Telegram-herald., 1891-08-13
1HE SHADOW OF DEATH
Commander Harvey Of the Merri-
am Post Is Dead
SAD ENDING OF 4 HAPPY EVENT
The World L. Poorer by One Noble Char
seser-Ths Remains OF Capt Har-
sey VIII lie Taken kass-
sketch OF His Life

Last evening at $40 Captain Allen
". Harvey, aged 5s years. commander
Of the Merriam Post, G. A. H.. No.
:. department of Connecticut. died of
peritonitis at the Morton House. The
announcement will be received with
deep regret by his many comrades
here, and by those at home who have
known his amiablc and praise-worthy
qualities intimately aud long. The
occurrence is one of peculiar sadness.
closing as il does the auspicious visit
of the Merriam Post 10. this city, by
the death of their commander. Capt.
Harvey was taken sick on the train
coming from Detroit. DIR. Newport.
his family physician and a member OF
the post, was with him. and with DIR.
Wooster took charge of him. Arriv-
ing at the city Captain Harvey was
taken in "a carriage TO the Mortog
House. 1t was not supposed at first
that his trouble would DE serious,
but Saturday his case assumed Il
was called in as eonnsl. ON sunday
peritonitis set in and the sufferer was
in great pain. Through all his SUI
fering he uttered not a word OF COM
pl;,inI, but only thought OF the pleas
urc of the others, anu made light of his
danger. When the post lett for home
he told them that he expected 10 fol-
low in few days. Fred ". Smith,
n al. y . f...
ces Wallace, a professional nurse, re
manned to care for MIN. In spite of
his rugged constitution and sollcitous
care. he passed away. tndertaker
Clergyman was placed in charge of
the remains which will BE- taken to
Meriden
Said Mr.. Scheuk last evening. con-
corning Capt. Harvey: He is one
man in thousand; one oi natures
noblcpen. He is % years 81 age and
has alEays been resident oi Meriden.
He is a successful man. but the recog-
milton that he has received has been
from pure merit and nos because he
put forward his claims. He way
master mechanic at the +. Miller x
Co.'S factory, where the Rochester
lamps are manufactured. He leaves
IL comc ort able estafS. He went TO
the war as captain of Company +.
Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers, he
having formed the company. He
served three years and wtts honorably
discha rged by the physicians. His first
important battle was that o. Fred
cricksburg. / know U no one in Mer-
iden whose death will cause more gen
erai sorrow. as he was extremely pop
1ilar. He never held public office. but
ii was because he would not. He
was elected commander a. the Mer-
riam Post. but was with difficulty
prevailed to accept il. For the first
time since 1873 it occurred that n
commander was elected for second
term. and his second term was
unanimous. His wife Is an invalid and
unable to conc here, and his son is
married and lives away from Mcriden,
as does his daughter. Arrangements
have been made 10 take the holy
homo. He was one of my most int-
mate friends, and his death will be
n great blow tn very many. 1t is n
very, very sad affair, for ne looked so
well. so strong. TO be thus cut off in
the middle OF life. Tclcgraphic com
munication with Meridcn has been
almost constant since his sickness but
all hope is now over. The city will
be in mourning. The remains will bc
taken East via the D., l.. & V. mt / 80
this afternoon and will bc escorted
to the depot by the local posts of the
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