Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-01-19
SINGINGSC0TCH SONGS.
The Soul of Rob rt G. Lowe Bade
BODY Farewell.
NO BETTER WORKER
For Texas and Especially Galveston
Ever Existed, No More Entbu-
siastis Journalist Labored
Fer His People.

Galveston. Jan. 1e.-Singing the
Scotch songs of his boyhood, conscious
to the last. recognizing the members OF
his family. but with his mind wander
ing back to the days Of his youth. such
was the scene attending the death Of
Major Robert @. Lowe, Monday mo n
ing. vice president OF A. II. Beio a Co.
proprietors OF the Galveston Dallas
News.
Mr.. Lowe was in mis- usual health
until Saturday morning. when he waa
stricken with heart failure. He did not
receive relief until Saturday afternoon.
from which time he rested easy until
Monday morning. when he was taken
with a more serious attack than the
first, and 1t was apparent that the end
was near at hand.
He was one of the best workers for
Texas the state has ever had. For
more than a generation his influence
has gone forth from the press. He was
spirit OF fearlessness, justice and ltb-
erty which always commanded atten-
ton. After the 1900 storm he was act
I've In the councils of the leading citi-
gems OF Galveston who took In hand
the management OF affairs, and in the
resurrection OF the city he aided In the
accomplishment of much that has been
done.
Robert g. Lowe was born June I3.
1887, at Brechin, Scotland. He sailed
from Glasgow to New Orleans in 1885.
when he was nineteen years old. In
the early part of April. 1861, he entered
the Confederate service at Shreveport
as a private In a company known s
the Shreveport Greys. a part Of Colonel
Charles Dreux's battalion. From
Shreveport Colonel Dreux, with his
command, was ordered to Pensacola
and from thence to Virginia, where they
TOOK part I'm the Peninsular campaign,
during which Colonel Dreux was killed.
Young Lowe was then made one of the
guard of honor to accompany Colonel
Dreux's body back to Shreveport, after
which the command was disbanded
Subsequently Mr. Lowe was made a
major, and in that capacity served in
the northern portion Of Louisiana until
the close of the war. After the war
he became part owner of the Caddo
Gazette, published at Shreveport, where
he remained until he came to Galveston
In 1874, and became connected with
the Galveston News.
The firm OF A. H. Belo & Co. was
Incorporated In 1881. and in 1888 Mr..
Lowe was elected vice president, which
position he held up to the time Of his
death. Mr.. Lowe was the father OF the
movement to duplicate the Galveston
News at Dallas.
He was member Of the original deep
water committee at Galveston. He at
tended the numerous meetings. which
were instrumental In finally securing
deep water on the gulf. He was the au-
thor OF the resolution leaving II to the
board OF United States engineers to Sc
lect the most desirable point on the
gulf for a deep water port. This res
olution was indorsed at the Topeka and
Denver deep water meetings, and later
passed the national congress with prac-
tically no change.
Mr.. Lowe leaves wife and four
children. He leaves a half brother at
Edinburgh, Scotland, and a nephew,
Henry Fraser. at Chicago.