Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-01
WORDS OF FELLOW CITIZENS
Prominent Men in Various Walks of Life
Deplore Mr.. Rosewater's Death.
SHOCK is GENUlNt AND GENERAL
Expressions of SORROW and Words of
Tribute from Those who Knew
Him and Valued His
Worth. s1 )


That Mr.. Rosewaters death was pro-
found shock TO the COMMUNITY was evident
upon every hand. The news spread with
the utmost rapidity and throngs Of people
rushed to The Bee building for eonhrma-
ton Of the report. hoping to ind II untrue.
Others kept the telephones in The Bee
ofices continuously engaged with anxious
inquiries. Men prominent in the affairs of
the city, some OF whom had known or
been associated with Mr.. Rosewater during
his long and active career in Omaha and
the state, came to the ONCE. Here are
some of the expressions Of prominent citi-
zens:
Dr. George L. Miller-The sudden death
Of Edward Rosewater comes TO me- as it
does to the community. as great shock
and / fully share in the conviction that
his death is a public loss. l had known
Mr.. Rosewater since his manhood life be-
gan in this country and when he was an
obscure telegraph operator. II was my
fortune to antagonize him for many years
as a partisan editor of the Omaha Herald.
We had many sharp and bitter conflicts
and controversies. II was through them
that / learned TO measure mis- peculiar tai
ents and abilities. / saw him grow and
expand and l have often borne personal
testimony to his grasp of large affairs. In
recent years have sharply differed with
him, and yet. 1 have had a very agreeable
relation with him, both as a citizen and as
an editor. / sincerely deplore his death
He was a power in the west and not merely
in Omaha. He was a power at the seat
of government and his capacity to do
uhings was equal to that of any other man
have ever known In this section of the
union. l cannot close what l am to say
about Mr. Rosewater without expressing
once more my appreciation OF his breadth
and constructive ability and capacity to
manage a great metropolitan newspaper,
for that is what The Bee is and has been
for many years.
Always Full of Work.
Mr. Rosewater was always known to be
one Of the most liberal citizens in the
promotion Of all good, enterprises, free
handed to charity, sympathetic with the
| suffering. His ambition for Omaha was as
broad as it was genuine. It was only last
| Tuesday that I had a long conversation
| with him in respect to the future i'm
provements OF Omaha. / found that he
had brought back with him from Europe
Italian plans for a market house, among
other things. and had made study OF TIE
enlargement OF the court house, which
proves that he had come out from the
senatorial contest ready again with busy
mind and his known energy TO 60 to work
again for the upbuilding OF the city in
| which he had such great pride and for
which he had done so much
Included in the discussion, which was
quite lengthy, the question of cheap power
and the future Industrial interests OF the
city came up. was again struck with
his originality and clearness Of view upon
every question TO which he gave his
strength and attention. only ada that he
will be greatly missed. not only IN this
city and state. but IN this great section OF
the union. as one OF the strongest and
ablest personal and political forces which
this transmissouri region has ever known
H. Vance Lane, Vice President and Gen.
eral Manager Of the Nebraska Telephone
company-An can say is that II is one
OF the greatest losses Omaha and Ne
braska could possibly suffer.
J. p Robinson OF Waterloo-Mr. Rose.
water took dinner at my house Thursday
when he was here TO address the Grand
Army veterans He ate a hearty dinner
and was IN his usually pleasant mood. lie
seemed TO enjoy his visit and we par.
ticularly enjoyed him. I took him TO the
train in a carriage and he left. apparently
feeling all right. CMr. Robinson called VI
The Bee once by telephone Friday morn.
ing to inquire as to a report that had
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