The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1908-04-04
DEATH o. n-nAYoR o'BaIEH.
Aftes . Hhess q Several MsaeAs Dsali Cans
ResekuEly Ises1sy Eysains.

Afte, . Hness e Several Msaeks DsalA Cane
Psaesfsfly Ises1sy Esans.
1--WE saw not the lift Of the curtain,
Nor heard the invisible door,
As they passed where HES problems uncertain
VIII follow and vex them no more.
We fingered and wept On the threshold
The threshold each mortal must CROSS
Then We laid new wreath down upon It.
70 mark new sorrow and loss"
At eventide, when the purple twilight
bids farewell to the ebbing day and ush-
ers In the night, the soul Of Edward E.
O'Brien left its tenement Of clay, and all
that was mortal Of the distinguished
citizen and friend became extinct.
After an illness Of four months, and
after every effort that skill and science
could suggest had been exhausted, for
titled with the sacraments of the Roman
Catholic church, and surrounded by his
loved ones, the end came rs peacefully
as the close Of beautiful ante-summer
day, when daylight fades into night
with increasing loveliness.
Edward e. O'Brien was . native OF
New Orleans, where he hrst saw light
63 years ago. He Was reared and re-
ceived Christian education in that
city. He came from one of the oldest
and best-known families in the Crescent
City, and was as popular and well known
in that city as in Bay st. Louis.
Twice elected mayor Of Bay st. Louis,
only a few weeks since he was again
nominated by the Democratic party,
and, there being no opposition, would
have been elected to . third term on
Monday next. OF his services as a pub
lie official naught but good could be
said; for, in addition to the conscien-
tious discharge OF his duties. he insti-
tuted many practical and meritorious
reforms, building the present city hall,
and, for the first time in many years,
freeing the city from debt.
As . member of the Bay -Wavelaud
Yacht Club he was factor, and much
of the success OF yachting at Bay st.
Louis was due to his individual efforts
and influence.
Both as private and public citizen
he was "sans peur ct sans reproche".
A devoted husband and father, he lived
in the very bosom Of his family. AS q
member Of the Catholic church he was
active and faithful to the very end. In
life the church had no devotee more
consistent than he.
At all times, under all circumstances,
be walked in the well-beaten path OF
righteousness, aud. when fully conscious
that he was nearing the last Of earth, he
appeared b bcf fully impressed with the
idea that at the end Of time eternity be-
gan, and that the bright faith which
sustained him during those trying hours
of suffering would only grow brighter
and brighter az he iourneyed toward the
Infinite, and the final gloom OF death
be dispelled by the radiance OF Gods
love. Could all live the just and upright
life Edward E. O'Brien lived, and die
in his trusting faith, death could no Ion
ger be called "The King of Terrors",
for he inspired no terror there. The
dying man and sorrowing family looked
forward with the same eye of faith to
the brighter future where this tempo
rary separation would end in an eternal
reunion,
When q prominent and successful
citizen dies, it Is customary with the
home press to pay tribute to the s.e..,ino
qualities of the departed friend. but
there is no language at our command
with which We can iittingly portray the
sincerity OF this mans true character.
and, In tho experience of lifetime. the
writer hereof can safely say he never
met one who seemed to have moro re-
gard for the obligations Of life. Con-
science guided his every act. He was
q model OF mental industry in his effort
10 eerve his people. He was strictly
honest in the service he rendered, In
short, he was not only model citizen
and servant Of the public, but he was an
honorable gentleman in the highest
sense that term implies. To man. wo-
man or child, saint or sinner, he always
extended . cordial greeting, that lent a
ray of light to brighten their pathway
in the journey Of life. He commanded
the respect Of all sects and classes OF
people, ~ his recent election with no
campaigning fully verifies, which was 4
recognition and reward for good services
rendered.
The RENAME OF the honored dead were
taken to New Orleans Wednesday morn
ing on board the late morning train.
Rev. Father J NJ. Prendergast conducted
the funeral ceremonies at the house.
Tho pa lbearers were Alfred J. de
Montluzin. Richard Mendes, Joseph F.
Cazeneuve, Thomas L. Evans, Frederic
Banderet, Eugene H. Roberts.
Reaching New Orleans. the remains
were taken to Metarie Cemetery, where,
with al tho reysrence and tender care,
loving hands laid them to rest beneath
. wreath Of dowers-tender and express
sive symbol Of sympathy, and typical in
their radiance Of the brightness beyond.
Clustering about the flowers that are
blooming there. mingling with the op-
pressiYe silence that shrouds the re-