The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-10-28
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WHIrrLEsEY.-Col Charles Whittlesey, a PROM
neut citizen Of Cleveland, o., died last week aged
10 He was born i'm Connecticut, his father reniOv-
ing to Ohio in 1913. He graduated from West Point
in 1881 and was made Brevet second Lieutenant of
the 9TH Inf He served in the Black HawS cam
paign OF 1897 He then resigned to devote himself
10 science, but in the Florida war Of 1888 and the
Mexican of 1916 he offered TO resume his Old
rank. though his offers were not accepted. In 1857
he was appointed on the Ohio Geological survey.
From lo47 to loJl both inclusive, he was in tie
Government survey Of Lake Superior and the ppcr
Mississippi with references to mines and minerals.
From lSjS to ls6J he in the Wisconsin GeOiogl-
cal survey. In February 1861. he was enrolled IN
a company which rendered its services To Ger. scott
To protect Lincoln his way to Washington. iu
April of that year he joined the Ohio Governors
staff as Assistant tluartermasier-6eneraL lie was
state Military Engineer for Ohio troops with Gems.
Mcclellan Cox and Hill in West Virginia In the
three months service; then he was made Colonel
of the Goth Ohio and detailed rs Chief Engineer OF
the Department of Ohio. He WAS at che battle ot
Fort DGuels0D and commanded the Third Brigade
Of Wallace's Division 40 shiloh. soon altery3rd
he rendered his resignation, which Cen. GrHut IN
dorsed We cannot afford to lose so good an oil
GER" Gems Wallace. Cox and Force added their
concentrations of his ability and services. Atter
finally abandoning military life he again engaged
in scientific pursuits, mainly geology, IN which he
continued vi advancing years Ah0 utciiilhs
strength Obliged him % deSist from active labor,
and he at length sank peacefully to rest Ills pub
lished works are mostly iu state and Government
reports and in the Smithsonian contributions 10
PtLMER.-At Thomaston, Ne. Benz r Palmer
from injuries received by the premature discharge
of "A blast ia a lime quarry. COmrlde Palmer en-
listed in May lo6i, in Co. e. 18th Me-, and served
three years. lie was q member mn Eood standing
of p. Henry TlIisOn Post No. 80 Department Of
WHfrSIAS-At NIarseilles H.. Oct. II Hiram c.
Whitman. He WAS born sept. H. 1888. az Auburg,
Bavaria Germany, and came 10 this country when
III years of age. He enlisted April % lc6l. in Co.
f. 23d H., Mulligans Brigade WAS taken prisoner
at Lexington Mo, Sept. p lS6l, aud mustered out
sept 30 1861. Re enlisted Aug IS lS62. in Co. A,
IOlth H. and was discharged - Corporal az WASH
ington, ID. c., june g. 1850. He WAS charter menu
Der of Joseph WoOdrsif Post No. PSI, GAR, Mar
settles, H.
BLAisDELL.-Kiued by railroad accident. at Gold
River Placer Co., Cal. AOnZ5 c. Baisteil, aged
A. He served in Co. k 4th cal, from Jan. 1862,
till Jan. H. lst5. Tie was member OF Belmont
Post. No lOI, GAR.
DNvIs-Near West Fairfield, Pa, Sept 4, of con-
sumption after lingering illness, C0mrade Geo.
W Davis, J. v. c. of d. Z. smith Post No. 22l, De-
l partment of Pennsy lyania, formerly of TolonO
I Post, Illinois, aged - years. lie WAS q courade
whom TO know was to love, and who was respected
| by AL who knew him.
/ N4SCE.-Allen Nance Co. 4, lst Ohio FL A., died
/ Oct s. ia Hamilton Township, Jackson Co, %. He
/ was "a comrade of Francis smith Post No. 365, of
i jackson, which Post buried him with the hOnOrs
i of war az Hamilton Church Cemetery.
| BUrLER-At Bowensburg, III. sept 2, Norman
/ Butler Co. ID, 18th H. TObias Butler Post No.
Us GAR, adopted resolutions declaring that ln
his death we have sustained an lrrcpara1ie loss 20
/ our organization, because Of his intense zeal and
fervor towards IL; his country, because Of MS pa
trotsm and loyalty to the iiag under whose loI'l5
/ he periled life in time Of need; hts friends ANA
| neighbors, because of his pure manhood; ms ian-
/ lily, because of his eOmmendanie virtues as nus
| band father and SInsman.
/ CooNs-At Emporia, Kan. Oct. Q, John Wesley
Coons aged Is lie was born near ClstvtOrtsviiie e,
/ Ind i'm 1888 removed to Iowa I'm lc'i, aHd thence
to kansas i'm 1881 lFe served in the 2d iowa bti-
terv being mustered out as its FIRST Lieutenant iu
/ the Fall OF lS65. Ills remains were taken % his
old home in Abel Iowa, for interment six m. .I-
bers of his old battery acted rs pail bearers. .'a
services were under the auspices of Col Wills --.
q A. r. No % OF which he was a charter ueit ".
CLARK-At Manchester, y. H., Hon Joseph -.
Clark, one Of the most prominent citizens Of tiHs
CITY and state, committed suicide Oct. = by ii' ~
ing He was weighed down with business 81 /, :
/ which together with his failure TO receive ,iio
nomination for Congress in the LIST Di,trlSt t' 10
his taking his life He bad been Mayor OF = q
chester and member OF the LeGsiatuIc :
war and was intimately associated WIN many
business enterprises.