Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-09
DEATH OF MIR. CHARLES II. BALL.
This Estimable Young Man Passes
Awsy ut His Home, in This City.

Awi y ut His Home, In THIS titys
Many hearts in widely-separated parts
OF this broad land will be wrung by the
simple announcement: "Charlie Ball is
dead" for there passed away in this
city yesterday peerless young man
one who had lived and made hosts Of
friends, not alone throughout Virginia.
but in Washington and New York, in
Alabama and Georgia, in Texas and Colo
RADIO and New Mexico.
Charles Read Ball was the second son
OF Judge Charles b. Ball, Of Loudoun,
and Mrs. Emma Read Ball, daughter Of
Rev. Charles II. Read, d. D., Of this city.
where Charlie was born about thirty-one
years ago. Even in infancy he was mark
ed by uncommon beauty and grace Of per-
son and charm of manner, Characteristic
features which ever distinguished him,
while his intellect was unusually bright
and clear and well-balanced, and his
character prominently pure and lofty
and lovable and strong No one who ever
saw him could fail to be struck by his
tall and graceful figure, his glorious eye,
his winning smile, his modest yet superb
bearing; and no one ever knew him but
felt the truth and warmth and sweetness
Of his affectionate heart.
His life and experience, too, were un-
usual Few men of his years ever saw
more Of life" as the phrase is, or had
wider acquaintance with men and
things"
For three or four years-say from his
twelfth to his sixteenth year-he was a
page in the Senate Of the United States.
having been appointed from the country
at large as a representative of the fami-
~ of Washington, with which he was con-
nected on his fathers side. While on
duty in the Senate he was a favorite OF
the most distinguished men OF the body,
Roscoe Conkling being specially fond Of
him, and he absorbed vast amount Of
political and historical information and
general culture
From Washington he went TO New
York, where he entered the banking
house OF r. A. Lancaster, Esq, a devoted
friend of Charles. as he had been of
his father, and still is of his venerable
grandfather, DR.. Read. and there he
showed the same aptitude for the rapid
and intense business Of Wall street that
he had exhibited for the very different |
life of the Senate. But, alas! I'm New
York appeared the first traces Of the in |
sidious disease against which he subse- |
luently struggled so herocally but vainly |
'or long and weary years.
from New YORK he returned to Rich |
nond, then went to Alabama. thence |
back TO Piedmont Virginia. to Texas, TO |
New Mexico, 10 Colorado, and in all |
hese years and all these places sought
md found employment which he prose-
,uIed with all the strength and energy
at his command; but the warp and wool |
If his life was that unremitting battle
or life and health which he so bravely
md conscientiously and uncomplainingly,
without a murmur or a tremor, waged
o the bitter end.
At last I'm May, 1897, ne left Denver,
col., and came back to Richmond-to live
he could live, TO die if he must die
md here ever since his return patiently,
leroically with his devoted mother as
lis untiring ally and nurse. merging her
'ery identity in his, did he keep up the
light until yesterday at noon, his weary
lead sank gently upon his mothers
,csom, and he fell on sleep"
HE was not-for God took him--the
lear and tender Heavenly Father 10
whom he and his three noble brothers,
lready gone before, ever looked up with
he pure hearts and simple faith of little
hildren.
The funeral will take place this after
oon from Grace-Street Presbyterian
hurch at $3.50 o'clock.
Death of Mrs. Bowman.
A telegram was received in this city
asst night announcing the sudden death
( Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman, at her resi-
ence, 2O4 jefferson street, Petersburg,
"a. Mrs. Bowman was the mother of
irs. j. T. Slaughter, Of this city. and
lille visiting the latter about year ago
uttered stroke Of paralysis, from which
he never entirely recovered. The de-
eased was the relict OF Mr.. p. Bowman,
ias 1S years Of age. and was held in
Ugh esteem by a large circle of friends,
9th in her native city and in Richmond.
A special received from Petersburg last
light says:
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman, an aged and
expected lady Of this city, died very
iddenly Tonight. She had visited her
ster and just returned home, when she
I'll on the front porch and expired In a