The National tribune., 1891-08-20

WHLrrrs.-As Detroit, recently VIM Wiiftts,
Co ID, 22d Mich, aged So He entered as q pFl vfe
bui ne was promoted Sergeant, Second Ti-ut-.l,tut
First Lieutenant and 80 te lose az the ,y ~ ,a
made Captain. Uc captured durn.. the battle,
OF thlcAanaug1 aud was confined 20 the uutuer-
Gus rehei prl-Ons-iirst 90 Macon thence to DAM
vile md Charleston. at tse hitter lace being COM.
lined 10 the jail yard, with his bed alongside The
place Of execution and within sight and reach ~
the shells from The Union 1atteres From Charles
ton be was taken o. the death-peu. Libby PRISON.
Here he remained for d. months but having
p'WcFini constitution, he Wltst0od % al and came
ont unframed and uusc11red. FINALLY am order
came Tor exchange, and be, with others. were COM
Veyed south % q freight-truu. " bile route ne
guards got careless. and TN the night Capt WHhts
and companion removed the caps from Che runs
Of the guards and each securing a chunk Of bacon
watched their opportunity and jumped from he
train into the darkness. After several DAYS yFau-
derins ~ the woods, they were oveghauled by =
squad OF Wheeler'5 cavalry. After being dragged
along Tor several days between files Of hOrsemeu,
and not permitted to ride on one dark rainy night
they were placed in q fence corner for the night
under guard. The guard and campfire were "a "
PAGES la front Of them: back Of then WAS Che fence
then an open field some rods iu width then q
dense, tangled swampy rtviue and woods. Capt.
Wliitts was on guard as we'll as the REBEL and the
boys had got thoroughly sick Of the eornpany OF
heeIer,s cavaiTy. lie noticed the guard Law Ms
gun down and prepare TO take a drink his back to
theW. re punched his companion, the under
standing WIS mutual, and t took but au inst7ut TO
clear the fence, and by the time tie guard lad re-
covered his arms. the two were fleeing across tbs
field with the speed Of pursued deer and without
regard 70 results plunged into the thICSet border
ing the risviue and brought up feet below down
an embanlsment, in the mud. and hardly knew
whether they were dead or alive. This time they
were more successful, and by the aid Of the negroes
and by skulSing through The woods and swanps at
AL times In the Immediate vicinity Of Che rebels
they at last sighted squad Of Union cavalry and
made q dOuble-quICs within Our lines Can't.
Willtts reported az Washington and obtained a
furiough, came home where he remained a few
weeks. and then reioined his regiment. lie was a
member Of Dick Richardson Post and q detach-
ment from that Post attended the funeral lie
leaves q wife and three children.
EyAS5.-At Washington, ID. c.. July 90 Of liver
trouble, Ihos. .. Evans, First Lieutenant, Co A. 5lss
Pa, aged 81. When boy he enlisted in the NAVY
and served 10 years before and including the Mexi-
can During the late war he made good record
for himself After the war he returned to PENN
sylyaulaa and served a. a member Of che State Leg
I+aturo Tor number OF terms, and in 1882 came 10
Washington TO accept a position iu the Pension
Office. He was n prominent member Of the Grand
Army, ana q member OF the local Veteran AasOns'
Association. He belonged to Richmond Lodge,
90. in Philadelphia, aud was a member Of the
Royal Arch Chapter in that city. He leaves u wife
CRKNsToE.-At Downey. CAL July D. Eli c.
Cranst0u, aged 49, Comrade CFaHstOu was ailing
for some time, and short time before his death
he was juror In q murder trial. This strain upon
him greatly aggravated his malady, and since then
he has been under constant treatment using Opiate5
freely. On Monday no went out ia the C0rufielG,
taking with him his Old Springfield army rifle and
put bullet through his heart. Deceased was a
prosperous farmer, owning fine property and
man, served through the WAR; and at the time
of his death Commander of Dan Bidweu POST He
leaves wife and six children.
MCGUEGOR.-At Cincinnati o., recently, COM
maUder Charles NoGregOr, L. 5. ~. aged IS lie
was appointed from Illinois Ilid5hipman in the
Navy sept. q. I.6J He served in the Mississippi
gunboaJ aotillu in 1862; promoted to Ensign
May -, 1855; served in the TusoarOr IN the North
Atlantic hOcSaulng squadron, 1868, 90; iu the
Juuiata. 1861, 81, being present and wounded at
the Navy's land assault ou Fort Fisher; was pro-
noted to Master Nov. 10, 1860 and TO Lieutenant
July 25. 1860 having been specially advanced for
gaIanJry lu action; served In the Junlata, Brazil
station, lS6J-61; and i'm the POwhattan, south Pa
Citc station lSJj-57; was promoted TO Lisutenant-
Comtnunder March L. 1868 and to Commander
june s. 1873 having served in the meantime i'm the
Wabash and shenandoah. Tie commanded the
Despatch 1880. 81 the Nantucket 1883 and the Al
lance ls85-ss. At the time OF his death he was
Lighthouse Inspector Of the Fourteenth District
with headquarters at Cincinnati. The Loyal Lee
gIon, of which 10 was member, attended the
funeral.
GnoCRLY-At National Soldiers Home. Lea
veuworth, Kan, July 49, Alexander GrOurly. aged
o.. His military career began la the war OF 1872
lie served throughout the Mexican from the
beginning with Gen. TayiOr's command. lie also
took part iu many Indian wars along the border
His last military duty WAS in the late wal. in which
lie served four years, entering at the age Of IS.
CON.-On Che BiadensburE road, ID. G.. July 9, OF
hemorrhage of the lungs John Il. Cox, Co. q, ith
Battalion. ID. g. Inf, aged so. He buried at
Rock Creek Cemetery, the Casket being draped
with the old flag, which bB loved next 10 life by
his comrades OF Chas. u. stone Post, H. Of which
Post 9.
JAWEs.-At Tekamah Neb July 81, Of lung dis
ease, Jared T. James Co. G.. 30th Wis. On Dec.
he was discharged account oil disability con-
traced IN the servic in line Of duty and for nearly
30 wears he has been an invalid. He was "a member
OF Boomer Post MS, and that Post buried the
mains. Forty oil his comrades attended she funeral.
WOODs.-At Walnut Bottom, Pa, July O. Nicholas
Woods. Co. III, 81 PA. Cav, aged So. While labor
ing under temporary IL of insanity brought on
by death. Comrade Woods hung himself on the
limb of an appletree sometime during the night.
Tie was q member Of Corporal Mclean Post, I23,
ShppeusburE quite number Of veterans aud
others attended the funeral.
JACEsON-At Jauesville, Mimi, July TO- 1891, OF
rheumatism Of heart, Amos @. Jackson, aged So.
J.. NJ DeverauN Post, 43 which attended the funeral
In body. He leaves wife and ono daughter.
STONE.-At Adrian, Mich, May 20. Of disease con-
tucted while in the service, simon stone, Co. O.,
l0th Mimi, aged So
ELLIorr-At Eau Claire VIE, Jan 81 James
Elliott, Co. II, SD Wis. He left wife aud four
children.
SrEvENs.-At Santa Rosa Cal, June 81 Nathaniel
Stevens, Co. G., 5th IlL, aged 81. COmrade stevens
belonged To Santa Rosa Lodge. A. o. U. W., also
to Ellsworth Post, GAR. OF which he was =
charter member and Past Commander. Both
Orders attended his funeral He leaves q vile and
four children.
NoRruRuP-At Kansas City, 30. July ID John
J. NOIthrup, Sergeant, Co. b. I'd ". j. He won
promotion By meTitOriOus services 10 the rank Of
with the regiment la 1864. he afterwartiroarried
on the milling business. He leaves wife aud
children.