Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-18
THE LATE GENERAL TERRY.

Press Comments Upon His Ability
and worth.
The funeral of General Terry will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
United church. The services will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Theodore Munger, D.
D., who will probably be assisted by Rev.
DR.. Wayland of Philadelphia, who was
chaplain on the staff of the dead general. |
The bearers will be eight sergeants in
military uniform, with side arms, selected |
from the city battalion. This will be the |
only military show of the affair, although
a number Of prominent military officers
will attend. Admiral Foote post will |
attend in body but not in uniform. The |
officers of General Terry's staff have tele-
graphed that they wish to be present.
kilograms of sympathy have been received
by the relatives Of the deceased in great
numbers Nearly all the present generals
of the army have sent them, and promi-
nently among them may be mentioned
General Sherman and General Schofeld.
Many prominent gentlemen in public life
are also among the senders
Concerning the deceased the Springfield
Republican says: ellis signal performance
was the capture of Fort Fisher early in
January, 1866, whose brilliant soldiership
was the more notable by contrast with the
dismal failure of General Buffers expedi-
ton a month before. For this he was
made brigadier general in the regular army
and breveted major general of volunteers,
and congress passed vote of thanks to
him and the officers and soldiers of his
command Commodore Ammen, in writ
ing of this achievement, says The writer
would fail of his duty were he to omit an
expression of the universal sentiment of
admiration of the ability and courage
shown by General Terry, his chief of staff,
General Comstock, and General Ames, who
led the assaulGng columns, and of their
gallant comrades, the living and the dead,
who achieved this gallant work"
General Terry united in a rare degree
the ideal soldierly qualities, for his COM
mand of military situation was compre-
hensive, his plans were carefully laid and
guarded at every point against contingen-
cies, he had the confidence Of his officers
and soldiers, and his personal bravery was
conspicuous and splendid. He was at the
same time the most modest of men, gentle,
honorable and sincere, friend and citizen
of great worth; and his West Point breth-
rem never failed to recognize that he OBJ
tanned and held his place by merit alone.
general, and the only civilian major gen
eral at the time of his retirement When
the state of his health compelled him to
leave the service there was felt universal
regret.
In an able editorial the New York Trib-
une says: The retirement of Major-General
Terry nearly three years ago inflicted Sc
we're loss upon the military service of the
United States, but his final release from
the grasp of painful malady is not to be
| deplored, Few soldiers have better earned
| their discharge.
| General Hawley's telegram to the Hart
ford Courant says: General Terry was as
| pure and noble gentleman as have ever
| known. His record as a soldier will for
ever be proud page in the history of Con-
| necticut.
| The World says: General Terry was one
| of the most gentle, kind and brave charac-
ters that ever served his country.
state News Jottings.
John D. Woods satchel factory in West
| port is to be enlarged.
| Judson's pond, Stratford, is now the
| popular skating resort in that town and
large parties are there every day.
| The Cupheags of Stratford are selling
tickets for their coming exhibition. II
| promisessto be unusually interesting, and
they expect big house.
The coolest place in Westport on win.
ter's day with the wind from the north
| has been for time immemorial the village
| bridge. Now fence has been erected
| which keeps off the wind, and the neigh
bors rejoice.
| Ex-Alderman and Mrs. Charles a. Bo
CART of Bridgeport will celebrate thu
twenty-ifth anniversary of their marriage
with silver wedding, which will be hel6
at their residence on Wednesday evening
December Is.
4 Giles Batty, for many years janitor o
the Greeneville schools, died suddenly il
Greeneville Tuesday morning at the age o
| and active man and did not complain O.
feeling unwell till day or two before hi
death.
There is much comment in Norwalk
says the Gazette, on the fact that a Bap
fist church in Chicago, of which 81. II
Barbour, once of Norwalk, is pastor. is t.
be sold under mortgage foreclosure fo
about $1,000, while the w. G. T. U. ar
building palace for their use and aggran
dizement, costing 81 ,30O,0O0
One of the finest systems of water work
in the state is now being established il
Terryville by a company at the head O
which are DR.. William P. SWEET and hi
brother-in-law, Richard NJ. Baldwin. TIL
reservoir is being constructed on the to-
of the Town hill plateau, which is abou
eight hundred feet above the level of tn
village. Even with this great fall tn
, water will not have to be conveyed NOR
than mile in pipes, and the fall which
will attain will be immense. The quantit
of water is exceedingly abundant and tn
quality excellent.