Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-05-30
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PARTICULARS or GENERAL
WORTHS DEATH.

Ny dear II ~ with feelings o(
The deepest regret | have 10 announce
10 YOU the death Of Brevc, Major Gen
W } Worm IL died today about
one o'clock. lie was attacked last
evening with choiera Of most viru-
lent type, defying the very bcs, mcdi
cal skill
II isA very sad event one Of over
whelmlng grief 90 has dear family and
II sincere regret 10 large circle OF al
mIriug friends NoRrn bad hIs
inulis--wo all have but none can
deny him the honor Of being gallant
aud whole-souled soldier, ono who
threw It's every energy, his whole
heart into the performances his duties.
In this hasiy announcement nothing
llkeany notice cnn BE- taken ofhis en-.
nent services. He died as hc lived. a
true soldier, conscious 10 the last,
surrounded 10y has broken hearted wife
and children aud by hiS military staff
and other friends.
Yours, truly, g." De -
It's only yesterday. as it were, thnt
Gen. Worth lelt This city. lmmedlo.
iely before he left he complained of M
ness and his departure was DELAYED
one day IN consequence. Prior 10
ula' Illness he appeared 10 US in vigor
Gus health, and seemed the picture of
manly, intellectual beauty-a proud
and high spirited soldier Those who
have seen him IN action assure ms that
language cannot do justice TO his no.
Die bearing III the field his cnglc eve
gIancing FIRE and his whole countcn.
ance beamlng with intelligence and
defiance. Alas how speedily are all
ms noble traits quenched IA death -
10 survive the penis Of hundred
battles and TO bccnrried off nthc mat
urity ofstrcngth by disease, seems a
hard fate for soldier. The ways of
Providence arc indeed inscrutablc.
The New York Sun hu, the following
sketch Of the life aud service. Of General
Worth -
MAJOR General William J Worth IVA,
born ~ Hudson, Columbia county. New
ofk. Ills ancestors were from Devon.
SHIRE England, and settled in Mn,achu.
sets 10 I642. The Generals father fol.
lowed the sea, but the son was bred to mer.
camille Posults, though he once said 10 an
acquaintance that he was not born 10 be a
merchant His inelnations pointed 10 tho
army One the declaration OF war in 1912
he entered the army at the age Of is. as
private secretary TO Major General Lewis
who hiding him more inclined to the field
Than 10 the desk recommended him 10 Scou
who was then at tho head Of his brigade On
me Canadian frontier Scott Immediately
appointed him his aid and placed him on
his staff
lie was with Scott in lhebaltles Of Chin.
peway add Niagara, where he ds,lnou,,b.
60 himself as brave and gallant soldIer.-
lie was rewarded by the government in
1914 with a captaincy. Al the ballle of
Niagara he received severe wound from
winch he ever after suffered After the
war he was stationed for several years a,
instructor OF tactics at West PclnL A.
Major OF ordnance, he commanded nj Wa
lef'iiel, and was promoted to the rank Of
Colonel, and assigned to the eighth repi
menL Gen Worth served IN Flofidn du.
ring the Seminole war, which ended An.
gu" lZ'h 1872, when the rnnk Of Breyet
Bngader General was couitrfed upon
him
On the outbreak OF the war with Af,xi
co Worth joined Taylor at Corpus Chrs,i
~ SECOND IN command aud with his own
mana planted the naliona colors on the
bank opposite Malamoras In CONSEQUENCE
OF despite between Gen Worth aud Col
I"iggs al this period, concerning a polnt
e"queue, the former threw up his comm,s.
s'on Tie had scarcely reached Washing
'on' when he heard mat Taylor was sur.
rounded by the Mexicans and N imminent
uSngeF wncn he withdrew his resignation
ana haSened to The RIO Gfando A,tbe
"oiming Of Monterey, one Of The most des-
pefale struggles during The war. Gen W
hSu an independent command aud per.
formed prodlgIes Of vslor. Immediately
amer The capture Of Monterey he marched
gam" salullo from the capture Of which
Cruz ~"
nc was engaged during tho siege, and
was one OF the CommisAionets appointed TO
'eosire The eapiiulslion oil Vera Cruz H.,
'hgade was IN tho hottest ofthe Gght al Ser
a "ordo. Immediately after thls victory.
zen "orh captured The town and cs.ue
p Tof"'e, The strongest in Mexico FolIsw.
ae this he gave bsille to Santa Anna Al
oeota, Of which e,Iy he took possession -
rom 'his point he Joined Geo. Scott. and
% engaged m The bAIIles Of San Auru.tln.
uroousoo, Chapuhopec, Moline DEL Rev.
M az the wall Of the CITY Of Mexico.
Vi al The officers in the service. noos
hAred more fully, and none contributed
more largely 10 the success Of our army.
'An 'he brave and gallant Worth. lie won {
h'Rnss' commentators of The Command. q
- 'h rh'ei, Taylor and Scott and his praise ,
." on NE tongues 81 ell his countrymen lho
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Geo \" married daughter Of The lale }
ON S'Ahotd, Of Albany /
fiRE AT BELLOWS EALE, VT. The ,
'use Of Henry III BAKER. contractor on d