The Portland daily press., 1893-01-30

nected himself with the business house
which his brother, the late Augustus
Hemenway, founded. In 1857 be returned
to Boston with the intention of returning
to South America, but decided to remain
The firm had houses in Valparaiso, New
York and Boston. He was director OF
the Phoenix National Bank of New York.
vice president of the Massachusetts, Hos
pital Life Insurance Company of Boston,
a member of the Temple Club and
trustee of his brothers estate. Mr.. Hem
enway married Miss Tileson of New
York, sister of his brothers wife. She
survives him with four daughters. He
was man of retiring habits, and lived
very quietly at his late home. At Swamp
scott Mr.. Hemenway was we'll known.
Rev. Silas Curtis, d. d.
Rev. Silas Curtis, D. D., one of the
most prominent clergymen of the Free
Will Baptist denomination in New Eng
land, died of paralysis at Concord, n. H.,
Friday. He was born in Auburn, Me-,
February ~, 1904, and was educated in
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary. He was
ordained in 1927 and actively engaged in
the ministery until he resigned four years
ago. Among the pastorates filled by
him were Waterville and Augusta, Me-,
North Providence, r. l., Lynn and Rox-
bury, Mass. Pittsfeld and Concord.
He went to Concord in $780, since which
time he has resided here.
Gen. Abner Doubleday.
Gen. Abner Doubleday died at his
home in Mendham, N. j., on Thursday
afternoon of heart failure. He had a
paralytic stroke about six months ago,
and was never able to walk afterward.
Gen. Doubleday was born in Ballston
Spa. N. Y, on June 26, 1919. His father
served two terms in Congress as Demo-
GRAFT during Gen. Jacksons Presidency
Gen. Doubleday's grandfather fought at
Bunker Hill and Stony Point, and he was
confined for time in the Jersey prison
ship. Gen. Doubleday was graduated
from West Point in 1912, in the same
class with Longstreet, Pope, Hardie and
| Rosecrans. He served through the Mexi-
can war in the Third Artillery, taking
| part in the battles of Monterey and Buena
| Vista. AS captain in the same battery
| ne served against the Seminole Indians
from 1856 to 1858. He was second in COM
mand under Major Anderson at Fort
| Sumter, and he sighted the first gun
| fred in it's defence on April II, 1861. The
| following month he was appointed Major
| OF UuG 5CVGAlCCllull lhldhoAJs tSlio fsAcNh
serving in the Shenandoah Valley and in
the defence of Washington, took part
the following year, as Brigadier-General
| of Volunteers, in the campaign which
included the second battle of Bull Run.
At Antietam his division held the ex-
treme right and lost heavily, but it cap
tured six standards. In 1868 he took
part as Major General of volunteers in
| the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancel-
lorsville and Gettysburg. On Gen: Rey-
nold's death, at Gettysburg, he took his
place during the interval in which the
First Corps captured Arehers Brigade
and practically destroyed VERSIONS: In
the seconds days fight he retook six
guns which the confederates had cap
tured, and his division on the third day
| had much to do with the repulse of
/ Pickett's famous charge. After the war
series of promotions in the regular SER
| vice for his gallantry at Antitetam and
Gettysburg was followed by his appoint
ment on March 10, 1866, as Brevet Major
General. He was retired from active
service, at his own request, on December
| IL. 1873. Since then he lived in New
| York and New Jersey. After his retire
ment he wrote "Reminiscences Of Forts