The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-08
DEJ1H or 4 REroLUrIox.lRY HEROINE.

We have read the following from the Homes dale Dem
ocrat published in Wayne county Pennsylvania with
the lively interest and give toour readers en-
tire
In February Last We chroniled the death OF Mr. Michael
Grenne cf Clinton township, at the adyanced age Of
one hundred and six years To-day ne have 70 recer.i
the decease Of Mrs sarah benjamin. in Mount PeamAnt
township ths 10Th ultimo. at the st greatse Lon
geyity g one hundred and f'srseen yea five asi
born in Goshela Orange county New Yoks On tle I7th
Of NOVEMBER 17A3 She was thrice married. Hrr hsst
husband wss Mr. William Reed. He ssryed in the rev
olufonary army in ths ariy part Of tie ggIs and did
ws Mr. A.mn ossarne, u Soshsa, Nsr Yoss. Hs sso
In the army Of the revolution but survived the
Her last Austapd Mr., John Rrnjamin, wkh vAom
she settled 10 Noust Pissa.as y 1871 y dssas Ssr
q whom y seventy yesr DID, shs I'm ~ fpm snsus-
hous Of descndantx- From hsr yoath untA ne fwtv
years of age she In the niist 81 ~ ypVgh md stE
ring scenes d bonder wsrfhrc or "a The sevoaaticnay
b a idle spectator "a evcntA she entered ssry deeply
in Al these vcimikudcss lr sv.u ~ nss ~ n, saspa
70 lie ass perod of her ufs ahe dizsincty Rood
ectsd the miy Of Mr. Broadhead Who're so0s. In 1853.
bos1y rsisssd party Of 2e0 1ndApss makiaG fort u
their house shs wss in the vicinity 0f MiniEpk when
Bnnt, tho Indian chef Led party a radaas md ros
through that settlement scalping the inhabitants and
burning the hosues- After the second rnarYi~ 6lss
abe made herseh useful in preparing food and when in
quarters engaged III sewing f6r the ocers md rsed ME
Was however rssdy fx my service wAicA csrcumsances
secmed to roqare- When The army wps enaaspd n;sm-
barking sornc heavy ordnance at KinRSbrdge, the
Hadssa ostsaSlbly 10 stssck New York, then IN the
hasds Of the caemy rw1 ncueasaxy 10 do n ih tlas
night and 70 place scntres arcand t they should be
observed cr tsken BY surprise Her husband having been
placed ssenAnc che took hk s1t$oA, With ovecoat
and gum that he might hslp 70 load tina hAvy artillery.
Soon Washington came round 70 examine the outposta
and dcteting something unIisnA1 IN her spptArance
asked. s.Who psscd ron A1vyt Ess psusnpAly rsraSa
in her Characteristic way, Them who hsda nghk to,
sir He apparently pleased with her jndcI~ndcnt md
p~trotsc spivfs psassd She Accompanied o. sffhy
with her husband the South, and prm6zt - ehs
siege Of yorktown and the suTcadn cl csnwalls Du-
ring the t4ttie she basy N carrying water 70 the
thisy aDd rsiisvtn9 ths wants - ~ su@wsNe ~ Whe
passing whsc The hulIsts q u sasny wuss 4vus. -
ssaiA of. tsss BusesS" HhspasAssy snswsved, The
bullets will chsas the sailsx 'ofissis shi Do ys
She pos~osed extraordinary energy even in hiss ex.
tscsss xss nd would rcias tie evsr6 4 her oaiy days
wish q NE vf.aest of yecth up siuds y fs ps!o1
Ming The hnencg snd mifcsu1fy u NJ ynEslyrX 4
wonder and an sdh1yAl1nh Sss v1A2ed ~ e3Gu<k oo
foe fkking lcng vslks, and whsn ~ ussd csttaet
dssaafnrd " be helped b eaess II -TWo q t6tv yes
She then ssnt fxA phyvat~A wlp m hw s@s -
cines Aen he had gooe sbe, no< liking tAe apasl a
it, threw the dirty stuff IN the Are. Ap thru d 70 pay
for A. = Ibe amparsy ~ k~s NJ swas $3.50 sre For
ass ycaxs psre sas has tsrn - esssss1s
iy aeoant az her srsA - sAsisss vsrseAusoUasf
evcnts long usst sMasy vssnvs caIsaf ~ysm h<r azs
always rsrsivr-l wi&h chscrts-ss an Ss4 ss~y
surprised aswi dsiishtsd With h~ Asw ~ H~i1 hsU,ce
m,1ncl with ~ ydsa sssiviay sh~ wns is~i ~
link connecting the pv.nt sgw eth mrs pse sssA sas
For long period sbc Was ready and cAosruly waisiar
TO depat and her end was calm and psspsfSl
soiF ~ sila iiifA fftl ~