The National tribune., 1885-12-17
OBITUARY.
Iu,asions of Death in the Ranks Of o,r comr,d,

| BRowN-Hon- b. Gratz Brown died at ST. Louis
on Sunday. lie was born in Frankfort, Ky. in
/ $50 Nhen young man he removed to II. Louis,
where. IN 1854 he founded the Missouri Democrat
As a Republican lie threw himself vigorously into
he conflict when the war broke out, and was largely
Instrumental in thwarting the movement to take
the State out of the Union. He raised a regiment
for service in the army and commanded brigade
OF mliit ri against zoe! invasion OF Missouri When
w. 7. Johnson was expelled from the United States
Senate he elected in his place and served from
1868 to 1867. and in 1871 was elected Governor OF
Missouri. lie LEFT the Republican party the next
year and was made candidate for Vice President
OF the Democratic ticket headed by Horace Greeley
Since that time he has lived in retirement
CAsTEEL.-At Haysyille, O.. Dec l. E c. Casteel
Co. d, l02d Ohio. He enlisted Aug 4 1862. and WAS
discharged July |, 1854 He was member of Arm
strong Post. No. 27S. Department of Ohio GAR
BoHSE.-Comrade Charles F. Bohne an officer of
Ulysses ;. Grant Post. No. 2S. Chicago died last
week OF pneumonia. He was 80 years of age. The
funeral services were conducted by tile officers of
the Post ana were those prescribed by the ritual Of
the Order.
CLARK-At Evart, Mich. Dec 8, Perry Clark.
aged 65. He was member of the sth Wis He
was buried with military honors.
DUSCAN.-Nov. =, at his residence, seven miles
south OF Mountain View, Mo-, Hayden Duncan,
late sader OF Co. II, 9th No. Cav. lie was 65 years
OF age. and had been unable to perform sRy man
ual labor for many years.
CANNOS.-Comrade Furgus Cannon died Nov is
at Hebron, Neb., leaving a wife and six children.
He was member of Co III, 18th VI and later of
Co. c, 18th Vt. He was buried with honors of war
by horton Post, No. IL, OF Hebron. of which he
was u member.
FULLER-At Otto, Iowa, Nov IL. Sidney Fuller,
one of the leading spirits of Co. l.. 2d Iowa Cav.
He gave 81 months of his life 10 the service of his
country He died in his 43d year. aifu usas one of
that grand body of men who formed the finest army
that was ever mustered III the world His life has
been of uprightness, and in his civil capacity
well that Of his soldier he has always had the
respect OF his fellow-men. He was buried in the
Otto Cemetery by Lee Post. No. 22l of Smithand
of which Order he was a respected and highly
esteemed member.
RIcuARDsoN.-The survivors of the old lst and
Attn y. H. viii hear with sorrow tidings of the sud-
den death of Capt. u. V. 3. Richardson which :ooS
place at his residence in Worcester, Mass, Oct -.
lie the first to enlist from his native town,
Manchester, y. III. He went to the front as First
Lieutenant of Co. G. 1st ". H., for three months.
His command was in service in Virginia in the
vicinity OF Harpers Ferry. IN the Fall of the same
Notwithstanding been discharged from his three
months service, he re-enlsited for three years,
going the front for the second time First Lieu
tenant of Co. q. 4ih y. H. his old company. The
command went to Port Royal III transports On the
way. when of Cape Hatteras. they encountered a
terrific storm. The soldiers were terror-strieken
and imagined they were going to the bottom of the
ocean. They made rush for the deck, and if al
lowed to come up would probably have made the
wreck of the boat unavoidable. Capt Richardson
Officer of the Day. He saw the danger. took
his stand at the hatchway, cooked revolvers in his
hands, and sterDly promised TO shoot the first
who showed himself above the deck. The men
stayed below, and the ship saved. Capt.
Richardson died from pneumonia, oeeasiOned by
exposure. He held in high esteem among
all his acquaintanees and comrades. and his death
is sincerely mourned
CooK.-John @. Cook, Co. II 9th No. died at
Mears Mich, Nov. 81
VAN BUREN.-Col John d. Van Buren, Paymas-
ter-General on the Staff of Gov. HoratO Seymour,
in 1852, and private secretary to John t. Hoffman
during his Gubernatoral term, died suddenly at
his residence in Newburg, N Y, last week. Col.
Van Buren was descendant OF the old kncker-
booker stock, and was born in New York City in
ISL.
HuRLEy-At Newport, R. l., on the Sd inst. Dr.
John F. Hurley. He a member of Charles E.
Lawton Post GAR, Of which body he Sur
geon. DIR. Hurley was Surgeon in the Navy dur
ing the war and afterwards Assistant Surgeon Of
the Second Regiment of Massachusetts militia.
BRADLEY.-J. r. Bradley, member of .. p
Morton Post, No. IS, of Wamego. Kan, died last
month Resolutions of coincidence with the de-
ceased comrades family were passed.