The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-17
|ONLY few CHANGES WERE MADE
In Vote OF CANDIDATES BY RECOUNT
Favorite Sons OF
West Virginiia
GOVERNOR DAWSON CONTRIB.
uTEs INTERESTING GARTIcLE
TO HISTORY JOURNAL.

In .he current number of .".The
Journal OF American History Go :.
ernnr Dawson contributes a very
interesting AMI inforInatory article
unon the early settlers OF thnt part
OF the mother State known now as
West Virginia. The article includes
brief references to many of the
more prominent men OF the State
who attained national prominence In
their various walks Of life. Theo.
logians. doctors. mathemnticians. sol
diers and lawyers are mentioned. each
receiving brief reference to tn.
important circumstances which are
identified with his career. Among 9th.
crs, the governor notes the follow,
Ing:
lanes Rumsey. of Berkeley coun.
ty. was the inventor OF the steam
boat. and tested his Invention in the
presence OF George washington. Sep.
tenlber G. 17S3-tiiree years before
any practical test In steam navigu.
tion was made
"Joseph Ray. of Ohio county. .math,
cmaticinn, author OF Rays text books
studied by million children In Amer.
Gun schools"
.''Dr. Bennett Dowler. of Marshall
county. removed to New Orleans,
was n member of the Royal Society
OF Northern Antiquities of Copenha.
gen. and an eminent author on the
treatment OF yellow fever
"Dr. Alexander Campbell. OF Brooke
county. founder OF Bethany college.
and organizer of the Christian church
denomination distinguished among
others for its missionary and ,levo
tIonnl work through the world"
''The Reverend Father Thomas AMI
lady. born OF Catholic parentnge III
Hampshire county. was educated
In Rome. tutor. for two yenrs to the
Crown Prince of Naples. died while
president of tie Georgetown univer
slty in the District OF Columbia"
General John c. Tidball. OF Ohio
called the 'Artillerist OF the Army oil
the Potomac was the director oil
that aim of the service In that army
and the author OF "A Manual Of Hea
Wy Artillery Service which was con
tinued in use long after the close 81
the Civil war"
General Alexander w. Reynolds
OF Greenbrier county. distinguished
soldier of the Confederate army. weni
to Egypt after the Civil war. wher.
he reorganized The Army Of the khe
dive. mastering 1t and drilling ii ir
the very shadow OF the Pyramids"
Major General Jesse Lee Reno. Of
Ohio county. graduated from Wes
Point. SAW service In Mexico. enter
ed the Federal army at the begin
ming OF the Civil war. and was kill
cd at the battle OF South Mountain
Maryland. September II. 1862. whilt
gallantly leading the Ninth Army
Corps on to victory"
"In the navy: In the battle of Lake
Erie. when Commodore Perry's flag
ship the Lawrence was battered b,
| SLiIIS w d. III AlLlIlt
wreck. he transformed his flag an
crew TO the Niagara commanded b,
Captain Jesse Duncan Elliott. Of Ohio
county. horn and renred in the ther
village OF Wheeling. West Virginia
under whose direction she was navl
gated without serious injury to tht
close of the conflict"
This is only few out OF the near
ly one hundred native born Wes
VIrsinians who have made an high1,
honorable mark In the world. tangi
BILE proof if any were wanting. tina
the sons of this commonwealth
measure un favornbly with thei
brethren In any State in the Union.
While deeply Immersed in politics
Governor Dawson has yet found tim
to tread gently, though laudably. IL
the footsteps Of that renowned Greet
blographcr, Plutarch. His contribu
tion deserves 4 place in any we'll KEEP
library.