The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
GENERAL CASEY'S
SUDDEN DEATH,
Paralysis of the Heart
Takes Off a Born
Soldier.
HIS PUBLIC SERVICES.
An Able Executive Officer, a
Good Halter and a Firm
Friend.
HIS SKILL AS AN ENGINEER
Superintended the Erection of Many
National Buildings and
Monuments.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-Brig-
adler General Thomas Lincoln Casey ire
tired), late chief of engineers, U. S. A.,
died at his residence in this city at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
General Casey, accompanied by his son,
was on his way to his office in the New
Congressional Library building. the con-
struction OF which he had charge, and was
taken i'll in a streetcar. He was carried
into the library and physician sum-
moned, who administered remedies that
relieved him sufficiently in the course of
an hour to enable him to be removed to
his home. There, after suffering another
relapse. he suddenly died, as is supposed,
fiom paralysis of the heart. superinduced
by acute indigestion.
ga vigorous administration, skill in
profession and an unsullied integrity have
characterized the execution by him of the
varied and important duties confided to
his charge" was the eulogy of General
Casey contained in the concluding para
graph of the general orders issued May 10,
1885, announcing the retirement of Gen
eral Casey from active service.
He was an able executive officer a good
hater and a firm friend. Brusque in maD-
ner, he was nevertheless a man of great
tenderness of feeling, greatly endeared to
his friends.
General Casey was the son and grandson
of soldiers. His father was General Silas
Casey and brother of that name, Captain
Silas Casey, United States navy, still sur
wives. He was born at Madison Barracks,
Sacketts Harbor, N. Y. May 10, 1893. and
in 184S received an appointment to the
United States military academy as cadet
at large and four years later graduated at
the head of bis class. Entering the engineer
corps as second lieutenant IN 1852 he was
assigned to duty in connection with works
of improvement in Delaware River and
bay. Sen, to the Northwest, General
Casey in 1860 commanded detachment
engaged IN the construction of a wagon
road from Vancouver, WASH, to Cowlitz
River, Or.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he
was sent to New England as superintend-
ing engineer of the permanent defenses
and field notifications on the coast of
Maine. In March, 1865, he was brevetted
iieutenant-colonel 'for faithful and meri-
torious services during the war" He was
sent to Europe in 1878 on official business.
Later he served as experimenting engi-
neer of public buildings and grounds in
the District of Columbia and was placed
in charge of the Potomac aqueduct. To
him also was committed the completion
of the State, War and Navy Department
building; the Washington National monl-
ment; the construction of the National
Medical Museum and Library; the erec-
ton of the monument over the grave of
Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Va; that
of Washington's headquarters at New
burgh. N. Y; that to mark the birthplace
of Washington, and the Garfield statue
and pedestal in Washington.
From 1886 to 1883 he was president of
the board of engineers for fortlfcations
and other public works at New York, and
on July 6, 1888. he was appointed briga-
dier-general and chiefof engineers, q. s. A.,
by President Cleveland. In October, 1880,
he was charged by an act of Congress with
the construction of the Congressional
Gibrary building, and in appreciation of