The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-31
DEATH OF LORD WoLsELEY

s recent noteworthy death of a ia.
nous British officer cannot be al
lowed to pass with but mere passing
reference. Field Marshal Garnet JOS
cph WoIseley, first Niscount of the
name, (born June :, 1881 died on
March - at Meutone, France, in his
eightieth year. There had been quite
general impression that Lord Wolse-
ley died some wears ago. but this was
found to be a mistake. Now, however,
there is 40 doubt about his death, We
find a very concise and apprcciative
biographical sketch OF this famous
British commander in the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican of March 26th, and
copy it entire rs follows;
Field Marshal Lord wolseley. swho
who died yesterday at Mentone, Franco.
In ms Suth year. was a famous MEM
ber OF Great Er.tain's group OF noted
irish warriors. His fame nrst became
assured when. al the age Of 40, he con
Quoted a brilliant campaign against the
Ashqntis. which gave the Gold Coast 10
England Before that, however. he had
had notable career. His father, Car
net Joseph Wolscley. for whom the son
was named was a major IN the British
army Dus0 h0Td Tas born ,sS 2 coan snd
entered the army as ensign In March.
49,. The next year he was severely
wounded al Donabyn In the second Bur-
mese war, mentioned in dispatches:
| awarded the war medal and promoted
to be lieutenant. From the first his
rise, was rapid, In three years, after
mean war, he was promoted TO a cap
talncy, He was twice wounded at the
Siege OF Sevastopol and at the close
OF the war was brevettcd major and hon
Drcu medals "a
gion Of Honor and the Turkish MeJldie.
Wolseley distinguished himself at the
rolef rer.,1, Of Lucknow in 1897 and lsSS. and
was promoted 10 be lieutenant colonel
in 1853. In the following year he served
In the war with China, as usual with
was sent 10 Canada to take part in prep
arations for possible war with the United
States. due TO the Trent affair, and
difficulty he remained in the new world
number Of years. his most noteworthy
activity here being the conduct of the
Of Louis Riel, the half breed rebel In
1870 More honors for his Canadian SER
vice were bestowed upon him on his re-
turn 10 England. and In 1871 as assist
attention TO army reform. The Ashanti
expedition soon followed and in the same
month-January. 1S74-came the capture
of Kumasi. under his leadership. For
these services he received the thanks
OF Parliament. a grant OF sl25, 900, the
freedom of London, a sword Of honor.
honorary degrees from Oxford and Cam
bridge. and promotion to be ma jor-gen-
eral. In 1878, he became lleutenant-sen-
eral. after services as governor and gem
eral In Natal and as a member of the
council OF India. He next served as
high commissioner in Cyprus and then
as comma ander OF all the forces in the
Zulu war and as governor OF Natal and
the Transvaal In 1882 he was sent to
Egypt TO suppress the rebellion OF Arab
Pasha. which he did in a short and
brilliant engagement For this service
he was promoted 10 be general and raised
TO the peerage as Baron Wolseley OF
Cairo and Wolselcy. He was sent In
1854 10 the relief of General Gordon at
Khartum, but too late to prevent the
success OF the Arabs In 1890 Lord
Wolseley was given the command In
Ireland, in 1894 he was promoted 10 be
field marshal and IN 1895 he succeeded
the Duke of Cambridge in command OF
all the military forces of the empire.
The success OF the war in South Africa
was attributed largely to Lord Wolse-
Iey's system OF reserves. He gave way
as comma nder- -in- chief to Lord Roberts
In 1901. Lord Wolseley had one dauGh-
ter who was made heir to his vis-
COuntCS-