The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
GENERAL WRITINGS WIDOW
She Passed Away Suddenly at Her
Home in This City Yesterday Morn
ing-The Obsequies VIII Take Place
at st. James Church This Afternoon
at 8 O'clock

Yesterday morning brought a great
shock to Wilmington in the sudden
death of Mrs. Kate Davis Whiting,
widow of the late Major General VIII
liam Henry Chase Whiting, Of the Con-
federate States Army.
Mrs. Whiting wen put for a walk or
Wednesday afternoon and upon re-
turning about 8 o'clock complained OF
feeling badly. She went t bed and
vas given attention b. members of the
household. After she took some medi-
cine the family retired leaving ner rest
ing comfortably. Her room door vas
left open SO she could be heard If she
called during the night, but yesterday
morning when the servant went in TO
carry her breakfast, it was d~iscovere1
that h had passed away. Heart fail
ure was pronounced as the Of her
death.
Mrs. Whiting was in the sixty-sixth
year Of her q and leaves no children.
Surviving her are a brother, Captain j.
AIVes Walker, and two sisters, Mrs.
John Cowan and Mrs. Maria A. Fos-
gate, all of this city. She also leaves
five nephews, and four nieces, Mr.. John
w. Bolles, formerly Of this city, now of
Hong Kong. China, Mr.. William &.
Walker, of Manila, Philippine ISLANDS,
Plat D. Walker, Esq, Of Charlotte.
and Messrs. Robert H. and James H.
Cowan, of Wilmington, Mrs. Alice
Everitt, Mrs. J. E. Reinburg, Miss Ma
ria G. Walker and Miss Hanna P. Bolles
Of this city.
The deceased was the daughter of the
late Major John and Mrs. Eliza
MOrehead Walker, the former of whom
died many years g and the latter a
few years since. She was a grand
daughter Of General Thomas Davis, of
Fayetteville and a granddaughter of
Colonel JOIN Walker, the revolutionary
patriot and who served during the war
Of independence on the staff of Gener;t!
Geo. Washington. Her father, Maj. JnO.
Walker was a son of ThOmaS Walker
and Ann WadehOuse, of Northumber-
land, England. and was born in Bro
wick-on-Tweed in 1779, and died in 1862.
The family has always been one of the
most prominent in the Cape Fear sec
ton.
Mrs. Whiting married Major General
w. H. c. Whiting OF the Confederate
states army, in April 1857, in Whining
ton. Her distinguished husband vas a
native OF Mississippi and graduated
from the United States military
academy at West Point. ". Y, In 1S45.
He was a brilliant cadet and graduated
first in a class of forty-five, many CT
whom became famous on both sides
during the war for southern indepen-
denCe. When the southern states Sc
coded from the union, General Whiting
rendered his ervices TO the Confeder-
ate states and during the war
distinguished himself for g~allantry and
bravery and for his ability as a mil
itary organizer and leader. He took
4 prominent part in the campaigns of
the army of northern Virginia. and dur
ing the latter years OF the war was
commandant at Fort Fisher. He par
ticipated in the two battles at Fort
Fisher in December 1864 and in January
1866. He was mortally wounded in the
last battle and having fallen into the
hands of the enemy, was taken to
BIaCkwelIs Island, New York, where he
died of his wound on the 10th of March
1865. His remains were brought to Will
mingtOn q year g and inferred in
Oakdale cemetery and there his widow
is to be laid by his side.
Mrs. Whiting was a lady of fine in
tellect and accomplishments and was
bling traits of true southern woman
hood. Her life was a touching and
beautiful memorial OF her husband to
whose memory she was intensely de-
voted. She was a true Daughter of the
COnfederacy, and Cape Fear Chapter
No. 8. L. D. c.. of which she was an
hOnored member, will assemble at :
O'Clock this afternoon at the armory
of the Wilmington Light Infantry II
attend the funeral in a body as a mark
of respect to her memory.
The order for the burial OF the dead
will be said this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at st. James Episcopal church of
which she has long been a communi-
cant.