The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
ROSS JACKSON
LAID TO REST
A Great Gathering in the
Press Club
Rooms.
Friends Gather About His Bier
to Speak OF Him as They
Knew Him.
1t Seemed Like an Hour cf Exalted
Triumph for the D al
journalist.

The friends of Ross Jackson said their
farewell to him-to his mortal remains
after such fashion as he would have had
them yesterday afternoon.
1t was beautiful rather than solemn
ceremony. By his wish no sign of mourn.
ing met the eye anywhere. The body lay
among flowers and his friends sang sweet
songs and spoke the truth concerning
him-eve=y word of which caused the
hearts OF the throng of hearers, who were
all his friends, to beat high and proud
responsively.
For they were brave, good words that
were said of Ross Jackson, and surely it
must have soothed those upon whom the
stroke OF his loss fell heaviest to hear in
what esteem he was held by all his fell
lows and how they shared in that loss.
When he said 'Speak only the truth of
N e" he placed no Limitation upon them,
one of these friends said, 'for to speak
of him as he deserves would be eulogy
enough for any man, and, in truth, if the
good wishes of genuine friendship could
have stayed the hand of death Ross jack
son would have lived forever
No prayer was saio; no minister was
there. For the dead jou rnalist was not a
religious man, 'in the chuTcbly sense" :"
but he had been "a living example of
that great principle, the keystone of
Christianity, do unto others as ye would
have them do unto YOU
just before he died Mr.. Jackson had
asked that Judge Hunt, q long time
friend, should say over his coffin what he
dee med right to say. And so he did.
Other friends added what came into their
hearts to say, and other friends expressed
their thoughts In song. Altogether it
seemed an hour of exalted triumph for
the dead nan.
The rooms of the Press Club were
crowded. A very large proportion were
ladies. The electric lights were blazing.
No chance had been made in the arrange
ment OF the rooms IN any way. The cas-
ket lay in the wide aicove and about it
were piled mountain of flowers in many
designs, the offerings OF friends from near
and far.
Shortly after O'Clock Judge Hunt and
the party chosen as pallbearers filed from
the small room OH the right and took the
chairs reserved for them in the aIcove at the
right of the casket- They were: Superior
Judge John Hunt; Superior Judge ]. G.
b. H bbard; G. NJ. Coe, president of the
Press Club; Arthur Barendt, representing
the Bohemian Club; H. S. Hagan, Olym-
pic CLUB; w. W. Naughton, Examiner;
Wells Drury, THE CALL; Peter Robertson.
Chronicle; Fremont Older, the Bulletin;
Hugh Hume. Post: T. f. Bonnet, Report,
and Captain l. w. Lees.
Immediately after the family of the
deceased emerged from the secretary's
room on the left OF the alcove that had
been reserved for them and took chairs
ranging along the left of the casket. They
were:
Mrs. Jackson, John ]. Raffae, ,sMr. and MRS.
H. N. Whitley, Miss Carrie Jackson Whitley,
Miss jackson, Mrs A. T. Dobson.
The Press Club quartet took station
Immediately at the foot of the casket and
the burial ceremony began when their
voices took up Bucks beautiful song,
Lead, Kindly Light"
Judge Hunt, when they had finished
rose and, placing his hand upon the
casket as one might touch caressingly the.
brow of a sleeping friend. spoke of him
who lay there beneath the flowers.
1.-The friend who lies voiceless in our
presence was born fifty years ago. He
came here In 1876 He engaged at first in
various business ventures. Subsequently
he adopted the vocation most congenia1 to
him and best adapted to his mental
talents, the profession of journalism. AS
newspaper man he commenced at the
foot of the ladder whence by uniiring zeal
and energy he rose to an honorable posi-
lion, subsequently occupying the position
of CITY editor and editorial writer on our
local journals. 1t was said of him by his
business associates and newspaper men
that when in authority he was always
considerable of subordinates and while
pursuing with unfiagging zeal his weary
round of duty he was ever wi ling to assist
those who found the burdens of their
employment greater than they could bear.