Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-24
JOHN c. HENEY
ANSWERS CALL
Old Civil War Veteran Pass
es Away PsaCeably at His
Home Las! Night.
FUNERAL ON SATURDAY
Has Interesting Ristory--
Won Ranks of Captain in
ATmy--BOrn in 1892.
FUNERAL ON SATURDAY

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Captain John c. Heney, a veteran
| of the Civil War and a resident of
/ TINS city for many yearspassed away
about IL o'clock last night at the
| nome of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
| Hose, 267 Mcclellan street, after a
| brief Illness. Mr.. Heney was taken
! i'll about six weeks ago Up to that
| time he had been in good health and
| mad made great preparations to at
! tend the anniversary of the battle of
| Gettysburg that was held on the bat
! tleheld at that place the first of this
month. Mr.. Heney went to his bed
and physician who was summoned,
said that Uncle john" as ne was
called, had not an ache nor pain and
that 1t was general breaking up on
account of old age. He was con-
fined to his bed for nearly all of the
time and the end came peacefully
| last night
Mr.. Heney was born in this city on
August IA, 1882, and when he cell
ebrated the eightieth anniversary of
his birthday last year he was given
post card shower by his many
friends In this city and elsewhere.
He received more than a hundred
cards through the mails. He was
born in a house at the southeast
corner of Smith and State streets,
where the present Hotel Central now
stands. At that time that was the
last house on Smith street toward
the west From there on there was
nothing but vacant lots.
At the present time there are only
four or five men and women living
today who were born in this city
eighty years ago. When five years
old he went to school with all the
other children at that time in the
upper room of the old city hall.
There was an old brick market house
through the centre of the park
From the end of the park at the
Washington statue to the corner at
the other end there was but one
house. From the park on Market
street to the end of DR.. Kings farm
gate, often called Eagleswood, there
were but twenty houses on the west
side of High street from what is
called Commerce street today. To
the river at the foot of High street
eight houses on the east side and
Smith street ran from the ferry to
! State street There were forty-two
houses on both sides of Smith from
the ferry to State street, six houses
on State street from Market to what
Is now known as Fayette street.
Not a house south of Smith street,
but one at Yellow House lane, south
to the river. Nothing but fields,
blackberry bushes and frog ponds
West of State street was all farm
lands Where the Rosett bank build
ing Is now was the Woodbridge
school for boys and young men,
mostly from the south.
Captain Heney had travelled all
over the country and has been In
every state in the union with the ex-
ception of two. He has been around
Cape Horn and the longest trip on
land was 10000 miles, when he was
gone on a three months trip. When
fourteen years old he went to sea- He
served before the mast and was af-
terward made captain of the Amery
Gallant, a sailing vessel in which he
had served for number of years. In
1850 he left the vessel and made the
trip around the Horn, which took
worked as a miner and after several
years returned to this city in June,
1857.
He stayed here during the summer
and in March 1858, went to sea- In
May of the next year he went to New
York and secured a position Of the
Sherman House at Broadway and
Wall street as a boss of the oyster
department. After this he went to
sea again. When the civil war broke
out he enlisted in the navy and sery-
e deighteen months in the prison pen
at Tyler, Texts, and other places
He received an honorable discharge
from the navy as an ensign on March
81, 1865, and came to this city again.
Captain Heney married shortly af-
ter the war and resided in Totem
Vile, Seaten Island, for thirty-Lhree
years on Broadway, that place, He
was in the oyster business about
eighteen years, from which he retir-
ed in 1905. Captain Heney was a
member of Lenhart Post, No. 163,
G. A. R., of Tottenyille, and served
as its commander for a number of
years. He got a transfer and Joined
Major James H. Dandy Post, No. 43,
of this city, Of which he was also
commander for q year.
He was up to the time of his
death adjutant of the post Two
nephews and a niece in this city sur
vive him. They are: Frank Palmer,
George and Frederick Haney. The
funeral will be held Saturday after
noon at 2:3O o'clock from his late.
residence. Rev. James H. North
rup, Of the First Presbyterian
church, will oficiate and the inter
ment will be in Bethel cemetery,
Tottenville. Major James H. Dandy
Post will attend the funeral and bury
their old comrade with all the hon