The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-20
CAPT. ALLYN CAPR0N
Broken by Grief, He Follows His son
To- the Grave.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Stricken with
fever and broken with grief at the loss
OF his gallant son at La Quasina, Capt.
Allyn Capron, of the First Artillery, Of
the regular army, and attached to Gen.
Skaters command, died yesterday morn
ing at the residence of his mother AZ
Fort Myer. Va. Father and son within
three months gave up their lives serving
their country IN the Standardization
war Capt. Allyn *. Capron fell pierced
by seven Spanish bullets on June "a, 1895,
I'm the first skirmish az La Quaslna. lie
was one of the famous Rough Riders.
and, together with Sergt. Hamilton Fish,
was among the first TO fall In that fatal
encounter. Yesterday his father. Captain
Allyn Capron. succumbed to typhoid
fever contracted in the infected camps
OF Santiago.
Capt. CaprOn the elder was one OF the
best known officers OF the regular army.
He had devoted himself particularly 10
the artillery branch Of tho service. hav-
ing been an honor graduate Of the artil-
lery school IN 1873. and was recognized
ns an authority on artillery matters.
when Gen. Skaters corps went 90 San
tiagO Capt CaprOn accompanied IL. and
his battery did notably fine work In the
battle Of Santiago. IL was during the
front rank OF the gallant Rough Riders.
The death OF his son preyed upon the
fathers mind. but h never sWerved for
an instant from his duty during the ter
ribie days that followed. The seeds Of
disease were sown i'm his system during
the Cuban campaign, and he returned %
nis home at Fort Myer. near this city.
only 10 be stricken down with typhoid
fever His death occurred about TO 4. VI.
Capt. Capr0n was born I'm Florida and
entered the Military Academy as a ca
Diet In 1868. After graduation. he was
made a Second Lieutenant OF the First
Artillery on the 18th of June 1867. and
was an officer of that regiment until his
death lie was commissioned as Captain
on the 4th of December ISIS.
The Caprons have long been known as
a gallant fighting family. and the entire
army knew no drawer soldiers. The rec
ords OF the War Department show that
they were made of the kind Of material
that knows no fear. ana this was well
excm1lifed by the gallant conduct OF IA
thef and son in Cuba. The father OF The
late Capt. Capron lost his life IN the
Mexican War. But the love OF military
life was inherent IN him. and descended
10 the two generations which followed.
Courageous. stalwart OF frame. and q
man of fine personal appearance and dis
position. Capt CaprOn. ~ the Rough Rid
crs. was. Ike his father. a model SOL
der He was az Fort sill In charge OF
the Indians OF that locality when the
war broke out Col Wood I'm organizing
his troop OF cavalry, mentioned 10 Gen.
Corb.n that young Capron was one or
the best and bravest soldiers that he
knew. and expressed wish 70 have him
under his command. and he vas rams
fegred accordingly. His tragic death. so
soon after landing unon Cuban soil. was
70 great shock TO his father. hut he stead
lastly maintained his position 10 the last.
There Is perhaps no sadder home any
where to-day than the Capron house
hold. Father and son have both within
so short a space OF time lost their lives
because Of the war. while another son
not long ago met a tragic death. and
third was for a long time during the
early days Of the war sick in the Wash
ington Barracks. suffering from typhoid
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