The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-20

great affliction.
THAT copy of these resolutions b.
sent to the family, and also be spread
upon the minutes of the Council o
State"
1t was the desire OF all the members
OF the Council that the remains shoulS
lie III state in the rotnnda OF the Capit0
until the arrangements for the intermen
had been completed, and in accordance
with this desire, Colonel Pearsall yes
terday afternoon sent the following com.
municatlon to Captain Duckett:
February 10. 1902
Capt. John Duckett. Raleigh, N. c..
| Dear Sir:-At meeting held in the
| Executive Office at 1870 a. M, the fol-
! lowing resolution was unanimously adopt
| ed:
Resolved, that the Governor and his
Council hereby respectfully request that
| the remains OF General Thomas F. Toon
| late Superintendent of Public Instruction
be laid in state in the rotunda of the
capitol pending the arrangement for the
| funeral obsequies.
| The further resolution was adopted re-
questing ME TO communicate the action
OF the Council through you TO the rela-
| tives Of the deceased associate.
| Very truly yours.
P. NJ. PEARSALL.
Secretary to Council of State.
| Mrs. Toon decided, however, that, as
General Toon's children have TO come
here from distance, it would be perhaps
better TO let them find their fathers
body at home.
been made for the funeral, as Mrs. Toon
| is anxious to await the arrival of the
Generals sons and daughters before COM
ing to any decision. 1t is the general
wish of the State officers that General
Toon be buried in Raleigh.
II is probable the funeral will be held
at the Tabernacle Baptist church Friday
night.
At the Capitol yesterday the manifes-
tations of grief were apparent. The flag
were at half-mast, all the offices were
closed 10 public business, and later in
the day mourning bunting was festooned
around the building,
TRIBUTES TO GEN. TOON.
Governor Aycock:
"The death of General Toon would have
been distressing under any circumstances,
hut coming after we had been assured
of his recovery. it is a very great shock
sit is qualification TO his friends to
know that his last work was given to
the cause OF the children of the state.
1t was my pleasure 10 accompany him in
November last on an Eastern trip, and /
heard the last speech which he ever
made. This was at Belhaven, In Beau
fort county. The speech greatly i'm
pressed the audience, and in my judg-
ment was the best speech he ever made.
think now of it as having In ii the
pathos OF his coming death, as indeed 1t
was possibly the cause of il.
General Toon's heart was in his work.
AID he had grown every day since he
had come into the office. He was rapid
~ mastering the details of his work, and
laying plans for large usefulness. He
was winning friends all the time, and
thereby gaining supporters for the work
in which he was so much interested.
count it q pleasure to have known him.
Whether on the field of battle, in private
intercourse or in the performance OF
civic duties. he was always brave. true
and faithful, and was ever In all the
las lest a valuable servant, and those Of
us who knew him best trustworthy
friend
Secretary OF State Bryan Grimes:
THE death of General Toon is dis
tinct loss TO North Carolina. The Stata
produced no drawer or more gallant SOL
der, and his heroism was only sur
passed by his extreme lnodesty He was
very averse to notoli ety, and shrank
from claiming his just deserts; therefore
he was not as we'll known to the pcople
OF North Carolina as his merits and de-
serts ertitled him to be- His great
worth OF character and absolute ST lcerity
Impressed itself upon all with whom be
came in contact.
His record as q member of the SEN
ate seems to have made q great impress
sion upon his fellow members, as his sterl-
leg honesty and decided convictions car
ried great weight. Since being elected
superintendent of Public Instruction no
man in so short time ever grew more
upon the people of his State. He was an
efficient and model officer, and for tho
length Of time he has held the position
has done more TO popularize the public
ScluOl SYSTEM IMAM any OF MS pceue HeS-
sors. Cut down in the midst of his use
fulness, the loss of such man cannot
be 0verestimated, and North Carolina to-
day mourns a most loyal and noble SON.
Treasurer Lacy:
He Was one Of the most conscientious
and efficient officers we have ever had.
deyoting his whole time and energy in
diligently TO his work, and the public
schools of North Carolina have received
an almost irreparable blow In his death
Gentle, kind and considerable at all times
and yet as firm as rock when the
question OF duty came up he was making
an ideal Superintendent OF Public In
struction."
Auditor Dixon:
While General Toon was a stranger
to me when he came into office he has
grown upon me more than any man
nave known for years. He was PAINS
taking, careful and efficient in the per-
Iormance OF his duties, and would have
made model Superintendent of Public
instruction, had he lived"
). L. Patterson:
While my official relations with Gen.