Thursday, May 6, 1897, Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
ALGIERS AFFAIRS,
Captain Wm. Barclay’s Funeral.
At 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon the funeral of the late Mr. William Barclay was conducted from his late residence, No. 235 Lavergne street, and was largely attended by the friends of the deceased and family. Mr. Barclay was , at the time of this death, in his 61st year. He was a native of Virginia, but for a number of years had resided in Algiers. When the civil war broke out he joined the Confederate navy, and soon won distinction for his bravery. He was mentioned favorably several times in the general orders of General Hindman for the courage and coolness he displayed under the most perilous circumstances.
Mr. Barclay was a man of fine character, as the prominent places he filled so creditably will attest. Shortly after the war, when sectional bitterness was so great Mr. Barclay was appointed, despite his antagonism, to the important position of superintending the work of repairs on two monitors which were to be sold to the Brazilian government. This and the many other prominent places where a competent man was required, Mr. Barclay held with credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of his employers. for the past nineteen years he had held an important position with the McLellan dry docks.
St. John Lodge No. 158, F. and A.M, and Algiers Lodge No. 2549, Knights of Honor, and the Marine Engineers’ Association attended the funeral in a body. Mr. Barclay leaves a wife and five children, Mrs. F. C. Brinkmann, Mrs. Mark A. Morse, Jr., and two unmarried daughters. The remains were interred in the Masonic cemetery.
