The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-03-31


sippian winged its flight beyond
the stars.
No Mlssissippian sat higher in
the confidence and affection
of his fellows than John
Marshall Stone, who IN war
was mountain storm, and who
in peace was as gentle as the gales
of spring. e,
He honored public station and
he adorned private life. His vir-
tues were an inspiration to the
best manhood of the COM
monwealth, and the youth Of the
State can find no worthier exam
pie to emulate.
For twelve years the chief exc
cutlve of this proud common
wealth, his administration was as
clean as unsunned snow, and his
private life was as bright and pure
as the first opening lilac when it
spreads its clear leaves to the
sweetest dawn of May. The ele-
ments were so mixed IN him that
nature might stand up and say to
all the world, This was a man.
1t is but natural that the death
of such a stainless gentleman and
lofty patriot should cast a gloom
over the entire State; that tears
should fall like rain from even
strong men-the men who knew
him best and loved him most.
The name of this true, strong,
manly man is part of the history
of Mississippi. both in peace and
war, He loved truth and he hat
ed shamS. He was patriotic to
the core. Every fiber of his ma
tnre was fine. He would not sell
the truth to serve the hour, not
even for a seat in the United
States Senate. He was true to
self, and it followed as the night
the day that he was true to every
trust. 1t has been we'll SAID OF
him that he would not tlatter
Neptune for his trident nor Joyc
for his power to thunder.
His position in Mississippi was
unique; his influence for good IN
calculable. He was a pyramldaI
figure in the eyes of men, oxem-
plifying the great attributes OF
hero1sm, honesty and exalted pub
lie virtue.
Here at Jackson, where he lived
for twelve years, his friends were
legion: IN truth it may be said
that in all the broad confines of
Mississippi he had no enemies,
save the enemies of the State.
Peerless and stainless, after
life's fitful fever, full of honors,
this noble citizen sleeps we'll.
The old guard are passing.
FIRST Lamar, then George, then
Walthall, and now Stone. Sure
lv, Mississippi is fast becoming
bereft Of that galaxy of statesmen
and patriots who linked the past
to the present.
The State officers met in the
library this morning to take ap-
propriate action touching the
death of Governor Stone. The
meeting was presided over by
Governor Longino. 1t was deter
mined to telegraph Mrs. Stone
and ask that the interment take
place here. Members of the city
council were present at the meet
ing of the State officers, and
Mayor Todd joined Governor
Longino in the request. A hand
some lot IN the cemetery was ten
dered by Hon. H. Clay Sharkey,
member of the legislature, This
afternoon Governor Longlno and
Mayor Todd received a reply
stating that while Mrs. Stone
very much appreciated the re-
quest for personal reasons the in
terment would take place at 1uka.
The funeral train will leave Hol-
ly Springs about 8 O'Clock in the
morning, and the burial will take
place at Iuka in the afternoon.
Governor Longino and other
State officers. together with a
number of citizens of this place,
will leave at midnight by the H.
linois Central and join the fune-
raj train at Holly Springs. A
committee of State officers was
named by the Governorto prepare
resolutions on the life and charac-
ter of the deceased.
Regret is expressed at the capi-
tai that this noble man could not
he laid to rest here, but all ap-
preciate Mrs. Stones reasons for
declining.
.Iohn Marshall Stone was a na-
tive Of Tennessee, having been
horn April 80, 1880. He was the
sacond child of Asher and Judith
.(RoyaD Stone, native of Virginia
where their ancestors were pro
|minent people. His parents
Anoyed to Tennessee IN the early
ao's. Nine children blessed this
uln;on Himself a soldier, and
wounded almost to the death,
Stone had three broth
ID b killed fighting for the Confe-
dfPracy. ,,..r
m a he was denied a collegiate
but by his own efforts
hel secured knowledge that was
pr actical and valuable. lie