Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-29
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT WIENTGE.
A Good Citizen and Soldier Passed Away
Yesterday Afternoon, Mourned by
the Entire Oity.

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First Lieutenant Frederick w.
Wientge, of troop l, list United States
volunteer cavalry, Roosevelt's Rough
Riders, died at 1855 p. M, yesterday, OF
typhoid fever, with which he has been
sick for the last five weeks. The news
was soon spread about town and very
general regret was expressed at n
young mans death, with much sorrow
for the sorrowing wife, who is left alone
with four little children. The funeral
will be held from the house at 2 p. m.
tomorrow, with interment in the Ma
tional cemetery; and as it was Mrs,
Wientge's wish today, the ceremonies
will probably be held under the aus
pieces of the G, A. r. and the Rough
Riders.
1t is believed the fatal germs were
lodged in the l~ieutenant's system dur
ing his long and tedious camp expert
ence at Tampa, where so many brave
soldier boys contracted sickness that in
many cases resulted fatally. However,
the disease did not manifest itself until
two weeks after his return home, V
weeks ago, and gradually it assumed a
more virulent form until within a week
it took a fatal turn, and the unfortu=
nate soldier steadily sank until last
evening, when the last sparks of life
fled.
,o,,to,art Nyiantoa woo horn in Now
York city of German ~parentage Al years
ago. While but a lad his father sent
him to Germany, where he received a
thorough school training, and he re-
duties. The young man learned the
jewelers. trade and settled in Newark,
N. J., where he married a Miss Anna
PuloWski, and by her had n son, who
is living at home with his grand par
ents. Mr.. Wientge was a military en-
thusiast, due to his cadet training in
Germany, and while in New Jersey was
a non-commissioned officer in a United
States artillery regiment, but subse-
| auently, in 1876, joined the list New Jer-
| sey regiment, National Guard. SO the
| life of a soldier was not new to him. Mr.
Wientge came west to Santa Fe in 1883
| after the death of his wife, and worked
| profitably at his trade up to the time
of the Spanish war. He married Miss
Christine Mugler in 1887 in this city,
| and by her had four children, Eve, FIRE.
| da, Charlotte and Unita, aged 8, 6, a
| and 21a, respectively.
In May of this year the deceased was
| commissioned by Governor Otero as list
lieutenant, in command of the Calling
| gun squad of the territorial national
| guard, and Immediately afterward
went to San Antonio in response to a
| cured for him the position of LIST lieu
\ tenant with the newly organized /
troop under Captain McGuinness.
\ Lieutnant Wientge remained in act
| i've service with his troop at Tampa
| through all the hot, trying summer, at
| tending to his duties without complaint
as a true soldier, although disappoint-
ed, like many others, at being a
to go to Cuba and engage the enemy.
Lieutenant Wientge will be mucf
missed in Santa Fe, where he had made
a home for himself by his industry ant
| careful habits and good citizenship.
The pallbearers were selected this
noon as follows: Captain Fritz Muller
First Lieutenant Sherrard Coleman
and Second Lieutenant William d
| Dame, and Colonel George w. Knaebel
Jacob Weltmer and William Bolanderi
of the Grand Army. Undertaken
Charles Wagner will direct the funeral