The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-19
OBITUARY..
! GENERAL WILLIAM y. BARRY.

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General William +. Barry, Commandant at Fors
Mehehry' Baltimore. died at his post at twenty min
utes past eleven o'clock A. M. yesterday, from dys
EMERY and malaral fever He was taken i'll lasi
Wednesday week and confined to his bed but his i'll.
ness did not assume serious aspect until Thursday
morning. and about midday he became delirioudl
and was only conscious at short intervals
until his DEATH He was attended by DR.. =.
NJ. Horton, the post surgeon and Professor s.
c. Chew. or this city, who attribute his death ia
the prostraton following the intensely warm
weather Wednesday. His remains have been
embalmed and will be forwarded to Buffalo N. v.
on Tuesday next. He leaves wife formerly Mis
Mcknight. of Buffalo. N. " and three daughters.
One the latter is the widow of the late Captaip
Alvin Howe. u. S. A., who killed during the
Modoc campaign, and another Is the wife of Lien.
tenant McNutt, U. S. A., now stationed at Rock
Island Arsenal.
General Barry was early in life left fatheress and
in care of a widowed mother. He entered the mill.
tary academy on September l. 1884. graduated July
l, 1888 and was immediately promoted in the army
to be second lieutenant OF the Fourth artillery. He
subsequently transferred to the Second artillery
OF which regiment he became first lieutenant August
II. 1912. He served during the Mexican war. mostly
i'll staf positions, holding upon the return Of our
victorious army the appointment of ade-de-camp to
General Worth. He was made captain in the Second
artillery July !. 1852, serving such during the
Florida hostiliies against the Seminole Indians and
on the l4th of May. 1861 was promoted to be major
of the Fifth artillery. On the evacuation of Fort
sumter more and efficient artillery was needed
Barry, who was instantly despatched to that post,
until 1t was reinforced by the energy Of Colonel E.
left Fort PicRens In the steamer Cahawbs arrived
at New York on Sunday. the l4th; left that same
requsition for extra horses while there and Joined
the grand army OF General Mcdowell on Wednesday.
the 18th, at five O'Clock r. NJ, about two hours after
House and Fairfax Junction Major Barry was as
signed to the Fifth division, commanded by Colonel
Centreyilie. Major barry was appointed on the se
staff of General Mcdowell and acted as chief of ar.
tllery during the encsmpment at and about Centre
Vile and the day of the battle He was appointed
brgadler general of volunteers August 20. 1861 and
after gallant service during the peunsular campaign
was made chief Of artillery OF the defences Of WASH
ington, which position he held until March l. 1854
He was then made chief Of artillery the staff of
campaigns which followed, and being brevetted major
general United States Volunteers. and colonel
United States Army, September 1864. for gallant
and meritorous conduct in the campaign OF Atlanta.
Meantime, and on August /, lS63, he had been pro.
NOTED lieutenant colonel First artillery. General
Barry subsequently received the breve Of brgadier
general United states Army and was made colonel OF
the Second artillery December H. 1865. which posi-
ton he held ut the time OF his death. General Barry
WAS the author Jointly with General j. q. Barnard)
of "Reports Of the Engineer and Artillery Opera.
tons OF the Army of the Potomac from Its Organiza.
ton to the Close OF the Pepnsular Campaign. 1863
ALEXANDER CUMMINGS.
Mr.. Alexander Cummings died in Ottawa Canada.
last Wednesday. He was principally known in this
neighborhood as the founder of the World news.
paper. He was born in Lycoming county, Pa. and
when young man took up his residence in Phila-
delphia. He was printer by trade, but abandoned
that art and went into the dry goods business. He
was the principal member Of the arm of Cummings.
Reeves Peterson. dry goods dealers. Of Philadel.
phia. From dry goods he passed into journalism and
purchased, in connection with Mr.. George r. Graham,
in 1S47 Mr.. Cummings founded an afternoon news.
paper in Philadelphia known as CGmmiags Evening
Teiegydphic Bulletin the first number Of which was
issued April TO- ls47. He also published Neats Satur.
day Gazette. In 1850 he returned to New York aud
became the publisher Of the World. Tho Philadel.
phis Bulletin then made joint stock association
Mr.. Cummings retaining eleven shares of the stock
In 1865 the paper was sold ut auction aud Mr.. Cum.
mugs interest IN it ceased. He also founded the
Philadelphia Day. The civil war brought Mr.. Cum.
mings into prominence. He raised regiment
was also contractor for furnishing supplies to the
War Department In 1866 he Governor of tho
Territory of Colorado. The Legislature of that Ter.
rItory. in 1864, passed law deprivng negroes and
mulattos Of the right to vote In long telegram Gov
ernor Cummings called the attention of Senator
Sumner to this fact and pointed out that It would
depend upon the action OF the United States Senate
chow long this humiliating spectacle shall be pre-
sented to the world" He was subsequently, APP
district of Pennsylvania by President johnson. At
the time of his death he commercial agent for
the United States at Ottawa.