Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-25
DEATH OF GEN. MYER.

A Gallant Officer and Distinguished
scIentist-.-Died at Buffalo Yesterday
His Army Record.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Brig. Gen. Albert
]. Myer, chief signal officer Of the army, died
at Buffalo, N. Y, this morning.
general orderlwith reference to the death of
Brig. Gen. Albert s. Myer, chief signal officer
of the army, will be issued tomorrow. Adju-
tant General Drum, as representative of the
general staff. and Capt. Richard P. Strong,
Lieut.. Hay, 81. @. Dunwoody and Lieut.. Jas.
A. Swift, of signal corps, will leave for Buffalo
tomorrow to attend the funeral Friday. The
name of Thomas 81. Rugar is mentioned in
connection with the vacancy caused by the
death Of Gen. Myers.
BUFFALO, Aug. 24.-The immediate causes
of the death of General Myer, was Bright'a
disease Of the kidneys, together with chronic
heart disease, from which he had suffered for
some years. The generals health had not been
good for several months, and severe work ct
Washington at length broke him down entire
". The family were sent to the country resi-.
dence at Lake View, near this city, and Mrs.
Myer remained with the general at Washing
ton. He paid visit to his friend and pre-
ceptor, DIR. Hamilton, at New York, and under
his advice came to Buffalo for absolute rest and
freedom from care and anxiety. He was
brought here week ago Saturday, and furnish
ed with retired quarters at the Palace hotel.
This morning, surrounded by his family, wife
and six children, he died.
Brevet Brigadier General Albert J. Myer,
colonel United States army and chief signal
officer, graduated from!Gsneva IN. W college
in 1s47, and received his medical diploma in
1851 from the university of Buffalo. He was
appointed assistant Purgeon in the army in
September, 1854; major and chief signal officer,
June 27th 1860; vacated his commission of as
sistant surgeon, July LIST, 1860; acted as aide
to Gen. Mcdowell in the battle of Bull Run;
commanded the signal corps, army of the Po-
tomac; commissioned lieutenant colonel by
brevet, May 81, 1862, "for gallant and merito.
rious service in the battle of Hanover court
house, Va. !" colonel by brevet, July 2, 1869,
battle of Malvern Hill colonel and chief sig
nal officer, March 8, 1868, which commission
expired by Limitation in July, 1854; brigadier
general by brevet, March Is, 1866, for dis
tinguished service In organizing, instruoting
and commanding the signal corps of the army,
and for its special service in October s, 1854,
the day on which the post and garrison at Al
latoona, Ga, and most valuable depository
of provisions there, attacked by the rebel army,
were saved by troops brought up by signals
Just in time to defend it, the messages being
sent over the heads of the enemy, and when
communication in any other way was impos.
sible;" colonel and chief signal officer, July g.
1866. Gen. Myer is author of the Manual OF
Signals for the United States Army and Navy
1865 and has, in the organization
and conduct of the signal service and
through its publications, contributed
largely to the sum of human knowledge con-
corning climatology, atmospheric changes, etc.,
and especially as to the law of storms.-Ed.
GLogE.