The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
REMAINS TO BE
BROUGHT HERE
Body Of Mr.. Fisher Arrives To-Day
Burial To-Morrow.
FUNERAL OF Mr.. SHANNON.
Ii Viii Be Delayed in the Hope That the Body
of Mr.. Whitaker May Be Recovered
in Time for Double
Service.

Mark the perfect man and behold the
upright, Tor The end OF THAT man is
pe.sl>. his is the only con5olinE
thought now OF the so.rowing family Of
L..s...cr ge rishcr. who was Kill; III
on Sunday night in the wreck en- the
cJnest-i iy.l-.e sl-.>. Ohio tttriiio-.4, wiccll
tina has brought sadness and Sorrow into
the homes and hearts OF 50 many Rich
49,. .@sple. Geo. sc tlsher was born
sixty eighl years ago lest Saturday, in
Cumberland COUNTY, Va, and was the
So. vI the late Or. edward G.. Fisher,
superintendent of the State Hospital at
ST unto.l.
Nlfen a young man, he was the Eht
aid life OF his nome, Eonorcd and loved
by all who came under the influence
OF his sunny and bright disposition. Hc
WAS a man VINO carried aiways into dai-
ly life lie principles lie !Ir. 'esssd l1e
neye.. spoke in Harsh ard cruel terms OF
,,nyone. He was cast in 100 noble a
mould to hsrbGi iil-w.ll rr resentment.
He wa always, kind, cour co S
and forcbearinG to all. a lleaut III
cx,.l.ple TO tuo.aa $. 40 shared lis inti-
mate acquaintance.
HIS WAR RECORD.
He was among the first in 1861 to en-
list for the war and entered the service
under Captain Old, OF Powhata12. and
was a member of Company Z, Fourth
Virginia Ca airy, and followed the for
tunts of the Confederacy to Appomat-
X, Carrying with him all his ME the
effects OF The severe wound he received
q. second Manassas. .N1.er the war. he
ent re the c vice Cf the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, where for tile past thirty
!, ca 5, he has b en- one of tttir -os
trusted and faittfui engineers, and died,
rs he had lived doing his duty and
helping others. He possessed, in q nigh
degree that uncommon strength of char
acter attaine7 only by a life well spent,
a spiri {, frank, firm and independent,
witt a sCliu Understanding, a s,..i.u luug-
nent, a most inhexibe integrity and a
warm kind and apprtcati=e heart which
carried him on steadily and cheerful'V, in
the faithful discharge of every duty.
AS tendcrly sSnlpathizinr as woman
with all the objects CT suffering and dis
tress. he adornei his private life with
al the virtues which grace the character
OF husband father. friend and Christian.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Agnes WoodGn. of Po"-hat an aid
:, children-John w. Fisher. Or E. c..
Fisher and Misses Lavinla. Eowena and
The remains viii reach here from
l. q da nd tbs funeral will be
from st. James Church Thursday a. II
a. NJ. The pall-bearer5 will be: Messrs.
a Royal. w. S. Archer, James Ha:vie,
Richard Wrenn. Samuel Wo1dii., James
r. Werth, Dr. MerriWsllilos Anderson
and ?. ST. Geo. Barrat;d.
MIR. SHANNON'S Body.
The body of Mr.. J. Harry Shannon
reached the city last night at . O'Clock,
and was taken to the residence of his
sister. MRS. Whitaker, on North Eighth
Street No arrangements will be maze
for tho funeral before this evening, as it
is Mrs Whital-ers wish that both her
husband and brother may &c buried to-
gether and she hopes that the body OF
the former may be recovered to-day
At the home of Mrs. Neil Thompson,
NO 715 II East Clay, Street, there is.
nothing but uncertainty. The report tilSis
Mr.. Thompson's remains had been found
Yesterday seems to have been premature
Mr.. Cornelius Thompson, brother of the
dead man. who came to Richmond yester-
cav from Raleigh. returned to that city
last night to make arrangements Tor the
reception of the remains. Mrs. Thompson
will remain here until she gets definite
news concerning the recovery of the body,
when she, too, Will go TO Raleigh, re-
turning here later. The funeral of Mr..
Thompson will take place in raleigh