The National tribune., 1886-08-19

lOist H. and lawyer Of considerable note When
living at New Orleans he came within one vote Of
beating Kellogg for the United States Senate.
lG0-John Igo an old pioneer died Aug at
Shelbyvile, H.. aged 20. He was a soldier in the
Union army Had he lived n few days longer he
would have received a large pension from The Gov
HUNPHREY-Col George Humphrey died Aug.
at Fort Wayne. Ind. the result Of a broken leg.
He was prominent citizen and n member Of the
lumber firm of Cochran 4 Humphrey. Col Hum
phrcy Sawed in the Mexican and the late war
children.
RESTscHLER-Ins San Francisco. July20 r. Rent
schiller. of George IT, Thomas Post aad a member
OF the veteran tfuard, committed suicide by shoot
ing He formerly belonged 20 Co. c. Sth Ohio Cav
and had recently returned from Eastern trip. 10
Is believed that financial trouble was the cause Of
his act
MCCLELLAN Lieut. Edward p Mcclellan. Of the
navy killed himself by shooting Aug ut the resi-
dence of his father. in Darien. Conn. Lieut.. Nc
Clellan had been in i'll health for several years and
had been on sick leave for long time. His last
duty was on the United states steamer Galena.
IRvTN.-At Knoxville, Tenn, June 81. Comrade
W. IT, Irwin, aged ID. He enlisted March Is 1852 in
Co. H. 9th Mich, and mustered out sept. IS,
Is6o lie was borne 20 the grave by his comrades
of Ed. Maynard Post, No. IA, in the National Gene
terry at Knoxville, Tenn. This is the first comrade
OF their Post mustered out by death.
BURGHARDT.-At his residence in Washington,
Monday July rs. Rev Peter RI. Burghardt for
many years Chaplain of Meade Post No 5 Depart
ment of the Potomac. COmrade BurgbaTdt
listed July 3, 1851, in the 65th n Y, and COM
missioned Chaplain. He served in this capacity
charged by of expiration of term of service.
He made record such as few Chaplains could
boast of He was always with his command. and
accompanied u into every fight At Fair Oaks,
when all the field officers were killed or wounded,
he took command Of the regiment and led it back
into action. He was idOlized by all in the regi-
ment. His funeral in this city occurred the day after
his death, and Rev. Byron Sunderland preached
the sermon at the house and mnde another address
at the chapel at the Navy Yard. The remains were
/ conducted TO the depot by Meade Post and q num-
Der OF comrades belonging to other Posts, with Co.
ITNaTr Nafur and rNNFsrsa 9.FTN -
/ Rt the head. The body was taken to schenectady
for interment. and the ceremonies there conducted
/ by VIM. Horsiall Post. No. 90.
/ BARNEY.-On the 23d alt. mt San Francisco. CAL,
/ Gen. Ii. G.. Barney. In his last conscious moments
the General expressed his regrets at being sum
mOned so soon before the grand Reunion Of his old
/ comrades of the war. and requested that his
mains be buried in National soil at the Presidio.
Gen. Barney entered the service of the United
States on the Goth of May, 1861, as Captain of
! company belonging TO the I'd Pa. H. A. He served
| in the defense of Washington, and was promoted
to the rank of Leutenant-COlOnel April 20, 1864.
On the 18th of the following June he made
Colonel He fought in the battles OF Antetam,
WILDERNESS, 9PQtlsyIvaiiLa' bethesda I1uIch' gun
Run, Cold HarbOr, North Anna. and Petersburg.
He was severely wounded in front of PetersburgOn
the Goth of July, 1854. He was honoraby dis
charged Nov. 10, 1864, and brevetted Brigadler-
General for gallant and meritorious service.
DOUGLAsS.-George Douglass died in Saginaw,
| Mich. July 81 aged 50. He was born in Glasgow,
Scotland. When young man he joined the Brit
ish army and had a varied experience. In 1858 he
came to the United States and early in the war
day of the battle of the Wilderness he received a
wound from which he never recovered. ball
struck him in the breast and glaneing lodged in
| the spine. At the close of the war he was honor
ably discharged, with rank of Captain. In 1874 the
effects of his wound completely disabled him for
manual labor. In April 1880, he became partially
paralyzed. The paralysis became nearly total dur
ing the next Summer and for more than six years
he was bedrdden. Much OF the time he has been
an intense sufferer.
HENDRIcK-Daniel HendricS, gallant soldier,
died recently at York, Neb. Robert Anderson
Post, GAR, of which he was q member, adopted
suitable resolutions expressive of their regret
GUIRADO.-At Los Angeles, Cal, July 10 Maj. j..
F. Guirado aged 10. August IS, 1861 he was en-
rolled First Lieutenant Co. ID, LIST CAL Cav, and
discharged Sept. 80. 1864 with the rank of Major.
At the time of his death he was an hOnOred member
of Frank Bartlett Post, No. 8, Department OF Cali
fornia.
TUERK-Julius G. Tuerk died at Davenport,
Iowa. July IL of prostratiOn of the nervous system
after long suffering and nearly two years total help
lessness. Being member of August WentZ Post,
No. /, Davenport, his funeral was taken charge OF
/ by the Post and he was buried with military hon
ors Tuerk was born in Berlin Prussia. where he
received liberal education. He came to the United
States when about 10 years old and enlisted March
l. 1850 in Co. ID. eth u 5. Art. discharged Jan.
l. 1857 and re-enlisted in Co. of the same regi-
ment; discharged again Jan. /, 1863, and
shortly after enlisted in Co. c. LIST y. Y. Art. He
was promoted second Lieutenant May IS, ls6i, and
again promoted First Lieutenant Oct. p, 1865. On
March 25 1865, before Petersburg. Va, while with
his battery personally serving gun on account OF
the loss of most of his men, he lost his right arm
near the shoulder from a rebel gunshOt. Upon bis
discharge from the hospital at Washington, Aug.
a. 1865, Tuerk received a commission from Presi-
dent Lincoln Second Lieutenant of the llith U.
: C. t. and was afterwards, on March p, 1860 pro-
NOTED First Lieutenant of same regiment and as
signed to duty as Quartermaster in which capacity
he remained on duty with the regiment ia Texas
the Rio Grande until the final muster-out of the
regiment i'm April, 1867, thus having served the
Governments for II years without interruption. lie
was q tried and true soldier, beloved by his com
rades and highly esteemed by all who knew him.
He leaves wife and six children.