The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-11
From the Albany August
Last Moments of General Worth

intelligence Ofthe death of Major General Worth at
San Antonio, was received here, we have had until
now, few of the particulars Of an event which, an
nOuneed TO the country with Geographic brevity car
red with it every where the pFoioundest regret
The following letter from member of his family TO
a gentleman in this. city, was not intended for the
public eye; but the interest which all feel here and
every where, in event which has deprived the
country and his friends, Of the heroic and chivaric
WOrth-lllustrious in arms as he was accomplished
IN social life, and in both distinguished for all en-
nobling quaties-will be a sufficient apology to
the writer for its appearance in print
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS May 1879.
family between which and your there hss always been
t''tiVFe 1u
se3 ~ me midst OF sorrow, to inform you OF
teen houH On way here we met MN al New Orleans
where he had been awaiting arrival three weeks
thTeasnd by this most awful disease then raging in that
9 III ng ugy We were e all he was 80 much ndsposed
the Gull his health improved but his mind was harfsssed
by the alarming accounts Of cholera at San Antonio our
place OF destination, than source Of anxiety
since hs beloved family weuld be exposed 10 is ravages
hete ives concentrated the largest pant OF his command
portion OF WHICH was preparing TO march for III PasO del
m4e' on .e no Ganae From LAyaeea to thi' point $50
servant boy OF one OF the party died suddenly Of the cholera
this condition, not knowing when or where the IA al malaiy
woud strike next we continued journey harassed BY
comforts med cal attendance was more hazardous than
to epms 70 lhs place, where every comfort and attention
We arrived the ls inst, one week from the day on
us and was as cheerful as usual though much atgus r
constant attention to his duties. That morning intelligence
brought that the cholera had broken out in ths M In
aniry and that ten men had been buried that night This
Yves most alIeling, which, with the awful fatality imme
diately around us, cause1 general glenn and Sadness
About o'o oek on SUNDAY afternoon, the Gendra CON-
paned Of severe darrh9l extremely debtatng He soon
Sre Of ne disease r. d an Mn eaes 5it te rapid pro
followed by cramps aud before the lapse OF six hours ali
and remarked to his physician that nothing but the Pfoy
dence OF God could save him " His mind was calm and
unhaken TO the LAST when spoken to he answered distinctly
breathed his last surrounded by bis family staff and in
the midst Of sob and ea enough 70 the hardest heart
nave gone through It, and trust my dear friend, may
never TALL your 10 to witness such oatastOphe Know
ing the ismly you do aud him who sidol yOu may
the living could bn turn each other and ask eagerly who
would be the next victim This household, filled with
turned 10 bitter bitter sadness.
AT she funeral the grief Of the sOiiesy and of all to whom
ms 9iy qualities and brilliant had endeared him,
exhibited in the most affecting manner.
Mrs. Worth will probably remain here until July, perhaps
all quite we'll though sadly afflicted Time does much
to alleviate grief bat in this Instance every day
add to It's weight
ExTRAoRDINARY TRIAL IN Consequent
upon the contest and annexation of the Puniaub
by the English, some of the high Sikh dgaitares
have been brought TO trial On a charge of murder
ing two British officers, Lieutenant Anderson and
Mr.. Agnew, who, ii may be remembered, were put
to death at the beginning of the outbreak The
trial was held before a military commission of four
British and two native officers and Colonel of the
Sikh army. Evidence, duplicating the Dewan
Moolraj himself was elected on the trial of Sikh
chief named Goonr Singh. tits inimated in some
Of the Indian papers that M0olrai stands in con-
siderable danger Of being hanged