The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-10
LAST SURVIVOR OF
THE WAR OF 1872
PLANS MADE TO HONOR THE MEM
DRY OF THE LAST VETERAN OF THE WAR OF 1872
HIRAM CRONK, WHO DIED IN NEW YORK AT THE
AGE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE YEARS.

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IS His elder children attended the funeral services Phande aged
eighty William Sarah seventy George sixty
six Their father humble BIRTH shoemaker days his
activity he was born in 1900 and was mere lad when the British at
tackled the Sacke arbo He beat the call then
der fire.
Months ago preparations funeral arrange
The city York paid unique tr
butte Hiram Sas Cronk OF Ava, Oneida county N " time
before his death.
The declared that as all of Mr. Conks lie
had been spent the New York and his honorable
chief city OF the Empire State lead in honorng him soldiers burial
and that his remains lie in in the city hall
AID Wirh said that he anticipated little criticism explain
ed his action with the that Mr. Cron aged and
cognizane OF the fact of Mr. Cons distinction as the sole survivor
the second of the United States and had notified the adun
general proper Guard to
funeral when he died. The board Of aldermen Of New York
Mr. Wrt quoted having stated busy when Mr..
Conk died they might hear it. and his remains
signed to the earth without that honor to which he seemed justly
entitled.
Mr. Wirths not the same view oil
the matter however and the motion OF Alderman Mccall the
board substituted the following:
That in the OF the death OF Mr. Cron the president of the
board aldermen take cognzace Of the fact and appoint commit
tee to provide for public funeral"
The Secretary OF War designated of infantry
guard and signed the order the day of the old mans death The
1.-THE National Guard having the matter in charge The plan brought
up the board of aldermen merely line with preparations
ready made on larger scale
In addition preparations by city, national
thores the council OF administration the Society OF the War oil
The for whose funeral preparation made e
quietly farm Ava in Oneida county n Y In his annual
lowing reference to Mr. Cronk:
Cn small farm in Ava N " cleared by himself more than sev
years ago Hiram Sas Cron last pensioner
o 1872 living attended by his daughter Mrs Sarah Crowley
would believe than century had rolled past him
see him sitting quietly in his home talking to his daughter singing
nd n and offering a" occasional prayer Tor his 0" 0" and " mar"
Mr. Cronb enlisted at Western N " on August T. 1914 when
was just little than fourteen DID, and the day his
father James Cron and brothers. Casper and John also enlisted
serving under Capt Edmund Fuller in the defense Of Sackets Harbor
At the close of the the father and three honoraby dis
charged November TO- 1914.
1t considered singular coincidence that the last survivor the
war OF the revolution also citizen the state OF New York This
soldier Daniel F. Bakeman died in 1869 the age of Nj
I at was "v . N " II,tI tI l. ana u !, &C.
don Cataraugu county ~ y While there are no survivors OF the
revolution and only OF the OF Mr. Cronk the rolls OF
bureau there three surviving pensioners OF the revou
ton living and drawing pensions IRON the government these oc
Esther Damon widow of Noah Damon who a sol
daughter Elijah Rhoda Augusta Thompson daughter
Of Taddeus Thompson both soldiers the revolution In the flies OF
s9 2c"''o" bureau the 'o0 record o. s's S "''0"o'' IS
Esther S Damon Plymouth Union w. age 90; pepsioned
widow Noah Damon who served private the Massachusetts,
troops follows Six days, from April 775 Captain fuckers
company twenty-five days from April ~ W.T. in Capt Seth Sumner
May IS, VII Capt Moses Frenc company. Col Jonathan Tit
VIII Capt company Edward Procor regi-
ment months twenty-five days from April 778 Capt Ben
amn Howcs regiment days, from February I77o Capt
August A. 49, Capt Joseph Richards company Col ellis
men and eight months from May H. $780, in Capt Caleb Champ
Sarah Hmbut Little Marsh Pa 80; pensoned by special
act daughter Elijah Weeks who years
from fall OF 49, private in Capt Josiah Smiths company COL
i Thomas MarshalIs regiment of Massachusetts, troops,
"Rhoda Augusta Thompson Woodbury. Conn., 49, pensoned
by special act as daughter haddes Thompson who served six
from May 20 W.T. private in Capt Jonathan Browns com
pany, Col. John Lambs regiment of New York troops"
STRONG ALLY OF THE TRANSFERRING sEMsTVOs.
ASSOCIATED Press cabIe>
ST PETERSBURG, June IoThe municipality has decided to
give its adhesion to vigorous address Emperor adopted
the Zemstvo Congress now in session at Moscow
cHoATE THE GUEST OF HONOR