The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
cath OF G. HERBERT BROWN.

from Mr.. Fosters residence Monday after.
noo n , aIier nfranging for the disposition
or the pody Mr.; Foster began search by
telephone and telegraph for the relatives
OF the licensed. 1t was learned tbst ne
has a sister. Mrs. Zoe n. Ross 'n ana ne
brother. whose given name could not be
learned, both living at Council BLUFFS Iowa
Ihey were notified by telegraph OF Mr.
Browns death. - 'il'
Mr. g. Herbert Brown was abou, 81
years OF age. lie was we'll and favorabiy
known IN the newspaper world espeelallv
hhu an through this section of Texas per-
sonaliy. thorough gentleman In an his
9eallngs ana bearings with his felowman.
he had many, many warm friends, and bnt
rev, IL any, enemies He had spent the
most of his life In Colorado, and was well
known In that State, having been connect
cd with several large daily papers, and Mt
one time owning, controlling or naparIhg
some nfteen or twenty weekly papers i9
the Centennial State. The climate OF Colo.
RADIO did not agree with him and upon the
Invitation and solicitation Of Captain :
;. Ashe, of this city who met him In
DeDver, he came to Texas about six wears
ago and went to Sour Lake. The climate
and country being more agreeable to him
aud to his health, he rapidly recovered and
was restored to comparatively perfect
health. he determined to locate In Texas
ana cast his lot In the Lone Star State
From Sour Lake he went to Galveston Sc
cured employment on the Galveston News
and was soon afterward made city editor
ton of city editor aud embarked In the
publication of the Saturday Review, which
ne ran successfully for about i've years
His writings were all of very high order
clean and moral. and his business relations
were of the very best.
1t was after the great Galveston storm
however that the high order of manhood,
the excellent. gentlemanly Instincts the
warm fellow-feeling for his fellowman
which he possessed naturally were brought
out and shown to the world. Herbert
Brown did more to alleviate the sorrow OF
Galveston. to cast of the dark shadow of
gloom and the dreaded remembrances
which the terrible storm Of September S,
1900, threw over Galveston than any other
one man. He worked earnestly and deter
minedly with the one object in view TO
drive away the grief and remembrances of
the fateful storm and let no opportunity
JOY or pleasure to the hearts of the storm
Eerers. lie would get up excursions to
this city to the theater, organize theater
parties or do anything that he thought
Would assist the people of Galveston in
| casting their sorrows and troubles behind
them as far as 1t lay in human power to
| do so.
When the Houston Chronicle Publishing
company was organized he took an interest
IN 1t, and his society. journal, the Satur-
| day Review, being incorporated in the
| urer Of the new company, being selected
| for this, the most important position In
among those VINO knew him best. his thor,
| ough, active business ability and his famil-
| iarity with the management of such COM
! pany. Since his advent into the business
| and social circles OF this city In his CON
| nectlon with the Chronicle. 1t Is useless TO
| say more than that by his upright walk in
| life, his fine business habits and his con
nectlon with the people Of Houston he has
made and held friends by the hundreds,
| which only death could sever He bad n
very large number Of warm personal friends
| In Galveston and many Of them wifi be
! in this city this morning to view his re-
mains and pay their respects to their de-
] parted friend, G. Herbert Brown.