Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-04-19

0eu. SlOcum Dcnu.
NEW YORK, April 15.-Gen Henry w.
Slocum died at 1s:05 Saturday morn
ing. lie had been i'll only few days
and death was not expected Just be-
fore o'clock Friday night he suddenly
began to sink and his family physician.
who had charge Of the case, was sum.
moned. He saw at once the
serious condition of the patient
and called Drs Fuhs and benjamin
Ia consultation. They succeeded
in arresting the relapse, and at 8
o'clock il was thought that he was bet
ter. He suddenly grew worse, and his
family was summoned to his bedside
TO await the end. At II o'clock he fell
into a sleep, which continued three
quarters of an hour. A few minutes
before midnight he awolSe and spoke
to the family. At 1906, while perfectly
conscious, he passed away.
SKETCH or HIS LIFE
Gen Slocum had been one OF BroOklyn's dis
tinguished citizens since the close OF the war
He was q former president OF the Brooklyn
club and had been connected with many other
organizations, social and military. He was
born In Delphi, q small town near Syracuse,
n Y, September "a, 1877, and had started 10
take an academic course when fortune threw
q West Point cadetship in his way. He en-.
tered the academy at tho age OF 21 and
was graduated in 1879 the seventh man In a
class OF forty-two Immediately after gradu.
ating he assumed command as second lieuten-
ant OF the Fourth artillery and was ordered 70
Florida, whore there was trouble with the
Seminole Indians II YES his first experience
Of the hardships and dlscomforts OF battle.
The command was then ordered TO Fort
Mouffrfa md pvhF
began 70 read law as a relief from the monot-
ony Cf garrison life After period Of irksome
regiment idleness he resigned, went back TO
Syracuse and began TO practice law
In two years Mr.. Socum was elected 10 the
lower house Of the legislature, and IN 1859 he
was chosen county treasurer OF Onondaga
countg. and was holding this ONCE when the
rebellion broke out He accepted command, as
colonel OF the Twenty-seventh New York vol
unteers and led the regiment into battle at
Bull Run, from which field no was carried
severely wornded 10 the hospital, where he
lay for several months He was then made
brigadiergeneral, and under Mcclellan held
command OF the left division Of the army OF the
Potomac aLd was afterwards made general OF
volunteers To follow Gen Slocums military
career 10 the close OF the war would be 70 write
a history OF some Of the most impor-
tant campaigns Of the war At GettVs-
burg he shared the honors with Meade the
commander and with Hancock and at Sher-
mans request be took command Of the army OF
Georgia in the great march TO the sea
II was Gen. Slocum who said at the Gettys-
burg council OF war: Stay and fight IL out"
In September 1887, he resigned. and, going
10 Brooklyn, became q lawyer again That fall
he was the democratic candidate for secretary
OF state but was defeated He was sent 10 con.
gress In 1885, again in 1874 aud a third term In
1854 In 1876 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 free to the publ o
and had the satisfaction OF seeing his sugges
tons adopted In 1891