Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-06
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DEATH OF CAPT. CLEAvELAND

IN our city, AMI whose sickness here
we have heretofore taken OCCASION Ia
mention. tie was removed from the
commercial Coffee House. IN this CITY.
where every possible attention had been
pa'd MN that the kindness OF Mr Whi:.
ney could brstow. TO Charirs;own frr
the benefit q: the AIR lie died ,cS'er-
lay morning. al the residence OF Mr..
Samuel c. Hunt, in Char'cs,own, where
he had been kindly rccc;v, d and r.icr.
tanned since his arrival in thar iowa.
Capt. Cleaveland was born in Canicr
bury, CT, Dec. 81, 1888 re vnlun-
teered his services in the Army OF Free.
dom, Immediately after hearing OF tn.
fight OF Lexington, and entered that Ar
my at Cambridge. lie was engaged as
a soldier IN the Rattle Of Bunker Hal.
and received an Ensign's commission
soon after. lie served through the
whole war-wLs in nearly all the promi
Rent aCliOns-and closed his military "a
Teer at Yorktown lat the capture orCo.n
wallis. lie was present when the Cor.
ner Stone Of The Bunker Hill Monument
was Land, June 18th, 1895, and was re-
coGnlzed by La Fayetie-who, on per
ceivIng him, eXcaimed-"M God! -
there is Capt. Clevealdnd!'
lie was u man OF more than ordinary
ligence-Strictly honorable in all
his dealings, and uniformly Correct in
his department, never having contract
ed the once fashionable vices Of dram
drinking and profanity. lie was univ.r.
sally esteemed, and II is not known that
he ever had an enemy. Above all, he
was ChrIStIan-and gave concIusi, e
evidence, 10 friend who attended HIN
IN his last moments, that he was pre-.
pared to meet his Judge.
Hts funeral will take place a. the Epis-
ccPal Church, Charlestown, on Sunday
afternoon nj 3 o'clock-aDd those who
feel an interest in the fate Of this wor-
Thy Patriot are invited to attend.
This venerable oil relic Of the Revo-
luton travelled a Journey al nearly 500
miles, IN the dim IwIiIgh: Of his worn
oht life. as pilgrim to the shrine Of hls
cary ido'arry. How remark ,ble il is
Is not the arrangement OF Il Holy Prnyi-
dence clearly dlscernIOe IN itl-thal
thIs old man OF NINETY years should have
come so long distance 10 lay down his
lie IN sight OF the very spot which had
been the scene ofus greatest and most
patriotic act. Is IL not wonderful, that
he should have walked up lust enough OF
tue ardor and enthusiasm OF his youth
10 bear him 10 that holy spot upon which
ms youn5 aud valiant heart had first
IcaPed ioItn'In the cause Of ms country ?
Dlesseo, oIeSsed death! no would
nave desired that he should have lived
one hOur longer How could his life
I'D nave oeeh Paid on IA more happy or ho'
- s,.'u : " ''t'' s'or'"u' cause OF PatrI-
o si, " 'i'Cn h"u Wouhu lis tendrlIs IN
Dp"I"T ~ "oo'' MS youthiul hcart!-
~'oi p 49, ~ 'n1 remains ol The de-
may MS sPirlt be re-
49, '"' ""'Hs VI 'ha' almighty
honae7', ~ 'ioS 'ei' MS 30 IohS 10 De an
my. a"u ornament 10 our country.
., IL go go ..'N Jus' c"''cl our attention
IL 1"0 'o''o"iIS hot,ce OF lhIs departed
U' ;" 'e'ler addressed 10 the New
o'N GoHI'G. enquirer, dated Green
'u"o i''l' 1919.
A"'o"s lie CROWD who to day take
80 uoPN''O'e Tor BOSTON, IL was my
-'I", Soou fortune 10 IND veteran
WV VIII De, uouOl not, one OF, II not
"oSt interesting most welcome
Sues's oi boston hospitality, josiah
LIZ hLAND, EnSI@n under the Immedi
H'e Go'i'ihanu Of Tu'nam (mark that, ye
tTn'ne 'Ii''c' "h" are wagIng an IN
ny oiu2aut against The lame Of old
.;aaI - I'unAer mn anu Cap'aIn al the
on unu I"P''u a'Dh OI lork own. Al
~ years u dGGt Win mud uDClOud Il