The National tribune., 1904-01-21
PERSONAL.

Ex-Goy. Asa 8. Bushnell, OF Ohio, died
at Grant Hospital, Columbus, o., Jan. ID.
and his remains were taken 30 his home
In Springfield, O., where they were &C.
companied 70 the grave by IN immense
sorssss si. ing, sae.t nsns y e
try. Comrade Bushnell was born at
Rome. N. r, Sept. 18, 1884, coming from
Revolutionary ancestors. His father
moved to Ohio in 1845, and Asa 8. Bush
nell became clerk In an establishment for
manufacturing agricultural implements,
located at Springfield. He rose to the POI
ship in the firm OF Warder, Bushnell &
Glessner Co., manufacturers Of farming
/ implements. It was Incorporated as
company, and he became it's President il
1855. 1t was one OF the largest factories
OF its kind In the world, and recently,
divided among his family $50, 900 worth
OF this very valuable stock. He was
millionaire several times over. He was an
ardent Republican from the beginning OF
the party, attending all its meetings and
conventions, and helped greatly with his
means and personal influence. During the
/ war he raised company for the 152d
Ohio-1OO days regiment-and became its
| Captain. He was an enthusiastic member
Of the G. A. r. and q tower OF strength
for Mitchell Post. He was also one OF
the founders OF the Ohio Society OF the
Sons OF the Revolution, was four years
| Quartermaster-G General on the staff OF
/ Gov. Foraker, and In 1887 was nominated
by reclamation for L;eutenant-Goyernor
on the ticket with Gov. Foraker, but de-
clined to accept the nomination. He was
several times urged to become a candidate
| for Governor, but refused, and supported
Maj. Mckinley. He repeatedly declined
to be sent to Congress, but in May, 1895,
the Republicans nominated him for Gov
ernor. and he was elected by plurality
| OF g2,622-the largest plurality since the
day OF Gov. Brough's victory. Two years
later he was re- elected. Mitchell Post and
two companies of o. N. G. acted as es-
cort to the remains, and II guns were fred
as the body was lowered into the grave.
He was also 33d degree Mason, and the
| Masons turned out in large numbers to
his funeral.
| Col Chas. DENNY died at Jamestown,
| N. T., Jan. 10, at the age OF 20. He was
born in Mountjoy, Va, June Is, 1890
graduated from the Georgetown Cd. c.
| University, and in 1855 entered upon the
practice of the law at Evansville, Ind
Upon the firing on Fort Sumter he sided
with the Union, and helped raise the 42d
Ind, of which he became Lieutenant Colo
mel. He was struck by mimic ball and
had his horse killed under him, at Perry
vile, and was appointed Colonel of one
OF the new regiments, the S0th Ind, but
his disabilities would not permit him to
| law at Evansville President Cleveland
appointed him Minister to China in 1885.
and he held that post until 1893. when
President Mckinley made him member
OF the Commission to investigate the -"em-
balmed beef" charges. He was also
member of the Philippine Commission. and
delegate-at-large from Indiana to the
4 ty.<n -
1854. He was q charter member of Far
ragnt Post, G. A. R.. and held in much
esteem by the comrades in Indiana. In
1858 he married Martha Fitch. eldest
daughter OF Senator Graham N. Fitch, of
Logansport. Ind, by whom he had eight
children, six Of whom are living.
Capt. 6. al. Holden. Co. III, 10th N. Y,
and Captain on the General Staff during
| the Spanish War, is spending the Winter
months In Washington. Capt. Holden saw
long and honorable service in the civil
war. and led the brigade that first broke
through the rebel lines at Petersburg, Va.
April 2, 1865. He received IL scars dur
in Duluth, Mimi. his Washington adj
dress is 800 III Street, northwest
Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, a daugh-
ter OF old Ossawattamie Brown, died at
her home at Pasadena, Cal., Jan. Is, at
the age of Is.
The Rev. John Lanahan, who died re-
Gently at his home In Baltimore at the
gelists who laid strong and well the found
atoms of the Methodist Church in this
country. He was born in Rockingham Co.,
Va. and entered upon the ministry in Bal
timore Conference in 1888. Since 1856
he had been member of every Genera!
Conference, which Is a record without par
allel except that Of Peter Cartwright. He
was man OF strong convictions and over
lpowerlng elOQuence, which did not diminish
with his age, his last sermons being, if
his earlier life. He began as one of the
patient, ventursome, all-enduring circuit
riders, who built up the Methodist Church
| in the wilderness. He was man of large
| physique. snOw-white hair, and most strik-
ing presence lie had deep. sonorous
voice. and was thoroughly familiar with
parliamentary law, which made him pow
er in any meeting where he was present
From the very first he was sternly opposed
| to slavery, and did much in solidifying the
Methodist Church against that institution,
and making 1t the immense force that it
was in the war for the Union.
| In the 80 years of the existence of Lin
coin Post, of San Francisco, CAL, It has
never had Commander die in Office until
the recent death of Comrade Thos. d.
Rarnstead. and his decease was in many
ways matter OF the deepest sorrow to his
comrades. They have expressed this in
tribute to his memory Of the highest char
acter, prepared by a committee of which
Col. G. Mason Kline, Senior Yice-Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, was Chairman. Comrade Barn
stead was born in Philadelphia in 1897,
and when Il years old went to California.
dred, in 1862: This company became Co
A, I'd Mass. Cav, and Comrade Barnstead
served with it until the end of the war, ris-
ing to the rank of Sergeant-Major. Upon
being mustered out, he returned to Cali
fornia, and engaged in business until he re-
ceived an appointment on the police force
| of San Francisco, where he served with
honor and credit until he was retired as
Sergeant after "a years of active service.
He Joined Lincoln Post in 1869, and was
| a faithful, active, earnest comrade until
he died at his post as Commander.
George Arnpld died Sept. %. in Eden
Valley, Stearr1s Co., Mimi, Of dropsy.
He was born in Switzerland, and when a
boy went to Canada; thence in 1865 to
| Saltwater, MIMI, and on April 90 1851,
enlisted in Co. b, LIST Mimi, and with 1t
went through marches, skirmishes and
battles to Gettysburg. where he was twice
| wounded. one bullet disabling one shout
L IL. So f. T. e. e