The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-26

Turner, who, with three children, sur vive him. For a time he lived in the Quinnipiac district of Wallingford Conn.,, and while there joined the Ad- vent church. He also spent some time at the Soldiers Home in Noroton. He was a comrade of the Grand army
 and of the Odd Fellows, and died ir Wallingford September P, 1900. GEORGE w. CLARK. George w. Clark was born in Mil ford, Conn.,. in 1S42. Sometime pre- vious to enlistment he secured work in the Yalesville silverware works, and when the boys i'll that vicinity decided to volunteer he went down to Oyster Point with them and joined Go. K. Clarke had seen service as a member of Co B, Third c. V. He was wound ed in the skirmish on the New Provi- dence road in 1863. Upon his return from the army he resumed his old em- ployment in Yalesville, and ended his life there December 13, 1900.
 Clarke was pensioner, a communi- cant of the Episcopal church, and a ow resides in YalesviIle, but he leaves no children.
 GEORGE N. BURNS.
 George N. Burns of Co. E was born in Milford, Conn.,, 1929, and died in the city of Washington, January, 1901 He was shoemaker by trade before en- listment. Early in 1864, on account of partial disability he was transferred to the 49th company, Second battalion Veteran Reserve corps and there re- mained until discharged in June, 1865. He married Harriet Broughton, who survives him in Washington There are no children.
 Burns secured a position in the gen. eral quartermaster's department in Washington soon after the war, and was later taken into the redemption bureau of the treasury, where he re- mained until his death. He was a Mason and a member of the Presbyter- ian church, but he never joined the Grand Army or received a pension.
 SOLOMON F. LINSLEY.
 am sure We all hoped it would be many years before Lieutenant Solomon r. Linsley's name would be read from this list of absentees but he died of pneumonia at his home March 13, 1901. Of his connection with this regiment you are all familiar for he was so con- stantly before us in one capacity or another during our days of service and so close in touch with us through all the years since, that he probably was one of the best known men in this command.
 To-day for the first time we do not see him. I hope he sits down with Bassett and Bishop and Osborn and Tolles and White and Holcomb, and all the noble dead of our battalion who have won immortality in history through bearing arms in defence of country.
 When this association closed it's meet ing year ago Linsley started the same evening for an extended trip through the west, including the Grand Army encampment and other points of interest. He returned with praise of that great domain. It harmonized with his ideas of life, activity and labor, for you will bear me witness he was no idler Whether as drill master of Go. K or chief of the pioneer corps or acting commander of Go. c, he took pains to be alive and to do his duty well. The town of North Haven owes his memory great reward for his work and sacrifice. In the Congregational church and Sunday school he was an earnest helper. His widow and daugh- ter, whom so many of you remember as being at Portsmouth, Va, remain at the homestead. Linsley was buried by Admiral Foote post in New Brit ain.
 JOHN T. DRINAN.
 However worthless were many of the recruits who came to the regiment late In the war, there was one at least in Go. c who proved himself made of the right material for a soldier-John F. Drinan, who enlisted September, 1864.
 Drinan was born in New Haven in 1S47, learned a jewelry trade and be- came 8 workman of marked ability. Some of you may still be fortunate pos sessors of those wonderful bone rings he could fashion while in the service, Drinan readily adapted himself to army life, and was with the colors under at Kinston.
 Upon his return from the army he resumed his old occupation. Later, he Mary A. Gleason, New Ha- ven lady, and afterwards removed to R. l., where he opened a esta blishment, which shortly became leading house In that trade. This continued until his death March IA, 1901.
 Comrade Drinan won many houors in Providence. He became commander of Arnold post. No. 4, G. A. R.. and serv- ed five terms, then was chosen depart ment inspector for two years. But couple of weeks before his death Ar hold post surprised him at large pub lie meeting by the presentation of valuable group painting of himself and two of his sons, one of whom served In the Spanish war and the other is in the navy.
 He was often urged to take part in public matters, but refused Once he allowed himself to become a candidate for the Massachusetts general assem- ply, but was defeated by small ma jority. He was treasurer of the demo- ,ratic state central committee, K. of P.. K of H., and a member of St, Michaels Catholic church. He was also l speaker of ability on all patriotic oc ,asions Thus lived and thus died John T. Drinan. The press gave him great praise and his comrades buried Jim with soldiers honors in St. Fran is cemetery, where through his ex- ,rtions, an imposing monument to his