The National tribune., 1891-03-26

SUlISER.-At Bridgeport, Conn, Feb 26. Samuel
b. Sumner, aged o. Ia IS62 he enlisted 10 the i9.h
Mass was Captain Of the company and afterwurd
promoted 10 the Lieutenant ColOueIcy. He was
wounded by bullet in the shoulder al the assault
on Port Hudson, La May y, 1868. Returning
from the waF he located ia Bridgeport. aud rose
very high rs a lawyer. lie also held many impor-
ttut puDC offices, all of which he flied with great
credit. He WAS a member of several secret orean-
ZatIOns, and held high Offices i'm some Of them. Ia
leaves three children.
BUsH-At Northampton, Mass, Feb. O. OF
heart disease, Henry b. Bush, 2d VT. aged 50. lie
answered the call Of Lincoln for Is 600 men bur WAS
barred ON account Of his hight He was, however
taken ia on the next day. The cause OF his last
sickness IL supposed TO have been the result Of two
serious wounds received in the shoulder during
the battle OF the Wilderness from which the bullets
were never extracted, and which for some time
have been in the vicinity Of his heart. After re-
ceIving the wounds he picked up for dead and
Laid by the side OF ditch for burial the next morn
ing, bat when morning came hs could not be found,
as he had revived during the evening and wan
dered oil, and was finally picked up by friends.
The funeral WAS held under the auspices Of w. H..
Baker Post. OF which he u member. lie leaves
a wife and three children.
HILL AT Williamsburg, Mass. Feb. o. OF
paralysis, Medad Hill, sd Mass He was q mcm-
Der of w. l.. Baker Post, Northampton. ueIeayes
a wife and an adopted sou.
OMENsErrER.-At Soldiers Home Erie PA jan
=, George w. OmensetteT, United States Navy,
aged %. Tie was first appointed Gunner under
President Lincoln in 1861, and from that time until
1885, when he retired he was continuously in tile
naval service. lie was on the Congress during her
fight with she Merrimae in 1852, and also the
Old lrOnsldeS at the attack upon Charleston, $ G..
subsequently lie served for many years on The
Brazil and Mediterranean Stations.
Unconstitutional Me, Fob. 6. of disease con-
tracted while in the service. Alexander Walton.
lie died in absolute poverty, and while his family
were gathered around the body a large official
envelope from the Pension Office WAS delivered,
containing a notice that his pension, for which no
male application over three years ago, AZ
lowed. lie leaves wife and two children.
VAN BUsSGEH-At BcntOnviIle, Ind, March 4,
OF Erie Martin Nam Rtf-l-lrE ID
Ind, aged 80. COmrade Van Buskirk served iu the
Navy for a short time and was captured aud con-
fined IN Libby Prison several months He was
member Of Cambridge City Post, 20. and his re-
mains were buried by that Post. lie leaves wife
and one child.
ECRSTEIS.-At Silver City, r. T., recently Samuel
Ecksteu, Corporal, Co. X, Isl Cal. aged 50. lie
also served with Cartoons California Column.
SnEARs-As Catskill, n. " Feb. 25. OF heart
failure, John g.. shears, Co. X, 2jh N. ". n. c.
aged 81. De was member Of J. w. Watson Post,
SEARs.-At Catskin n T.. Feb 25, Geo. Sears,
Co. A, 3lst U. ). g. T., sged A. Deceased WAS
Drum Major Of his regiment. He was also q MEM
Der of j. w. Watson Post, 5l4 and that Post at
tended the funeral.
PURDUM-At Curtis, Neb.. Feb 9. Elijah r. Pur-
dunn, Co. +, Goth Ohio. He discharged from
the service on account Of disability the result Of
typhoid fever, Oct 81, 1852, but July -, 1868 no
received commission as Assistant surgeon of the
S9th Ohio. He was taken prisoner at ChicEamau2a
and confined ia Libby Prison for three months At
the time OF bis death he WAS Surgeon Ia Corporal
Tanner Post 2S7. lie also a member OF the
Board Of Pension ExamuCTS.
SHAw.--At Cincinnati, o. Feb. I6. OF disease con-
tracted while ia the service Morgan S. shaw 5th
Ohio. aged 81. He once saved the cOlOrs Of his
company by wrapping them around his body and
swimming the Shenandoah River. In July he
made n Second Lieutenanti Jan. 10, 1868. Firss
Lieutenant, and Captain May ., 1853 lie was
twice wounded at Port Republic, aud at Cedar
Mountain no was wounded very severely ia the
collar bone. He was also wounded twice al An
tetam. He leaves q widow.
BARrHoLEMEw.-At Pueblo, Colo, Feb. IS. OF
L
18th III. Comrade Bartholomew did not remain in
the service long he was discharged for disability
after six months service. His remains were buried
by Upton Post, 3.
SCIIooNMAElER.-At Binghamton, N Y Jan 20
John NJ. SchOOnmaker, CO. ID, 10Th n. Y, aged 50.
He entered the service Second Lieutenant and
during the battle of Gettysburg. for bravery was
promoted to u CHptancy. After the surrender Of
Lee his regiment performed duty at Richmond,
and Can't. SchOOumnker was placed in charge OF
Libby Prison and Castle Thunder. At the close OF
the war he was connected with various newspapers
North and South. in rePOrtOrial and editorial
capacity.
MARTiS.-At Dallas, Tex. recently. of conpliea-
ton Of diseases, George Martini QuartCrmuster 10Th
n. Y, aged g. John A. Dix Post, n and George
III. Thomas Post, 6. had charge of the ceremonies.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. JudsOHia, Ark, Feb Is, Marcus
G. Huntiey, Go. !, 9th NIich aged "a He leaves a
wife and four children.
TrTUs-At lansing Mich. Feb %. Of neuralgia
of the stomach and heart failure Hiram Titus Co.
G., l6th Wis, aged o.
disease, A. j. BOwies, Co. ID, li3d M COmrndo
BowIes enlisted when but 10 years Of age. He was
a member Of the Modern WOOdmeH Of America.
GEEENE-At WOOusOCket IL. l., Feb. 10 of usrv-
Gus prostratiOn, Albert h. Greene, Captain Co. B,
2d H. lila aged 81 He first enlisted In Co. X. 1ss
T. l. Detached Militia, and at once became First
Sergeant After his term of service expired he re-
enlisted As Lieutenant in Co. ID, 81 II. T. H. A.. and
ON Jan. l. 1868, he was promoted Captain. He was
ia command Of Battery Lincoln at The siege of Fort
Pulaski. Ca and was the first 20 enterthe fort after
the garrison surrendered Besides Pulaski he com
mauded - battery at SecessiOnvilIe june IG 1862,
and also in command of n battcry &c the capt
ure of Morris Island aud &c the sieges OF Fort
Wagner, Fort sumter and Charleston. He was
at the capture of Fort Wells ut Hilton Head. In
1874 he was elected Town Clerk OF WOOnsOeket,
and reelected every year in succession until the
town became a city, when he was twice elected
City Clerk. He was a member Of Smith Post and
WOOnsOCket lodge, 10, LO.O.F, both Of which
CARNATIONS attended the funeral At meeting OF
the City Council resolutions Of respect passed.
He leaves a wife and four children.
CuNNBERLAIN.-At the Soldiers and Sailors
Home Grand Island Neb, Feb. z, OF paralysis,
Charles j. Chamberlain co. "A, Saith H.. aged AZ.
He was born in Canada, but came 20 this country
when very young. For six months previous to his
death he speechless His remains were iu-
TERED in the Home Cemetery.
MASUELL-At Boston, 1It5s.. Feb Q, Charles w.
AIauueIl Co. A, 5jih Mass, agod CT. lie was
member OF Robert A. Bell Post 3i aud at the time
Of his death he was surgeon. His funeral was uu-
der tho auspices of the Post and took place from
! The g. AR. Hall.