Show DEA DEATH TH CLAIMS AGED VETERAN Edward Bird Who Fought Under Farragut Dies at Tooele Edward TOOELE-Edward Bird age 93 03 one of the few remaining veterans of the civil war died here Tuesday at p p. p m. m at the home ol of his daughter Mrs A. A O. O Evans of infirmities due eto to age He Hc had been ill for several months yet ct had been able to move arOund tr und the house a little until the morning of his death 10 S. S Mr Bird was as horn hom in Brooklyn N. N Y September 20 1840 the son of John and Mar Mary Martin Mart n Bird He entered en en- the nav navy at the outbreak of oC the war between the north and the south and saw a great deal of activity during duro dur- in ing the conflict participating in say say- eral of its battles Only last December he received a aletter letter of commend commendation tion from Claude ClaudeA A A. A Swanson secretary o of the navy Jq 11 which he was again praised for lor the bravery displayed during the battle of Mobile bay August 5 1864 He also helped In the capture of the crate torts forts below New Orleans and chased blockade runners on many oe oc- The lower Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico saw V many encounters in which he took part At the close of the war he was vas picket officer Under un Un- der Admiral David F Farragut The navy offered him permanent employment but he chose to accept his honorable discharge on October 5 5 1865 Love ol of adventure brought him west to take part in the mining activities which were then so widely advertised in the east He spent most of his time In Ophir though he also was active in Mercur He was married to Julia Bates at Tooele about the year 1877 but she preceded him in death many years Two children Arthur Bird Holly wood Cal and Mrs Elma Evans Tooele survive There are also seven grandchildren and five great grand children Funeral arrangements arc not yet et complete |