The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-23
OBITUARY.
LEWIS p. CLOVER.

LEWIS p. CLOVER.
! Lewis p Clover a veteran of the War of 1872 and
| the last surviving eyewitness OF the "Dartmoor
Massacre died at his residence. No. 2o7 Nineteenth
street. Brooklyn. Tuesday evening" in the eighty
ninth year of his age. His death caused by gem
eral debility. resulting from old age; but he had
been only confined to his bed for about week
previous to his DEATH His funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Glover was horr
December 10, 1880. near Morrstown. n. j. where his
father was farmer in comfortable circumstances.
He received the foundation of good education but
both his parents dying during his boyhood he be-
came dissatisfied with his home and ran away to sea
Mt the age OF sixteen years shipping before the
on merchant vessel bound for India He continued
to lead seafarng life for several wears and when
the War of 1872 broke out lie shipped in the Navy as
an able seaman his career III the service his conn
try was. however. short by the I,ritisb and
his confinement in Dartmoor Prison, which resulted
s rfsa his pson m W. English While
south of England. and was originally designed as q
place of detention tor French prisoners Of war;
'Dartmoor Massacre" The true history OF this
event is not very well known. 1t excited great In.
dignation among the American people at the time
The seaInen who were he'd At this place underwent
great hardshps during the whole term Of
their imprisonment. and whom it became
known that their guards fired them. killing
several and woundng others. the impression gained
currency that this outrage deliberately
planned piece of cruelty. The English government
subsequently, explained, however. that the troops
had fired under MISREPRESENTATION. believing the
prisoners were about to mutny, with view tn max
ing their escape. Mr.. Clover's daughter told the
story yesterday she had heard it from father
II took place April g. 1875 Some three hundred of the
prisoners got leave from Captain Cosgrove to meet i'll
the yard of tho prison for tile purpose of enjoying
game or football In the progress OF the sport the ball
was thrown beyond the wall of the prison yard.
number OF the players scrambled up the wallis to set
it, THUS giving rise to the idea that they endeav
orng to escape. Mr.. Glover always entertained the
idea that the .rifing incident merely seized on
py the Dltsu troops 70 aiord them color Tor hring
on their prisoners. MIR. Clover's family in pos
session OF an interesting picture taken 1850 and
representing ton of tho survivors Of this
at the masthead of perry's ship at the battle Of
Lake Erie. 1t is inscribed with the words sailors
rights and inpressmcnt." On his right sits an
old lady. Mrs. G. D.. Small. who endured oil tho
r.gors of Imprisonment ut Dartmoor rather than
desert her. husband, who was held there young
man stands behind her. He her son. and was
born during the period OF captivity. His is
rns only young ia 1sso Old 'n aod group tns
After his release and return to New York
he determined to abandon the sea. Ho married in
1876 and devoted his attention to learning the trade
of wood carving. engraving and gliding. In 1925 he
opened picture store ut No. $50 Fulton street.
OF we'll known persons. II have often
Henry Clay there. said his daughter. 'and
William Dunlap" He moved to Broadway
in 1910 and opened store opposite Palmos coffee
house, which situated Reade street. and
well known to old New Workers. Business did not
prosper here however, He closed his store III 1915,
and obtained employment in the Custom House.
where he served number of years. being finally dis
charged about twelve years ago by Collector Smyth.
Since that time he has lived i'll retirement III
Brooklyn.
AsHBuRToN WEBSTER.
Ashburton Webster, grandson Of Daniel Webster,
aud the last descendant OF the great statesman in the
direct line, died yesterday morning at No sl7 West
Twenty-eghth street, where deceased, with his
mother anu sister. had been temporarily staying in
this city Since November last he had been under the
care Of eminent physicians in this city, who took
deep interest in his case doing all that medical skill
could accomplish to him to health. He died
OF laryngcal consumption brought by cold which
he caught from exposure and over-cxertion at tho
burning. Of the Webster mansion, in February
OF last year. Mr.. Webster was born in Boston, De-
cember T. 1847, and therefore little more than
thirtyonc years OF age He received his early educa
ton in the Boston Latin School, where he remained
until 1868, when he entered the Naval Academy at
Newport going subsequently to the Naval School at
Annapolis on It's opening. He belonged to tho class
the term as in May of that year no met With a ser
accident by the collision Of the schoosnip with
joints Of hres ANGLERS ae his right aS 1npa.
At ten minutes past two o'clock yesterday morning
Mrs. J. q. Day, about twenty minutes before his
death. saying he had been resting comfortably. The
remains of the deceased will leave this city on Friday
next for Boston whore the funeral will take place
Saturday, at noon, from Trinity Church. the funeral
Grafton to be preached by the Rev. Or. Phillips
After the service the casket will be placed in the
lily tomb under st. Pauls to remain there until tho
weather permits its removal to Marshfeld where the
grandfather and father Of the deceased lie buried in
the Webster vault.
JOHN p. M'cowN.
J. p. McCown. graduate of West Point, died at
Little Rock, Ark. yesterday. Of pneumonia. He
tered the Military Academy September ]. 1885, and
graduated and promoted to tho army second
lieutenant Fourth artillery July !. 1s40 He served
in the removal of the Indians TO tho West in 1910:
the northern frontier during the Canadian border
disturbances in 1901. lie promoted to first
lieutenant. Fourth artillery, September 30. 1885,
and took part in the military occupation OF
Texas in 1855 During the Mexican
he was an energetic and valiant officer.
May T. 1886. He also present at the engagements
of Resaca de la Palma. May o. 1916; battle of Mon
tercy, september 21-23, 1886; siege OF Vera Cruz,
March 029. 1s47 battle of Caro- Gordo April Ills.
lsi7, and the assault and capture of the City
of Mexico, September 1914, 1S47. He
brevctcd captain April IN. 1Si7, for gall
liant and meritorious conduct at Cerro Gordo.
against tho Seminole Indians in Florida and did
scouting duty on the Rio Grande. He resigned from
the army Of the United States May II. 1861. and
Joined tho Confederate service fighting under Hardee,
with the rank of major general
CAPTAIN JAMES CoRNICy.
Captain James CorEick old captain and
prominent citizen of Norfolk. died yesterday In that
city at the advanced age of eghty-scven years.
Whom Norfolk had nourishng West India trade he
went there from Princess Aune county, and when his
apprcntccship before the mast over he COM