New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM 7. CLARK

General William T. Clark one Of the last
yiving major generals of the Civil War; died yes
terday morning at st. Luke Hospital. the re-
suit of an operation for cancer of the throat Gen
eral Clark who was seventy-four years old, had
been operated on in February. and two weeks after
that operation had insisted getting up and max
ing an extended trip through Texas Louisiana and
Mississippi The malady returned and second
operation was necessary, from which he never
rallied
General Clark was familiar figure in the cor
ridors OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where he was
known to all the politicians who congregate there
When in this city he spent most of his time in that
hotel though for number of years his duties as
an internal revenue inspector had kept him travel
ling around the country pretty constantly. He had
been connected with the Internal Revenue Service
since the middle 70S when he was maue cIlIel CIeIk
Of the bureau in washington while General Green
General Clark was born in Norwalk, Conn, and
after attending the public schools there, taught
school himself for several years, finally giving up
his place TO come to this city 10 study Jaw. ~, ne
was admitted to tho bar here in 1871 and IN dnit5
year went to Davenport, Iowa. where he became
law partner of ex-Judge Dillon, of counsel Tor me
when, at the breaking out of the war MI Clark ark,
a ifer raised the 18th Iowa Regiment and went to
the front. himself adjutant of the command
nessee all through the Mississippi campaign, and
was with Grant before Vicksburg and with Sh bfs
Of star to General Mcpherson for pTaye E 9nd
killed before Atlanta General Clark always said
that the Atlanta victory due in large meas
ure to the death of Mcpherson, as the army was
inspired with a desire to avenge him ,,;,
He served through the war and headed dlElsloLl
at the grand review in Washington. General Grant
then detailed him TO command the corps sent 70
Mexico to drive out Macmillan. He spent several
months in this service, when he resigned from the
army and went to Galveston Tex. There ne vas
appointed postmaster and organized the FIRST ma, Ma
tonaf Bank of Galveston, and was its first caSller
On Washingtons Birthday. 1865, he raised me
American flag his house in Galveston IN the
face Of a crowd that threatened to shoot him and
tear down the flag The flag stayed up.
organized school
and at the risk of his own life. marched through
the streets with a negro who wanted to open a
bank account and identified him at the bank; In
1868, after a shotgun campaign. he was elected
Republican member Of Congress from Texas. and
served two terms While he was in Congress ne
said to General Grant, II have committed the
greatest crime of my life by framing the rough
draft of the first Civil Service bill in the lower
house,
The General was proud Of his military bearing
and record as a soldier He wore the same style
Of military SLOUGH hat for forty-six years and me
same style Of high top boots. He was member OF
the Loyal Legion and vice-president of the Army
OF the Tennessee. His home at No. 1854
Princeton-st, Washington His body will be taken
there, and he will be buried in Arlington. A
widow three daughters and survive him