carroll and pur
sued them with ''sunless destiny
lie was democrat and statesman
of the Andrew Jackson tyre, not
hesitating and waiting for others 10
test the practicabll:,y of the route or
the security of the bridge. He led,
ana took chances with no unfaiter
ing stride. He was our champion,
the peoples candidate for congress III
the Hooking Valley. The thunde:s
at the peoples demands SO long silent
and repressed By the mcrclless band
of the Coal Barons and Pig Ircn
princes Of the Hanging Rock gion.
took voice in his speeches, carry ING
hope and encouragement to the men
of,5rains and biawn in every nook and
corner of the working world. lie
wa, great man and as pure and good
as he WAS great His temper was gen
tie, his manners cordial, and his
as stable as our eternal
hills and as frS as the or tty yield of
their qnarries. IIe was popular be
cause he felt with the people, their
leader because his commanding abil-
lily and his stable integrity won
their unfuest'onirg confidence. In
the glory of his meridian manhood,
in the pleniitnde of honorable dis
tinc,ion, snccess yielding to his beck,
ap l fortune coming at his call, he
drops in our midst, appalling like
the fall OF star, and bringing sor-
row to loving hearts as bereavipg as
the loss ola bro her.
Tom Ewing was our friend, faith
3ul, constant, trpe. His companion
'hIp was uplifting and his talk ben
,hiction.
The Hooking ALLEY will indeed
MOURN his loss II was the noblest
Hero of our Hills, aud among the
giants who I,ved our DAYS, lie was the
greatest of them AL.
His memory is safe in the eyerl4st-
ng embrare Of preserving history;
nay his soul have eternal peace in (
heaven.