The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-03
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L. d. b., Bangor, Mel enlisted In February
1854 As veteran volunteer for three years and was
promised 500 IT, 8. bounty by instaliments II think
$50 eaoh), and was discharged August, 1854. to
eeive promotion; mustered out First Lieu
tenant, and finally discharged December. 1864, on
account OF wound received in May, lS64- How
much of the 500 am / entitled to? AFsI0eT. One
months advance pay was paid you upon being
mustered into your second service and the first In
salmeut Of bounty OF $50. At the first regular pay
day. after two months service another installms
paid ofs50 and another installment of $50 at
the snd OF SIX months service mat was All that was
duo. The remaining instAilments were forfeited
by promotion. The fact that you we're discharged
Tor wounds after you were mustered as an officer
would not affect your title to bounty.
J. T. b., Pou0hkespsie. N. "a comrads was
wounded and drew pension OF 81 per month, bet
was killed in railroad accident leaving n wife
and three SONS. The pension was stopped, and tho
widow IL in very destitute circumstances. Are NOT
the Sons entitled To pension? 4nstger. No; neither
the widow entitled, because the
death OF the soldier was limo manner due TO his
military service.
s. B. F., Houston Tex.-Are all original pensions
which were filed prior 10 July l. 1850, allowed from
date of discharge? Ansloer. Yes, il the disability
for which pension Is allowed was alleged In the
original claim.
O. H., Men York eiiy-will you kindly inform me
whether am entitled TO a bounty? Nov. 3, ls63,
shipped In ths u ). Navy to three years or
during the tirst-class boy. When the war
closed everyone who applied was granted FUR
Tough. On June p 1865 took one for 10 days and
went home. and finding my mother sick and the
war being over, did not return. Twas dropped as
deserter In lSes an act was passed granting such
persons myself an honorable discharge, which
received. As only received $40 = month and food,
am not entitled to boantyf AHSiser No. you
have no title thereto whatever; no bounty wss
issl.
B. X, Ria0go,d. OFF pensioner dies one day
before vouchers be executed, leaving no widow
minor children, but plenty of property to defrAy
expenses, can accrued pension be coiiectedI An
r. p w., Hadlsp hass-I. When n soldier dies
who 10 peusoned for wounds received in battle, Is
his widow obliged to prove bis death due thereto
to DO entitled to pensiou3 2 II so, does death BY
accident prevent her from receiving a pension
| 4Rstesr. /. Yes, or else that it due 10 some
other cause originating IN the line Of duty in the
w. B., Lyman, IPn TAT the biennial examine
ton Sept. L. 1869, through mistake made by {
| newly,appointed Surgeon, my pension was cui
| down from IS to 81 per month. Anerward, on ap-
pication for increase u raised TO 60, and on
April 7, ISL WAS again increased to $40 Can
have the loss from Sept T. 1862 restored to me nj
S. per month TO April :, 1881 and If 40, to whom
must apply dBstoer. No. claims for Te-ratiua
| arc not entertained.
1
a soldier receive pension after the death Of bel
husband. who was drawing pension for gunshol
| wound in armG ARsEer. She can, If the death Of
the soldier was due to the gunshot wound foI
which no pensioned, to any cause which
originated in the service and line Of duty therein
but not otherwise.
| L s., Forest, Ind soldier died In the service
| leaving u widow and dependent mother. The
widow drew pension until her remRrriage- Is the
dependent mother now entitled TO pension 40
| count OF the death of her SOM Anssrsr. No; she
has no title under the law.
] W. B. E., Helmick. O.-Are the quarter dollars o.
1888 with rays and arrow points of special value
| have seen that they worth 81 AnSieer No
| they are worth but Is cents The statement men
| toned has been enormously published. but is Il
| tho quarter dollar OF 1883, without rays, which
| commands "a premium.
| A. E. Nevada Mo-A soldier Is receiving SO fol
total deafness OF right ear. Is he not entitled u
SIS as rate for total deafness Is SS0r 4nsveT. No
He Is receiving all to which he Is entitled under the
/ law for the disability mentioned. IL Is not held
that total deafness OF one ear IS equivalent 10 one
| half of total deafness.
| j. NJ, Concord lass-1 A soldier drawing pen
sion dies in 1887 from causes other than the disa
/ bility for which he was pensioued His widow diel
/ few months later. leaving girl. then ii months
old, the only child of the pensioner. To what rate
| OF pension: any, IS the child entitled? II the
| soldier had died of the disability for which pen
stoned, what rate would the child receiver 4Rsiosr
l. She ~ not entitled to any pension unless the sol
dier died Of disability which contracted in the
line of duty in the service. whether II the dsa
| bility for which pensioned not. In that event
| she would receive Sii per month. = She would
| receive tho same amount to which the widow
would have been entitled had she lived, which In
| this would be Sl4 per month.
| Z. q r., At,eater, kan.-Is It necessary for pen
| sioner drawing pension which dates from Jan.
uary, 1857, 10 file application for in antiei
patton of tke passage of the act repeating the lmi
istiOn of arreErsP Anstoer. No; in the event o
| the passage of the act all claims filed since lss'
will be taken up and the arrears paid without any
| action upon the claimants part.
| H. O. L., Lees Summit, Ho,-How high rate car
pensioner receive for general debility totally In
| oapaeitaling him for the performance of manuR
| laborf AnStVer. Thirty dollars per month, and
no requires the regular aid and attendance of an
other person tho rate would be $50.