New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-17

GENERAL EDWARD JARD1NE.
Jardine that the end not far oil. and tha'
though her husband might survive another Day S"'
should be prepared for his death at any moment.
Al 1:3O A. m the General was overcome by one oi
the fainting spells which Of frequent occurrence
during his Illness and from that lime uni his death
he was in a state Of collapse, though he retained
consciousness almost until his last breath. lie had
often told his wife and friends that he would moi
recover and in the morning h" told them what they
already knew. that he dying His physician
made his last call az . 80 q. m, when h. stated that
his patient WAS beyond human all. only an hour
or two before his death the General said Ia his WIFE
referring 10 his old comrades In arms: "Wcl, / am
coinc lid the boys 'Go,by.'" soon ahcrward he
lost the power Of articulation. hut continued to rccog
uizc his wife and the few friends who surrounded him
Lv smiling at them til O'Clock, when the old warrior
calmly entered the Livouac OF the dead.
Mrs JarGinc. who had been I'm constant att"ndanc"
on her husband throughout his prolraccd Illness with
The exception OF a few days. during which She was
Frustrated from the effect Of her wcarlSome Vigil,
manifested wonderful will power during the final
scene and after her husbands death promptly 'tcc.
sraphcd 10 hs son. AZ smyrna. Del Major ). H.
Horncr and others. Among those suTmon"d, WE" hh'
arrived up To a late hour last night were his old
comrade. the gallant Colonel rric-dcl. 81 bToohyn
who lost a L.. In the war, and Master ll'l'er' OF
Chancellor Waworth LOdg" i. ana y. NJ OF WHICH
General Jardinc was q member
The funeral Will BE- held at p. IN tomorrow In
the Scottish Rite Hail. AT Twenty nlnth-st and NHhi
,on-avc. when the Rev. Clark Wright, Of the Bedford
Il. Methodist Episcopal Church, VIII omcai" Inc
service will be held under tho Joint auspices 81 Chan
cclor waworth Lodge and George Washington Post
No 1913 &. \. r.. OF which the General was an hon
orrd member. The burial viii DO Al Greenwood ana
II Is probable that there Will he an Imposing funeral
escort. Arrangements FOR when were not competed
last night.
General Jardinc was born in tai' city. and II Wa
his LONE or nearly sixty hyc years Ills father v"
a French cAlc VINO. driven from bis native land IL
his political opponents, settled first IA Engllni and
aiterward cnmo to this country. W lie Yet strip
ling he became Interested In military alair> "ni IN
II 80 Joined the second Company Of the 7ih Regiment
At the outbreak Of the civil War b" enlisted com
panv Mt Fort bee for lawhino'' /ouavos. which be.
came the 9Th N"w-N ork Volunteers. lie received h.
commi, ion rs captain Mly t. 17fi and went 10 Oh"
front in the same month. lie took part In the battle
Of Eis Bethel ana had command Of the landing fore
which attacked Fort CIr, and Tort Ilat"ra> lie
WIS also I'm the bnttlc, Of -ouh Mountain. Antctam.
Fredericksburg, Camden. y. G.. Roanoke Island.
Elizabeth city Suffolk and other engagements.
In the battle Of Autictam he performed an act
Of daring and bravery for which hc was highly
commended He was the time I'm temporary
command Of the s7ih Ncw-Nork Regiment Tnc
their rank, such a storm Of bullet, ana shells AM
the men were falling fast. that the lie wafcrcd
General or Major Jardnc ~ he wa, then. jumped
upon "A rock exposing himself 10 the herc" fire and
I'm fan view Of all his men waved III, sword and
shouted: What are You fellows doing Rally
Forward! Charge Tie effect Was mrrtca The
men, IN pred by the example r their header. closed
ND their ranks and .pIaDg forward with cheer.
da,hInc down the TIll and routing Ia" Confederate
line In front Of them.
At one time general JaJdlnc's left thumb wa
nearly shot away at another time his right shoulder
was shattered. and h. received 4 bail In the thigh
which disabled him for u time and resulted in the
loss Of one Kidney. Iii. many wounds compelled
him to retire from The ncid temporarily. in the
middle Of the and he was In this city AT the
time the draft riots broke ont. lie took an active
part In supprcssng them and the cordial hatred
Of the leader, Of the mob. At the head Of 10
men he attempted 10 dispcrsc a mob AT Nineteenth
ST. aud lir,tavc. The mob, numbering many thou
sands ovcrpoWcrcI the ttlc handful Of soldiers, ana
one OF the IiOcr, lcvclcd gun nj the leader
head. zouave struck down the weapon and saved
Ms lenders NE but the charge entered his knee
and thigh, making terrible wound. Utterly h'iP
les, he was carried by his men into II cellar, III
the hope Of hiding from the mob They ,"ught him
was wounded badly that be would surely die In
few hous. He recovered partially, however ana
before tho war was over VA, again AT the iront. -
He was rapidly promoted for his bravery. lie
was madc mal,r February H. l36s he1tcnam.
II. 1-GJ; a brcvet brigadi"r general Of Volunteers
November =. i7u1 and was mustered on Of the
service April H. 1-d6, with hght!ng record 49,
lie never we'll day after the war. Ills
wounds were too many and too severe to permit
his recovery. lie possessed, however. vgotou,
constitution, n strong vitality and irdoniiabl"
WILL and though suffering greatly at lines and near
disease and wounds successfully rs h" had fought
against rebels and rioters. shortly after ia" war
hc was appointed wciElcr 1T The Custom House
and with the exception OF short intervals was abb"
70 perform bis duties until three months aso.
lie underwent nine surgical operations the leg
which was shattered In the riots pieces oi IA"
bone being removed each time 50 that the leg WAS
the other. For considerable tine h" went 10
his work on crutchrS. 1hs last operation on his
leg was performed last October. Since that time
he had iunOr removed from hi, head. The tlInDr
resulted from blow inflicted upon him By rloter
with the butt Of bis gun.
lie became confined to his bed twelve weeks ago
For a long time before his death be was kept con
stantly under the Influence Of opatcs relieve Tho
terrible pain which gradually reduced hl, strength
lie was married twice, the first time Ia MISS
Ophelia kreemcr OF ills city. one son survives
him as The result OF this marriage. \. +. Jarnr
OF smyrna Del. an officer Of the smyrna Trans
portaon Company. Nine years ago he married n
Mrs: clarke. Who survives him.
III" was member Of the LOYAL Legion AMI ol
George Washington Post No. 100. Of the Grand Army
OF I'll" Republic. During his last Illness when his
VILE becam" worn out watching and caring for MN,
The f"~' sent u trained nurse 10 attend him.
He was naturally tall. robust man. Weighing
was wasted almost 10 skeleton.
DROWNED WHILE TRrING TO SAVE MS SOY.