Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-17
GEN. HASKELL DROPS DEAD.
One of the Heroes of Ell Caney Falls
Victim to Apo
DIexS.

| COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 16y-Brigader Cen
eral Joseph T. Haskell died suddenly at
his home at the Columbus post about 4:30
| this afternoon. He was stricken with apo
plexy, the excitement through which he
| had passed during the day being the i'm
mediate cause of the attack.
General Haskell commanded the Seven
teenth infantry at the battle of FL Caney
and was twice wounded in the left shoul-
der and knee. He came home about a
month ago and was rapidly recovering:
The wound in his shoulder. however, had
| paralyzed his left arm, which he carried
in a sling. This morning the Seventeenth
| regiment returned home and General Has
welcome his gallant men. He rode at the
head of the regiment through the city
and the cheers of the people were directed
almost as much to him individually as to
the regiment. At the reviewing stand the
crowd surrounded the carriage and flowers
were fairly showered into the vehicle from
every side.
Although not as strong as formerly. Cen
eral Haskell appeared rugged. and his sud-
lily and friends. AT 40 this, afternoon
Captain Clay called at General Haskell $
residence to pay his respects. The general
was resting at this time, but came down
stairs. They had been engaged in con-
versation about five minutes when Cen
eraI Haskell suddenly started to his feet,
to the floor. The only exclamation he
made was ''Oh. OH Captain Clay sprang
to his assistance and was surprised TO flnd
that his pulse had ceased TO beat Post
Surgeon Pitcher was summoned and stated
that death was caused by apopiexy. Mrs.
Haskell was prostrated by her husoahd
death. Besides the WIDOW, TWO sons sur
vive.
General Haskell was born at Cincinnati,
o., November 1s, 1888. He was appointed
a captain of commissary subsistence IN
1863 and served throughout the war. For
gallantry he was breveted major, heuten-
| .nln 1al arl-
tain in the Twenty-third infantry July Is,
1866, and was promoted to major of the
Twenty-fourth on June Is, 1872. He be
came lieutenant colonel of the Seventeenth
United States infantry on August q, 1886
From January, 1850, to January, 1872. he
was in command of the San Juan Islands.
tention between the United States and
Great Britain. This matter was settled by
arbitration, Emperor William. OF Germany,
deciding in favor of the United States.
In 1883 he was appointed member of the
tactics board and helped compile the mill
tary tactics which are now used by the
and president of the board of examiners
of officers for promotion, and was presi-
dent of the board that examined non-com-
| missioned officers seeking commissions.
When Colonel Poland was appointed brig
adler general at the outbreak of the war,
General Haskell, as lieutenant colonel, as
| sumed command of the Seventeenth United
States infantry. and led that regiment in
the battle of FL Caney. in which he dis
| tinguished himself by his bravery. He led
the regiment through the succession of
barbed wire fences that surrounded the
bIockhouses at FL Caney until he was shot.
First bullet struck his right heel, bruiS-
ing his heel. He laughingly remarked to
a lieutenant that he had been shot in the
heel. The remark was no sooner uttered
than he was shot in the left shoulder. In
another instant he received a bullet in his
knee. General Haskell lay the remainder
of the day on the firing line, such attention
being given to his wounds as the impro-
vised hospital service provided. The sur
vivors of the Seventeenth praised the
bravery of their commander in the highest
terms. More than one declared that II he
had not been wounded the regiment would
have followed him to the last man. He
kept ahead of the regiment and maintained
his self-possession under whitening fire.
The Spaniards had the range perfectly in
each line of barbed wire fence, and the
lines of the regiment were thinned at each
obstruction. 1t was not until General Has
kell fell wounded that their advance was
temporarily checked. For his bravery at
FL Caney. Colonel Haskell was promptly
promoted to brigadier general.