The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-19

der Maoon,b. who WAS commander-in'
chief OF tho United States army AZ tFe
,lme OF his death in 1871. Mason Bey VAS
also Il first cousin VI General fizhu-n
Lee. ,
his FIRST service was In tho lnl'ed
States navy as "a privatcs nate on BOARD
II the fTigaic Niagara. when she asslstcu
In laying the INST Atlantic cable. IN 1910
he was appointed IA nlidshipfnan anc en-
tered Annapolis from which place ne it-
signed TO Join thr Southern Coniedei"cy
IN 1851. lie served with conspicuous sai-
laniry throughout the war. participa't"5
IN the great naval nght IN Hh"I'oh
Roaos on the 9Th and 9th OF March lNo-'
also at DreRrys BLUM. on the James
river. below Richmond. when that naE"'
fortress Tepused the attack ct the ga
lena, Monitor. ana stevens batteries. ne
was IN the chiCOra at Charleston when
Admiral Ingraham attacked and Grove OIL
the squadron blOCksding that port
ia ,ne fall % 1868 Colonel Mason ran
through the blockade al Charleston anu
went 10 Europe for service IN the Con-
Tolerate cruisers. While IN Enkidhu ne
acted as private secretary 20 his Nncle'
Nh James v Mason. eX-United olates
senator. and the Confederate coiAirla-
souer who. with Mr. Sldell, was taken
out OF the Trent by Admiral wilkes. Col
onel Mason returned 10 the .ohitn'' a,l
in the fall Of 1854 running the olochade
into Wilmington. lie served Ml.h 1nc
most conspicuous gallantry until captured
In one OF the last and blOOdiest battles OF
the war. at, Sailors creek. where ne COM
manded company OF sailors acung as
infantry. Re was imprisoned on Johh-
sons Island.
After being released from prison he
sought service i'm Chill. then at war with
Spain. on the cessation Of hOstiliues. ne
went 10 China as mate Of merchant
sailing ship. and upon his return home ne
embarked for Cuba and took service with
aIFsfr "A
be- returned 10 the United States, and was
one Of the first officers selected TO serve
I'm tho army of the Khedive Of Egypt IN
1870.
lie was a favorlte OF the Khedive lsmail
and Of his son. Teufik, who succeeded 20
the throne His first service in Egypt
was 10 command one OF his Highness
ships. Afterwards he was an instructor
OF artillery.
Colonel Mason made the first survey or
the Lake Albert Nyanza. and the FAMOUS
Gordon made him Governor or tqudto-
rial Africa. He was the intimate per-
sOnal friend OF Gordon. who sent him. m
l>1l. 10 MassC wah 10 keep the peace be-
tween the Soudslese and Abysslniais
Ina ls1s Colonel Mason was again IN Nhar-
t0um with Gordon. In 1850 he was en-
gagged I'm surveying the public domain. In
1ssf Mason Bcy was appointed Governor
Of Massowah and High Commissioner on
the Soudan by the khedive or Egypt.
" nile oNNuL ylilS Ailfot lliHi pi'N'' -'"'l
Bey was sent by the Khedive on most
important mission 10 Ras Alluia az has-
sal1. and also was Ambassador 70 the
King Of Abyssinia.
For a. long time Mason Bey was Director
General OF Cadasdra public lands), ana
ncld many other positions OF great i'm
p0rtance In Egypt. Colonel Mason mar
riod Mrs. : NJ Shreve. only daughter OF
the late Edmund hurry. Esq. OF New
York. who survives him. lie leaves no
children Colonel Mason was still m the
service Of the KhedIve when he died. lie
came home a few months ago IN search o.
health. and was ON waiting-order pay.