Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-26
ANXIOUS TO DEPART.

MiGdetown, May 90. The first fatal
ity in the regiment occurred on Sunday
morning, when Private Eugene PHILIPPE
Of Co. died at the hospital tent from
brain trouble, aftor brief Illness lie
complained ui violent headache TN
Friday morning and in the AFTERNOON
became worry sick, He was sent TO tho
hospital tent and the surgeons, who
found that no was suffering from
nervous prostration and brain trouble,
administered the propsr treatment lie
became deliriuus, but showed signs of
recovefiug, until midnight, when he
grew worse and at | O'Clock broathnd
his laat. His nerves had become shat
tered, but the immediate CAUSE OF
death was a clot of blood on the brain.
Deceased was exceedingly popular with
his comrades and his death was great
shock. lie was about 20 yoars of age,
and was q fine specimen Of manh0nd.
Immediately after death the remains
were taken to an undertaking estab-
lishnsnt in Middletuwn by Lieut., h,
ID. q. iiogemen Of %. | and squad
Of nnn. Ihe War Department was i'm.
medistely notified by telegraph and as
soon as tho necessary permission was
obtained the body was enipped to tho
deceased Lads home. at Laurel, Lieut.
llegeman accompanying The body to. ita
destination. Ihe funeral will take
place in Laurel ut 8 O'Clock this aftor
nuon, and a delegation from the regi
ment will attend. a firing eduad Of a
corporal and eight men will be sent by
Co. | TO fire salute over the graye
A touching incident occurred on
| Saturday night, which makes the lad'n
death unusually sad. His father sent
him during the evening box Of deli
cacies, including some Strawberries
lie RECEIVED the present short time
before he died and was able TO partake
4 Of some Of tue deicacieH.
MiddIetown, May "a. Nearly all Of
the members of the First Delaware
Regiment, United States Volunteers,
VINO are at Camp Ebe W. Tunnel here,
are anxious to get away, and it seems
immaterial to most of them where they
arc sent. Some of the men say they
are too close TO home, aud now tina
they are not permitted to go outside o
the lines. they are all the more anxious
to got away. Being near home, the!
have desire to see their families ant
now that they cannot get home, eScep
on very important business, the mem
hers OF their families are coming TO se
them. AS a result, few of the boy
have become homesick, but they thinl
this would wear off if they we're furthe
away from home. However, thore ar
very few noticeable cases, and tn
members of the regiment are provinl
themselves good soldiers. >.
The remains OF Private Eugene ii
Phillips of Co. | we're buried at Laure
yesterday afternoon. The body was sen
from Middletown on the train leavin
at 1l.50 o'clock in the morning.
was accompanied to the railroad sta
tion by Col |. Pussy Wickersham
J Lieutenant. Colonel q. NJ. Stevenson
/ Lieut.. Gordon, the Utkar officers OF th
r regiment and companies and the of
GERS and members of Co, ]. The newly
organized reigmenial band headed th
procession and the dirges added to II
solemnity of the occasion. Lieut.. L
: ID. O. Hegeman, six pall.bearsrs and
, firing squad accompanied the body
= Laurel. The pail bearers were Private
Collins, Metz, Massey, Porter, Drga
and Traynor and the firing party col
! sisted OF Corporal Hearn and Private
: O'NeilI, Dimes, Kitchens. Tasting
. Hearn, Baker, Waller and Wootten.
Z The casket was covered with larI
q American flag and upon it we're tv
floral designs. One of the ufferini
a was from the Mercy and Help Depar
= ment OF the Epworth League of Middl
y town NJ. f. Church and the other fro
: William j. Wilson. The caskot was
a rosewood and upon the lid was a silv
\ Mate bearing the inscription . Euge
!. il. Phillips, 60. |, First ReiGmen
Delaware Volunteers. Died May =
ia 1898. aged 81 years.
h, Samuel II. Phillips, father OF .
n Young man, came 10 MiduletoWn al
!. the body was delivered TO him by :
military authorities, this formal
being necessary.
81 When the body reached laurel
Y. was taken to the hume of the rarer
10 which is at Salam District. about Z
IN miles souihwsst OF Laurel. Servo
10 were held at the house nnd inferno
30 was made at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The mother OF tho deceased soldier
es almost postrated with grief, and
40 condition ia alarming.
ng An order was issued to-day
" nouucing that Harry V. D. BOO
'le had been appointed regimeutal quart
e master and First Lieutenant Harry
he Cotton of Co. A, commiasary. !
no latter row holds three offices. lie
O. first lieutenant of Co. A, regimen
lie commisaary AMI ordnance officer.
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