Show DEATH OF MR RAMSDEN there will be many hearts in the valleys of the rocky mountains that will be filled with deep sympathy aby for the wife and family of mr george ramadan Bams den whose death Is announced in ID the liverpool england poet of may last jost a copy of which was banded to us today by elder A W carlson of this city the post says the death occurred yesterday about noon of mr george ramsden ramadan a i gentleman who for upwards of half a century has been a prominent figure in the atlantic passenger trade about a fortnight ago he was operated upon lor for a painful ailment and for a few days recovery seemed certain then unfavorable symptoms developed and death ensued yesterday at fern house egre mont the business career of mr ramsden Bams den who had almost attained to the allotted span apan of life has been a singularly in inheres teresIng ing one A man of great integrity ability and determination he early in life made his mark in the shipping chipping world mr ramsden ramadan was associated originally with the black ball line of packets running between this port and now new york his office being in re gent geni road when the cunard line first undertook the steerage passenger business guion gaton A co in the person ot of mr Ra maden undertook its man management subsequently he performed a similar nursing oper operation a for tle tie national line short ly afterwards alter wards the firm of guiou co forsaking the old sailing line ot of pac KeiB had steamers of their own built including the montana minnesota wisconsin and dakota which owing to their daring departure from the style of marine architecture then in vogue caused a considerable si sid erable amount of comment mr ramsden ramadan was also successful in securing and retaining for many years for his hie em am bovers vers a contract with the mormon mrs elders for the conveyance of their emigrant proselytes prose lytes lyLes large numbers of whom wee sent across the atlantic on the death ot of mr stephen guion and the subsequent dissolution of the old firm mr ramsden ramadan in conjunction with his son continued to 10 carry on the passenger branch of it successfully although he be had been a great sufferer and had undergone undergo nemore more than one surgical operation lor for the relief of his ailment the deceased gentleman possessed posse posses aced bed in an eminent degree the COM complete confidence of his employers and enjoyed the respect and esteem ot of all his colleagues in the trade from his bis entry into I 1 ii until his demise yesterday general sympathy was felt towards him in his affliction and his death causes the severance of the last remaining link between the oa packet I 1 am emigrant igram days and the modern system of emigration which mr ramsden ramadan did so much to foster encourage and build up he was a man of generous spirit kind hearted and delighted in doing anyone a service he was a patron of the fine arts art a discriminating collector of examples of our best beet known painters but above ah and before allbe was a passenger manager par excellence to which in mundane muri dape affairs everything w was subordinated by a very wide circle of bust ness and private friends he was highly esteemed as well by reason of his bis frank open bearing as by his kindly heart and other high personal qualities all the good words said in the fore going concerning conc eraine mr ramadan are true and it was not necessary to wait for the gent lemans death to say aay them on oil previous occasions the NEWS has hag taken pleasure in re referring reforming la in terms of praise to 0 o this true firle friend ild of the latter day saints and we now express ou on behalf of we the host best of his bis friends who reside here a sincere condolence with the bereaved family for more than thirty years mr george was the he transatlantic passenger manager with whom the latter day saints emigration business was transacted in I 1 a liverpool first brat as a representative of sailing vessels and then be as manager of a safe and excel lent service of steamships during all that time there was no variation from a uniform kind and courteous treat ment from mr ramadan Bams den there never was wag a cause of complaint 0 t in tile pas anger service that he did not seek to remedy never an accommodation that he could afford that was withheld in all the vicissitudes brought upon the emigrating saints by misrepresent presen tatios and add prejudice mr ramadan never faltered in ID bis big fair and honorable treatment of them he was a man of remarkable vior vigor 0 mm anding pros pro ence and unflinching courage and ana MR lauy dy a time he has stood in i a the breach and warded off assaults made upon the sainte sainta in efforts to prevent their coming to utah social position business relations or official display never turned him aside and whether it was action in either or all of toese these lines that sought to hinder binder the mormon migrants emigrants in their journey toward utah there was none so high or great as to abash him in the least degree iu in his emphatic and ready declarations that the mormons cormons were the best beat class claes of deml grants that sailed from european ports or in bis big insistence that mat they should not be interfered with at times he seemed rather to enjay meeting with those who sought to binder the mor mon MOD emigrants and to impress them in his bis vi vigorous gorus and aggressive yet always dignified style with bis big friendship for the salute saints and he be never came off second best for the reason that be was on the right side in his friendly relations witti with the me latter day saints and la in his big estimable private life which was wag full of good deeds among his asso mr george did a good aurs and his big reward will follow |