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DEATH Or Mrs. GEN. woos..

Wool died Nov. 10, 1869 consequently she
survived her venerable and distinguished
husband nearly three years and six months.
aIthough she was an invalid at the time of
the Generals decease, she having been af-
1ilcted with paralysis some three wears pre
yiously. For some months past she has
been in comparatively good health, although
we believe, unable to leave her room. On
Sunday last the fatal disease set in. She
was hrst seized with vomiting. succeeded
by chllls, fever and paralysis, and finally
that iethargic sleep which with her was the
emu OF all things earthly. She actually
siept herself away-passing so gently from
the known to the unknown that those who
watched with her scarcely realized the OK
act moment of her departure.
HER ANCESTRY.
Mrs. Wool was descended from n distin-
guished family. Her ancestry, if not of
noble blood in England, at least belonged
TO the aristocracy of the country. Her
grandfather, Col. Moulton of Connecticut.
ana brother, who was a clergyman. set
lied IN this country some years before the
Revolution, the former at Stafford, where
he lived in the retirement of gentleman
OF means, and the ether in n neighborinp
village, where he erected church at his
own expense, and preached the Masters
word without fee or reward during the re-
maindcr of his life. When the colonies
revolted Col MoultoH raised regiment in
winch ms three sons serve as privates
One of them was Howard Moulton, the
father OF Mrs. Wool. At the battle of
Long Island two of the sons were captured:
put Howard escaped, and for days wander
ed upon the island, subsstng upon berries
and SlnEinn his tbirst
he caught in his hat us it descended from
the clouds, until finally he was surprised
by party of llessians and also captured
One OF his captors struck him with his sa-
bre, inflicting scar which he carried with
nm to his grave. The young patriot was
conveyed to New York, and confined first
IN the Jersey prison ship and then in the
sugar house, where of course he was sub
Jected to air the indignitics and hardships
suffered by the inmates of those wretchcd
prison holes. His father, unaware of the
fate of his son, determined to seek him out,
and under flag of truce entered the city,
where he met a Colonel in the British army
to whom he had extended civilities when
the latter was an invalid at Stafford, seek
ing the benefit of its mineral waters The
British officer volunteered to accompany
nm to the sugar house. Entering that
'pouS VI iiistly anu WTclcUcuneSS, the Of
ficer called out the name of
''HowARD MoULToN!"
repeatedly, with no response, and the faith
IF was about to turn away in disappont-
nent, when the youth, the mere skeleton
u his former self, crawlcd out from his
len ana IN faint tones answered to the
name. The meeting between father and
son was so affecting that even the British
Colonel was moved to tears. - The. spRnYas
ather in the army TO the close of the war.
Howard Moulton married an orphan, Mary
w hite, rich heress of Connecticut, and
IN the 18th day of July, 1857, Mrs. Wool
vas born in Stafford. Subsequently Mrs
Voors father visited Troy, then an insig-
,iticant village, and being impressed with
is location and other circumstances favor
ny the development of city here he re-
moved his family to this place. 1t is said
# him that he brought more money to Troy
nan any OF the carly settlers of the place.
It any rate he was Il man of enterprise,
nd soon after arriving here built a hotel
lpon the present site of the Troy Female
Seminary, which was known for many years
IS "Moulton's Hotel" and erected stores
nd other edifces in the village. Suisse
uently, through the bad management of n
,rother, whom he h d taken into partner
hip, he lost his property, and shortly af-
erwards departed this life. Mrs. Moul-
on, although reared in aflluence, being
1oman of great executive ability, contin-
led the hotel and succeeded in giving her
hildren the advantages of the best polish
nd education afforded in those days.
HER MARRIAGE.
Sarah n. Moulton was married to John
!. Wool, then young merchant of Troy.
l 1910. DIR. Coe, the first pastor of the
'irst Presbyterian church, united the young
ouple, and resided with them for some
me in the two story wooden house Just
outh of Gen. Woofs late residence, where
hey commenced housekeeping fire
wept away the fortune of the young mer-
liant, and the distant rumblngs of war
armed his thoughts to the profession of
rms. Securing a Captains commission,
c soon afterwards found himself on the
'ontier, in the fore front of the war of 1872,
which at Pittsburgh and other fields he
ON such distinguished honor. We need
OF trace his history here. AT the close of
ic war Capt. Wool was appointed Inspec-
'r General OF the army, position at that
me of great honor and Importance. Now,
lrs. Wool's
SOCIAL LIFE
lay be said to have commenced. Hor hus-
and, when not inspecting the distant posts
the army, was stationed in Washington,
here Mrs. Wool became one eff the most
oted of the bellies of the Capitol, Her
reat beauty, her charming wit and vivaci-
:, and, above all, her consideration for the
elings ofall with whom she was associated,
'ade her a general favorite. She was adj
ired by all the great men of those days
Y Clay, Webster, Cass. Calhoun, Wright,
nd above all by the celebrated John Ran
Dlph. In President Jackson's family she
as an informal guest, and it is said exer-
sed powerful influence over the mind of
10 hero of New Orleans. 1t is said that
he was one of the most refined and beauti-
il women at the Capital, and that her
races OF person were only equaled by the
larms of her mind and conversation.
hese characteristics she retained to the
Try moment disease laid it DESTROYING
md upon her. Gen. Wool fairly idolized
,r, and though he did not survive her he
light have said Of her with Tennyson;
"Behold her there
As beheld her ere she knew my heart;
My first, last love the idol OF my youth,
The darling OF my manhood, and alas
Now the most blessed memory OF mine apelr
Mrs. Wool left no children. Tho prop
'ty by the will of Gen. Wool lcsccnds to
,hn Wool Griswold and other heirs. The
other of the late Hon. John A. Griswold
as the sister of Mrs. Wool, and Mrs. Isaac
Hart is her neicc.
We have thus briefly glanced ut the life
the deceased, without having spoken of
ar character as it deserved or of the inhu-
ice she exerted in society and in politics.
his work we leave for other hands. Ger
inly she was remarkable woman, and
He'd large space in the public life of this
with her husband in the
relies If the greatest of our statesmen and
eroes, and always winning the admiration
the learned, the virtuous and the good.
he has gone to join her husband in the