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Show Mexican War Veteran, Now 94, RetiJee in Utah i FT. DUCHESNE. July The only eurvivor of the Mexican war believed living In Utah la Captain' Malaeht McCoy of Oilnaa ward. Utah. Captain McCoy ia yeara af as and haa been bedridden elnce laat December, but tha earn In-domttable In-domttable aplrlt which haa led him through life fighting ia carrying him through hla laat fight now. Captain MoCoy la a fighter, bar-ing bar-ing participated In the Mexican war and Civil war. Hla aona aerved In tha Spanish-American war and tha Philippine inourrectton and hla grandaoaa la tha World war. While engaged In tha Civil war ha became a fast friend af Dr.' Harvey C. Hul-llnger, Hul-llnger, wha la aald to ba the ascend oldest Civil war veteran now alive In tha United States, being t yeara of ir w .-v--,,- -- , r Serving first under Captain C. M. Halle In tha United Btatea Infantry hi 147 and later under General Walla In I Ml. Captain McCoy made a nama for hlmaelf In Ins military world. ' Captain and Mra. McCoy earns to Ashley Valley. Utah. In ltos. at tha opening of the Uta Indian reservation. reserva-tion. He la tha father of tan children, chil-dren, eight af whom srs desd. |