The times., 1897-08-25

There remain now on the Pension
Bureau records only sixteen living links
between the days Of the Revolution and
the present. All OF these links are wo-
men, seven WIDOWS and nine daughters.
The ages Of three are missing. Those
OF the rest range from seventy-six, the
baby OF the group, 10 ninety-seven, which
tell the years OF the eldest Two.
The husbands of these seven widows
and the fathers OF these nine daughters
We're or that gallant army which tri amphed
over great odds that freedom might live
Il is possible that there are other daughters
OF gallant sjres OF the Revolution, but
their names are not known TO the Pen
sion Bureau. 1t is not believed that
there are any other widows
The Iaw allows pension toevery widow
or a saidier Of the revolution. There is
no law however, W hich gives PENSIONS to
the children OF heirs Of those soldiers
Tic daughters OF the reyOlutiouaJ soldiers
now ou the pension Tolls were, IN every
Instance, granted pensions by special act
OF Congress
The records Of the husbands Of the seven
widows are on file IN the Pension Bureau
Those OF the fathers Of the nine daughters
are mergec somewhere in the volumes OF
TIE Congressional Record.
Nancy Cloud stilllfyes III Virginia, whence
her husband, William Cloud. went to the
war. He say much hs rtl service niDng the
savage Indian tribes, his chief experience
being the rescue by his company of Mrs,
Beane, who had feen carried geo miles into
the wilderness by the savages. It was only
after . hard march and bitter fighting
that the rescue was made. CIouG received
warm praise from his officers for mis- bravery
In leading the charge which resulted In
the wou.an's escue- Shortly afterward he
was made lieutenant, and duuug the Reyo-
luton did excellent work in reoonnOiter-
ing against the Tories of Virginia. His
Information vas Of great value 70 the gen
eIai commanding that division and severa!
lsudatOIy reports show hat Cloud seryice
was thoroughly appreciated.
Lovcy AIdTich IS the widow Of Caleb AID
rich, WHO enlisted in a New Hampshire in
fantry regiment and served in North Caro-
lima. HIS term OF enlistment was cut short,
however, by an ugly bayonet and bail
wound received ia d severe engd cement
with the British
Bowdpin Snead, the husband Of Mary
snead who lives in Virginia, whence Bow
dOin enlisted, went TO the front at the
outbreak II hOstilities, and stayed there
Ull England withdrew her forces and recog-
nized the independence OF her former col
onles.
Noah Damon. the husband Of Esther !
Dam0n, who now lives in Vermont, was 4
Massachusetts man, and went to the War
early in its existence aud fought in many
hot battles, the battle OF Long Island being
the most important. He did gallant serv-
ice there, and received honor able mention
for his nerve in saving a eomr ade unde.
& hail Of Iced which poured around him.
JaILes Darling was the first husband Of
Nancy Jones' who lives in Tennessee. Dar.
ling was d hardy mountaineer of that
State, and when the revolution broke out
he entered the army as a scout and per
futuled praatEiOu> feats Of daring.
Robert GlasCeck and Stephen Mayo, tie
husbands Of Nancy a. Weatherman and
RnbeCca Mayo, respectively, both hailed
from Virginia. Glascock was a fifer, who.
from the records, like Napoleon's drum
mcT, knew not how 10 sound a retreat,
but who could sound O charge that would
send the troops iTesistbly over tie breast
works OF the enemy. Mayo shouldered a
mus6ct and became one Of the heroes Of
Valley Forge, where, with the father Of
his country, he suffered the hardships
and privatiOns and dangers of war il
its Idtt,rest forms. But he made ar en-
viable record and died honored by all who
knew him.
an OF the widows save Mrs. Snead and
Mrs Aldrich, who receive $40 per month
apiece by special act of Congress, receive
each Sl2 per month.