New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-25
OBITUARY..
COLONEL C. w. MOULTON.
Tuesday.

Colonel O. w. Moulton, whose death at tho Hotel
Arno was reported In THE TRIBUNE yesterday, had
been sick with congestion Of tho brain for about two
weeks. He had had some trouble with his head for
nearly year. bat the first serious attack came about
three weeks ago when he fell unconscious Up the street.
lie was taken to his home at the Arno, and recovered
for a time About two weeks ago. however, he had
another attack from which he did not recover For
tho last five days previous to his death no lay In an
unconscious state, knowing no one. Tho END camo
at about o a. m. yesterday and so quietly that tho
transition from life to death cely perceptibe
His wife, his son, Sherman Moulton, and wife, his
daughters Mrs. H. r. Probasco, and Mrs. W. j. Halde-
man Professor Janeway. DIR. III. @. Coe and a nurse
were present when he died. His brother-inlaw Gen.
eral Sherman reached the bedside few minutes after
he died. and third daughter Mrs. @. II. ROCKWELL,
reached the city from Fort Supply Indian Territory
yesterday morning. too late to see her father before
HIS death. It had been decided to take the body to
Ohio for burial and preparations were immediately maze
for this purpose. During the day great numoor OF
friends of Colonel Moulton called TO express thoir
sympathy with the bereaved family among them oeihs
many members Of tho Ohio Society," OF when no US
vice president Many kilograms OF coincidence "oio
also received At O'Clock last evening the oody' 'n
charge OF the family left tho city over tho
Central Railroad in special provided for them oy
President Depev The funeral Will tafe place To-
morrow morning at Glendale, Ohio.
Colonel NIoulton born in Medina County, oho,
on December 10, 1890 His father was farmer ana
their homo was about thirty miles from Cleveiahd
which the chief market place for their produc's
He was educated in the country school at his homo anu
in the Brooklyn Academy. an institution IN "ha'
now a suburb OF Cleveland. He was for a time clerk
In a country store in tho town OF Medina out soou
went to Cleveland where he was engaged as clerk In
the dry goods house Of c. c. Carleton He took TINS
position to secure money to pay his expenses WHO
studying law lie was offered partnership oy MI
Carlei induce him to give up the profession OF
but refused the offer. He was admitted u pra''io.
law when Just twenty years OF ago. Auu
went TO Mansfield, Rchand County, TO oegm mo
ct,ce TbeTc he met his wife, who was Miss Frances
Herman, sister Of General w. T. Sherman anu ooh"'
JONI a. rsmanps short time at Mansfield Colonel
Monlton went to Toledo to accept ~ ,P,r ha
was In june 1891 appointed Quarermaster OF ONO
VoInntesrs and served in west Virginia under General
Mcclellan and aftorward with Generals REYNOLDS,
mont Pope and others. when tho heavy movements 8
in Tennessee and the Southwost were hs reulsr
army and went to Cincinnati assistant 70 hsssta'
General swords In ms post,oh, I hd
hsrgs Of the purchasing Of all tho supplies for tho
army in that region II Amounted 10 az n,I is ~ az
smoUnt monthly tho year round His depot supplied
the army under Grant in the Vlcksburg campaign n
Sherman on the th March TO Of tsr Which authority
he held TO the close of the war. .o.,oo q,
In io4 Crc,Onat his partner was Judge NJ H.
ridden Then ne was tho partner OF Warner " ba'e.
man but the firm dissolved when Mr. b a.e, y,
was made DIstrict-AttOrney, and the law hrin VI
Mo,lton a Levy was formed. which still exists eev
eraI wears ago Colonel Moulton became VIII
/ treasury Department rules and practice whlie Jonn
sherman was Secretary Of tho Treasury began 10 90
called into revenue Insurance and admiralty cases n
Tho Federal Courts which necesstated his opening NJ
once IN NewYork and he eventually came mere 70 i've,
His practice was extensive among the celsors'en
Win which he was connected being the Loulsis a.,
oterv tobacco ring whiskey tax and plank-rnau nls
ttIIery cases His partner In NewYork was ms ony
con sherman Monitor There are three danehters;
Mrs II r. Probasco and Mrs. W, J. ialdMmah o,
Cincinnati and Mrs Colonel c. II. RocEwell, Wh i.
husband was recently Quartermaster at west fo'n''
hut Is now stationed I'm the Indian TerrtOry. .
Colonel Mouton an earnest RepublTrgah W
rover made enemies by his parisanship. ne Was
rccoenzod at the Republican National conventions -.
/ 1879 1aaO and 1884 being the spokesman t tor
senator sherman and having charge OF tho canvass lo
bIs nomination for President. In 1870 no Wehl Hp''
&c visiting statesman to watch the count IN los M a.
Tic was genial. accommodating ana Wei
! liked as a man He member OF the Kepuohoan
Club.