Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-02
IsHAM II. HARRISON DEAD.
Well Known Citizen Passed Away
Sunday After Brief Illness.

the citizens of Walhalla in many a
day has brought with it more Of the
element Of surprise and shock than
did the announcement last Sunday of
the death Of I. II. Harrison. Few of
his friends knew Of his illness, and
even close relatives had had but
brief announcement that he was not
we'll, and until within few hours Of
his death 1t was not known that his
condition was serious. He was i'll
for only about SO hours, the ravages
Of uremic poisoning having so per-
meated his system that death came
quickly cnce the giving way Of his
physical strength began.
While at dinner Friday Mr.. Harri-
son was taken suddenly with q chill,
but nothing was thought Of this fact
as he had been feeling unwell for
day or two, though still engaged in
his usual occupation with papers re-
garding land surveys and other mat
tors. He went to bed, however, and
inquiries during the day by relatives
elected the information that he was
feeling better. Saturday night his
brother, Frank e. Harrison, called
on him and decided to spend the
night at his bedside, feeling that the
stricken man was really in a more
serious condition than even the pa
tient imagined. DR.. j. w. Bell was
called in, and he found his condition
serious. Toward midnight Mr.. Har-
rison became delirious, then lapsed
into a state Of coma. from which he
never rallied, and death came just
before noon Sunday.
Isham Harrison Harrison was born
in the city Of Anderson in 1S4S, be-
ing at the time Of his death in his
10th year He was son Of the late
Gen. j. w. and Mrs. Mary b. Harri-
son, who moved to 'Walhalla from
Anderson many yeras ago, making
Walhalla their home until their
deaths. About 20 years ago Mr..
Harrison married Miss Meta Darby,
who preceded him to the grave seve-
raj years. There were no children
by this union. Mr.. Harrison Is sur
vlved by one brother, Frank e. Har-
rison, of Walhalla, and three sisters,
Mrs. II. T. Broyles, of Tennessee, and
Mrs. Ida Darby and Mrs. G. A. Nor
man, Of Walhalla, besides numerous
other relatives, among them Miss
Anna Darby, a niece by marriage,
who had made her home with her
aunt during her lifetime, continuing
after her aunt's death to reside with
and manage the home for her aged
uncle,
Mr.. Harrison was member Of the
Walhalla Presbyterian church, and
the funeral services, at the home and
at the grave, we're conducted by his
pastor Rev. w. II. Hamilton. A large
concOurse of friends Of the deceased
assembled to pay the last sad tribute,
and the remains were lowered to
their last resting place in Westview
cemetery at 430 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon.
Few people, if any, were better
known in Oconee than was Mr.. Har-
rison. His long period Of profession
al service as civil engineer and sur
veyor had taken him into every nook
and corner of the county, and he
knew and was known by practically
every citizen, young and old, and he
was respected for his many fine traits
Of character and his long and honor
able record as private citizen and
professional man.
During the latter part of the Civil
War Mr.. Harrison was called to the
service Of the Confederacy, going
into service with the Citadel cadets,
and remaining in service until the
surrender, being under arms only
during the last year Of hostilities.
MIR. Harrison was man Of retir-
ing disposition, yet always cheerful
and ready conversationahst. His
long study of the territory embraced
in the Piedmont section of South
Carolina gave to him an almost limit
less store Of information, and he held
in his memory facts that were Of
value and deep interest concerning
incidents and events OF Importance
that had taken place in upper South
Carolina. He never thrust his vast
store of knowledge on any one, yet
he never failed to impart his infor-
nation when 1t was sought or when
1t could be Of service in clearing up
disputed questions. He was one Of
the engineers and surveyors tina en-
gagged IN the great engineering feat
of Stumphouse Mountain for the yet
Quiet, unassuming, unpretentious, he
never craved place Of prominence
in the public eye, yet he was known
and appreciated more perhaps than
are most men who spend a lifetime
seeking place and preferment in pub
lie service.
Isham Harrison Is dead, but his
memory will live in the minds of
many for years to come. A good
man has been called to his reward,
and the highest tribute that can be
paid to any man comes to him in the
fact that all who knew him can truth
fully say that in all his long and use
full life he WrOnped No man smoke i'll
Of no man, coveted nothing that was
not his. He died as he had lived
peacefully, quietly, loving his fellow