New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02

could ba done for him: that the system was break
ing up. and that the family could only walt Tor
death. There were present his VIE ana daughter
Miss Maude Banks.
General Ranks's last moments were peaceful and
unmarked by incident There no apparent
suffering, and as the moments passed the veteran
General. drawing nearing 20 the dark river gave
no sign of consciousness. There was nothing Tor
the little family group 10 DO but TO Watch the
sands of a busy life run out. and the daylight
began to dawn II became eviden; that the last
hours were at hand. Little by little the respiration
sackened, but still there was no struggle, no
SUFFERING General Banks died OF no organic dis
ease His body simply worn out II was
general breaking down Of the system which had
run perfectly for nearly severty-nine years and
which finally gave way when lifc's work was done
Although General Banks had been mentally falling
for two years. he had been physically vigorous
almost up the day OF his death He only took
his bed on Thursday. ana was up and dressed OF,
Wednesday OF this week. His mind was totaI
blank for some days after his removal home from
the Mclean Hospital . ~
Temple this city. at . o'clock next Tuesday after
noon. and the body viii lie in state In the Ienpic.
church (EpiscopaD. will conduct the ceremony, in
which he will be assisted by the Rev ~ NJ Gun
services in Asbury Temple there will be brief pri-
vate services at the HON" OF the deceased soldier
some time after his fathers death. daughter
Mrs sterling who ls a Deer isle Ne VIII no,
reach here until Monday rags are "'i"s az
although the death OF General Banks was not un-
expected. and would not have created shrpr.sc
had IT come at any time IN the pn,t 'w po hay.
nevertheless tho people or TINS cry, "lo IVA.
known General Banks FOR more than han csnturrs
as bov and man, feel a serse Of personal loss IN
the dea IN OF who for 80 long han p'cn a.,
,he nnhlIc eve The distinguished citizen had iopg
been known as the "Waltham Robin BOY
Nathaniel Prentlss Banks was born in Wsitham'
Mass January 90 1915. After receiving common
school education. he worked In a cotton i"c'o'S VI
which his father superintendent-an eNpe''enee
TIA, gave rice 10 the arectionate title OF Bobbih
Boy aferward applied to him. lie also learned me
,rads q, n machlnlst Young Banks was ANXIOUS 10
4, himself for a wider field Of work. and s'unle'
diligently in his leisure hours. II" pe'""'' ''''
of a local paper in Wnliham. studied law" WAS Az
mlt,ed 10 the bar and IN lis was elected TO the
wassach,,ao,,s Legislature lie was elected Speaker
in 1851 and reelected the mex, year ~ M
was a delegate TO the Massachusetts Constitution"
Convention. and was made ~ chait1'"i,, 10000 10
,r the coa s1ns ytwce NE Democrats and the new
Ti ~ Soi tarty During his term Of service ne
Withdrew from the Democratic parry ahI .h'.'
fed hirpself with the American or Know Nothlhg
nsTtv and was reelected to Congress on IT'S plnt-
form. Af,er contest oi NOR o' T., -, XXXIVfh
Congress lIr Banks reelected 70 ne N.Y. 70
Congress Republican .ctV i e of Was.a
chusets he resigned his seat In C3ngre's ne so he
reelected soyernGr in lS y, all I,d S central Rail
road succeeding General ohen Captain peorke ID
Mr(
after the had begun ne resighes u,i' rr
ana was commissioned major genera %, .@Inne' ~
and put in command l,6 oI the f"'" ARMY '''''
General bank first acyS AUX Vany whcrr
ar Of his corp; @cSu' s sei IL We" was ft in April
and |" Nav to guard the shenandoah with two d,
Visions The exigenclcs OF the service caused ,ns
was LETT win about 500 men. Upon ms force
| Stonewal Jackson made one OF nus SUDDEN U,,
sscaped capture ~ rapid and we,ordeIe cred
marching and stubborn agh3s Through crossed ssea
f tbe Potomac at Front Royal on May 2? and
the aa rxpcc s OF capturing
entire force General Bankss corps was ordered 70
hs fr0 Rno% n A ss SH ana
| lasted well into the night The confedera'es u'e"
re her iaE 2 part in General sse eampagn IN
September enea Tank was pS 6 IN
secretly made to d'PI,cH was nssgne 20 the
c cy Tea Of this EXPEDITION which sailed from New
York in November and December ana on r cnnnIn
HneTE Ruler in command Of the department.
Early in 1863 General Banks led the army W the
ee a4os sSd" TRY Msssspp and Port ua
son connection with Farragncs nee,; Se'e the
worEs involving heavy losses In July the ne s%s
Of the surrender Of viekseurg was sen dm
sro sis capituaed and the Mississippi River was
Sge Banks was sent up the ned River 70 regain
control OF Western Louisiana he sniIeraa ue'1 r
| treated to Alexandria when new c9mpiica,, ,
| a. snrIne freshets The gunboats were unable 10
descend the river but were saved ana me , wnoe
| force ratroated 10 the Mississippi IT wa" failure
| Tor which General Banks has been censured' put
| r. was undertaken against his advice ana IN spite
| OF his protests. ,,s..., -, h,s oo,r
| u In 1854 General Banks was relieved or MS com
mand and returned to Massachusetts wh sr ne
| Us reelected to Congress from his old dstrlct
IL wa. re-eected to successive Congresses III is,
! tau,no only in 1872 when he was active in behalr
| 20 U6racr Greeey's candidacy for the Presidency.
In Congress General Banks served Tor ,ong ,liIe
~ chaTman OF the Committee on Foreign Reiatons.
| s,Ircn his retirement from Congress he mas Deeh
| United States Marshal for MASSACHUSETTS,, 49,,
| Within n wear General Banks's health. Doth phys'-
| cal and mental had been falling rapidly.