The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-07-07
NO OFFICERS ELECTED.
LIEUT.. VIM. f.. SHIP.
North Carolina Moarns the Loss of
Another Son.

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North Carolina Moarns the Loss OF
| Another Son.
Our entire community was shocked
and grieved, and the horrors of wal
were brought closer home, by the
| sad intelligence, which reached mere
Monday morning that Lieut..
William f. Shipp, who resided among
us for four years, had been killed in
tbs battle near Santiago, on Satur-
day. Many were the expressions of
regret that we're spoken and a num-
Der of kilograms of coincidence were
sent to the deeply bereaved young
wife, for whom our people have the
prOfoundest sympathy. Lieut.. S1ipp
lived at Charlotte at one time and
the Observer of yesterday pays the
following strong tribute to his char
aeter:
To think OF a agnificent man like
Lieutenant Ship being stricken
down thus is horrible. There could
have been no finer gentleman, n, r
drawer officer in the army. for he was
the purest type of either that could
be imagined He was man of
superb physique, erect,as an arrow;
splendid head and handsome features.
No finer specimen of man-mental,
moral and physical-ever wore his
country's Uniform.
He was a cultured, intellectual. re-
fined and high-toned gentleman of
fine address and bearing-nature's
nobleman. Well may the Old North
State deplore the loss of such a son.
The Observer also gives a bio
graphical sketch of Lieut.. Shipp,
which we reproduce, with two or
or three errors corrected
BIOGRAPHICAL.
William Even Ship was the son of
the late Judge William NJ. Ship.
His mother was Miss Kate Cameron.
niece of Judge Cameron, and a first
cousin of Paul Cameron, of Hills
boro. He was born at the home of
his aunt Mrs. Jarvis Buxton In
Asheville In 1861. After his father
moved to Charlotte, Lieutenant
Ship entered the Charlotte Military
Institute, under Col. Thomas. He
was easily Col. Thomas favorite.
He was also generally popular with
the cadets. His fine sense and force
of character made him a leader and
always prominent.
He was appointed by Hon. Walter
L. Steele and entered West Point in
1880. He graduated eleventh in his
class, and was assigned to The Tenth
lnegro) Cavalry at bis own r. qnest.
He made fine record as an officer
and on good authority it is stated
that no officer stood higher in the
army than Lieutenant Shipp. When
the question of a brigadier general
being appointed from North Caro-
lima came up, a prominent Republic
can of this State who holds merit
and country above party, wrote a
strong letter to Senator Pritchard
and said that I'll the best man i'm the
State and one equal to any Ill the
United States was wanted, Lieuten-
ant Ship should have the appoint
ment."
One who knew the lieutenant we'll
says that he has not known in his
life a higher type Of hOnorab BILE gen
tleman and brave, efficient soldier.
Among his many sterling virtues
there shOne that most rare one,
modPsty.
Ii utenant Ship married MISS
Margaret Rilsbee, daughter of
Fabius ii Bushes, oil Raleigh, who
who with their two sons, William
and Fhbius, il with Lieutenant
Ships sisters. Mira Anna Mcl}-s. and
Miss Kate Shipp, in LincoInton.
His brother, Mr.. Bartlett Shipp, ia i'll
Seattle.
Lieutenant Ship, after Joining the
cavalry, WAS ordered tn Arizona.
He spent several years there. While
playing polo there one day he in.
jured his ankle, and was retired on
sick leave He returned to North
Carolina and for four years was the
military Off er at the Davis school,
Winston. AS soon as able he re
Joined his company, and was again
sent West. When the war began he
and family were living in the West.
Lieutenant Shipp was ordered East,
and his family came with him, going
to LincolntOn, where his sisters live.
Sad news indeed is that that will be
borne to them this morning. The
freedom of a nation will not be any
balm in Gilead to the young wife wbo
has lost so gallant and devoted q
husband; to the young sons. bereft of
fathers love and guidance; to the
sisters whose Joy and pride he Was.