The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08
OCTOGENARIAN PENSIONERS.

The pension agent in this city has within the pas
four days paid 5000 pensioners aggresatlng $40 600
the largest payment ever made.
There but two relics OF the Revolutionary
remaining on tho payrolls in this district, and
tho number Of the veterans Of 1912 mnshins
rapidly. Altogether there some 5000 pensioners
the district drawing all tho way from 80 $50 pss
quarter
LIST or VETERANS
Tho following IL q list OF some Of the pensioners
whose ages above eighty years.
william Tway, aged eighty-two; No. los Wilson
street, Brooklyn. Wounded with General Scott, who
was then Lieutenant Colonel, when he was captured
with our troops at Queenstown. 10 isi4 served 70
Canada. and nearly assassinatcd by Indian
Chief, when British officer drew his sabre and smos
tho savage. THIS occurred at Fort Fro When The
CITY oil Washington was captured by the British he
again volunteer Tway's heath Is kt very good.
He Is strong and OF robust frame.
Ebcnezer Loud, aged eghty-two, resides At No. 205
East Twenty-ninth street Was with Lawrence, the
Chesapeake, and was wounded
r. Z. vrccland, ninety years, resides on Staten
Island. Served IN the army
Frederick A. Barecman, aged eighty-two. Served
during the whole war IN tho State Fcncibes
John Alien, aged cighiy-scvcn years John Allen,
aged ninety years. resides ut No % Hester street,
served at Sandy Hook PiAit Adams, aged eighty.
seven years. James K Gibson, aged cishty-six years
jerks, aged sevcnty-six years Major Charles X.
Crowley, aged ninety years; resides az No. Il Suffolk
street; entered Inc army Ia 1909. Thomas Parker.
aged e,ghty-scven years; resides Ia 124th street;
served IA New York the Islands In tho harbor
Charles Oaky. aged eishty.nine years last April;
sides at No. 25l West T"cniy street; served
the city and county; was draftci after HIS
second years service. John e. Bliss. aged
eighty-two years; served his lull tmc irom 1912
w. Tompkins, aged eighty three ycars served from
1879; had command Of the powder house and magazine
jacob Van N0strand, aged eighty 1.-Two years. served
In the Eleventh artillery, the fort foot OF Hubert
street. North River; also IN Fort Castle Garden ana
In a tort erected by themselves at tho foot Mac.
dougal street. John W. rimson, aged cigpty-nve
years; resides at No. 1s5 Delaney street John d.
Ciutc, aged cghtyfour years; RESIDES ut No 81 Park
avenue. Edward Hail. agca eighty -oight years; re-
sides No 202 West Thirty -iourth street. Ezra
Mead, aged cgnty-six years. and James Spencer aged
eighty flour years; reside on Staten Island. Isaac
n. Phyle, aged c,ghtyonc years; resides nj No. 100
Broadway David Lopcs, aged eighty years resides
At Englishtown. n. J. Nicholas Van Name, aged
eighty-two years; Joseph Congo aged eighty.two
years: Thomas Boomer, aged eightytwo years. Nor.
ris Duey, nged ninety seven years. rrsdcs ut 125th
street. between Second and Third avenues; married
recently. Served IN the Pennsylvania Volunteers
Had both arms shot of close TO the shoulder. Receives
$3.50 pcr quarter.
THURLow WEED AND JOHN A.
Major General John A Dix aud Tnurlow Weed regu.
larry their pensions Of s. per month as privatss
In The war OF 1871