Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02
LAST OF THE VETERANS.


One of the Few Survivors of This Coun-
trv's Second War with England.
General Abraham Daily, in full uni
form, and with numerous medals pinned
upon his breast, was the only veteran
of 1912 who turned out to do honor to
Westinghouse Birthday, and he was a
guest of the Veteran Zouaves. The abb
sence of others was so conspicuous as to
cause people to ask: What has become
of the rest of the company?" The fact
is that death has gathered in the brave
defenders of the Union, who rallied
around it's standard when it was for the
second time threatened by England's
foes, until there is only remnant of
two or three left. a few years ago it
was the practice of the proprietors of
the Fifth Avenue, the Continental, or
some of the other hotels, to
give the veterans dinner on
each of the holidays; but they
have been neglected in this partie-
ular for year or two. One reason for
this neglect is that other than the
veterans took the opportunity to get a
free dinner, having no claim upon the
generosity of the giver of the feast
other than that they were acquainted
with some of the veterans. Hence this
way of remembering the old heroes five
or SIX times a year with feast I'll til
mately became vexatious and the Lee
lands and others could not be blamed
for disseminating the custom. The re-
unions of the Veterans of 1912" have
each year fallen off in attendance how
ever, and It is doubtful if there will ever
be another.
General Daily has seemed to surpass
all of the others in physical strength as
well as in length of life. He is in his
ninetY-fourth year and more hale and
hearty than most men are at seventy.
He was born in this city, but for more
than forty years has lived in the eastern
district of Brooklyn. He inherits
longevity, his father living until he was
ninetytwo years old. General Dally's
wife, who was Ann Norman, came from
lineage of sturdy and prolific stock.
She lived for sixty-fve years after her
marriage. and raised family of fifteen
children. Although only five of the
children are now living the old veter-
an has more than fifty descendants
still in the flesh, and he is a great
great-grandfather. His eldest SON is
about seventv-three years old. The
title of the old veteran is not, as many
have supposed, one which he earned
when in the war of 1912, but it is a COM
plimentary title and came to him by
election to the command of the bat
talon of veterans upon the death of
General Raymond, few years ago.
General Dally's father was well-to-
do ship chandler in this city, and for
many years the son worked for him.
But after the war the son held various
positions under the Government. At
one time also General Daily had a
grocery at Hester street and the Bow,
cry, at the time when Grand street. was
only little more than country road.
His last business was running a restau-
rant in Williamsburg, more than twenty
years ago. He is not by any means in
independent circumstances, his only
support coming from his Government
pension Of e5 month and some assist
ance from the veterans of the Mexican
and the Civil wars. An effort was
made last year to have the State rscog-
nize his previous services by giving him
a pension, but Governor Hill disap.
proved the measure N Y Tribune