Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07
HE DIED In BATTLE.
A GALLANT EX-CoNFEDERArE AT
MANILA.
COLONEL WILLIAM c. ShllH.
A Native of Petersburg-iiis spie""'"
uccord in the civil
,octdcnt-struck by
Engine.

,,t,.rr-peRrrRG. VA. February o'-V0P9
,r,,o ,,ov,s Of the death OF Colohel
,,.,,,,.u, ~ smith. of Nashville CONF
,,opainr the First Tennessee hesiiiie''''
a. ,na battle at Manila yesterday ""' .
,,~oat shock 10 large NUMBER u -
Es1stives and friends in TINS Guy -,
- smith was a native Oh -
Cd served IN the TweHth 80, -
,nant Nahone's Brigade, WIN 80 tn.
-. ana distinction Throughout '"o
IAH.'! ,rbere were few. II any, lruer
c'VH t.o,,er soldiers in the Coniedeiat 0
iheu ~ he Ho was with MahoHe .
4l - An most OF the great ehe'so
-, hatween the army OF MOI me-
1.a-4',,,a ond the Army of the foOo''oI
-. ca,,eu pines to the last pdI'ie j., u,
-, Of 1s65. He was "o"'ac -
Grar1Dton's Gap September H. - 80
oiai ,l U,uderness on the 9Th Of May loyi'
-. mo death Of the bIhNe 49, -,
-, Who received mortar "Vu -
- p 1874. at SpOtsyiNaNla oO sr,,.oiFtl,
-,.hua carving the colois Oh ~ - 80
r-t,giDia Regiment, Colohol ~
~ raeimental colors. In 'he
t"o '~rotcr his flag was struck esh'S
lHe -.seventv-nve bullets passing
through the bunting ana hiio 80 l,l>-,,7
-. etoff Al the battle of AIKEN al III
rfr 10
- 10 1854. in which Malone bllsau9
fonnd itself I'm isolated postum
- attacked in front and rear anu y"
Co. rirht flank by greatly supelioi 80
80 the enemy, Color-Bearer SIhl'n W
VI ,,,a,,rossed with the danger OF cap uIe,
90 - determined that his flag snoulu
not become a prize TO the NlC'o.', - +,ro
brigade should be captured t"S' "S DO
{. from its staff and concealeu 1t
his jacket. ,.,,,,,,. % the brigade
Nv General Wcsigcr in TINS Cil'lO". y,,,~l,
- whilst General Malone was al "ot n
,,o+bcr mart of the field securing tiIc
t-..t,s-sone 1000 prisoners-oi MS u
80 move in the enemys rear S"NcO'
80 SIN the modification of a capluI T.
~ 30 safeIv brought out his nag an"
60, LONG with the brigade as IL WIN
80. ryithln the Confederate hhes. ~,
,ra close of the war Colonel Smlth
- "a Nashville, Tenn, ana th'l0'
20, architect. built up a me DuSI', ~,
,,.i,rina the esteem and respect VI a.. -
1,ne,y him. a few years ago. VIZ ,, In.
49, etrilfa i'm the mines near NasiiNi w.
was S -, tho captain of the military
e,,,er,. and before the opening OF w
-, ,,.itb Spain was promoted 70 thc Po-
-, 81 colonel of the First Iehies,SO
y.,,t,,ort When war was declared uiIa
.ooiroent enlisted. with Colonel Smlln d a.
49, commanding officer ana was a''''
Manila. 49,. eoa war Of his
noe. lie leaves a wife ana uausn'.ei' a.,
- povv visiting relatives In TINS Clly'
"a n son. George Smith, who Is scr
e.@ort-rnaior in his fathers regiment l.
SFarUa Fx-Postmaster Hugh X SInlli'
- ,His CITY. and Messrs. James c. smith
md Archie Smith. of Dnwiddie county,
ore brothers Of the deceased
EXACTLY how Colonel Smith met ms
death IS not known. pres ulSl, H., l.,
- he was stricken with apopleNy while
t,ttic Mr. Carter r.. Bishop to-day
IN rar1,od 10 colonel Benjamin Mont
'oIoe ., M The White House, Washing
-n,rc If the report OF Colohel
eon, - dcath was true. Colonel Mont
,n-,,e~,,,s repIv was: Yes IesIv1 ~
- Colonel smith died IN pal'ie' "''''
leading his regiment. ILL o,,d oreat
Ms ID G. Potts, n VeneraplG "nu ,,,-.,,,,,
lv.eetccmed Christian lazy; II IIe,
a., ~ residence. on High street. ~ -
j., NC been declining for some 'iine
C,,,i,g "a the recent heavy rams an,
..,o,.s tho AppomattOX river IS "'".
,,ouor and As rapidly rising to-u"S' ~
,.,.cs,,tiore have been taken 10 proven
d,nsga. hy flood. but an immense qua"
tity OF lumber is piled on 'ne no -,
dr Robert Gillian, clerk Oh 'i.o 80 a.,
has INST coroploted book showing Il IFS
of rronertv m this city delinquent TO th'
State for taxes. The list contains up
wards Of 5000 lots. on which the taxes
due are about $4,000
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Mr.. James Ford. "a young citizen ol
Fifth Ward was struck and dragged FOL
some distance by the shifting engine or
te Atlantic-Coast Line, in Pocahontas
Sunday morning about o'clock. Wha'
tho Young man was doing there at thai
hour Is not known, and he has since
hardly been In condition 20 tell. His left
arm and nose were broken, and he re-
calved severe bruises and injuries about
The head and body. lie is under treat
rnept al the Home for the Sick. but the
Doctors cannot now predict the result OF
DIS hurts.
Mr. Charles Harrison, well-knowr
Young mechanic. aged p years died Sat
urday night
The statement published I'm Sundays
Dispatch that the Petersburg street rail
way had been sold 20 the Richmond De-
volopment Company caused great surprise
here. and in the absence OF parties VINO
can give definite Information on the sub
Jet the statement cannot be confirmed
Mr. Charles Hall Davis, secretary OF The
Virginia Traction Company. who pur-
chased the railway, declined 10 discuss
the matter. but said that In "A day or tive
Do would be able 20 make public state
nent OF the status OF the ward.