Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
OBITUARY
SUDDEN DEATH OF w. n. CRAY.
well-Known Bridge Builder for Central
Vermont Railway Who Had a Good
Record In the Civil War

well-Known Bridge Builder for Central
Vermont Railway Who Had a Good
Record In the Civil War.
william II. Cray. g., died suddenly OF
hemorrhage about 40 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. He and Mrs Cray were alone
at their home at 81 Canal street when the
attack came, and he died before Mrs
Cray was able to summon their children.
He had been in falling health with tu-
berculosis about five years also had a
heart disease. but he was able to be about
the house every day Mr.. Cray was best
known as a bridge builder for the Cen
trail Vermont Railway company. by whom
he was employed 81 years.
He was born In Palmyra. N. Y, Dec
Is 1913. and was a son OF Asher and
Lucretia Cray. His home was in Pal
myra until about the time of his mar
riage which took place Sept "a 1861
two years after being honorably dis
charged from the army at Winchester
Va. at the close OF the war.
Mr.. Cray enlisted in the United States
service as a private Jan. l. 1864. in COM
pany II. 22d New York Volunteer Cavalry,
under Capt. L. d. Tusk. The regiment
was under command OF Col. Samuel j.
Crooks. They left New York in March,
1854. and served In the 9Th corps at Alex
andria. Va. also in the % brigade. Sd
division. cavalry corps. With his regi-
ment he participated in the following bat
ties: Wilderness North Anna, Totopoto-
may. Cold HarbOr Malvern Hin. Bot
toms Bridge. Charlestown. Opequan.
North River. Cedar Creek Waynesboro
Holly Springs and Rood's Hill. He was
not wounded in any OF these engage
ments.
He married Miss Margaret L. sunder-
land OF H1ghgate and they went TO
Swanton TO live, Mr.. Cray being then in
the employ of the Central Vermont rail-
road. They lived there until they came
to Brattleboro. April q. 1884 For eight
years Mr.. Cray was master mechanic on
bridges between South Londonderry and
Palmer retiring five years ago on ac-
count OF falling health. Afterwards ne
did some bridge work for the town of
Brattleboro.
Besides his wife Mr. Cray leaves seven
children, Lottie. wife OF II. l. Dyke OF
Manchester. y. H.: Dorothy. wife OF
\. c. Barr OF Manchester: d. Homer
Cray OF Kewanee. Ill; Lillian. wife OF
Luther II. Miller of Brattleboro: Miss
Edyth Cray. Miss Alta Cray and w
Harris Cray OF Brattleboro. also one
brother Asher Cray OF Knoxville. Tenn.
and one sister. Mrs. II. MacKinnon of
San Diego. Cal There are five grand
children. Mr.. Cray was considered by the
Central Vermont company as one OF the
best bridge builders in its employ
He was man OF excellent character
and principles, devoted to his home. a
good neighbor and townsman He was a
member OF MissisquOl lodge Of odd Eel
lows and Jesse A. Jewett post. C. A r.,
Of Swanton.
Prayer will be offered at the house a.
10 O'Clock tomorrow by Rev. l.. NJ. Kenes-
ton. OF the West Brattleboro COngrega-
tional church. Delegations from Wan
tastiquet lodge OF Odd Fellows and Sedg-
wick post. G. A r.. will attend. The
body will be taken to Swanton. where
funeral services will be held Sunday.
Missisduoi lodge conducting the services.
Jewett post will attend the funeral