The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-16
Death OF
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n. B. BAYNE.
A Well Known Tailor Dies
at His Home Last
Evening.

Nathaniel b. Bsyne. who for years wa,
one OF the city's foremost tailors. and a
highly respected citizen, died ut his home
NO. lsiS West Sixth street, last evening,
after i've weeks illness from dropsy. At
the bsdside. beside members of the family
was Samuel Bayne, his brother, who had
come from Salem, Nebraska. during the
day.
Mr. Bayne was born at Newark, this
county, on September ~. 1910. After re-
ceiving his education In the Newark Acad.
envy no afterward entered the college as an
| Instructor In mathematics, which position
no held until 1887. when he entered the en-.
+ ployM sIoeuph Wheeler to learn tho tailor !.
ing business. The breaking out of The
war caused him to sever his connection
with Mr.. WAesler's house.
He first enlisted in the One Hundred
and Eighteenth Pennsylvania Regiment
as a private and one year later re- enlisted
as a second lieutenant in Company l of
tho same regiment. On October ~. ls63
sion and on August o. 1864, he was mado
captain of the company. He was honor
ably discharged on June !, 1865,
During his service Mr. Bayne saw many
battles in which he received eight wounds.
The most serious fight was at Dabney's
mills during the battle of Gettysburg,
when he was shot through the face whiis
o's'Aae oA' si'N Va SSpeuiu DCuGU VI SOlus
pany A. Of tho same regiment At that
time Mr. Bayne was a captain. or his war
record recently. complied history of tho
One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment
says: The average Of intelligence and ed
ucation in the One Hundred and Eigh-
:een.h was remarkably high. The except
ional circumstances tudor which the regi-
ment was organized drew many bright
men to the ranks. Among them was
Nathaniel Bayne
Belonging to a noighborIng State, he
was almost an absolute strans ger. Like
many others he was quick to discover that
he was the equal in qualifications 10 com.
mand of many who held authority over
him. But not the. less cheorfully was
Difference and strict obedience shown by
him to his superlors. Patriotic duty was
not to DO performed by seeking positions
of honor and distinction. All could not
DO officers, and the enlisted man was
rendering as necessary and important ser.
vices as the officers who commanded him.
But it was impossible that man like
Bayne should not rise. His intelligence,
his soldierly appearance, his digniilod
bearing and his splendid courage wero
certain to command attention. His sue.
cessive promotions seemed so natural that
while they pleased everybody, they sur
prised no ono"
Being home from the war Mr.. Bayno 70.
eH2aeeu Ill tue thilorlnR business, remain
Ing at Newark until 1870. when he came /
here. flo formed co. partnership with John |
II. Moore and Joseph Wheeler which con.
tinued until about twenty years ago when
no entered the employ of Justis and
Davidson. Ho served there until tho firm
dissolved then served with William H.
Lockyer ana James II. Wright
MIR. Bayne was member OF the q. A. X.
of which he was commander for two years.
He also held all he Offices of honor in
the Department of Delaware. Two years
ago Mr. Bayne was called bUfors Congress
where he was commended for bravery
during tho war. His modal for bravery
bal not boon delivered up to this time. He
Is also member of the One Hundred and
Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer As
,ocintion.
Mr.. Bayne leaves wife and four sons,
Edgar ii. Herbert N. Eugene ID. G., and
William ID. Bayne