The National tribune., 1885-12-24
OBITUARY..
Invasions of Death in the Ranks of Cur Cor,-at

IRvasious of Death in the Ranks OF Cur Comrades.
FRosr.-Died suddenly, Nov. H. at Clear ,,c,
Wis, from disease brought on by injuries ed
while in the attack on Fort Fisher Conrad -.
Frost Commander of Emerson Opdycke P,,-i. No.
H. GA. r, Department OF Wisconsin, fzt- '-riy
Acting Master, commanding L. :. ). Fort :s.s
son, L. s. N, aged 62. Capt. Frost was i-.,s 1t
Portsmouth, y. Ii. in lS2i. and when l3 ye-, Id
commenced sea life as - boy upon an a.. IL
ioned whaler. lie earned rapid PROMOTE. nd
while still young man WAS gwen coInfifs'i; IN
East India merchantship by Boston owEer- ils
continued in that trade, his family residing llss
latter city, until the opening of the rehc!i'Fa nen
he Immediately offered his services To tie GogCrn-
ment, and took part in many OF the hir-s=t en-
gagements OF the
HAYDEx-At EImwood near Columbus. -. Gsec.
9, n W. Hayden, veteran OF the Mexican e:sr
Co y, lith Ohio; was wounded Dec. ,, g>S;, and
went through to the sea with Sherman
QuISS.ooDec. T. at Hampton Soldiers A'.ue,
William Quinn, Co. f, 61th y. Y. aged 7S
MEEKs.-Dec. s, at Hampton Soldiers Home,
William b. Meells, Co. 3, 2d Nd, aged i2.
CoNKLIN.--At Ithaca. y: y. Dec. Is, Is %.
Frank Conkiin, late member of Co. ID li3d n 4;
enlisted Aug 10, 1862, and discharged July u. i5.
Comrade Conkln has been great sufferer for sr
a year with progressive paralysis His funeral
held Dee. To- and was attended by sydney Post 40.
Al, GAR, III a body, to which organization ne
deceased belonged
Md. Commodore Charles Lowndes, aged s. sie
brotherin-iav of the late Franklin Bue!,-.-t,
ranking Admiral OF the Confederate States ,.,rE
and the Confederate COMMANDER IN the iitVs1' tJ-
bats between the Merrnac and the United s-;i'cS
fleet in Hampton Roads, and also in TIE :ssnt
against Admiral FarrasI III Mobile Bay. t;i3-i--O-
dore Lowndes and Admiral Buchanan tOOi[ vl..r,-
site sides i'm the late war, but, because of tie
tions between them, Commodore Lowudes w-i- -t:s-
pected of being Southern SympathlZer. Ia 5iis
the war he was placed upon the retired ii-i- ite
was appointed a AIidshipman in 1918.
BRADLEY-Died suddenly at Warren, o.. D'y s,
Charles Bradley, late of Co. l, S5th Pa. = v.,.eg
and five children survive him.
DAvIEs.-EdwaTd Davies died at jackson, Men,,
Dee. g. lSS5, aged 81. He was q native oi A-.si-
He entered the L. > service Oct %, ISL ia t O.,
5th Iowa Cav. in which he served until Dew
1864, when me re-ensted in Bracketts Nina. -,
from which he discharged as Qudrlern: t.'r-
Sergeant ut Fort Smelling, Mimi, June + -,
making nearly five years continuous service tsii-
rnde Davies faithful soldier and fire
man. His funeral was attended by about - "' ''.e
members of John \. Myers Post, No. 3D. DSs.tlt-
ment of Minnesota, OF which he was 3 nlei-iIrr-
He IL wife and six children.
CRAWFURD- PoLLOK.-A cable dispatch anmo.E.Ccs
the death il London of Sir Hew Criwiur,i- -foi-<,
Baronet sir Hew only son. and was :s.,',set
for his father. He born in lSi3 and si;core''.
to the Baronetey in 1867. During the civil .ie
served with the 5th T. $. Cav, and was Cor ss';he
time Lieutenant of the Renfrewshire militia
ToUSLEY.-R. :. TOuSlsy, Co. ID, 18th Gi--, died
in Dakota Oct %, aged 70.
BARRErT.-Dee. IA, 1885, James A. Barrett. 80
Major 18th y. " much loved and respected ,,'n-
rade of Geo. c. Strong Post. No 5S4 Department
of New York, GAR. Conrade Barrett e:,iist-S 81 -
First Sergeant in Co H. 4Sth, In July, lSii. V,aS
First Lieutenant at the capture OF Morris Island,
:. c. July 10, 1858; seriously wounded All.
came perfectly helpless for some months. .;v
joined the regiment in Florida in time to take D. n
the unfortunate battle of OluStee, Feb. ~, Is g. t-s
also participated in the engagements at bEu-y
Bluff and Cold iiarbor, Va where he was WOMB Il
in the right shoulder tsiiShtly) and the r q ' p,
the ball passing completely through him an yo.si-
ing out the left hip. The wound being scrs''is,
he was sent home to Concord. Mass, for .ii-s's
months and rejo.ned the regiment just prcy u'; &C.
the attack Fort Fisher, i'll which he took l-;r =
Captain of his company. Soon after be y";sl-
nssioued Major and III commaEs. of the Ts'sj-
ment until July 4, 1855, when he appointed
Provost Marshal of Raleigh, y. Z. On sept t.ss
regiment ordered North to be mustered oit. of
service and Maj. Barrett went home wearing
honorable and enyiable reputation =
soldier and an officer. Comrade Barrett has Irv'n
active member of the Grand Army since July u.
1881, Joining Jas al. Perry Post, No ~. lepaT tli-t
of New York G. Ar at that date and was
time its Senior Vice Commander and for three
years Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In Jan'I-
ary, 1855, he, with several others, organized Geo.
G.. Strons, Post, No 534, Department OF New York.
G. A r. and since the muster-in of that Post he is
been the Chairman OF its Board of Trustees aud
member of The Post has worked harder Tor its in
terests than has Comrade Barrett He has isi' .
vacancy that cannot we'll be flied He was an
honest man, a kind friend, and a true soldier and
conride.
SIIvER.-Comrade Perry Silver died at Urbana,
H.. Dec H. he was born Sept. 10, 1910, in SPRING
boro o., removing to Illinois III 1854. On the
breaking ont of the he enlisted in Co. g, 10th
ILL., and served until its close. He was member
OF Champaign County Post, No. lee G. "A. e., under
whose aIlSpIee5 :he funeral took place.
VAN DoRES--fn Washington ID. c.. Sunday af-
teruoon last Rev. Vim. Theo. Van Doren. He was
Z native OF New FORK State, and having graduated
from Ringers College, New Jersey was admitted
~ the ministry at the age of ID years He sailed
for Borneo in $50 q member of the American
Board of Foreign Missions. After two wears OF
work in the East Indies his health compelled him
to return to America. During the war no served
time of his death Commander Of Farragut Post
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