Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-22
THREE MORE DEATHS.
VERMONT,S CONTINUED SACRIFICE
ONTHE ALTAR OF PATRIOTISM.
Privates Henry Smith of Company l. and
James Flynn of Company NJ and Ser
geant w. II. Sullivan of Company
Succumb to the Dreaded Fever.

The gloom thrown over the tents at
Camp Olympia and the Fort Ethan Allen
hospital by the death of Private Geo. Bar
low on Friday night is increased by the
death OF no less than three more of YER
monts soldiers. The number of deaths has
now reached H. four having died since
Friday noon. Others in the hospital are
reported to be doing well but Nermonters
are fast learning the cruel lessons Of war
The rapid additions to the list of the dead
lead one to wonder how much further the
inrudds Of fever would have gone among
the men of the First Regiment had 1t re-
manned another month in tine pest hole Of
camp at ChiCkamauga. At no time has
/ the number of deaths been so large IN SO
short Il time.
! TIC first of the three deaths was that
of Private Henry Smith of Company L..
tcwport, which took place on Saturday
morning in the Fort Ethan Allen hospital.
Private Smith was reported as very scri-
ously Ill in Saturday mornings Free
! Press. Smith was between % and Is
years old and has no relatives in this
country He was born in England.
| The news of the death of Private james
Flynn, Company Nj, Burlington, which
took place at the Fanny Allen hospital
Saturday evening, will be more startling
to the people of this city from the fact
that the crisis in his Illness had been
passed and ne was considered in Il way
to recover. His fever turned on Friday
and for time his condition was most
critical but In the evening he rallied ana
was better until Saturday evening be-
tween y and 3 o'clock, when in spite OF
the efforts of the nurse attending him,
he threw the lower portion Of mis- body
out of his bed and sat up. The effort of
hls Gelirium, which had temporarily re-
turned, was too much for the WORKOUT
body. In moment he dropped back
dead upon the bed, dying from paralysis
of the heart.
Private Flynn was born in tnderhill and
was % years old last January His pa
rents moved To this city when he WAS a
child. Mir. Flynn entered the Van Ness
House as a bell boy and his ability and
attention to duties soon gained him po-
stion as night clerk and later that of day
clerk. in which capacity he served for two
years. Upon leaving the Van Ness House
he went to New York and entered the
Broadway Central as key and letter clerk
After n time he removed to Boston and
after a short connection with the Plaza
in position with which he was displeascd
he became cashier of the billiard room IN
Young's Hotel. Upon his return with the
regiment from Chickamauga, Mr.. Flynn
was offered the position of day clerk AT
the Van Ness House to succeed Is. c.
Spiccr, resigned.
Private Flynn joined the volunteer army
from purely nutIlpllC notlNtS. ne HdN
been a former member of Co. NJ of thi:
city and is the first member of the com
pany to die. At the call for volunteers h,
resigned his position at Ioungs and came
to this city. The severe physical examina
ton threw him out from the ranks of the
company, but with characteristic patriot
ism he secured a second trial and was adj
mittcd. He withstood the discasc-laGcr
air of the Chickamauga camp to return t.
Vermont but to die. He was a good sol
dier ana a true patriot.
There was still another death at For
Ethan Allen Sunday night, when Scrgean
William ii. sullivan of Co. b. ST. Adams
succumbed to the fever contracted IL
camp and gave up his life IN the cause o
patriotism. Sergeant Sullivan died at J:i
Sunday afternoon in the post hospital
His remains were taken to his home II
, ST. Adams tor burial. He was IA good sol
dicr. true to duty at every time and in hi
: death Vermont makes one more valuable
sacrifice.