Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-20
ALFRED Il. BELO DEAD
He Passed Away at ASheyille, y.
=, This Morning.
OWNED TWO PAPERS.
lie Was q Confederate soldier and Was
Twice Wounded During The
Civil War Texas Loses
Stanch aud True Friend.

Ashville. April i9-Colonel A II
Belo. proprietor Of the Galveston and
Dallas News died here today
Colonel 4. II Belo was born iu Sa
lem. n. c.. May q. 1888 He was also
elected captain Of the For-ythe rifles in
April, 1861. aud served M the Conied'
crate army of Northern Virginia. wa.
wounded at Gette.bnrg went o. Texas
At the close 90 the war was princira,
owner Of the Galveston News and also
established the Dllla. News OF which
h. was one of -he principal owners In
1855 Colonel Belo wa. az various times
director Of the Associated Press aud one
Of its vice presidents, Col0ue. Bslo ot
late years usually passed the summer IN
the Adirondacks and winters az Dallas
! and Galveston. re will b. buried at
Salem.
He had Just reached Asheyille, with
cr be- bad iourneyod IN the hope oi md
ing peace that a change Of climate aud
the sight Of his old home would bring
lie was surrounded by all his family,
his family physician and other friends
He will b. buried at the old homestead.
close by the scenes he knew aud loved
40 well.
Colonel Balo was ole Of the best
known men In the ,ountry. His .plen-
did sense aud tiroless energy enabled
/ him 20 achieve much. aud the two great
newspapers he builded are monuments
20 hi. hfe's work that ara enduring He
found rich fruition that grew out of his
labors and leaves a record and name
that will not be- easily eifaced lie bad
warm friend. by the hundred and there
will boz sorrow Ia many hearts when
the news Of his death becomes known
He was ever loyal 70 Dallas and 10 Tex
A.. and both have lost friend who wa
always ready 20 WELD potent influence
in their behalf
The nows of Colonel Belos deatl
came as great shock TO his manl
friends in this city Private telegram
received in Dallas stated that he die
soon after arriving IN Asheville, uea
where he will be inferred In the faml,
cemotry at Salem next sunday HI
wife and son. A. H. Belo, Jr. were a
his bedside during his last hours.
Colonel Belo never entirely recovere
from wounds received during the civl
war aud IL Is the effect Of these thu
caused his death For year be- has con
stantly been attended by a physical
: who travelled with him wherever h
went
Colonel Bclo left a wife aud two chi
\ dren. A. II. Belo, Jr and Mrs Cha
4 Peabody OF Boston
Colonel Alfred II. Belo journals
was born at salem, y. c.. May %, 1873
and was therefore 6s years old at q
time Of his death. He spent his bo
q hood and youth In his native state an
when the civil war broke out he yolu
tecrcd Tor active service In the Confe
. crate army aud was elected 20 the ca
taincy of the first company from his n
tive county OF Forsyth. He served dr
. ing operations in Virginia, earning
colonels commission and the reputati
= of a brave officer Twice he was sevcl
! ly wounded. at Gettysburg in 1853, Al
again the following June when Gene
Grant made his fierce attack on
Confederate lines at Cold Harbor
was with Lee when the surrender v
made at Appomatox
Leaving the scenes OF the disaster,
determined 20 seek home ia the II
southwest and be rode on hor,ebi
n from Virginia 90 Texas, reaching
destination 10 June. 1865
Tie accepted % position on the Gals
ton News News. which journal he .
o chased IN 1873.
x In 1881 Colonel Belo formed a 81
3 company authorized by its charter
u publish newspapers a. Galveston
3 such other points 300 tho state pi I'
X as thcy might select lie duplicated
News aud issued DC simultaneously
4 Galveston and Dalla, Each paper
3 its own local department, the same
q torial writers, the same branch Oh
and the same press service through
4 Texas
D The newspaper men OF Dallas a'
A. those who may bo here from
rounding cities, arr requested 70
mt.r Texas Press association rooi
4 the Oriental hotel az 10 o'clock
a morrow 20 pass resolutions ON the d
Z Of Colonel Bclo and take further &C
q that may be deemed appropriate IN
nectiou with the funeral Of the di
Uuished journalist