The National tribune., 1901-02-07
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Elizabeth Russell, whose life was
long, good work for the veterans, died at
her home in Island Creek Township, JEFF
ferSon County, o., Dec. %, 1900 She
gave two sons to the Union Army. and was
a treasurer and leading worker of the
Ladies Soldiers Aid Society from 1861 to
1865. She has been an Invalid for several
years, but bore her sufferings with great
patience and fortitude.
The hearts of the comrades of the De-
partment of Missouri are saddened by the
death of Mrs. ". +. Henry, wife of the
Commander of the Department of Mis-
souri,, g. A. f., who died at her home Jan.
4. She was Miss Seger, born at Read
ing, Pa, in September, 1915, and was
married to Capt. Henry, Nov. %, 1867.
Three children, two sons and daughter,
survive her. She was woman of the
greatest loneliness of character, and high
ly regarded by wide circle of friends. She
was buried beside her father at Sedalia,
Mo.
Mrs. Mary L. Lull, of Milford. N H,
widow of Lieut.-Col. Oliver w. Lull, of the
Sth \. H, who was mOrtally wounded,
May 27, 1863, while gallantly leading his
regiment in the charge on Port Hudson,
went to COrsicana, Tex, while ago, to
return to the Daughters of the COnfed-
eracy, in session there, the flag of a
Texas regiment which the Sth captured in
battle. She was received with great en-
thusiasm by the Daughters, who appre-
ciated what it meant for a lady of her
age TO make such a long and wearisome
journey.
Mrs. Louise Baruum Robbins, Past Ma
tional Secretary, w. Il. c.. Adrian, Mich,
has been bereaved of her mother. Mrs.
Mary PeaSe Barnun, a woman of rare
character and attainments, and who was
for many years 4 prominent figure in
Michigan society. She was born in Yer
mont, in 1921, and went to Adrian in 1859,
with her husband, who became leading
business man of Southern Michigan, and
the organizer and president of the Michi-
gan Insurance Company. The funeral
brought large gathering from all the
neighboring cities.
Capt. James NJ. Mum, Evanston, Ills,
who has been in the city looking after the
passage of special pension bill, had a
most remarkable experience. He was a
Captain in the 7th ILL.,, and in the charge
of Fort Donelson, Saturday, Feb. Is, 1862,
he was struck squarely in the forehead,
just at the root of the nose, by large
grapeshot, and fell to the ground as if
dead. On the following Monday he was
found on the field, and still alive. lie was
taken to the hospital and the and ex-
amined. No ball could be found by prob
ing, which had to be done very carefully
for fear of injurying the brain, and there
were no exit marks. The doctors came to
the conclusion that the bail had fallen into
his mouth. The wound healed outwardIy,
but he continued to suffer from it for SO
years. He insisted that the bail was still
in his head, and several times nearly sue
ceeded in persuading the surgeons to oper-
ate for it. Nov. -, 1895, the surgeons
finally did SO, and to their amazemens
found an iron ball, weighing 31s ounces,
and measuring nearly four inches round.
1t had gradually worked forward until It
was near the point of entrance Capt,
Mum quickly recovered from the opera
ton and became better than for SO years.
He is a very bright, active, capable man,
and has been twice Commissioner of Cook
Co., Ill. A bin was passed giving him a
pension OF $50 month.