Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-31
DEATHS SUMMONS,
Captain Henry M. Davis Died Early This
Morning.

Captain Henry M. Davis Died Early This
Morning.
Francisquita, the 2-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Delgado, died yes
terday of heart disease. Interment was
made this afternoon in Rosario ceme-
terry.
HENRY T. DONNELL.
Henry 7. Donnell, formerly of South
| Sioux City, Neb., where he held the po-
sition of court stenographer, died this
morning about 4 o'clock at his home on
| Johnson street, Mr.. Donnell came to
this territory about a year and a half
ago for his health, and though he did
not improve, seemed to hold his own.
This morning, however, a severe hem
orrhage caused his death. He was an
intelligent, refined, courteous gentle
man, and his wife and two bright little
daughters sustain an irreparable loss in
his removal. Undertaken Charles Wag-
ner will embalm the remains previous
to sending them to Nebraska for inter-
ment.
CAPT. HENRY M. DAVIS.
Death this morning summoned Capt.
Henry Moore Davis, an old resident of
this city, who, since he sustained a
stroke of paralysis some time ago, has
been gradually declining. Captain Da-
Wis was born at Mount Vernon, Knox
county, o., on February IA, 1888, and
was therefore 81 years, 10 months and
II days old. He vas married to Henri
eta Whaley, in the Cherokee Nation,
I. T., on June /, 1873. She died in Santa
Fe on March 20, 1888. Their children
were Daniel Webster, born March g.,
1876; Henrietta Virginia, born Novem-
Der Is, 1877; Henry Clay, born December
30, 1879; Joseph Whaley, born April 8,
1888; Rollin Logan, born January 6,
1887, died February 8, 1887; Mary Eliz-
abeth, born March IA, 1888. The three
boys were at Captain Davis bedside
when he died. The older daughter is
married, and resides at a Francisco.
She and her three children spent sew
eral years with Captain Davis not so
long ago.. The youngest daughter re-
sides a. Socorro. Captain Davis had a
splendid military record. His father,
Joseph Davis, was a prominent attor-
ney of Ohio, who offered to secure him
a commission, but his son was deter
mined to win his promotion. He. enlist
ed as a corporal in company B., 4th
Ohio volunteers, for three months serv-
ice on April 81, 1861, and was discharged
August q, 1861. He again enlisted Sep
TENDER %, 1861, as a private in company
T., Goth Ohio volunteers. He was pro-
NOTED to second lieutenant of company
H on November 5, 1861; to first lieuten-
ant of the same company on February
10, 1862; and to the captaincy of COM
pany c on April IA, 1868; and was hon
trably discharged on October q, 1864,
having served three years and fly
months. He was severely wounded at
Shiloh on April Z, 1862, and at Vicksburg
on May 10, 1863. He never applied for
a pension until May, 1900, and four
months later vas placed upon the PEN
sion list at the rate of $12 per month.
The G. A. R. record of Captain Davis
is also a good one. Under the old or
g%anization he was in 1866 a charter
member of McRae post In Santa Fe, and
was commander of the post from 1856 to
1868. He Joined Carleton post May 10,
1883, and has served as senior vice COM
mandtr and as commander, and later
served three years as adjutant. lii the
department he has served as ass;stan.
adjutant general and assistant quarter
master general, and was a delegate TO
the thirtieth national encampment held
at Louisville, KY, in 1896. His books
and reports while serving in thes. diff
ferent capacities are models meritilg
the highest praise for neatness AMI ac-
curacy
Captain Davis was a member of the
Mason;c order, having been a malnber
of Montezuma lodge here for about
thirty three years, and a member 1t The
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons since
April, 1871. For many years he was sec
letary of both bodies. He was a faith
full and Jealous member of the fratcrni-
ty, { I'D his death has caused unive sal
regret among his Masonic brethren. At
the time of his death he was tyler Of
Montezuma lodge, having served az
such since 1892.
The remains of Captain Davis will be
when the G. A. R. exercises will be held.
Interment will be made in the national
cemetery in the afternoon.
"MEXICAN SORTS"
Posole, Temole, Tamales, Chile Con
Carni, Chile Verde, Frijoles, Mennio,