The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-24

GEN. POPE IS DEAD.
He Fought Lee for Fifteen Days VIM :
Greatly Inferior Force.
SASpUsKY. o.. Sept 2S.-Gen. John
Pope. U. s. A., died at III o'clock tonight.
John Pope was born in Louisville. XIV.
march lo. ls2: was graduated at the United
States Military Academy in ISL. and male
breyat second lieutenant of engineers. He
served in Florida in 1924, and assisted in ths
survey OF the northeast boundary line between
the United States and British provinces He
was made second lieutenant May Q, 1916. aud
took part in the Mexican war. being brevetted
first lieutenant for galiantry at Monterey, aud
captain for his services in the Battle Of Buena
Vista In 1910 he conducted the Minnesota ex-
ploring expedition, which demonstrated the
practicabiiity OF the navigation OF the Red
River OF the North by steamers. and in
ls5i-5s he was engaged In the topograph.
icai engineering service of New Mex
leo. The six years following he had
charge of the survey OF the route for tho Pacific
railroad near the SD parallel, and in
making experiments to procure water on the
Llano Estaeado. or "Staked Piain," stretching
between Texas and New Mexico, by means OF
artesian wells. On July !. 1856, he was commits
stoned captain for fourteen years. continuous
service. In the political campaign of 1850 Capt
Pope sympsthized with the Republicans, and in
an address on the subject OF "Fortifcations,"
read before literary society at Cincinnati, he
criticised the policy of President Buchanan In
unsparing terms. For this he was court-mar-
tialed, but, upon the recommendation of Post
master General Joseph Holt. further pro-
ceedings were dropped. He was still
captain of engineers when Sumter
was fired upon, and he was one OF tho
officers detailed by the war department to es-
~ ksaA 4
was made brigadier general OF volunteers May
IL. 1861, and placed in command of the district
of Northern and afterward Southwestern aud
Central Missouri. Gen. Pope's operations in
that state in protecting railway communication
and driving out guerillas were highly success
full His most important engagements was that
of the Backwater, December Is 1861, where he
captured 800 prisoners, 1000 stand OF arms,
sixty-iye wagons, two tons of gunpowder and a
large quantity of tents, baggage aud supplics
This victory forced Gen. Sterling Price to retreat
below the Usage river, which he never crossed
again He was next intrusted by Gen. Henry
W. Halleck with the command OF the laui
forces that co-operated with Admiral Andrew
H. Foote's fotilla in the expedition against
New Madrid and Island No. 10. He succeeded
in occupying the former place March Ia, fS6a,
while the latter surrendered on the sth Of the
following month, when 6.5o0 prisoners, 125
cannon and 600 small arms fell into his hands.
He was rewarded for the capture of New Madrid
by commission as major general of volunteers.
As commander of the Army of the Mississippi
he advanced from Pittsburg Landing upon Cor
inth. the operations against that place occupy
ing the period from April ~ till May 30 After
its evacuation he pursued the enemy to Bald
win, Lee county, Miss. At the end OF June he
was summoned to Washington City and A.
signed to the command OF the Army OF Virginia.
comprised of Fremonrs (afterward Sigel's,,
Banks and McDowells corps. On July 14 he was
commissioned brigadier general IN the regular
army. On August "a division Of his army. un-
der Gen. Nathaniel 4. Banks, had q severe en-
gagement with the Confederates, commanded
by Gen. Stonewall Jackson, at Cedar Mountain.
For the next fifteen days Gen. Pope. who had
been reinforced by portion OF the Army Of ths
Potomac, fought continuously a greatly supe-
rior force OF the enemy under Gen. Robert T.
Lee on the line of the Rappahannock, At Bristow
Station, at Groyeton, at Manassas Junction, as
Gainesville and at Germantown, near Chantilly.
Gen. Pope then withdrew his forces behind Diff
cult creek, between Flint hill and the Warren
ton pike, whence he fell back within the fortiica-
tions OF Washington City, and on September
3 was, at his own request, relieved OF
the command of the Army of Virginia
and was assigned to that OF the department OF
the Northwest, where in = short time he com.
pletely checked the outrages of the Minnesota
uary 30, 1866, when he was given charge OF the
military division of the Missouri, which. In
June following, was made the department OF
the Missouri, including all the Northwestern
states and territories From this he was re.
lieved January 6. 1866. He afterward had COM
mand successfully of the third military dis
trict comprising Georgia. Alabama and Fiorida.
under the first reconstruction act, lS67-S; tho
department of the Lakes. iS6S-70. the depart
ment OF the Missouri, headquarters at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, 1s70-s4: and the mill
tary department. Of the Pacific from 1854
until he was retired March l6. 1S6s.
In Washington City, in December, 1862, he testi-
ed before q court-martial called for the trial 81
Fitz-John Porter, who had been accused BY him
of misconduct before the enemy at the second
battle of Manassas or Bull Run. Gen. Pope was
breveted major general March IS, 1865. ''for
gallant ami meritorious services in the capture
OF Island No. 10, and advanced TO the full rank
October &c, 1ss1. Gen. Pope was OF handsome
appearance, versed In literature and science,
and perhaps the best-informed man in the army.
He was brilliant conversationalist. and grail
uated near the head of his class ut West Point
A Tacoma Attorney Dangerously Ill.
TACOMA, Sept 23.-[Special. I'D. G. Ham
sen, prominent young lawyer, was re-
ported to be dying Of typhoid fever at st.
Joseph's hospital tonight. AT midnight it
was thought he might recover.
Mrs. Harrison Doing Well.
WASHINGTON CRY. Sept. 23.-Mrs Harri-