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Admiral Foote Posts Tribute to an Emil
nent Departed CItizen,

nell adopted by Admiral Foote post, G.
A, r., upon report made by its COM
mittee appointed for the purpose, con-
sisting of Comrades A. II, Embler, Will
liam S. Wells and Edward Coe:
New Haven, Conn, May 16, 1896,
To the Officers and Members of Adj
miral Foote Post No. II, Depart
ment of Connecticut, G. A. r.:
Comrades-Your committee appoint
ed to draft resolutions on the death of
our late comrade, Cornelius S. Bush
nell, submit the following:
He was born in Madison, Conn, July
10, 1928, died in New York city, May 6,
1896, and was buried on the 9th inst. in
Evergreen cemetery.
The members of this post who were
In full uniform and received his body
on it's arrival at New Haven, and into
whose custody it was placed as guards
of honor and bearers We're: Post Com
mander C. B. Foster, Senior Vice Com
mander d. o. Lombard, jr, Vice Com
mander Frederick Snow, Chaplain
Weston Ferris, Past Post Commander
Henry H, Peck. Past Post Commander
S. j. Fox. Past Post Chaplain John
Mccarthy, representing the army, and
| Comrade William S. Wells, past ma
| tional commander of the Naval Veter-
ans of the United States, and Com
rades William Jones and Edward F..
Carrigan representing the navy. Other
| comrades We're also at the funeral.
The services at Dwight Place church
were conducted by Comrade Rev. j. E.
Twitchell, The ceremony at the grave
was entirely that Of the Grand Army of
the Republic, and was performed by
the proper post officers.
| Comrade Bushnell was an eXtraordi-
nary man. and proportionately still lar
ger in mental endowments of genius,
mechanically and commercially, to
make him great.
| These powers We're never at rest;
were unceasing in activity from his
youth to the day of his death, in the
production of something to his honor,
and for the benefit of his local sur
roundings, his state, his country and
for the world.
He was a devoted lover of his coun-
try, a true ideal American, and an
other phenomenal example of the pos
sibilities in this land to man of am
bition and ability. He was practical
| patriot, for when in Washington on
business in the first part of April, 1861,
when the capitol was full of those plot
ting to seize the seat of government, he
| volunteered and enlisted as a private
soldier, in the Washington Clay bat
| TALON, to protect the lives of our ma
tional officers, and guard cur national
| buildings, before the first arrival of
troops in April, 1861. For this signal
| service at a critical time, he with others
of the same command received the per-
sonal thanks of President Lincoln and
Secretary of War Simon Cameron, on
his honorable discharge dated May 4,
1861.
When it was manifest that the War
of the Rebellion could not be averted
he early and clearly saw the necessity
for new and more formidable war YES
sells, and the important part the navy
must take in the struggle for the life
of the nation He then became the
| pioneer in the building of modern ar
mored ships, and by persistent but
much opposed effort he succeeded early
in the war in having the United States
ironclad "Galena" constructed, which
vessel performed efficient and valuable
service
1 His most noted service to his country
was the discovery of John Ericson's
neglected plans of the iron turret yes
sci called the Monitor" IT was Prov
idential that at this dark crisis of oul
national affairs, our now deceased com
rade should have been singled out a
this most critical time, and endowed
with the foresight to perceive the value
of this invention, and adaptability t.
the necessities of the hour. And THU
country should be profoundly Thankful
that he was given the power, patriot
ism, courage and persistence unde
great difficulties, to complete this eele
brated vessel, with not an hour t.
spare, which in all probability savec
: this Union of States, by the vanquish
, ing of the Confederate ironclad 'Mer
rimac" in the historic encounter a
Hampton Roads on March 8, 1862
The great part he took in planning
and his unceasing labor to the com
pletion of the great Union Pacific ant
other railway enterprises, with a rec
ord of his mechanical inventions AM
) other work performed, would make
book, and his life work commands
eulogy.
| His conception and courage to under
take large enterprises was amazing
and his unwavering determination Il
completing these undertakings, are OBJ
t ject lessons of admira ton; for all thes
efforts are enduring monuments to hi
) memory and contributed to the great
! ness of our country in it's development
5 on land, and re-established our powe
; upon the seas.
He was of even temperament, eve
courteous, his integrity never ques
5 toned, charitable without display, ha
a great good heart, and has left be
hind him the record of an ideal Chris
tan gentleman, a precious legacy o
consolation to his family, his state, an
his country.
! Therefore it is resolved, That by TIL
death of Cornelius S. Bushnell we hav
! lost most esteemed and beloved com
rade and friend, and an ideal America,
citizen, to whom we will always refe
with pride in having enjoyed the priv
!, lege of his companionship.
, Resolved, That these resolutions b
entered upon our records, and a cop
of the same forwarded to the famil.
of the deceased.
The "Negro" Leader.
Mr. JohuV Stamford the well know