The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-22
MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the COuntry's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.
SwAY.-At Boston. Mass. Sept 10, Lieut..
Louis w. Sway. At an early age be entered
the Merchant Marine business and worked
up to First Mate of a large clipper Of New
York. During his sea life he was cast away 10
the Indian Ocean, and was five days in an open
boat. He was picked up by an English bark
and carried to port. He left the Merchant Ma
rine and shipped in the United States Navy;
served as Sailmaker's Mate on the POwhatan
and Saratoga, and was with Commodore Perry
on his expedition to Japan; left the Navy, and
was in the sailmaking business in Boston; aud
at the breaking out of the war enlisted as q
private in Nims's ID Mass J.. A., and served
until the end OF the war. He was at Baton
Rouge. New Orleans, and Port Hudson, and was
honOrably discharged as First Lieutenant.
During bis war service he missed but one roll
call, on account of sickness, which is quite a
record. After returning from the war he was
appointed Oh the Boston police force in 1866
aud served for 20 years in one division. He
was appointed Lieutenant in 1853. He was
we'll known along the water front, aud bad
host OF friends. He was member of l. o. o. F..
X. of p, and Tie Mountain EHcampment, /. D
o. f.. and also of Theodore Winthrop Post. 80,
GAR Chelsea. Mass. His one great organic
alton was the GAR, and he was buried under
its auspices.
MooEE-At Midtown, N. J., recently, of
wounds received in the service Lawrence
Moore, Co. Fl, LIST n. j. Cav, aud Co. 4, I1th
NJ. He was wounded at Cold Harbor De-
ceased was an hOnOred member of the GAR.
A widow and two children survive him.
RYDER.-At Yarmouth, Mass, Oct. II. John
Ryder. Co. @, 47th Mass, aged 66. Dir. Ryder
had been a peusiOner for some years. During
Cleveands Administration his pension was
cd N was rails cd n a fen Ha
was good soldier and a respected citizen. lie
leaves widow and two sons.
KESYoN.-At Byron, Mich, Sept. %. of dis
ease contracted in the service, Ephraim q.
Kenyon, Sergeant, Co. d. 1st Mich. Eng. Com
rade Kenyon was born in Fulton Co.. n. Y, in
1922 He was in the service nearly three years.
He was an honored member of Orwin Whit
comb Post. 302, which attended his funeral in
a body. He leaves al aged widow and one sou.
WARMAN.-At Soldiers Home, Quincy. ILL.,,
recently. of Bright's disease. John 5. Warman,
Co. A, 50th Ill. Comrsde Warman was in the
service from Aug. 20 1861, to July II. 1865.
He was, at the time of his death, Commander
of Post 697, Department OF Illinois. He leaves
a widow, three sons. and three daughters.
MALLERY.-At Washington. ID. c.. Oct. %,
COL Garrick Mallery, U. S. A., retired aged 63.
He was born at Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and was
educated at Yale. IN 1861 he entered the vol
unteer service, and for galantry in action was
promoted four tines. finally rising to the rank
of Lieutenant Colonel He was one of the
Libby prisoners.
EMERsEN.-At Elysian, Mimi, Oct. % John
Emerson, Co. (, 1st Mimi. MID Rangers, aged
90.
BURNs.-At Watertown, Mass, recently,
Serg'tJ J. VI. Burns. Deceased was connected with
Isaac B Patten Post. 81, ofWatertown, aud Past
Commander He was Vice Commander of Mac
kenzie Garrison, 4, of Boston. aud Past Conn.,
mander of Gen. Quincy Council, r. A., of
WatertOwn. All of these bodies attended with
full ranks. as did the Sons of Veterans. De-
ceased had been for q years an officer IN the
Watertown Arsenal, and a detachment of IA
armed men from that station escorted the body
from the house to the grave, where vOlley OF
three rounds was fired. Flags about the town
were placed at half-mast during the funeral,
including the flag at the arsenal.
PARKER.-At Woodsville. N. H., recently, OF
heart trouble, James w. Parker. Co. II. Sd n.
H., aged %. He was a member OF Col. Emery
Post.
EAToS-At Worcester. Mass, Oct. - Ed
ward Eaton Corporal, Co. T, 26th Me-, aged "a.
He was a member of George II. Ward Post. 10.
He was buried at Camden,-Ae. widow sur
wives him.
TIMMoxs.-At Columbus. o.. Oct 3, Solomon
Timmons, 10Th Ohio, and also in regiment Of
Ohio cavalry aged 56 After the war he was
engaged in business in WesteryIlle until 1874,
when he was appointed ticket agent of the Q
A. & c. Railroad at Westerville. He was after
ward conductor until 1892, when he had paral.
ysis, since which time he was not able to do
any business He was a member Of james
Price Post So of Westerville. He was goO4
citizen, aud had very many warm friends.
BANGs-At st. Louis, Mo-. Oct. s, George F.
Bangs, Surgeon, Cd No., aged IS. He was .
member of Blair Post, 1.
EvANs-At San Miguel Cal, Sept. 90 of dis
ease contracted in the service. Freeman U
Evans Co. F. SD Pa. Comrade Evans was
Commander of JnO. 4. Buford Post, 136. aud was
followed TO his last resting place by the mem
beers of that organization. The casket was
covered with flowers and the flag be loved so
well. He leaves widow and family of groW0
sons and daughters.
BECKWITH-At st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 81, Gen
Amos Beckwith, aged 90. He was graduate q
the West Point Military Academy, and served
in the Seminole war. During the civil war hs
was Chief Depot Commssary in Washington
Chief of the Commissqriat of the Military Di
vision of the Mississippi, on the staff of Gen,
Sherman in the march through Georgia. ana
after the war Chief Commissary Of the Depart
General of the United States Army March Is,
1865, aLd promoted Lieutenant Colonel on the
general staff, June %. 1874.
HURD.-At Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 90 of con-
Geo. II. Hurd, Co. B, 37th III. Com
rade Hurd served from May, 1861, to June
1866 and was hOnorably discharged. He was
buried by Farragut Post OF which he WAS Q
member. He was so Mason. aud was greatly
beloved by ali VITO knew him.