Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-01
GEN. MALONE PaRAlYzED.

Chamberlin's, in Washington, early
Yesterday morning, and lay at the
point of death under the care of two
physicians all day. Mrs. Malone and
other members of the family were tele-
graphed as soon as his condition was
known to be critical, and arrived at IL
o'clock last night.
The General returned to Washington
from Petersburg on September II, and
had been looking after business inter
ests there ever since. On Sunday night
ne was noticed by several friends and
acquaintance to be looking unusually
we'll. He chatted during the evening
with Major Armes and talked over, in
pleasant mood, this Majors arrest on
Friday night. At late hour he re-
tired. His failure to appear at break
fast yesterday morning attracted no at
tention, as he frequently did not come
from his room before noon. A little
before 10 a. m. his son, Butler, went to
his room, but got no response to his
questions. Thinking his father was
asleep, or did not want to talk, he went
away. Soon afterwards ex-Congress-
man Edmund Waddell, of Richmond,
called to see him. He found General
Malone unable to speak and almost
unconscious. A consultation with
Manager Long resulted in their sending
for Drs. Philip S. Wales and r. w.
Baker.
About the same time Mr.. Butler
Malone returned. As soon as the
doctors came a careful examine
ton of the General was made, and
they pronounced his ailment to be
paralysis. His right arm was appar-
emily lifeless, and his tongue and the
muscles of his face were paralyzed.
Later his right leg became benumbed.
DR.. Wales said at o'clock that Gen.
Malone had been vomiting and there
were evidences of effusion from the
bursting ola small blood vessel in the
head.
Just after Mrs. Mahone's arrival at
midnight Mr.. Waddell said Gen. Ma
hone had been resting quietly for sew
eral hours with no alarming symptoms
and they were more hopeful. The
physicians were still at his side doing
everything medical skill could suggest
and would remain till morning.
Mrs. Malone and the two sons, But
Ter and William, with Mr.. Waddell
also watched through the night at the
bedside. The daughter, Mrs. William
McGill, whose marriage at Asheville,
N. c., was recently noted, is expected
there to-day unless Gen. Mahone's con-
dition should improve decidedly.
Since leaving Congress in 1887, Gen.
Malone has been largely interested in
West Virginia coal lands, and six years
ago was so hopeful Of big profits that
he declined the appointment as minis
ter to Spain.
With the business depression his
properties had fallen in value, but he
continues to be quite wealthy. Last
spring he gave deed of trust on his
real estate to prevent its being taken to
compel him to pay a debt of $4,000
where he was indorser and was being,
as he believed, unjustly held.
General Malone was born in South
ampton county. Va, December l, 1926,
graduated at the Virginia Military In
stitute in 1847, engaged in civil epgi-
neering, and when the civil war broke
out it found him the constructor of the
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. He
Joined the Confederate army in 1861,
took part in the capture of the Norfolk
navy yard 10 April of that year, rails
ed and commanded the Sixth Virginia
regiment, who engaged in most of the
battles of the peninsula campaign,
those on the Rappahannock and those
around Petersburg, where he won the
sobriquet of '.The Hero of the Crater"
and was, throughout his career, noted
as fighting commander.
In March, 1864, Malone was COM
missioned as Brigadier General, ard in
April of the same year he was made a
Major General. He subsequently led
division in A. P. Hill's corps, and when
Lee surrendered he was at Bermuda
Hundreds.
At the close of the war he returned
20 engineering, and became president
OF the Norfolk & Tennessee Railroad.
While acting in that capacity he also
took hand in politics, and was lead
er in the movement that resulted in
the election of Gilbert G. Walker, the
conservative candidate, to the gov
ernorship of Virginia.
He was himself candidate for the
democratic nomination for Governor in
1878, and becoming disgruntled at his
defeat, he organized and became the
leader OF the "readjuster party" which
advocated conditional reputation of
the State Gebt. The new party met
with such success as to attract the at
tention of the country to Malone as
political leader, and in the meantime
the General laid his plans to capture
the legislature and go to the United
States Senate.
Malone then consulted the republi-
can leaders at Washington as to his
plans for securing Senatorship, parties
there being very closely matched in
that body. He also went to Philadel-
phia, where he conferred with State
Chairman Quay and Senator Cameron,
pledging himself, if $25 900 were raised
for his financial aid in the campaign, to
carry the Virginia legislature, send
himself to the Senate and stand by the
republicans.
His pledgewas accepted, the money
was raised and handed to him, and
how fully Malone redeemed his promise
has already become part Of political
history of the country. He was elected
to the Senate in 1880 for six years,
which ended in March 1887, and was
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