Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-01-07
Col. WiIfred E. Cutshaw.

The funeral of Col. Wilfred E. Cut
shaw. late City Engineer of Richmond
Va, and native of this county. whose
death was noted in our last took place
from the Second Presbyterian church of
that city, with interment in historic Hol-
lYwood. The burial casket was wrapped
in Confederate flag, which was buried
with him, and his body was escorted to
the cemetery by city officials, members
of r. E. Lee Camp. the Richmond How
itzer Association and the Howitzer Bat
terry, the latter firing salute over his
grave. The Richmond Journal publish
es the following beautiful editorial trib-
ute to the deceased
Colonel Cutshaw is dead. This an
nouncement will come as distinct shock
to the community. Richmond, without
its venerable engineer, is lonely almost
unthinkable. He has been identified
with this city SO long. has been so promi-
nent in everything that pertained to its
upbuilding, has SO infused his sterling
nature and robust personality into all
civic activities that he seemed as perma-
nent and inseparable from US as the
broad streets he constructed, the beauti-
full parks his taste planned and the ex-
quisite hall his honest hand erected. 1t
is no disagreement of worthy officials
to assert that he was the ablest and most
influential with which Richmond has
been blessed since its foundation. He
leads them all. Everybody knew, and
all held in the highest esteem him who
was Familiarity called The Colonel.
In the briet space of an editorial it
were vain to attempt even the meagerest
sketch of life so full of moving Incl
dents, of noble deeds. of scrupulous de-
votion to public trust. OF sleepless guard
against corruption, and a masterful de-
Tense of the vast and complicated inter-
ests committed to his watchfu care His
clear aud trained intellect. his absorption
in the solution of weighty problems, his
resourcetulness and dominant control of
men created an engineering department
first, barring none in this land His reg
nant characteristic was rigid integrity
1nfecked by suspicion of wrong doing.
Upon his sincerity of purpose, his dis
charge of duty and his sterling honesty
Richmond rested four square and conhd-
ing. To the discharge of every obliga-
ton he brought that fidelity and whole
heartedness which in time of war gained
for him the personal notice and pointed
commentator Of the immortal Stone
WALL Indeed. the riddle of Jackson's
phenomenal renown is read in the pos
session of such followers as he whom we
so sorely miss and mourn.
"ColonelCutshaw was by no means the
stern, unbending man the world at large
may at times have considered him. He
had fund of quiet humor and loved a
merry joke. He possessed gentle,
tender disposition and a heart full of
sympathy. He expected and required
explicit obedience of all who were under
his orders, but never was there superior
more considerable of the unavoidable
shortcomings of others, nor one who
stood with more dauntless and unflnch-
ing consistency by those who were 4rue
and faithful.
There is no bronze orcarved marble 10
the builder of the majestic St. Paul's.
in London; simply legend upon a slip
of brass that he who wished to see the
monument of the great architect need
but look around. The monument inn
perishable, eternal to our great engineer
| is Richmond. his masterpiece. the City
Beautiful his hands fashioned. And a
greater token than this has be left, even
the memory in tie hearts of onr people
of the choicest specimen OF Gods noble
| men. He has fallen on sleep, and has
earned bis rest. his long days task is
done. !"