The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-16
More Than 200 Widows of the War Of Isl
by JOIN E4.rurrn wArk,>s.

iC GRPRlStp You VIII be 10 learn
that although the War of 1912
~ was declared century aso. CO.
'ing next Tuesday. 2&s widows ~ thst
conflicts veterans stll i've t. enjoy
pensions allowed by the government.
These old ladies our nearest Links
10 our second war with GveS; iSy;,Atu.
are now dying orr At th, vs,v ~: aeous
one week. At the tivrv ~ SNc SrAr,.
'ish WAR there We're -,tt- cf ;re'.- ,,tss
tcu years ago they r--scc-x>s s,Git.
five years ago Dos rhty asVs 3ra,s;t
pensions Of Sle per suorsH s@ec .>>i-
From lS5S until te0y >ses .-cS eAd
becn allowed S.. sewers, - lHc $1--
Eitors houst OF havtcS ctvr stsNs
when Cougrcss declar>G Nar ts;.s -
ISIS. Eut, needless 20 aad roce Z
Them were wives duriHs ;sS' w~r.
FiIc officers Widows.
only five of these cE9 ary widows ~
commissioned officers ut tUv armies
that fought 10 gain our FINAL indie
lcudcuce. only one is the rv.ut Of
an officer of The regular army, who
served in that struggle Of lS12-15.
\ This interesting lady is Mrs sally
y. Davis, Of 1924 spruce Street. Ihn-
+. Arclpha. She is tho widow of l.ieu-
tduant Colonel samuel Boyer Davis.
Of WILMINGTON. who. after raIantiy
uetcudlug the town of Lowcs ncl..
against tho British. fought with An
drew Jackson ut New Orleans.
This qua!ut old town OF Lcwcs. :ust
across the bay from Cape May was
Colonel Dayiss birthplace. and when
The British squadron anchored Oft Is
duneE.rt beach III 1873 he, a middle
ae.d man Of forty-scvou, was in COM
iHaud 81 tho militia.
When Admiral Bcrcsfurd. landinE.a
FLAG Of truce upon this beach demand
ID "iwenty I've hullocks and a proper
tI'ouutc quantity % Vegetables and hay
Tor HIS Majtstys squadron" ana Of
ter,d 20 pay for these SUPPLIES. Col
ouel Davis replied. We solcmnly re
fuse 20 commit legal or moral treason
at Nour command. no Your worst"
!Jistoly further records how Deresford
iieplied, rrsrcttinS tho misery he would
tl"filct ou TIE women and children by
"a bombagdmcat ard how tho word
:oamo back To Ills flacship: Colonel
1'aF as "a gallant Officer. and has
7akcu car, - th" ludics" Durin.
the twenty four hours of bombardnlent
that f3Iowei tho British snip sent
-g-i $50 shot ~ from eighteen TO
t"en.E-tva pounds into l.cwcs. ont
$ spirited was the response OF il bat
tery posted upon an eialnence. and
t1yorked oy Colonel Davls's militia, that
the most danSerous OF the enemy's
ifuuhoats was disabled ana Its cannon
isleacei, There were 10 lives lost
II ,-e -ittlv town and the hungry
s7E@or3n soon quJ our for Bermuda
Commissioned by Madison
u re~Ard for ,h.s victory President
Madison cor utssiored Davis Nou-
r=r2rt-ccIo-ei q regulars. and late in
ASS ~ was transferred 10 the com
T-a1i u tte one Hundred ana Forty
---ta l-fantTT 90 New Orleans Here
fszt;s- siding !- Andrew IackSc0's de-
c!s-Te victory. hs remained at Fort
E.i.sF uctl Ma 1878 lie stayed In
: ---risizna :e- nine %sars after the war
sas ;1.u lve5 n FhladsIphla Tor
-s@-7i-E place near Wilmington. where
~ Lived -ltil he answered the las,
c9I ral ID lSrs
-Ae diamond anniversary q his we'd
ding With ;ae present Mrs Davis his
second VITA falls within the present
2ssr When hey were married ct
N!lmi-Eton o. 49,. Just seyerty-..ye
years ago she was Miss Sally Janet
Jones although after har marriage
Sic adopted No middle name. Boyer.
they had five children, ana he lived
II oe ninety
Fis willows rlnety-sixth birthday
1sils this month and when I inquired
81 her son IS To her health the other
0ay be told ire that i was good
her husband having been born IN 1855
ten Years before independence was
oeclared-their two lives have .hus
,far spaniel i35 years She mas been p
widow for ht;Y-etEht years during all
nut TWO of whish she has resided IN
Philadelphia
Two Lieutenants' Reflects.
Mex; In o-dcr Of their husbands
ranks are two widows OF War Of 1872
tlienienants both of militia The
lyoUnser. Mrs Catherine Iownan San.