New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-04
OBITUARY.

died suddenly at the Aston House. yesterday "Vin"k
On Saturday he was in his usnal hea'h anu sp1 ~
an the afternoon had made preparations 70 20 WIN h
lance Rradv on an excursion 70 Rockaway, when an
,,eL NJ colle or cholera morbus warned him TO defer
the trim and he at the Aston House, where
he remained over Sunday. During the whole OF sa'u'
ay night very restless, and walked his room io
many hours before retiring On the following day NC
entered intense pain IN the head and was in very OK
cited state Late in the afternoon he sent 20 adruRS'
choroform and in the hope Of obtaining reiei lnnaeu
TOO much Of the dangerous anesthete. Az aDous en'
o'clock servant came his and found BIZ inse
Eble A physician called without deiay' pu' MS
patients condition was beyond his power 10 improve
Every means was employed TO resuscitate tine uheon
scous sufferer but vain, and at little after II O'CLOCK
Miles OReily was a corpse
Az ne had left word with his family that he was about
20 leave the city, his absence, of course, caused no
but when yesterday morning the sad udngs
Of his untimey death revealed to his Invalid wire
the shock was great TO be borne and for some time
fears entertained that she and her eldest daughter
would hardly survive their grief At noon Gen. Hapine
body conveyed 10 his residence No So West Forty
seventh St. visited during the day by large
number Of Borrowing friends.
Gen. Halpine was born in November 1877 IN Ooih'y
Meath near Dublin, ireland. His father, minister oi
the Established Church. and at various times maine
NAUTICAL teacher in Dublin editor OF The D"6n Md anu
one Of the principal contributors to Bdekoo0as Ad0dz"
took eat pride in the OF his whom ne pre-
pared for and entered at Trinity College IN iSo III 'ne
following year young Hapine, having married. removed
10 Boston, where he associate OF b. r. smaDer
(Mrs Partngton of the literary papers OF that
eity and subsequently connected himself with me fHOI
IN he accented the position Of French translator on
The Yeo- York Herald and while holding this position
wrote sketches poems and editorials for nearly all the
other leading daily and weekly papers OF tne
city. About a year after his arrival III
New-YOrk be published volume called Poems
by the Letter H." which attracted but little aeh'"h
He was next appointed the Nicaragua correspondent OF
Tie NeOFOrk Tines and wrote series OF remarkaDie'
spicy letters Walkers famous fbustering expedition
TO Central America, and aftor acting as washington COT
respondent Of paper and also associate editor for
a time, he purchased interest in The Leader, then
managed by john Clancy, and assisted in editing that
journal until the breaking out of the Rebellion Gen.
Halpne was always hard worker While doing most OF
the editorial duty upon The Leader he also wrote Tor The
TRIBUNE, The Times aud The Herald AT this time
he was not known TO the world at large as
writer although many brilliant things came from his
pen, among them poem published in THE TRIBUNE some
years before war-"stanzas to the American Flag,
beginning v,
poem prompted by the horrors Of the last slave hunt in
which poor human being was dragged from tolbought
freedom into hated bondage again, under the banner
which waved the land Of the free and the home OF
the brave"
In 1861 Gen Halpne severed his connection with The
Ieader and entered the military service private IN
the seth New-York Regiment OF three-months' troops
was secretary the General commanding the
brigade TO which his regiment assigned and at the
close Of the threemonths service was appointed Major
and Assistant Adjutant General the staff Of General
David Hunter whom he served in Missouri until the as
Egnment that officer to the Department OF the Caro-
nnas Here Major Halpine made himself fully acquant-
ed with the duties of his office and before he left the
army proved himself TO be Que OF the most ecieht ON
GERS in the service.
He was next transferred the staff of MajOrG General
Haleek whose headquarters were IN Washington, and
from whom he received more than weldeserved
mention in his reports 10 the Secretary of War
The nom de GferTe, Miles O'Reilly," was assumed by
Major Halpine in a communication written from the
South to NewYork 1t was long and entirely
fictitious account Of the arbitrary imprisonment OF pr
vate Of that who it was pretended, had given
some slight ofense Gen. Butler. The writer asserted
that the sole cause Of Gen. Buffers anger was simple
lampOon written by Private Miles oReiy, OF the 47th
n "" and in his next letter gave a copy of the ampoon
which caused great merriment wherever 1T was read
This performance the first to bring the Irish yrst
before the public; and when, few months afterward
the witty wag published the world fun page account
of q dinner gwen TO Miles O'Relly at Delmonicos
whereat Mayor Hoffman sang comic song, and other
wellOwn dignitares INDUCED in ridiculous speeches
his reputation made and in short time the name Of
Mkes O'Reilly was a household word.
just before his resignation from the army Major Hal
pine was made a Brgadier-G eneral Of Volunteers by
brevet and was commissioned Major in the Regular
service On reaching New-York he was appointed on
the staff of Gov Seymour and in 1866 was elected Regis
ter of the City and County Of NewYOrk position worth
perhaps $4,000 a year. Previous to this purchased
The Cusen weekly Journal of which he remained man
agDeedtor until his death.
In politics Gen. Halpine was originally Democrat.
he the head Of the Democratic Union, wing OF
the party organized by himself aud which, aided by Re
pubcaDs placed him the lucrative position which he
held the time Of his decease In 1904 he supported Mr.
LAncon; last year me advocated the claims Of John T.
Holman to the Mayorslty, and for some time he was
earnestly devoted to Gen. Grant the Republican can
didate the Presidency. He also wrote vigorously in
favor Of Mr.. Chase; bat after the nomination Of sey-
and Blair by the National Democratic Convention,
he gave those candidates lukewarm support At the
beginning Of the campaign he wrote OF his most Wig
OrOus lyrics from which extract the following
staHzas:
Z" In the world to-day no proudcr name
And with Grant 10 steer the ship Of state.
Our flag shall rule the
No Dominion shall be North Of us,
And South Of us no foe
Our Stars and Stripes In the Canadas
And likewise Mexico!
For with President Ulysses
WIN be few who to fight
May he rule the country lie has saved,
And God defend the right!
So boys final bumper,
While all in chorus chant
our own Ulysses Grautp
,f., Aud If asked what state he halls from
This our sole reply shall be-,
From near AppOmattOX Courthouse,
f... With its famous appe-tree
e. For twas there TO our Ulysses
That Lee gave up the light
Now, boys, To Grant for President,
And God defend the right p"
In almost everything that Gen. Halpiue has written
there is the unmistakable mark OF genius. best
poems were written the spur Of moment and bear
the impress of mind ardent mpulsive and full Of the
spirit pOesy The last production of the gifted writer
poem wleh lie read last Wednesday at the fesr