The record-union., 1895-10-09
GENERAL WILLIAM MALONE.
VIRGINIA'S EX-SENATOR PASSES
AWAY.
He Steadily Failed From the Time He
Was Stricken With Paralysis
q Week Ago.

WASHINGTON, Oct S.-General Ma
hone, who was stricken with paralysis a
week ago. died at o'clock to-day. Ever
since he received the stroke the doctors
have said that he could not recover.
Their only surprise has been that he
could linger so long. He had been stead
lily though slowly failing, and this morn
ing The doctors told the family that he
would not last through the day.
General Malone was born in South
ampton County. Virginia, Decembe |,
1926. He graduated at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute in lS47, and until the be-
ginning of the civil war was engaged IN
engineering, and was the constructor of
the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad.
and took part in the capture of the Nor
folk Navy Yard in April of that year.
Ii o raised and commanded the Sixth Nir-
ginia Regiment, and was engaged in
most of the battles of the peninsular cam
palgn, those on the RappahannOck and
around Petersburg, where he won the
sobriQuet OF the Hero of the Crater"
Throughout his career in the army he
was noted as fighting commander. He
was com missioned Brigadier- eneral in
March, 1864, and Major eneral in August
OF the same year. He subsequently, led q
division in Ambrose Z. HIPS corps, and
at Lees surrender was at Bermuda Hun
Gred.
At the close of the war he became
President OF the Norfolk and Tennessee
Railroad. He also engaged in politics,
and was the leader OF the movement that
elected Gilbert c. Walker Governor of
| Virginia. After failing TO secure the
nomination for that Office in 1873, he or
ganiZed and became the leader OF the Re-
adjuster party. He was elected TO the
Uuited States Senate in 1881 and served
until 1887 Though elected as Re-
adjuster. he voted with the Republicans,
and by 30 doing gave them control OF the
Senate.
While in the Senate dramatic incident
occurred in debate between General Ma
hone and Senator Voorhees,. The Sena
tor from Indiana up5raided General
Malone for acting with the Republi-
cans, and when he had concluded his re-
marks General Malone said that denun-
citation of him must stop, and asked
whether the Senator from Indiana
adopted the phrase "renegade Democrat
which he had used in his speech Sena-
tor Voorhees, replied that he indorsed
every sentiment and word he had uttered;
that he indorsed the word renegade"
aud his criticism of the course OF the
Senator from Virginia. Senator Malone,
in reply, said: THAT is an assertion that
10 brave or honorable man would make.
| denounce it as such. Let him take that
and wear it," The incident. one of the
most notable of the session, then ended.
Since General Mahone left Congress he
has been a familiar figure about the Capt.
tol. During the last session OF Congress
he spent considerable time between the
Senate and House looking after a bill
under consideration for the purchase OF
certain property from him for site for a
new Government printing office.
THE FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT
PETERSBURG.
PETERSBURG (Vn.), Oct. S.-The an
nouncement of the death of General Ma
hone was received in Petersburg with
sincere regret. especially by those who
served in his old brigade during the war.
His remains will arrive here at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning and the funeral serv-
! ices will be held at st. PauPs Episcopal
| Church, and Will be conducted by Rev.
l G. X. Haines and Rev. John Rideout.