Smyrna times., 1898-09-21
Death of Harry JOhuSou

Three Salisbury, Milford and
Smyrna-feel the death Of Harry John.
son, who spent his early boyhood in
Smyrna, and is well remembered bv
MS associates, now reaching the age of
manhood. - u
The Milford Ncvs thus refers to the
sad event: '4i0
sadness was cast upon the faces
OF the young people of this town on
Ihurday when they heard of the death
OF Harry Hayes johnson. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard NJ. johnson. of Sal
1sDury. Harry was volunteer in Co
+, 9th Maryland Reg, and Joined the
regiment at Camp Pimlico at the first
call, thence went to Chicamauga and
from there to Tampa, where. for sol.
dlerly conduct, he was selected as
mounted orderly at Division Head
quarters. When the Fifth left the
FEVER stricken camp for the hills of
hothern, Alabama, it had nearly 500
men on the sick list without ADEQUATE
hospital force to attend to MANY who
had been stricken with that fatal di.
Sease, typhoid. Harry, seeing his fell
low-soldlers suffering from the lack of
attention and being imbued with the
humanitarian spirit, could not resist
MS captains call for volunteer nurses
and stopped from the line and said
II Will volunteer. The captain said
do you think that you can do the
work, Harry?" His reply was. eyes
can: His services was of the most
Taiuable kind in that untried work
lie made tea to quench the parcbed
mouth OF his fever stricken comrades
attended to the neglected, and tried to
relleve their distress by every means
WITHIN his power, until worn down bv
constant serving, he became a victim
OF the fatal disease and was taken To
Jonns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
where he died on Wednesday about
noon. "0"'
"The old adage is that ''it is sweet
TO die for ones country" but how
mucn sWeeter it is to die for fellowmen
IN that service. This is what Harry
mas done. Having Just attained the
age OF majority and being a skilled
electrician with the brightest prosnect
IN store for him, he needed his conn
try's call and went forth to offer his
service and life for her cause. where he
contracted typhoid fever, which carried
MIN TO premature grave. IT was tba
same spirit which he showed among
ms friends in private life and which
makes them feel so keenly his untime-
ly departure. LAD "N 'iiiie-
The remains were brought to Mil |
Iord on the 1886 train Friday. and in
TERED IN the Odd Fellows Cemetarv
q q snort service was held at the grave.
hev. ID. Il. Bunstein officiating. Onife
? number of Mr.. Johnson's friends
rom Salisbury attended the funeral
A note just at hand from his father
says: "Harry's enlistment was NOT in
obedience to youthful impulse: II was
he cry OF downtrodden humanity and
ils country's calling to arms her sons
hat the hand of the oppressor miobi
!e stayed" which prompted his en-
ili' oi-
Among the number of letters of con.
lolence received by the parents was
me from his captain, Chas. d. Gather
n which he speaks of his genial dis
,,osltion and gentlemanly conduct
hat endeared him not only to he
omrades among the men, but to his
iihcers,. saying: ellis memory will
ways be cherished by his comnanv
nd the State, and his name will never {
e forgotten by those who served with
nm in Company "F" of the Fifth
daryland during the war of 1898.