Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-20
BODIES TRANSFERRED.
Wondering Dust of Ifty Dead Sol
diers Moved to NatiMal Cemetery
Two Governors aid One Dele
gate in C0ngres-TrOu-
blOus Times Recalled.

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Batchelder, quartermaser general of the
United States army, issued through Major
G. R. Barnett, quarbrmaster United
States army, Superintendent Theodore
Joseph, of the National cemetery in this
city, has recently Transferred to the Ma
tional cemetery the bodies of all the dead
soldiers and sailors buried at the old
Masonic cemetery north of the federal
building.
The bodies of about fifty persons, all
of whom had served as soldiers in the
Mexican war, war of the rebellion or in
Indian campaigns were moved. Supt.
Joseph has prepared and forwarded to
the quartermaster general a complete
list thereof with all the information pro-
durable respecting the dead.
The list includes Gov. Charles Bent, a
volunteer in the Mexican war and the
first territorial governor of New Mexico,
assassinated in his 47th year, by Indians,
at his home in Taos, on January 10, 1847;
Gov. w. F. M. Army, New Mexico volun-
teer Indian fighter, secretary of New Mex
leo from 1862 to 1867 and acting COVER
nor during the last fifteen months of his
term; Col. j. l.. Collins, served in the
Mexican war and volunteer in the en-
gagement at Valverde, found dead in his
office at Santa Fe, June 6, 1869; Col.
Julius G. Shaw, New Mexico volunteer,
died at Fort Union, December 81, 1865;
Col H. R. Sheldon, United States army,
died March 25, 1866; Major Lawrence G.
Murphy, LIST New Mexico cavalry; Lieut..
Col. j ohm A. Whitall, United States army,
died March 81, 1866; Major Joseph Cum
mings, New Mexico volunteer, killed by
Navajo Indians Near Pueblo, Colo, Aug
ust l8, 1868; Majd l.. B. Dusenberry,
auartermaster Unied States army, died
April 5, 1865, age 81 years; Captain
William Rosentha, Kansas volunteers,
and ouartermaste' of the department of
New Mexico; Cap. Benjamin @. Cutler,
California volunteers, and surveyor gen
eral of New Nj xico, died October 10,
1868; Maj. BALDWIN A. Norton, Ohio vol
unteers, and superintendent of Indians,
died January is, 1858; Capt Thomas L.
Roberts, California volunteers, and U. s.
A., died February 26, 1868; DR.. I. r.
Spence, United Sttes army; Lieut.. j. W.
Smith, 18th U. s. hfantry, died January,
1873; Mrs. Sophia G. Smith, wife of
Lieut.. Smith, dice October 23, 1872, and
buried in the or We with her husband;
Lieut.. j. B. Mackll, u s. engineer corps,
died April 10, III; Lieut.. Richard l..
Barrett, 1st CalifGnla volunteer infantry,
killed by Indians december, 1858; Lieut..
Martin, New Meki.o volunteers; Capt.
Isaac Adair, 9Th E,xas mounted volun-
teers, died of yolnds at the battle of
Glorieta, April, be-; Charles p. Clever,
New Mexico volrheers, adjutant general
of territory, and 'esides holding other
important offices, was delegate in the
41st congress, his pat being unsuccess-
fully contested by Francisco Chaves.
1t will thus BIZ ptceived that the list
includes two formt governors, one dele
gate in congress, me surveyor general,
and one Indian aperintendent, besides
several distinguished army officers. The
removal of the bdy of Gov. Bent re-
calls the turbulet times of 1847, when
frultless effort as made on the part of
emissaries Of Cd Mexico, aided by
| u6UlO " ICCdPUutC bhto WILL
tory from thu United States. The orig
inal plot wad discovered and frustrated
by the vigor9 us lctlon of Gov. Bent, and,
supposing al d,nger past, the governor
left Santa q on January IA, 1S47, to
visit his hom and family at Taos, and
arrived THEREAFTER two days trip. He
was accom- ned by five persons, in
GLIDING the Aeiff, prefect of the county
and the circtit attorney. On the night
of the 10Th al lare body of men, chiefly
Pueblo Indidns, attacked his residence,
and succeeded tht night not only in kill
ing the Cove moi but also Sheriff Stephen
Lee, Circuit Attorney j. W. Leal, Prefect
Cornelio Vigil, Narciso Beaubien, and
Pablo Jarami lloa brother-in-law of Gov.
Bent.
At about the anne time seven Amer
leans, including Ir. L. Waldo, q brother
of Capt. Waldo, d the Missouri volun-
teers, and father 4 Judge Henry L. Waldo,
of Santa Fe, werealso attacked and killed
at Mora.
The startling news of the assassination
of Gov. Bent was wiftly carried to Santa
Fe, and Col. Sterling Price, then in COM
mand here, acted Nth wonderful celebrity
and success, considering his limited re-
sources, and the instruction was soon
suppressed with mch disastrous results
to the insurgents hat no such experiment
was ever again trid.
Donaciano Vigil who was the first Sec
rotary of New Mexico, succeeded Gov.
Bent as governor by military appoint
ment and acted in that capacity until
l848, when he was succeeded by Col. j. M.
Washington and re,umed the position of
secretary, which heheld until 1851. Dona-
ciano Vigil was the father of Don Epita-