Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-08-28
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, {.
DEATH OF COL. THOMAS H. HARRIS

DEATH OF COL. THOMAS H. HARRIS
The Distinguished Soldier Dies Suddenl,
Monday Morning.
Col. Thomas III. Harris, a member OF
the soldiers home and distinguished
Union soldier of the late war, died very
suddenly of heart disease at the
Stewart bath house on Monday morn.
ing. Col. Harris had been a regular
bather ut the Stewart bath house fol
the past year or more, aud asno charge
was made for his baths he always
waited upon himself. He was very
much afraid that he would cause the
attendants some annoyance or extra
work and constantly insisted upon
being allowed to help himself, as
he was permitted to pay nothing fo1
the privileges accorded him. or late
he has been taking course of vapor
baths and seemed to be considerably
benefited by them. On Monday morn
ing he went to the bath house, and as was
his custom, proceeded at once to the
steam bath department for his usual
treatment. He had not been in the
steam bath room long before he was
heard, by bather in an adjoining
room, to fall heavily on the metal
floor. The attendants Immediately
responded to the alarm, and Col. Harris
was found lying PROSTATE on the floor.
He was carried out and laid on a cot.
Restoratives were administered and
every effort made to revive him but
without avail. He never recovered
consciousness and died few minutes
after he was carried out. Coroner
Joyce being out of town, a coroner's
jury was impaneled by NJ. L. Kanable.
justice of the peace. After examining
the remains and inquiring into the
circumstances attending Col. Harris
death the jury brought in virdict to
the effect that the deceased came to
his death "from suffocation while TAX
ing vapor bath and that said death
was the result of his own neglect
The funeral services were held at the
home on Wednesday afternoon, DIR.
j.. d. Clough preaching an eloquent
and touching sermon. He paid mag
niticent tribute to the long and useful
life and distinguished services of the
deceased, pointing to his high character
as worthy of emulation. Tho remains
were laid to rest in the soldiers home
cemetery.
Col. Thomas III. Harris was born
i'll Pennsylvania i'll 1929 He was ap-
pointed assistant adjutant general u.
S. A., by President Abraham Lincoln.
July. 1862, to rank as captain. and i'm
mediataly assigned to the 10th army
corps under Major General Dana, serv-
ing in that capacity for upwards of
three years. He was appointed mill
tary, or provisional, mayor of the city
of Memphis, Miss, in 1864, serving IL
few months as mayor, and was then as
signed to Major General Dana's \. G.
as \ a general; served in this capacity
TO the end OF the war.
Col. Harris was a member of G. II.
Thomas post No. II, G. A. R., at In
dianapolis. Ind. and Admiral Farragut
post No. 3, G. A. r., at Kansas City,
Mo-: u member of the Loyal Legion
Commandary of Mo-; a representative
to department encampment; member
of the l. o. o. f., and Young Mems
Christian association at Indianapolis,
Il life long and consistent member of
the Methodist Episcopal church. He
was polished writer, scholar, teacher
and speaker.
Col. Harris, left Kansas City, Mo-,
for Hot Springs in Oct, 1894, hoping
to regain his lost health and was very
much benefited. He was bookkeeper
for Mr.. Hungerford, proprietor of the
Catholicon Springs hotel, for nearly a
year. In October, 1895, he was admitted
to the soldiers home, being member
at the time of his death. Col. Harris
was always ready and willing when
duty called, was respected by all the
members of the home.
Rest. comrnde. rest in the warriors grave
Sleep till the trump of the urcllangel calls
When the blood stained host of the true
shail he mustered above in eternity hall
Il j. NJ. KINTNER, Adj.
Warren s. Chandler, brother of H
j. and L. G. Chandler, died from the
effects of sunstroke at Cumberland
Hills, near Woonsocket, Rhode Island
on August 18th. He had been working
in a field with a team on one of th,
hottest days during the month O.
August and about o'clock in tn,
afternoon the team came to the hons,
without their driver. Upon investi
cation Mr.. Chandler was found lyin,
prostrate in the field and died n few
minutes after help arrived. He-was o
a remarkably robust constitution auf