The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-11
ROUGH RIDER IVES' DEATH.
Graduated at Yale Two Years Ago-Vas
 on the Football Team.

HI
 Gerard Merrick Ives, member of Troop K, Rough Riders, who died at his home, 33S West Seventy-first street, New York city, Tuesday afternoon, of typhoid fever, which he contracted more than two weeks ago at the camp of the Rough Riders at Tampa. Last evenings New York Sun has the fol- lowing: He came by train from Tam pa, arriving in this city on Saturday, and made the trip alone without atten- ton of any sort CT food of any sort so far as his family could learn from him before he died.
 Ives left this city early in June and joined the Rough Riders at Tampa on June 10.
 Falling to get carbine, he was left at the camp with the troops Of the regi- ment that did not go to Santiago. The members of his family know little of his life at Tampa, for il his letters he made no complaint. In letter which he wrote about two weeks ago, he said: We have got tents at last" and from that his family tiinll that the Rough Riders must have had an uncomforta- ble time. The young man was one of the seven men who had charge of 109 horses.
 Ives was so emaciated when he ar rived home on Saturday afternoon that the servants in the house did not rec ognize him until he called them each by no, tnJI to hn of the family knew that he was on his way home. The trooper said later that he had sent letter and telegram to his family telling of his departure, but they were not received at the mousse The first intimation that was received of his departure from Tampa was when he rode up to the house in an express wagon.
 He was unconscious for the greater part of the time from his arrival to his death yesterday, and could tell his family very little in his short and in- frequent periods of consciousness. From him his mother learned that he had made the journey from Tampa alone, without any medical attention and practically helpless. He was ask ed if he had any nourishment on his way For an answer he pointed to a small bottle of beef extract near him, and gave his mother to understand that he was too weak to open the bot- tie.
 Three physicians, Drs. Rrodhead, Brill and Murray, were called in as soon as Ives reached home and they at- tended him almost contantly until he died.
 They said that he was in the third week of typhoid fever and that it was an outrage to allow him to travel home alone when in most critical condi- ton.
 Ives was born in Rome, Italy, in 1871, where his family lived until a few years ago. He was educated at Law renceville preparatory school and was graduated from Yale university in the class of 1896. While a student at Yale he was a member of the second varsity football team.
 After his graduation Ives was in busi- ness with machinery supply concern in this city. When war became inevit- able he joined Squadron A, hoping that he would soon get to the front He JOlneQ the ROuSn EtluerS when Lnere seemed to be little chance of Squadron A seeing hard fighting.
 The young mans father, Chauncey B. Ives, who died four years ago, was prominent sculptor The statues of Sherman and Trumbull, at Washington, are his work as is also the statue of Bishop Brownell at Trinity college, Hartford. Many of his works are own ed by private collectors in this city and Brooklyn. Mrs. Ives, who is an in- valid, lives at the Seventy-first street house with the dead troopers brother, H. Davis Ives, and an unmarried sister.