The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-19
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II. b BARTON 5THOMPSON.s
Beautiful Tribute To II i1ns. D Who l1t'
555 ,ostB His Life for His Friend. NJ

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sS,rho following u Beautiful estimate OF
Barton Thompson who. lost his life Aon-
light in reservoir Park, in ais effort
$to save Earnest J.kElnnd, his com on,
is written byfAlr. tclsleys Tucker, wl F!'
3of the Amherst gross, tll Whlclr6tllre
dead young here's father also as q sa $50
Eciated NJ 3t l3isi5 Il IL 4f9s.
Is K Born twcnty-hy years a 80 /; lived an
Nelson, Amherst and Richmond eight
months or service In the United States
Army; I'VE years OF service ain8t he United
States Marine Corps skating . lark ION ~
Reservoir Lake, Richmond u " dash to
tho rescue OF IA friend, who had broken
III; a. brief struggle inf the cold water
ana tl,on the CID. Such III brief was the
lilo Of Robert Barton Thomnson. son OF
Mi. George i, Thompson, Of The Pro !:
gress. X g +; 81 " s3i4 3S
f lie had spent five years on the broad 1't
ocean foyer within sight of its helving
pillows and within sound Of It's manifold
voices.s sFTe Eld often plunged into the
bosom Of 8the@sen from the deck OF the
man OF war; hut hiss COM
$panions of$the& ship 3Rere4 tneur;S thee had
often calmly tioatcd Jon95i t. waves with
tho ease OF n skilled swimmer llllled
BY the music OF their lushing: yet II q
puny&lak ill the heart Of ~ great city.
full OF people. he was Etlro ,yned Q, the
irony Of fate! .35$ fss3 hi
81. We lnrst knew Barton last summer,
when we We're on T. camping party .to-s
gether. He Was the life OF The par y----so
versatile. $50 Joyous, n so vigorous, so
strong, so guy. 1t was Barton no ztrst
took tile morning plunge; j 7 was Barton
who lead the way on grlo untu1 IN e Xcllr-
sions; n 1t Was Barton who Wtts Ca led up
when advice Eorl'mfornationtW was needed,
IL WAS Barton who evoked \ he last peal
OF laughter which came from the merry,
crowd In the late evening hour Il nc ~
5S lie was the kind OF a man thlt will
do for {, friend. They are scarce. But
Barton, Thousands of men die in the
world who would be heroes, did tic OPP
@portunlty hut present itself. The heroic
strain NILS in tic blood of Barton Thomp.
son, A}y C5tk sti {t X r.
Nc were not surprised. Barton, when
NO read IN tho paper$sth hat you trled. To-
rescue your friend, nor when Wa read
( that Nol, gave Your Ito In the effort. .NNe
knew TINT sou would do y when the time
came, You would have died Tor ~ pll'n-
c.ple Just ;ts quickly. i5i Is
q What after all Is Il thIt makes one
sllfu gren ter han8aliOthsrY III Is II strength
Eoflnlnd No. It cannot be this, f0rsthe
strongest minds weaken th@old age.
W ". WI ih'l f"'ius' tuhN ~ tt'iFrel. w
Question. One man may have one stand
and; another II different one. But if los-
GnltSit ~ friends, il devotion ID truth anu
The courage OF convictions, be marks %
erentness. az think they are. Robert
Barton Thompson deserves os5bc nlln,-I
bsred With the greatest -i
1 y Alas, 5alits! The brief candle of lifG is
ont penderly we lay you on tho cnld
ground, l'artol,ani1d with sad hearts, We
urn back 10 battle with tho struggling
4 tide OF life, before which we8alltmtist az
slast 50 down, We will think OF sou,
barton, Us the days so by Nya win res
member l&onr stfadfast frtGniship and
Your unswerying devotion 10 Tutll and
right, IN The lllrly, burlS Of life, Burton
rhonipson.S you VIII Eot be forgotten,