William H. McNary

         DEATH OF A VETERAN.
    General William Henry McNary Dies
            of Heart Failure.
 General William Henry McNary, a veteran of
the late war, died at his residence, 101 State
street, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. He was af-
flicted with pneumonia in a slight form, but died
primarily of heart failure, though he was not
taken seriously ill until last Sunday, when he be-
came confined to his bed. His widow, two sons
and a daughter and three grandchildren survive
him, the two sons, William Henry and Isaac
Newton, being married and living with their
respective families the one in Brooklyn and
the other in Jersey City. The funeral services
will be held to-morrow night, at 8 o'clock, at
the residence, and the interment, which will
be private, will take place on Sunday morning
in Greenwood.
 General McNary was born in Brooklyn about
59 years ago and was brought up in this city.
For a long time he had been captain in the Four-
teenth Regiment. He went to the war as lieuten-
ant colonel in the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
New York State Volunteers and remained until
its close, when he received the brevet rank of 
general for meritorious service. During the war 
he was principally stationed in North and South
Carolina. He was one of the most enthusiastic
advocates of the formation of the Grand Army
of the Republic, of which he was the first second
officer. In virtue of the part he thus took his
portrait has ever been displayed at the headquar-
ters of Rankin Post, of which, prior to his de-
parture for Europe eight years ago, he was
always a prominent member.