The remains of the late Robert Emmet Morris arrived in the city this morning, and were taken to Daugherty's, from where they were taken out to Woodland for burial at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. Corbyn conducted brief funeral rites at the grave.
Mr. Ike Morris, formerly of this city, now of New York, and Mr. Joe Morris of Chicago, also formerly of this city, arrived in Quincy to attend the funeral of their uncle. They will leave tonight.
The following from the Washington Post of Monday will be of interest to the many friends of the late Mr. Morris:
"The death of Emmet Morris, a prominent real estate agent of this city, as announced in Saturday's 'Star,' was a terrible shock to his large circle of friends and acquaintances. Some of them were aware that he was confined to the house on account of sickness, but it was not thought for a moment that his illness would result fatally, so that when the report came about, noon Saturday, that he was dying, it could hardly be believed.
"Robert Emmet Morris was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1855. His father removed to Illinois from Ohio, and afterward represented his adopted state in Congress. His grandfather, Thomas Morris, was a senator from Ohio, and obtained for General Grant his appointment to West Point.
"In the late 1870s, Mr. Morris came to Washington, and entered the office of the Surgeon General of the Army. He entered the Columbia Law School in 1878, graduated in 1880, and, having voluntarily retired from the employ of the government, he formed a business attachment with Mr. John F. Waggaman, which lasted until his death.
"Mr. Morris was one of the most lovable of men. Open hearted, generous, liberal in all things, and with a sunny disposition that brought him warm friends, holding them as with hooks of steel, his death comes to each of them as a personal bereavement.
"His care and solicitude for his aged mother was the most marked of his many good qualities. In business, he was affable, courteous, and prompt; honesty itself in all transactions. The social side of his character, however, was his greatest charm.
"After the business part of the day was over, and the daily visit made to his mother, he enjoyed most the pleasure he could give to others. With a tally-ho or four-in-hand filled with friends, or a bicycle trip through the valleys of Virginia, he was not only the generous host, but the moving spirit of all the pleasure.
"His death, after nearly a score of years of business and social activity in this city, will be deplored by those who were privileged to know his worth, and mourned most deeply by those to whom his acquaintance had ripened into friendship.
"His funeral took place this afternoon at St. Stephen's Church. The interment will be at his old home in Quincy, Illinois."
- The Quincy Daily Journal, Wednesday, December 22, 1897; page 5. (Quoted portions reprinted from Washington Post.)
Additional: A funeral was held for Mr. Morris at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Quincy, Illinois.
Mr. Ike Morris, formerly of this city, now of New York, and Mr. Joe Morris of Chicago, also formerly of this city, arrived in Quincy to attend the funeral of their uncle. They will leave tonight.
The following from the Washington Post of Monday will be of interest to the many friends of the late Mr. Morris:
"The death of Emmet Morris, a prominent real estate agent of this city, as announced in Saturday's 'Star,' was a terrible shock to his large circle of friends and acquaintances. Some of them were aware that he was confined to the house on account of sickness, but it was not thought for a moment that his illness would result fatally, so that when the report came about, noon Saturday, that he was dying, it could hardly be believed.
"Robert Emmet Morris was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1855. His father removed to Illinois from Ohio, and afterward represented his adopted state in Congress. His grandfather, Thomas Morris, was a senator from Ohio, and obtained for General Grant his appointment to West Point.
"In the late 1870s, Mr. Morris came to Washington, and entered the office of the Surgeon General of the Army. He entered the Columbia Law School in 1878, graduated in 1880, and, having voluntarily retired from the employ of the government, he formed a business attachment with Mr. John F. Waggaman, which lasted until his death.
"Mr. Morris was one of the most lovable of men. Open hearted, generous, liberal in all things, and with a sunny disposition that brought him warm friends, holding them as with hooks of steel, his death comes to each of them as a personal bereavement.
"His care and solicitude for his aged mother was the most marked of his many good qualities. In business, he was affable, courteous, and prompt; honesty itself in all transactions. The social side of his character, however, was his greatest charm.
"After the business part of the day was over, and the daily visit made to his mother, he enjoyed most the pleasure he could give to others. With a tally-ho or four-in-hand filled with friends, or a bicycle trip through the valleys of Virginia, he was not only the generous host, but the moving spirit of all the pleasure.
"His death, after nearly a score of years of business and social activity in this city, will be deplored by those who were privileged to know his worth, and mourned most deeply by those to whom his acquaintance had ripened into friendship.
"His funeral took place this afternoon at St. Stephen's Church. The interment will be at his old home in Quincy, Illinois."
- The Quincy Daily Journal, Wednesday, December 22, 1897; page 5. (Quoted portions reprinted from Washington Post.)
Additional: A funeral was held for Mr. Morris at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Quincy, Illinois.
The remains of the late Robert Emmet Morris arrived in the city this morning, and were taken to Daugherty's, from where they were taken out to Woodland for burial at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. Corbyn conducted brief funeral rites at the grave.
Mr. Ike Morris, formerly of this city, now of New York, and Mr. Joe Morris of Chicago, also formerly of this city, arrived in Quincy to attend the funeral of their uncle. They will leave tonight.
The following from the Washington Post of Monday will be of interest to the many friends of the late Mr. Morris:
"The death of Emmet Morris, a prominent real estate agent of this city, as announced in Saturday's 'Star,' was a terrible shock to his large circle of friends and acquaintances. Some of them were aware that he was confined to the house on account of sickness, but it was not thought for a moment that his illness would result fatally, so that when the report came about, noon Saturday, that he was dying, it could hardly be believed.
"Robert Emmet Morris was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1855. His father removed to Illinois from Ohio, and afterward represented his adopted state in Congress. His grandfather, Thomas Morris, was a senator from Ohio, and obtained for General Grant his appointment to West Point.
"In the late 1870s, Mr. Morris came to Washington, and entered the office of the Surgeon General of the Army. He entered the Columbia Law School in 1878, graduated in 1880, and, having voluntarily retired from the employ of the government, he formed a business attachment with Mr. John F. Waggaman, which lasted until his death.
"Mr. Morris was one of the most lovable of men. Open hearted, generous, liberal in all things, and with a sunny disposition that brought him warm friends, holding them as with hooks of steel, his death comes to each of them as a personal bereavement.
"His care and solicitude for his aged mother was the most marked of his many good qualities. In business, he was affable, courteous, and prompt; honesty itself in all transactions. The social side of his character, however, was his greatest charm.
"After the business part of the day was over, and the daily visit made to his mother, he enjoyed most the pleasure he could give to others. With a tally-ho or four-in-hand filled with friends, or a bicycle trip through the valleys of Virginia, he was not only the generous host, but the moving spirit of all the pleasure.
"His death, after nearly a score of years of business and social activity in this city, will be deplored by those who were privileged to know his worth, and mourned most deeply by those to whom his acquaintance had ripened into friendship.
"His funeral took place this afternoon at St. Stephen's Church. The interment will be at his old home in Quincy, Illinois."
- The Quincy Daily Journal, Wednesday, December 22, 1897; page 5. (Quoted portions reprinted from Washington Post.)
Additional: A funeral was held for Mr. Morris at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Quincy, Illinois.
Mr. Ike Morris, formerly of this city, now of New York, and Mr. Joe Morris of Chicago, also formerly of this city, arrived in Quincy to attend the funeral of their uncle. They will leave tonight.
The following from the Washington Post of Monday will be of interest to the many friends of the late Mr. Morris:
"The death of Emmet Morris, a prominent real estate agent of this city, as announced in Saturday's 'Star,' was a terrible shock to his large circle of friends and acquaintances. Some of them were aware that he was confined to the house on account of sickness, but it was not thought for a moment that his illness would result fatally, so that when the report came about, noon Saturday, that he was dying, it could hardly be believed.
"Robert Emmet Morris was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1855. His father removed to Illinois from Ohio, and afterward represented his adopted state in Congress. His grandfather, Thomas Morris, was a senator from Ohio, and obtained for General Grant his appointment to West Point.
"In the late 1870s, Mr. Morris came to Washington, and entered the office of the Surgeon General of the Army. He entered the Columbia Law School in 1878, graduated in 1880, and, having voluntarily retired from the employ of the government, he formed a business attachment with Mr. John F. Waggaman, which lasted until his death.
"Mr. Morris was one of the most lovable of men. Open hearted, generous, liberal in all things, and with a sunny disposition that brought him warm friends, holding them as with hooks of steel, his death comes to each of them as a personal bereavement.
"His care and solicitude for his aged mother was the most marked of his many good qualities. In business, he was affable, courteous, and prompt; honesty itself in all transactions. The social side of his character, however, was his greatest charm.
"After the business part of the day was over, and the daily visit made to his mother, he enjoyed most the pleasure he could give to others. With a tally-ho or four-in-hand filled with friends, or a bicycle trip through the valleys of Virginia, he was not only the generous host, but the moving spirit of all the pleasure.
"His death, after nearly a score of years of business and social activity in this city, will be deplored by those who were privileged to know his worth, and mourned most deeply by those to whom his acquaintance had ripened into friendship.
"His funeral took place this afternoon at St. Stephen's Church. The interment will be at his old home in Quincy, Illinois."
- The Quincy Daily Journal, Wednesday, December 22, 1897; page 5. (Quoted portions reprinted from Washington Post.)
Additional: A funeral was held for Mr. Morris at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Quincy, Illinois.
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