The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-27
JOS.A.ARKLE DEAD.
succumbed to a Sudden Illness Yes
terday Afternoon.
A PROMINENT SOUTH SLIDER
And a Leading Member Of the Grand
Army of the Republic-ssrv In
Third United States Cavalry Dur
ing and After the Civil WARSAW
Service on the Frontier Against the
Indians in New MEXICO.


Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock oc-
CURED the death OF Joseph A. ArlSle,
one Of the most prominent citizens Of
the southern section Of the city, In
church. political and Grand Army cir
cles. Mr.. Arkle was attacked by sud
den illness early Tuesday morning. DR..
Meighen was called and did everything
possible to relieve the sufferer. but
without avail, the end coming at the
hour mentioned. The news Of the sad
occurrence spread rapidly over TIE citgJ
and was received with genuine regret
by all who knew the deceased.
Joseph A. Arkle was born in Burllng-
ton. Belmont county, Ohio. June IS,
1871, and with his parents he came to
Wheeling six months later. the family
locating in what was then called
RltchIetown.. After having secured a
common school education, he learned
the trade Of cooperlng. and worked at
1t until March 2. 1858. when he enlisted
In the general mounted service Of the
United States for Ave years, and was
assigned to the Third United States
Cavalry, at Memphis, Tenn, where he
remained on duty until october s, 1858,
when the regiment became part Of the
famous Fifteenth corps, commanded by
General William Tecumseh Sherman,
and with 1t he took part in the chatta-
nooga campaign. In March. 1884, he
went with the regiment from Hunts
vile, Ala, to st. Louis. to recruit. Two
months later the regiment went to Lit
tie Rock, Ark. and during the remain
der Of the war and until May, 1866. he
saw service throughout the state OF, AR
kansas. Next he marched with his
regiment to New Mexico. across the
plains from Fort Smith, Ark, through
a trackless waste in which roamed the
buffalo In great numbers, and whose
only inhabitants were Indians. In New
Mexico the companies of his regiment
were scattered over the territory; Com
pany was sent to Fort Sumner. where
over 1000 Nava1oe Indians were in re-
servation. Mr.. Arkie saw hard service
in New Mexico, and on July 8, 1857, he
was severely wounded in the shoulder
during a battle with the Navajoes near
Fort Sumner. On the expiration Of his
term OF enlistment. March 2. 1858, he
left the army, and Travelled 72o miles in
a prairie schooner to the nearest rail
road station, Hoyt City. During his
Ave years service Mr. Ankle had but
twenty days furloGgh, this being after
his recovery from the wound received
in the fight with the Indians mentioned
above. He arrived home in May, and
for a time worked at his trade. Later
he took charge Of the LaBelle oil REIN
cry at ParKersburg. Two years later
he returned to Wheeling and engaged
In the produce business, and later con-
Quoted a retail grocery for fourteen
years. During the past thirteen years
he has been engaged in business on the
South Side as pension attorney. and
incidentally he has held for several
wears the ONCE of justice OF the peace
in Richie district. He was proml-
nept member of E. W Stephens Post
No. So. G. A. r., and has held important
offices in the West Virginia department
of the order, including that of adjutant
general. For several terms he served
as commander of Stephens Post 1npol-
itIcs Mr.. Ankle has been a staunch Re-
publican. He was a member of the
church Of the Immaculate Conception
and one of It's officers and leading
workers.
Early in his manhood the deceased
welded Miss Anna Hawkins, of Marion
county, this state, who survives, to-
Qether with several children, including
Mary (Mrs. John Monahan). Ella, AL
bert and Rose. The funeral is to occur
from the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, but the arrangements have
not been made.
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