The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-02-28

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Who Have Answered the Last Call.
RoBERTs.-At Great Bend. Kan, Nov %,
/ 1894, of paralysis, John i. Roberts, Co. f. 18TH
| Ill. Comrade Roberts enlisted at Anna. Ill.,,
| in the 18th ILL.,, May %, 1851 was promoted to
Second Lieutenant April %. 1868, and TO First
Lieutenant Jan. 4, 1864 After three years
! service he was discharged aud re-enlisted on
April Is, 1866, in Co. !, Och U. 8. Iu this regi.
| ment he served as Sergeant until its muster
out OF Service at Detroit, Mich, April H. 1866.
| His paralysis was caused by guB3hot wound
in the face received while in the service. He
! was helpless invalid for I've years prior to his
death. He leaves four children, three sons and
a daughter.
PoRTER.-At Newburyport, Mass. Feb 5,
/ Vim. III. Porter. I'd Mass. II. A., aged SIS. He
was a member of Post 49,
CURTIT.-At Cougar Flat, Wash, JAN 25 OF
pneumonia, Lewis Gurtit, Co. NJ 5th Iowa Cav.
He was a member of Minor Post, SO /; he was
also Mason.
STEPHENs.-At Nebraska Soldiers and Sail
Ors' Home, Grand Island. Neb.. Feb. 5. Samuel
Stephens. nth ILL.,. aged TO-
KEMPsEY.-At Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Jan. q,
Matthew G. Kempsey. Chaplain, 176th ". Y,
and Colonel, 67th U. s. @. t. Col. Kempssy
was a well-known Baptist preacher in Brook
lyn, N. Y, when the late war opened. He has
resided in Independence. Anamoss, and Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, since the war
NILEs.-At West Cedar Rapids, lows, JAN s.
Comrade Niles, Lieutenant, Co. B, 105th Ohio,
aged 81.
A. Hansell, Co. K. 9th Iowa Cav. A widow
and four children survive him.
UsHER.-At COvington, Iowa, Dec II, 1894,
d. Usher, First Lieutenant. Co. A, 31st Iowa,
aged 30.
sHURTLrEFF-At Worcester. Mass. Feb 8,
of pneumonia. Henry c. Shurtiief. Co. F, 1ss
Mass. II. A.. aged Sc. He was a member Of
GeorQe III Ward Post 10
FAHEY.-At Milford, Mass, Jan. II, John
Fahey, 2Sth Mass, aged so. he leaves .
widow.
BATEs.--As Upton, Mass, Jan. IA. J. D.
Bates He was q member of j. o. Fisk Post,
los. A widow and two sons survive him.
JACKsoN.-At Taunton, Mass. Nov. 10, 1894.
William II. Jackson, Musician. 9TH Mass.
LEoNARD.-At Hancock, N. Y, Jan. s, OF
heart disease, George @. Leonard, 144th N. Y,
aged So
CAUsEY.-At Greenville, ILL.,. Feb. II, OF
Brighfs disease. Wyatt Causey. Goth ILL.,, aged
80. He was a member of Colby Post, 30l, and
was buried under the auspices Of that body.
KINGEN.-At GreenvilIe, H., Fen 8, of lung
fever, Riley Kingen, 96th and Goth Ind.
DAvIs.-At Co1erain, o.. Feb. 5, of disease
contracted in the service, Benjamin w. Davis.
Co. e, 18th Ohio, aged so. He was member
Of Updegraf Post, Mt. Pleasant widow sur
wives him.
BRooEs-At ST. Adams w. Va, Feb. IS,
Rev. Robert Brooks, First Lieutenant, Co. g,
18th w. Va. aged 81. He had been Chaplain
of John III. Obey Post continuously since his
admission into it, and was a noted Methodist
Episcopal minister prior to and siuce the war.
He was buried by John II. Obey and E. 3.
BIundon Posts.
BERTHoLDY-At Chicago. ILL.,, Feb 2, Chas.
Bertholdy, Co. d, 4th N. Y. Cav.
HoFFER.-At Big Run, Pa. Dec. o. 1894,
Samuel Hotter Co. G, Saith Pa. aged 50. He
was a member of Irwin Post. $50.
KoEHLER.-At Morris. MIMI, Feb. ~ Sher
man Koehler. Co. I, 18th Wis
MANIGOLD-A5 Kingsley, Mich, Jan. 10,
Peter N. Mangold. Co. /. 18th N. Y. Cav. aged
80. He was 4 comrade of Wadsworth Post, 297.
MOoRE-At Bloomfield. N. j., Feb. IL, Of
pneumonia, George Il. Moore, 51st III. and 42d
Wis. aged GO. He was an honored member Of
PiersOn Post.
MUKPHY-At West Liberty, Iowa. Jan. 90,
Dennis Murphy, Chaplain, 10Th Iowa. aged 50.
COmrade Murphy was born in Ireland His
parents removed 10 this country in his early
boyhood, and in 1856 settled in the town OF
Ottumwa. Iowa. He was reared ROmaniss,
but in 1857 embraced Professionalism, Joining tina
Methodist Episcopal Church. His rare gifts
and endowmerts were soon recognized, and he
was granted license to preach in 1858. In 1851
he was married to Miss Lavinia GaSsuer, whose
father was prominent minister and member
of the Iowa Conference. In August 1862, he
was appointed Chaplain. serving with greas
efficiency till August, 1854. requesting ac-
ceptanee of his resignation. he was hon0rably
mustered out, returning to civil life and re-
entering the ministry. In 1869 heentered the
classical department. Of the Iowa State Uniyer-
sity, graduating in 1874 with highest honors Of
his class. and three years later having been
selected for the OCCASION he delivered che Mas
tsr's Grafton and received the Masters Degree
IN cara. In 1879, having completed the re-
ouisite course of study, the Iowa Wesleyan
University conferred on him the degree of Doe
tor of Philosophy. and in 1893 the College Of
Physicians aud Surgeons of Keokuk. Iowa
gave him the honorary degrees of Doctor Of
Medicine. DR.. Murphy was an active member
of the Grand Army of the Republic. and wss
always appreciative Of the honor Of It's eom-
radeship.
KILBrRN. AT Juuiats. Nsb., Feb 8, Of
Brights disease. Charles Kilburn, Co. i. 9TH
Mass, and Co. HI. 23d Mass. aged 80. He was
buried by Geary Post.
ORR-At Lebanon, o., Jan. so. Rev. VIM. Il.
Orr, Co. E. 18th Ohio. aged 81. member OK
Thurston Post. 2l3. He leaves widow, one
daughter, and two sons.
HEaTH.-At Little Falls, N. Y, recently,
Can't Joseph III. Heath, Co. A, I2fst ". Y.
Resolutions were passed by BurrslI Post, 500,
of which he was an hOnored member.
ROBIsoN.-At Ashland, KY, Feb. D, James
Robson, Co. G. 9TH III. Cav. widow and one
child survive him.
MARTIN.-As New Castle. Del, recently.
Robert S. Martin. The comrade enlisted In
September 1861, at New Castle. Del, and mus
tered-in Oct. 10, 1861, at Wilmington; re-en-
listed Dec 10 1863, at Stevenshurg, Va; was
wounded May 3, 1864 in the battle Of the Will
derness captured by Stuarts cavalry MayT.
1864; exchanged aud returned to regiment in
November 1864; discharged July II. 1865 after
q service of As months. Comrade Martin was
an honored member Of r. $. Watson Post s.
also a Past Master of st. Johns Lodge, "A. y. Ma
both of which organizations attended hm
funeral. Hs leaves q widow and swo childrsA-