Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-17
GEN. LDROPPEDDEAD.
AppOplexy. Brought on by the Excit-
ing Events Of Yesterday.

HE WAS IN COMMAND OF THE SEW
ENTEENTH REGIMENT AT THE
BATTLE OF Ell CANEY AND WAS
TWICE WOUNDED-CAME HOME
AND WAS RAPIDLY RECOVERING.
But THE EXCITEMENT ATTEND
ING THE RETURN OF THE REGI-
MENT AND ITS RECEPTION AT
COLUMBUS WAS MORE THAN HE
COULD STAND.
Columbus, o., September 16-Brig
Gen. Joseph 7. Haskell died suddenly
at his home at the Columbus post about
4:30 this afternoon. He was stricken
with apoplexy, the excitement through
which he had passed during the day
being the immediate cause of the at
tack. Gen. Haskell commanded the
Seventeenth infantry at the battle of
Ell Caney and was twice wounded, in
the left shoulder and knee. He came
home month ago and was rapidly Ie-
covering; the wound in MS shoulder,
however, had paraiyZed his lett arm
which he carried in sling. This NOM
ing the seventeenth regiment returned
home and Gen. Haskell went to the de-
pot in carriage to welcome his gallant
men. He rode at the head of the rig
iment through the city to the post,
and the cheers of the immense crowds
of people that lined the streets were
directed almost as much to him indi-
Vldually as to the regiment. At the
reviewing stand the crowd surrounded
the carriage and flowers were fairy
showered into the vehicle from every
side. Although not as strong as for
merly, Gen. Haskell appeared rugged,
and his sudden death was a terrible
shock to his family and friends. At
430 this afternoon Capt. Clay called
at Gen. Haskell's residence to pay his
respects The General was resting at
the time, but came down stairs. They
had been engaged in conversation
about five minutes when Gen. Haskell
suddenly started to his feet, clasping
his hands to his head, then fell to the
floor. The only exclamation he made
was, ooh! OH" Capt. Clay sprang to
his assistance and was surprised to find
that his pulse had ceased to beat. Post
Surgeon Pitcher was summoned, and
stated that death was caused by
apoplexy. Mrs. Haskell was prostra-
ted by her husbands death. Besides
the widow, two sons survive.
Gen. Haskell was born at Cincinnati,
Ohio, November 10, 1888. He was ap-
pointed a captain of commissary sub
sistence in 1863, and served through
out the war. For galiantry he was bre
veted major, lieutenant colonel and col
onel. He became captain in the Twen-
ty-third infantry july IS, 1866, and was
promoted to major Of the Twenty
fourth on June %, 1872. He became
lieutenant colonel of the Seventeenth
United States infantry on August 27,
1896
When Colonel Poland was appointed
brigadier general at the outbreak of
the war, Gen. Haskell as lieutenant
colonel, assumed command of the Sew
enteenth United States infantry, and
led that regiment in the battle of Ell
Caney, in watch he distinguished him
self by his bravery. He led the regi-
ment through the succession of barbed
wire fences that surrounded the block
houss at FL Caney until he was shot.
First bullet struck his right shoe,
grazing his heel. He laughiagly re-
been shot in the heel. The remark
was no sooner uttered that he was
shot in the left shoulder
In another instant he received a bull
let in his knee. Gen. Haskell lay the
remainder Of the day on the firing line,
such attention being given to his
wounds as the improvised hospital ser
vice provided. The survivors of the
Seventeenth praised the bravery of
their commander in the highest terms.
More than one declared that if he had
not been wounded the regiment would
have followed him to the last man. He
kept ahead of the regiment and main
tanned his self-possession under a with
ering fire. The Spaniards had the
range perfectly in each line OF barbed
wire fence, and the lines of the regi-
ment were thinned at each cbstruc-
ton. 1t was not until Gen. Haskell
fell wounded that their advance was
temporarily checked. For his bravery
at Ell Caney, Col. Haskell was recently
promoted to brigadier general