New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12
DEATH or GENERAL BA RLOW.
HIS GALLANT SERVICE N THE WAR AND
HIS CIVIL CAREER.

General Francis Claiming Barlow, once oecrc-
tary Of State for New-York and later Attorney
General. who widely known "a a gallant SOL
der in the Civil War. lawyer and writer on
public questions. diei yesterday morning AT MS
home. No. 80 East Thlrty-hrst-st. His death re-
suited from an attack of the grip. which he sus-
tained a year ago
Few attain to 50 many places OF distinction
filed with honor and credit by General
Barlow. He was born in Brooklyn on OCTOBER 49,
1884. and just twenty-one years later was grauudted
at the head of his class from Harvard College Re-
turning to this city he studied Law in the Office of
William Curtis Noyes. and then began the pracuce
Of his profession He had taste for journalism.
and at time connected with the edi'oriai
staff OF The Tribune Throughout his NE, In TACT
he ready with his pen and did h0t hesl-
tate to use 1t In defence of pilncipes witch ne
deemed important He was pttery NppoISu ws 20
a veteran OF the var. through when ne iousn'
weight among thousands of men VINO hau porhe
arms ,,,
At tire very outbreak Of the var var he enlisted
and went to Washington 10 defend the capital.
OF service ~ was second lieutenant ana
Al the siee. OF. Yorktown he made a full
colonel He passed rapidly upward aons tne mes
of promotion every advance being due to some act
OF personal bravery in action At Antetain 1 ne
was so severely wounded that ne was carried rom
two stands Of Confederate coors ana had taken 9p
prisoners He wounded once more AT t'ttIS--
burg and there made "A prisoner, Dut reCo"trel
and effected his exchange in time TO take the ileld
again in the spring OF 1864. For gallant conduct
IN, fled OF Fair oaks. or Seven Pines, ne was
promoted brigddier- generalship. General bar,
low was with General Grant through the maj
campaigns Of the Army Of the Potomac. lie was
close observer Of the final assault on Peter spnis
and was present the surrcnie Of Lee lie was
mustered out of service upon the conclusion OF
p, ace and returned at TO New-York. TO re-
sumo his professional w5rk.
General Barlow was elected Secretary OF state
FOR New-York in 1855. and after three years OF
service retired - accept the post of nited states
Marshal for the southern District OF New-fork Of
ferel him by President Grant. year later ne
resigned the place. and in November 1871, was
elected Attorney General Of the State OF New
York serving for two years. That c.osed his
political career and settling down In New-fo he
devoted tn. remaining years OF his HE 20 the pra
tice of law. General Barlow was twice married.
His first wife was Miss Arabel,a Grifhth. W nile
her husband was in the field fighting for the Union,
sh. was actively engaged in tnr hospitals or tnr
is . member of the United states sanitary
Commission. She died ~ July, lsbi, OF lever Goa
tractcd in hospitals OF the Army OF me foto-
ma. His widow is daughter OF FRANCIS u.
Shaw.
The clubs to which General Barlow belonged are
the University seventh Regimenu veteran. Clty
and Commonwealth He was also a member or
thu Far Association AMI tho New England society.
His funeral viii take place az 10 o clock to-morroW
morning IN the Church Of the incarnation, az Madl-
son-aye. ami Thirty-hfta-st Immediately after the
services tn body viii be taken to Boston for
burial in BrOok.rc Cemetery.