Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-22

7,10 o'clock SATURDAY evening, pass
ny away peacefully and painlessly
while in comatose condition He
had been i'll for nearly a month, his
fatal sickness dating from his visit to
giapchardville Feb 90, where he went
10 attend camp fire and where he
vas lionized almost beyond an ordi-
nary mans endurance. He reviewed
Grand Army parade there and was
kent up late at night. When he re-
turned home the next day he COM
planned of chill and was urged to
take proper precautions. Shortly af-
terward he went to bed with the grip
which developed into pneumonia.
Then followed a fight as gallant as
any the old warrior ever waged, in
which he was assisted by all the forces
that loving care and the science of
medicine could muster, but to no avail.
Yet his marvellous vitality was the
wonder of his ply sicians. For days
he remained unconscious, still cling
ing to the slender cord of life which
was finally loosed. His family was
about him, his Borrowing wife and his
children, Mrs. w. E. Main and Miss
Flora Harnden of Madison and Mrs
William Clarke, with her husband, of
Omaha, as well as his grandson, Henry
Harnden Noble of Madison and his
nephew, Edward Harnden of White
water.
While of course the funeral ar
engagements have not yet been entirely
arranged, the obsequies will be under
he auspices of the Grand Army. Ser
vices will be held at 10 a m. Wednes-
day in the Congregational church, Rev.
+ g. Updike officiating Captain c.
A. Curtis, assistant adjutant general
Of the Wisconsin department. issued
notices to all posts in the state last
night Of the death and urging a gem
eral attendance and suitable memorial
action by each post
A Remarkable Career
Gen. Henry Harnden, rugged, cour-
aseOus, supplemented, had a most ro-
nanticatly adventurous life He was
born in Wilmington. Mass, March 1,
1923, of parents descended from the
earliest Puritan colonists of that state.
He received a common school educa
ton but found the New England mill
life, to which it was intended to APP
prentice him, altogether too tame for
one of his vigorous spirit and at the
age OF Is he ran away 10 sea on sail
ing vessel bound for the coast Of Africa.
He remained on the ocean wave several
years during which time he doubled
cape Horn twice and visited the pres
ent site Of San Francisco in 1899 near
y a decade before the gold discoveries
that later made that region famous.
BY the captain selling the vessel on
which he was employed. he was left
practically stranded in Peru but final
0y succeeded in shipping home after an
absence Of five years. On his return he
-mnd the Mexican war in progress
and promptly started for the front and
vas in the transport service for a time,
helping to bring back the American
wounded from the battle OF Palo Alto,
but was finally obliged to return home
0n account OF failing health. In 1850
as made an overland trip to California,
turning with many stirring adven-
lures, and engaged in gold mining I'M
2. 1852, when he returned to Massa-
alSetts. He had been married to Mary
ldgbtner Of his native town previous
' his California journey and in 1852
aay came TO Wisconsin settling on
farm in the town Of Sullivan, Jefferson
county He next moved to Ripon Wis,
"asre he was operating a sawmill
then the civil war broke out.
LIncOln's call for troops Harnden
promptly summoned his hands togeth-
and told them the mill must stop
ail he intended to enlist and advised
mem to do so, and they did to a man
i. enlisted as a private in the 1st Wis
Esl1 cavalry July Is, 1861, was pro-
.."..l 10 sergeant in January, 1862,
..1 10 captain. which rank he held
'4"n the regiment went to Benton bar
'as No. where IT was first sent He
10 the campaigns In Missouri,
.1sas. Tennessee and Georgia and
pated in many battles and
"shes In January. 1865, he was
major then lieutenant colonel,
and brigadier general In a
fight at Dallas. Ga, his horse
al5d and Col Harnden was shot
shoulder and mad his right arm
HE participated in the fight at
Creek bridge Tennessee. when
-a tell down. letting a portion
ment into the icy water Col
horse was drowned and he,
.a already OVERLOOKING with
vas carried down stream
before being rescued At
Hug 81 FIT Tyler Ca. be was
er . rife ball
1867 ha vas selected by Gen.
.aka q detachment of the 1st