The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-09

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-Gsneral Ma
hone died ct O'Clock this afternoon.
The end came peacefully and almost
imperceptibly. The dying man had
lain Unconscious ever since last Sunday
morning, taking no nourishment and
showing no signs Of life beyond faint
respiration. The doctors said yesterday
that death was surely approaching, and
at 10 o'clock this morning they told the
family that death would come within
two hours, although it proved that the
vital spark lasted an hour beyond that
period.
All tho members of the family were
about the bedside when the end came.
including Mrs. Malone, the two sons.
Butler and VIM. Mahone, Jr., Mrs. Nc
Gill, daughter; /. L. Many, OF Vir-
ginia, nephew, and Capt. Rogera, an
old friend OF the general and present
chairman OF the Virginia Republican
DOM mittee. The watchers had been at
the bedside continuously for many
hours and were prepared. There will
be no public funeral at Washington. ae.
in accordance with the wishes of the
widow, the remaius will be borne quietly
to the Generals old homo at Peters
burg, Va, where the services and in
torment will occur. The departure
from here will be made at 43O to- NOR
row morning, arriving at Petersburg 1T
1890 o'clock.
The services will be hold at st. Paul's
Episcopal Church. The active pail
bearers will be members of General
Mahone's old command, famous az Ma.
homes Brigade" the one which held the
Crater" The honorary pall-bearers
will be selected from officers OF the
same brigade. The Confederate Vet
GRAMS Union rendered their services as
military escort to the body, but it was
the family's wish to avoid display Gen.
eral Malone had passcd most OF his
time In recent years in this city, living
at Cham berlin's where he secretly con
suited with the Repu blican leaders of
his native State. He was formerly
quite wealthy, but it is understood
that he lost the larger part of his money
and left probably but small estate.
General Malone was born near Mon
zoe, Southampton county, Va, Decem.
Der 81, 1926. His paternal ancestors
were Irish. Both grandfsthers served
with distinction in the war OF 1912 He
graduated from the Virginia Military
Institute In 1847, taught for two years
at the Rappahannock Military Aoad-
envy, studied civil engineering and
finally became chief engineer and con-
structor OF the Norfolk and Petersburg
railroad.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
joined the Confederate army, was COM
miasioned acknowledgement of Vir-
GINA volunteers and soon became COL
onel OF tae Sixth Virginia Infantry.
Norfolk navy yard in April, 1861, par
ticipated In most Of the battles Of the
Peninsula campaign, Of those on the
Rappahannock and those around Peters
burg, where he won the title of Hero
OF the Crater" for his bravery at the
time OF the explosion of Grants mine
underneath Lees outworks July 80,
1864 He was known as hard fighter
throughout the war. General Lee held
him in the highest esteem, and as a
brigade commander considered him in
ferior only to Stonewall jackson. He
was commissioned briRadier-general in
March, 1864, and major general in Au-
gust for distinguished service around
Petersburg. Afterwards he commanded
division in Ambrose Phillips corps,
and when Lee surrendered was at Ber-
muda Hundreds.
at the close of the war he devoted
himself again to railroad matters and
became president OF the Norfolk and
Tennessee road. He organized one Of the
first railroad accom- N od alton schemes in
the country between the Petersburg,
Southside, Virginia and Tennessee
roads, forming one organiza ton known
az the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio.
This was in 1868 go, and tho con.olida-
ton was made great political issue.
In 1860 General Malone entered actively
into politics and carried the State for
what was known as the liberal Republi-
can party. headed by Gilbert G Walker,
Inc result being the election OF two
United States Senators. one being ex
Senator Lewis. who died q short time
ago.
The liberal Republican party went to
pieces with the organization of the
Read1uster party, Of which Malone was
the leader. He was elected to the
Senate by this party in 1880, the fight
being particularly bitter one Gen.
ersl Mahone's vote turned the balance
between the Democrats and Republi.
cans In the Senate, but he took sides
with the Republicans and turned the
scale in their favor. He was O strong
supporter OF Roscoe Conkling in the
Blaine Conkling fight, and this cost
him the support of the administrator