The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-09-15

Pennsylvania train No, 0, due here at
1926 in the morning, arrived at GAS
Sunday afternoon, having been delayed
by an accident on the Pennsylvania, lines
east of Pittsburg. Among the passengers
for Canton were Captain Ralph SPOTS,
who came from Washington hospital,
Harry Rushong of Co. l., William
Breckenridge Of Co. f, residing at Week
man, Charles Edelman of Co. I, residing
at Waynesburg, and Robert Patton Of the
Third U. S. Cavalry.
Captain SPOTS, wearing full beard,
was scarcely recognizable. He was weak
from recent illness, but showed none of
the symptoms of those who graduate
from the Montauk hospitals. He was
accompanied by his mother, who had
gone to Washington to nurse her sick
boy. The party was met at the Station
by Mr.. Eb Hurford and Mr.. SPOTS and
were at once driven home.
OF the other soldiers, Harry Rushong
was very weak and the news that his
family had removed to Alliance but q
few days ago was not the most welcome
information he received. He was about
to go to hotel when he was recognized
by friends who scarcely knew him
and he was cared for until train
took him to Alliance.
Bob Patton came through from Mon
tauk. He had been In hospital there
several days and his condition was seri-
Gus. Friends assisted him to carriage
and he was driven to his home in South
Market street. His physician, DR.. e. D.
Brant, visited him short time later, and
found his temperature at 103 degrees,
with great weakness and a general loss of
vitality. To a News Democrat reporter
Patton stated that his brother Harry,
who is in the same regiment, is getting
along very we'll and has gained rather
than lost health. He knew very little Of
other Canton boys in Montauk hospitals.
David Hoshouer, another Canton
soldier, died at Montauk Saturday night.
He was but 16 years of age. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry X. Hoshouer, reside
at.s1S Gibbs street. They received the
intelligence of their sons death from
Oh haplain j. A. Campbell Sunday. The
aged mother was nearly stricken with
grief. The boy wanted to go to war and
In spite of all his parents could do finally
enlisted. He was sick in Cuba and after
was taken with fever to Moptauk. When
the Canton companies came home, the
anxious father watched for his son. He
was member of Co. !, and when the
boys of hat company reached their
armory they found an old man sitting on
the stairway, the tears streaming do wn
his face. He wanted his son, he said,
ana when told that his boy was sick In
an army hospital he seemed heartbroken
and turned from the soldiers and walked
sadly away. Yesterday a telegram told
of the boys demise. The parents were
seen today by a News-Demoorat reporter
They seemed stunned with grief an /
either knew exactly what was to be
done or how to do it. Mr.. Hoshouer
id he had seen UndeTta Shilling and
he thought it could be arranged to bring
his sons remains home. Further than
that he had made no arrangements.
Besides the parents brother survives.
The family of John Rohrer, driver of
the ambulance in the hospital corps of
the Eighth Ohio, received telegram
from Captain t. s. Bolton yesterday
saying that John was getting along
nicely In the New York hospital and that
he was able to walk. I5 is believed the
young soldier will be home in a few days.
ATTENDED THE FUNERAL.
A firing squad of ten men of Co. I,
under 90 nmand of Captain Yost went to
Alliance Sunday afternoon to attend the