New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

fracture Of the skull and was sinking. opera
tion performed. A clot of blood. which was
resting on the brain at the point Of the tract
IRE was removed General Ewing did not
rover consciousness. however and he continued
10 grow weaker until he died His wife. two OF
bis sons and unmarried daughter were be-
side him at the time of his death. When the
information of General Ewing's death reached
the City Hall. Mayor Strong had the flag on
the building lowered to half-mast.
The police said that John Kelly. the gripman
OF the cable-car which struck General Ewing.
Mould be arraigned on the charge OF homicide.
Kelly was arrested on Monday afternoon, and
held for an examination on Friday. He de-
clared that General Ewing walked from be-
hind car which going downtown. d.
tectly in front Of the which was going up
town Walter l.. Constable young man who
Is employed in the architectural office at NO.
p East Sixteenth-st., has said that General
Ewing was standing in the way OF the north
bound car. waiting for the car going In the
pther direction TO pass him. but had his back
turned to Keys car. and did not see II UNI, ,
be was struck. Constable has asserted that
Kelly made apparent attempt TO stop the
ear. and that General Ewing was hurled severai
feet when he was struck by Ii.
; General Ewing was born in Lancaster, ONO.
on August T. 1929. He the third son OF
Thomas Ewing well-known lawyer and states.
Londonderry. Ireland. The latter had removed
from Scotland and received the gift of a sword
from William Of Orange for gallant eonHugr az
the siege Of Londonderry. General Ewing
grandfather lieutenant OF the Continental
army in the War Of the Revolution. On MS
mothers side General Ewing was descended from
Neil Gillespie. who emigrated from County Done
pal Ireland TO Pennsylvania, and was the great
grandfather of James G. Blaine r,- .a =,
The early education Of General Ewing was Cd
tained in the place of his birth When nineteen
years old he became one Of the private secre-
faries of President Taylor. and after the death
of the President he went to Brown University
from which he graduated in 1894. In the
following year he was graduated from the On
cinnati Law School, and in 1896 he went 70 Kan
sas beginning the practice of law at LeaNen-
worth. He had for his partner William l.
Sherman who later became the famous General
In the year Of his removal to Kansas he mar
ried Ellen F. Cox, daughter Of a Presbyterian
minister in Ohio. who survives him.
He took an active part I'm the struggle to make
Kansas a free state. and in 1860 he elected
the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Of
that State. The Civil War caused him to leave
his Mace on the bench and organize the llth
Regiment Of Kansas Volunteers, which he led
10 the field as its Colonel. in 1862. For con-
spicuous bravery at the battle OF Prairie Grove
IN 1859 he was promoted to the rank Of Brigadier-
General His defence Of Pilot Knob against the
rebel forces under General Price. In September,
1ssa was highly commended by General Rose
Grams and he retired from the army at the close
N the war with the brevet rank Of Major-Gen-
sral. $1,000, 1,.,.,.x .ou ,
her of the Ohio Constitutional Convention He
Eas elected to the XLVth Congress as Demo-
hrat receiving nearly 5000 majority. He was
sasiected in 1878 receiving a plurality Of 434
and a majority of 213 General Ewing took a
nrominent part In Congress- and served on
several important committees, ihcIudihs that
on Banking and Currency. Inc hrst pubic
notice of his leaving the Republican party was
Given in 1853 when he offered to canvass Cn %
FOR the Democrats. In the Democratic Na,ionai
Convnntion of 1868 he was an ursuccesslui can
didate for Vice President. In 1873 ne declared
Thai the Democratic party was no longer an
instrument for reform In American polItics,
hut In Congress his adherence 10 the sol t-ihone!
wing OF the party was UNIFORM =" 100, - -
George u Pendleton was elected, ne was an
Unsuccessful candidate for United states oeha
Tor. In the following year he was the Denl ,
cratic candidate for Governor or ONO ana was
defeated. - .,..d 10 -,
an this city his Office being at No Al WaIl-st'
He accepted the Office Of counsel 10 the DGpai
ment Of buildings some months ago, pus ia'', -
fhe Ohio SOCIETY of New-York. and was lts
president for three years. He leaves WIDOW,
three sons and two daughters The sons S,s are
William Cox Ewing; ., OF "a Ewing, the
latter two being members OF the frIn OF h" rh.
Whitman e Ewing, of No. Al Wan-st Inc
daughters are Mrs. Edwin S. Martin OF Ne"
6ratsville. Ohio and MISS bean Ewime' ,,e
Ohio Society held yesterday, at NO 10 oeua
st the office Of the president OF the socie.y
General Henry L. Burnett. there We're ,, preSeI'
General Wager Swayne, Mayor Wiil,ar II, %,
Strong. Leander H. Grail. Andrew J. c. Foye
George Foett, ID. II. Bates. Coiohei r. o. rd
Cook. Homer Lee. Professor .. . -, q nd
George X. Armstrong. Abner L: Mchine ror "a
"A. d. Juilliard. 1t resolved that ~, ~. i,s
meeting OF the society should be called al its
rooms No. 236 Fifth-ave.. this evening" %
O'clock TO take appropriate action with Iei Go,
ence to the death Of General Ewing. anu '''
The attendance Of the society at MS 1uheia"