The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-09
THE PIONEER DEATH ROLL,
Captain Doane Dies ~ B0aemAn-MNrtin
M0rOny Of Deer Lodge.

Captain DoAne Dies ~ B0aesnAn-MNrsii
MorOny Of Deer L0IgM
Captain Doans entered the wal ~ q pri
vats In tho California Hundred. He was q
private and sergeant In companies ! and II,
Second Massachusetts cavalry, from Oct
90, 1867. TO March 70, 1864. He war mRds
first lieutenant of cavalry in the Missis-
sippi Marine brigade March %, 1864 md
was honorably mustered out Tam. %, 1865.
In 1867 no became second lieutenant of the
Second United States cavalry, was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant Dao.s4 1871,Sand
TO captain Sept. ~. 1854, He served with
his regiment at Fort Ellis, Montana. ana
elsewhere in the state from 1869 to 1888. lie
married a popular Bozeman lady, Miss
Mary Lee Hunter, Dec. 16. 1878, who sur
wives him to mourn with Others his un-
timely death.
Some time ago he mnde application 10 be
placed on the retired list ana appeared be-
foro the army retiring board at Los Angeles
for examination. The report was adverse
to his request. but he was placed on the
sick list and granted leave OF Absance from
duty fox ak months, in the belief that in
that time he would recover his wonted
health and strength. That hope was with
out fruition. however. as on Thursday
morning last, after having successfully
.withstood a mild attack of pneumonia, his
heart refused to perform its regular tune
tiOns and he expired.
Capt. Doane will be remembered by many
old-timers as having been prominent III
many ways aud in events of histoi-
ical note. He was in charge of the first d.
tachmsnt that visited the Custor hattl; :
field after the massacre. He was the Efirft
white man to attempt the exploratiQntSf
the Snake river by boats from its nioutf.
He was a member of the Howgata exped.-
ton to the North pole and. though senior
n, ~snkv1n ~ to0H un01nN vN{n0n to
order to be with and help an expedition
that promised to give prominence TO his
conntry's dag.
The death of Martin Morony, ar, oe-
CURED last Wednesday afternoon, at his
residence in Deer Lodge. He was born i'll
county Glare. Ireland, and had reached his
56th year. Early in the sixties he located
in Bear Gulch. and in consequence his sad
demise marks the loss Of another pioneer
from the fast falling ranks Of true and
tried men. To mourn his loss a devoted
wits and four children are left, the elder OF
the latter being John G., the present county
The funeral occurred from the residence
of A. A. Mcdonald, on Friday afternoon.
The remains were buried in the Phillips
burg cemetery, where the deceased has a
brother, sister and two children inferred.
Jesse +. Taylor who died at Great Falls
last Thursday had been ailing for some
ALI eAEly ia NudtCA Ac4s AoNAo ON y
visit to the Falls where he was taken sick
and confined to his bed. lie was aware for
time that the end was near and he ac-
cordinRly made preparations for the dis
posal of his property and for his burial.
was buried in Helena beside his wife
who died hare eighteen years ago. j. 4s
Mr.. Taylor was born at Pine q ovess CLARK
Ky, Jan. 2, 1928. and was 81 years.
four months and three days old at the time
Of his death. He came to Montana from
Denver in 1868, and in 1863 1876 was electsd
(th,e s terms) treasurer of Lewis and Cha, Ike
In 1879 he became Interested in
the Sands Land and Cattle company at
where he made his home.
He served two terms l84-S6) as one OF Cho-
teau %county's representatives. in the leGisla-
ture. He leaves three sons, VOLTAGE. who
is married, and two younger sons. Jesse
Md Litchfield.
In the death Of "Uncle Jesse Taylor
has lost n OF her leading oit-
liens. "r