The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-09
DEATH OF GEN. MAHOhE
No Passed Quietly Away Yesterday in
Washington City.
HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN AT HIS BEDSIDE
sketch of His Very EvcmtruI Career
Rnt'road Naannfc. Soldier. Poll
ticinn ana SfnicSunn-Ii Ills Funeral
Will Tni,c place at Petersburg
Ehis Afternoon.

Washington, -. g., oct. S.--Geueral
William Mahonc oird at Chamber
lalne 5 Hotel at | O'Clock this after
noon. from the effects of the paralytic
stroke sustained last Monday. Sep
lember %O,h He had been totally uu-
conscious fpr NOR" than forty-eight
hours previous t. death and passed
AWAY seemingly without pain
Mrs. Malone. Butler and William
Malone. his SONS. Mrs. -. NJ McGtll.
MS daughter; l.. l.. Maury. uf South
a'npton county Va. nephew, and
Captain Rogers. Secretary of the Vir-
Sniu State Republican committee.
ana former Secretary 10 General Ma
none. We're at The. h-dsidr when the
end came.
Arrangements Tor the funeral we're
inGdc soon after General Maholir died.
rhr remains will tie takvu to Peters
burg. Va. 10y The train leavini; Wash
mstpn ~ 1870 tu-murroW morning
Services VIII h" held at . o'clock to
morrow evening II 81. Paul's Episco-
pal Church Petersburg. and the body
will then Toe taken to the place of in
t"ltuent The honorary pull-Eearcrs
viii b~ soldiers who served IN that or
&uniEatiOu
General Aiahour was paying one oi
his FREQUENT visits 10 Washington.
when h" was palitlyzod last Monday.
lie MAS partly conscious ana ablr Il"
take rou'!Shmeul until sunday morn
'ng last From that tiinv Tutil his
'ltsatu It'' 'll not open ms eyes anu
Was uuabl. to take any nOuriShmrnt.
IN" tullovius officers %! General
,tahunr'S o!d hr.Eudr and members ui
General A. 4. iliN camp. Confederate
Veterans. ali ut i'et"tSburE VIII bu the
honorary bearers: Major i Ar-
thur Iuhustuil iudGr II. y Hinton.
General Suth Boiling. Captain f.: y.
GOodwS H. Captain John Il. Patterson.
Captain Asa Rogers. Colonel T. NJ
Field and X 4. Harrington.
following priTatcs VIII" served under
General Nunon.. George : Hyruard.
!, l. Spoti&wood j Il TURNER. Il. l.
Watson f. : E,ukwith J. t. Waite
horn AleNaudcr Wilson and Il. X.
Gee.
Gen Mahone was stricken with par
:lySis sun, time bctWeru midnight
Sunday. September :sth. ana morniG
September 3Oth he was found IN his
room Monday murninE by his son. Eut-
Ter Mahon" who called according to
his custom. TO sec his father Al the
moment il Mas thuui.ht nothing serious
had occurred but It little later il was
found that Cen. Malone was paraly2"d
ou his right sid. and could not talk
Or Wales ana Dr K W. Baker were
summoned and pronounced ii paralysis.
His wife and family Wer" summoned To
Ills side. and the best possible care
taiicn OF the patient
He did not suffer any pain. and made
his wants known by nodduG his head
in answer u anxious questions put to
him. The next morning Gen Muhouc's
condition showed slight Improvement.
II" partially rrGuinrd the use Of his
tongue and managed to ariiculatr q
fcw words lie could also u.s.. his right
ann ana shook hands with his son. VIII
nam who arrived that morning The
doctors did not hold out any tncour-
agreement OF his complete recovery how
sivr
They thought he might partially rally
but that he would never be we'll Their
rrophcsy received carly fulhllment.
cen. MahOn" began to sink rapidly
within twenty -four hours and contin-
hcd 10 grow worse. Last Sunday morn
lhs ne iapscd into uuConsclousness and
Is was, no longer possible to administer
nourishments He continued 10 fail
"Nhout raus" until death came
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
This very excellent sketch of Inc
career of General Mahone appear.d i'm
thc Richmond Times Of sunday. From
IN" same ii is learned that William Ma
non" was born at Monroe SOuthamp-
Ton county Va. December l. IS2G He
had almost completed siXty-nine wears
OF an "Vcntfui career:
GENERAL WILLIAM MALONE
Little IS known of hi, boyhood ex-
cepi that. it is said. he was very fond
oi horses, ana while Yet young rode i'm
the informal races of the ncighburhaod
ms public career commenced when
ne entered the Virginia Military Insti-
tNte as state cadet at the age Of
=. and graduated from that school in
lSil Then commenced his restless life
Wn'ch TO IN" end was one of ambition.
struggle and strife, for place ana
power
For two years after his graduation
ne tauSht school ana then took up the
duties of his profession as civil engi-
neer. for which his education nj the
virginia Military Institute no less
tnhh ms own talents, peculiar fitted
MN Ills first work was AN assistant
IN tho survey of the Orange ana Alex
nndrla railroad from Alexandria TO
Lynchbmg subsequently, aud stIC-
cessivcly. hc became the chief engineer
Of Tn" Fredericksburg and Oraupn
Plank road, ana chief engineer Of IN.
Norfolk ana Petersburg railroad In
on the completion of this road he was
made its president. and occupied that
position Mt tn" opening OF the war be-
tween the States
HIS WAR RECORD
Immediately on the secession of Viz
Einia, Mahon" WAS appointed by the
Virginia Council chief uuartermastrr
of tn" Virginia forces This position
he held FOR about ten days when he
resigned, and was appointed lieutenant
colonel of infantry, and assigned to the
coEvaand OF the post at Burwell's Bay.