Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-19
THE DEATH ROLL.
The Senator from North Carolina
Has an Apoplectlo Stroke.
A SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Gen. Henry W. sIooum Dead at Brooklyn
Distinguished Soldier and states
man-The Battles In which
He was Engaged.

WASHINGTON, April TO- - Senator
Vance, OF North Carolina, died at his
home, l72G Massachusetts avenue, this
city, at ll:20 o'clock Saturday night
He had a stroke OF apoplexy Saturday
morning. He had been suffering for
some time with paralysis and n compll-
cation Of Diseases but the end was
sudden and unexpected, as he was re
gaining his health and IL was thought
was on the road TO recovery He was
compelled during the winter to leave
the senate and 90 10 Florida. Here he
grew somewhat better, and In view Of
the struggle over the tariff he returned
to Washington. He was member Of
the committee on finance, but took lit
tie or no part In framing the present
tariff bill
BIOGRAPHICAL
Zebulon Baird Vance was born In Buncombe
county North Carolina, May IL 1880 His grand.
father, David Vance, settled IN North Carolina
before the revolution David Vance, father Of
Senator Vance, was killed In a duel with Sam:
uo II. Carson Senator Vance was educated at
Washington college In Tennessee aud at Chapel
Hlll lie was admitted 10 practice law In 1879,
becoming In the same year county solicitor
Tor Buneombo county In 1875 he was elected
TO the Thirty'1rst congress Ha was re-
elected In 1898, and became an active PARTED.
pant IN the stormy scenes In congress pro
ccdlng the outbro th Of the war Of tho re.
beluon He AZ FIRST opposed secession. but
when the stop was taken b. his state went
With II, and entered the confederate army In
MAY, 1901 He was at once commissioned cap.
tain In the Twenty sixth regiment aud three
mouths later was promoted TO the rank OF
colonel In the autumn of is6l he was elected
governor OF tho state, which position he held
four years, being reelected In 1904 He pur
chased steamship and established o system Of
carrying cotton to Europe, receiving In return
arms aud clothing
In May 1893, realizing that resistance to the
FEDERAL troops was no longer possible, he Is.
sncd message counseling peace ana advising
the citizens OF the state to accept the results
OF the war He was arrested on orders from
Washington by detachment OF KllpatricA's
cavalr but was released after few months
In April, 1857, he was plrdoncd By the presi.
dent and fora few years retired to private
lie was elected United Statos senator In 1870
but on account OF his active participation In the
war the senate refused to admit him and he
resigned In 1879 In 1879 he was for the third
time elected governor and IN is7y was again
unanimously elected to the senate He was re.
elected In 1885, and 1891 and had three more
years o serve
Senator Vance was twice married His nrst
wife was Harriet Newell Empsy. who died az
Raleigh, November g. 1873 His second wife
wns Mrs Florence =. Marten, OF Kentucky,
whom lac married IN June, 1881
Gen. Henry w. slocum Passes Away.
NEW IoRK, April l5.-Gen. Henry w.
Slocum died at 1905 Saturday morn
ing. lie had been i'll only few days
and death was not expected. Just be-
fore 9 o'clock Friday night he suddenly
began to sink and his family physician,
who had charge Of the case, was sum.
moned. lie saw at once the
serious condition of the patient
and called Drs. Fuhs and Benjamin
In consultation. They succeeded
in arrosting the relapse, and at
o'clock IL was thought that he was bet
ter lie suddenly grew worse, and his
family was summoned to his bedside
to await the end. At II o'clock he fell
into u sleep, which continued three
quarters of an hour A few minutes
before midnight he awolSe and spoke
to the family. At l2:O5, while perfectly
conscious, he passed away.
TYPOGRAPHICAL
Gen Slocum had been one OF Brooklyn's dis.
tinguishcd cti1ons since the close OF the war
He was former president OF the BROOKLYN
club and had been connected with many other
organizations social and military. lie was
born In Delphi, small town near Syracuse,
" Y, September "a, 1871 and had started TO
take an academic course when fortune threw
West Point cadctship Ia his way lie en-.
tored the academy at the age OF q and
was graduated In 1872, the seventh man In a
cl NJ Of forty'two Immediately aftor gradu.
ating he assumed command as second lieuten.
ant OF the -Four h artillery and was ordered TO
llOFiuu. yVGt fNa
Seminole Indians II was his first experience
OF the hardships and dscomforts OF battle.
The command was then ordered TO Fort
Moultrie and while there the young lieutenant
began to read law ~ u relief from the monot.
ony OF garrison life. After period OF irksome
regiment idloness he resigned went back TO
Syracuse and began to practice law
In two years Mr. Slocum was elected to the
lower house OF the legislature, and In 1850 ho
was chosen county treasurer OF Onondaga
count, and was holding this ofiioo when tho
rebellion broke out He accepted command as
colonel Of the Twenty seventh New York vol
unteers and led the regiment into battle at
Bun Run, from which field ho was carried
severely wounded 10 the hospital, whero he
lay for several months He was then made
brigadlcr general. and under Mcclellan held
command OF the left division Of the army OF the
Potomac AID was attcrSards made general Of
volunteers To follow Con Sooum's military
career to the close OF the war would be TO write
n history OF some Of the most impor.
tant campaigns Of the war At Gottys.
burg he shared the honors with Meade. the
commander and with Hancock, and ut Sher.
mans request he took command OF tho army of
Georgia In the great march to the sea
II was Gen Slocum who said at the Gettys.
burg council OF war stay md fight Il out
In September, 1885,, he resigned, and, going
TO Brooklyn, became q lawyer again That fan
he was the democratic candidate for secretary
OF state, but was defeated He was sent to con.
gress In ist4 again In ls7l. and a third term In
1884 In 1879 he was elected president OF the
board OF city works brooklyn, and was one OF
the commissioners Of the Brooklyn bridge He
advocated making the bridge FREQ to tho public
and had the satisfaction OF seeing his sugges.
tons adopted In 1891
Sensational suicide.
WASHINGTON, April l6-J. Cooper
McGlnn committed suicide in a sensa-