The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-17

One Was servant OF Jackson and Lee
md The Oh hcr Of Rrc.idnni EaAi.


and the other Of President Davis.
DANBURY. CONN, oct. lJ.-George
Young, a former slave, the body servant
OF two famous Generals died to-day IN
this city. BLACK George" as he was
called, was n giant in stature. and had
been familiar figure upon the streets
of this city since the war He was born
i'm 1870 upon plantation in L0ud0un
county. Va, ard his first master was
Captain Stevens Thomson Mason. who
went to the Mexican war and was killed
at the battle Of Ccrro Gordo. George ac-
companied his master as "a body servant.
and was at his side when he died.
After the death Of Captain Mason George
made his way back 10 the plantation in
Virginia. lie remained q slave i'm the
Jason family until the second Seminole
war In lNl6-sS lie went 10 war again
with brother Of his former master and
stayed until peace was declared and his
master was mustered out.
At the outbreak Of the civil war George
was the property Of an ardent southerner
who presented him 10 General St0newall
Jackson rs n body servant. The physique
of the slave and the experience he had
In the army made him a valuable ser
want for the Confederate General. Ife was
with General Jackson when he was killed
After that he continued i'm the service OF
the COnfederacy for a short time. lie
was aftcrward owned by the Siidcn and
Lee families. both famous in the Sorth.
and was attached 10 the headquarters
OF General Robert T.. Lee
BY reason Of his great strength George
was employed In loading into wagons Il @
bodies Of officers who had been killed or
wounded in battle. After 4 battle v,on
a southern field George was engaged ia
picking up the dead when the Union army
captured him. lie became 4 Union soldier,
and came North at the close of ths war.
new York Sun.
The Baltimore American OF yeyerday
says: Frederick McGnnis, tha old s,r-
want Of Jefferson Davis. who was ilied
on last Sunday night by being run ever
10y a locomotive at liiien station. was
buried with unusual honOrs Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock from Knox pres5y-
terrain church. on Colvin strc.'. ~ he re-
mains. which were encased IN a handsome
caslet. laid i'm state in he church f.. n
10 o'clock i'm the morning until the ser
vices began. and were viewed 10y hundreds
Of persons. When the servil cs LelaG 4
number OF white persons We're assembled
In the church.
There was "a delegation from the Con-
federate Veterans, who acted as nom =
airy pail-bearers. ana consisted Of Coz rel
IT, j. Iell. James *. "a llrrl'f. 'tet IL,
KcttiewoH. =. j. McKe11a. Joshua Thorn
as. II. J.. Price. Robert ~. Blundon and
Daniel L. Thomas.
From the Baltimore News Company
where McGinnis was ea)i)f'd for ~
entcen years. were Messrs. David Abcr-
crombie. John Abercro nbie. W. ? Ter
crombie. ". II. Reid. }. 81. Gctz.ngcr - d
c. H. Friend Others I"as ~ were REV.
Jere Witherspoon DR. rhO.las Murdoch,
oscar Mavers and Major j. Good y.n. he
services We're conducted by Rev. \. $.
GRAY. pastor Of the church. and vas as
sisted los Rev. Or. ". II. Weaver md
Rev. Or. Edward +. Eggleston. Tie
music was rendered by large choir. ard
a feature Of f. was the singing Of the
dead mans favorte hymn. We Are
Passing Away"
The active pall-be1rors were ssle' tel
from the elders Of Grace. Madison-Sirtet
ana Knox Presbyterian ohur,h"s. They
were st. y. Marshall. :. ;. Dista1'e.
Harry Butler Jr.. Richard Mack. "lriel
Merritt and James Tessea on. The in
torment was made in Laurel Cemetery on
tho Bellir road.