Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-06

Cn memory of Hero " llam R.)lnham, co.
T., First Vermont Volunteers
He'll tent no more under Georgia pines
Nor march again to the battle lines,
Sad are the words his comrades will hear
As thev stand around his lowly bier.
Comrades are weeping again to-day,
Thinning ranks TO this great foe give way;
For Death claims another lad in blue
And Dunham has heard his last tattoo.
For humanity his life he gave
lie will sleep with hundreds of the brave.
These defenders of our old glory
Wen ne'e1 forget in song and story.
| No brayer lad went to field of strife
Than he who for the flag gave his life.
Mans one great foe he could never slay,
Deaths march orders he had to obey.
Sound "taps,' comrades, for the terminate
brave,
Place natures sweet garlands Ger his grave;
| Dunham to the land was ever true,
| Sveetly he'll rest in uniform of blue. '----
Wen Law this boy in his last low bed,
With all our loyal and gallant dead,
| With all this great cOuntry's wishes blest
will our brave Dunham be laid to rest.
..Will Dunham is dead, These were
the mournful words which bore to the
people of Barre last evening the sad
news that another hero had sacrificed all
in his power, even to life itself, to de-
f,pd the honor of his country. lie
passed away at 1875 last night at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Will Durkee,
on Clark street The cause of his death
was relapse from malarlal dysehtery
contracted at Camp Thomas.
He was taken sick the day before the
regiment left Chickamauga but he
would not give up and without any
complaint remaindd in the ranks as
long as he could stand. The morning
they broke camp, however, he found
that it was an utter impossibility for
him to take the nine mile march ana so
was given the privilege of riding on a
baggage wagon.
III. Journey on the train appeared TO
have a bad effect and before he reached
Vermont he was very sick. They reach
ed Camp Olympia on Sunday night and
the next morning he was taken to lhe
hospital. Tuesday he was brought
home but the dread disease was upon
him and his system was SO filled WIN
the terrible poison that no power could
) save him. and although his strong ma
lure sought to repel the attack, his
struggle was of no avail for he was
battling with an opponent who knows
no defeat, \,
His going out was so sudden Una
there was not time to notify any OF hi
. . relatives outside of those in the house
:. and those present at the bedside wnel
; he breathed his last were his sister MRS
I, William Durkee and Mr.. Durkee. .,
The astounding news of his death VII
y briup sorrow to many hearts througnou
. New England for he was widely know
\ and everywhere respected.
Little we thought when the regimen
= left Vermont that Dunham would D.
7 among those who were faed to succum
j." to disease. His strong constitution
- magnificent physique and CLEANLINESS
" from all bad habits made his friends SC
n curc in their belief that if he was tate
il 70 meet death it would be only frol
" Spanish bullets.
u His life was an exemplary one
overv respect aud often he has bee
,. called ga model man. through all IN
J.. - temptations of college days and IN til
u battle against the world he has show
's himself a true, loyal and noble man VIII
- conmelled profound respect from "a
~ who had the good fortune to make III
u acquaintance. His life has been
- glorious example TO all who were ass(
70 o7;,ted with him. In school and in co
:. lege he set upa standard of morallf
u and excellence of manhood that has don
~ ~! much to mould the characters OF youn
III comnanions who followed his example
III lie was born in Chicago Fcbruai
IL 5tb 1870. His parents were Captal
~ ~ BENJAMIN f, Durham and Laura Bur
y His father was captain during IL
a. ~ Civil War and was on the staff OF Ge,
H. u. phil Kearney. In 1872 the faml'
~ A. moved to Barre, where Captain Dunlaa ma,
y entered the granite business. III
father died wien Will was Is years
NOE and the 10y was left to fight lie
= haule without the guiding hand OF
ut father ..- !.
a lie early became enthused with II
Ith idea that he must have college eauc