The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-29
THE NEWS
In THIS CITY.
The Community Shows Its
Honor in Half Masted
0Flags.

Tho news of tho death of Mr.. Bayard
was received In this city about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and II few min utes la
TOR the flag OIL the city Hall was lowered to
half mast. The scrrOwful news then
spread rapidly, and by O'clock all lags
OF he city were half mast. In many store
windows appeared portraits of tho dis.
tinguished statesmen draped in mourning
and tho national c3!ors.
JUDGE GRUBB's EULoGY.
One Of the closest of the many personal
friends that Mr.. Baynrl had in this city
was Judge 9 Grubb. Of the State Su-
prenle Court. On hearing OF his death
tho Judge pnld him the following trbu q:
"Cons!tlered in all respects hc was cor.
taln!y the niust cminont citizen that Della
ware has produced. John NJ Clayton, in
some rcapects and Mr.. Bayards father and
grand father in others, may have surpassed
him. bu$ Judged by his lofty character
MS nigh aics, his pure morals his social
gifts, his rare and varied talents, his spot
less public and private integrity. his un-
daunted political courage, and his i'm.
measurable u,rfuino $ ut home and
abroad, he has besn equaled by none in
Delaware, and by few in this country or
elsewhere"
'he was not n politician in the sen SO of
an organizer and manager of u political
pnrty. Ho had neither tn, taste nor tho
tnlents for uck Il calling. He was rathor
tho advocate of public politics and valued
pnrty organizations as the practical means
of promoting sound public measures, and
MOI as the instruments of mere partisan
success OF personal advantage. Sprung
from q family of statesmen second 10 none
In the Union. he was by nature and train.
Ing pre-emineDtly their worthy successor.
'He was born and bred to believe that
It is his duty Of the more highly gifted aud
favored among men to instruct and
help their less forum ate brethren. Ac-
cordingly he ever fslt that he had mis-
sion on earth to teach the truth as he saw
1t and to strive In his public and private
relations to achieve to tho utmost Of his
ability and opportunities the greatest
possible measure OF usefulness in his day
and generation.
"Ho never consciously compromised
with error by the sacrifice of the truth
nor pros!ituted his conscience by pro tess-
Ing faith that ho did not honestly hold.
But he ever with untiinching couraue pro.
claimed what he truly believed and dared
to do what he deemed right. regardless Of
other considerations. In doing so he nat
urally evoked the hostile criticism of men
both within and without his own party.
But as time passes on, and an impartial
view of bis career and life work Is taken,
the misrepresentation and Injustice he has
suffered will bo corrected, and his true
place as one CT our country's most honor
able, useful and eminent patriotic states |
men accorded him.
ut Is just and fitting that he should
now pass painlessly and peacefully away
ut the summit OF his fame and when he |
had Just finished that crowning work of
bis life, which won for our country the
attachment and support of our mother
In our hour Of need and prevented
hostile nations from deprlvIng
us of the glorous triumph and the earliest
peace so lately and quickly won by tho
atoms victorious arms"
BISHOP COLEMANs EuLOGY,
During the evening Bishop Coleman
y FINISHED the following: "As the Bishop
Of the diocese In which Mr., Bayard was
born and In which he had lived the great.
" part Of bis life, have felt especially
srieved In hearing Of his death. His many
TITS and attainments and his irreproach-
'ble personal character have served to
trengthen the Church In Delaware In
whose welfars-espeolally as to the vsner. !