The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
/ eoI0NtL JOHN S. CRuMP
,-,ou or THE LIFE or
Pr THE PIONEER
Iost While He was
|forfnp. and lie Was Not
% ~ Able TO Recoup'

MAY 25.--Ths following
Ftlls .sstch Of the life of Colonel
s'e' ~ me aged pioneer, who died
. Az TUESDAY morning
" =" ,ohn s. Crump died in TINS Guy
!, !, !. NJ, and was buried "a the
ga at 5 D. M. the same day.
zen w. r.n,oD was a noted character in
i'n'l s rsrss. having been identified
ives YVES. 1855, in which year he came
1. NJ, Sasees river. This country y,.. was
y 80 ss,,d almost uninhabited waste,
oas h-oaa prairies roamed thons-
s .,a,a horses, cattle and game
= il those days made frequent
lndlan' .es,tered ranches, depfedalag
~ rs and taking the Ilves o. M, VI.
lIo, TO- settlers. 1hrongh all Oh TINS
'isl, r,,,mp remained and was an ac-
E'sl v ,rsnartaut factor in rescuing TINS
Any ' i,pd from state OF semi par
utiul "a insecurity and placing 1t IN
Fsn ~ s,ate of advancement in the
1Tss' .u,s,iiration, refinement and cui-
,bout this entire section of coun~
a, I'VE was but two wagon roads wnen
ln W rrunp came here. One was the
~ s.. Merrill road from Goliad to Fort
wv ~ ~ he Nueces river; the other
n ~. VA San Patrlcio and Goliad read.
lDs wy oak counties were then a
,s,n patrlcio county. Oakyille and
~. and all the other towns in these
W., we're not once thought of then.
"A" ,sOse early days the colonel was
.,.ssd Of large herds of horses and
I, and was wealthy man. AT the
~ n the civil war he espoused the
A,-n cause and leaving his vast herds
F,sa boundless prairies, enlisted In the
where he was a gallant defender of
n-Incples for which we fought. At
Ease Of the war he returned to his
III to ind his fortune disslpated to the
winds. his large herds decimated
4 hIs brand almost extinct. But as he
4. ,tached to this section, he went to
81 10 rebuild his wasted fortune. The
IL obstacles that confronted him before
4 war were still here, with the addition
|, host OF outlaws and renegade thieves
n all portions Of the world, which made
Estant inroads upon the stockmen's
III. These had to be dealt with and
tpressed to make life and property in
\ manner secure. To this business Colo
Crump addressed himself with that
ergy and determination that ever char
RerIted his life. He was principal in
any thrilling scenes that occurred in
l sos, which left fewer scoundrels run
rg at large and made life and the peace
10 possession Of property possible. He
Is terror to evil-doers and his prowess
!: known far and wide. He was ever
{ staunch and tried friend Of defenseless
aoCence, and ever respected the rights
d property OF his fellowman.
Although at all times he was quite a
iles' man, he never married, But a
ITe gallant beau than Colonel Crump a
by never had. His life was spent amid
I wild scenes lnseparable with the from
!, which gave him an exterior finish not
nparable with refined society. Yet in
/ inner man the polish of the gentleman
= plainly observable and apparent in
bis actions and dealings with his fell
smel.
Some fifteen or twenty years ago he
ld the Methodist church, within whose
les be ever remained a consistent men,
His last sickness was long and pain
! out be bore 1t with that stoicism and
is'lan fortitude one would expect from
"a nature. And while he had been
y ana assisted In making this country
,9les might acquire fortunes in 1t. he
Z poor though an honest man, which
'a' greatest work Of God. Peace to his