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Show COLONEL SHAUGHNESSY. The death of Colonel Michael Shaughnessy, while not altogether unexpected, was a distinct shock to his many friends and admirers in Salt aLke City, Utah, and in the intermountain states. Descended from the historic clan of the O'Shaugh-nessys O'Shaugh-nessys of Sligo, whose chief, Colonel Donold O'Shaughnessy, was complimented by the French General Saxe for conspicuous courage in the charge of O'Brien's Brigade at Fon'tenoy, Colonel Shaughnessy Shaugh-nessy was a native of Iowa where he was born in 1844, of Irish Catholic parents. Michael Shaughnessy Shaugh-nessy ,like. the late General Patrick E. Connor, came of a fighting stock, and when, in 1801, President Presi-dent Lincoln summoned the men of the North to the defense of the Union, young Michael Shaughnessy Shaugh-nessy enlisted with a New York regiment, which joined IcClellan's forces then mobilizing on the Potomac. At Gettysburg, where Meagher's Irish Brigade made its historic charge, Shaughnessy was seriously wounded, and was for six weeks confined to hospital quarters. After the war he was appointed ap-pointed United States marshal for Mississippi, an office which in those chaotic times called for a man of conspicuous tact and courage. Having established estab-lished order in the state, he attracted the favorable notice of President Rutherford B. Hayes, who, in 1878, appointed him marshal for the territory of Utah, where a lawless element from California and the Missouri region threatened to become menacing. men-acing. Shaughnessy's reputation as a determined officer, and as a man who was a stranger to fear, had already preceded him. By his consummate tact, his acknowledged courage, and his admitted honesty in dealing with men, he won the confidence of all parties, par-ties, and when he retired from the marshalship of Utah, he carried with him the good will and the good word of every man in the territory. Of the personal character of the late Colonel there can be but one judgment. Those who were nearest him are best able to speak of its unvarying heroism, tenderness and kindness, but no mere editorial edi-torial notice can give the whole story of his kindly thoughts, and words, and deeds. He was a strong and able man, entirely devoted to any cause he espoused, unselfish in his activity, true and warm in his friendship, and patriotic in his enthusiasm. He was also a singly openhearted man, who was tender to human suffering and wished every one to have a fair chance. The Colonel was a man of heroic mold and stature; brave, adventurous, adventur-ous, patriotic, and dowered with the big heart and enthusiasm which belong to the Celt, be he Scotch or Irish. , Those who knew him well noticed how increasing increas-ing years enriched his character, and imparted to him readiness to forgive, reluctance to inflict pain, and to make allowance for human frailty. Many a time, when marshal of Utah, was he subjected to trials calling for great self control, and seldom was he found wanting under the test : "The work men do is not their test alone, The love they win is far the better chart," And the universal regret for his demise is a notable assurance of the respect and affection in which men held him. Colonel Shaughnessy in his prosperous days bestowed be-stowed charity with a generous hand, but his name was seldom seen in print among the contributors to public benefactions. Privately, he gave liberally to many worthy charities, while the needy individuals indi-viduals who received his bounty might be counted by the hundreds. He contributed $1,000 to Holv Cross Hospital, and when this now great institu- tion was opened, he dowered it with 100 beds. Michael Shaughnessy died as he lived, a devoted son of the Catholic Church, and "To add greater honors to his age, Than man could give him, He died fearing God. Eternal rest io the soul of the brave and warmhearted warm-hearted man. To his sons, Philip Sheridan and Walter, to his daughters, Mrs. Vanllorn and Mary, and to his intimate friends, we tender the assurance assur-ance of our sympathy with them in their bereavement, bereave-ment, and ask to be admitted to fellowship in their sorrow and mourning. |