Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-18

soon afterward he went to the Garfield
Hospital where he died. Admiral Dewey
was unremitting in his attentions to him
until his condition became precarious and
visitors were not allowed to see him. Some
days ago Mrs. W. 1. Hayward of Marietta,
Ga, sister, was summoned and Thursday
she was Joined by her husband, both re-
naming with the lieutenant until he died.
The lieutenant's aged mother is still living
in Marietta. Ga. The father, who is dead.
was colonel of the 18th Georgia Regiment
in the confederate army.
Il have no doubt said DR.. S. NJ. Mes
NTH. Lieut.. Brumbys physician at the hos
pital that the climate of the Philippines
paved the way for the disease which has
just ended in death. Lieut.. Brumby had
not been in good health since the Olympia
left Manila. Then the strain and excite
ment attendant upon his return home
further weakened him, and he was unable
to withstand the disease which attacked
him b"
The lieutenant's death is the third of
those who We're closely associated with
Dewey at the battle of Manila, viz: Cap
tain Gridley, Commander Wood and Lieut.
Brumby.
Lieut.. Brumby's Career.
Lieut.. Brumby was a Georgian. and was
born at Marietta in 1866. His father, Ar
noidus N. Brumby. was a graduate of the
United States Military Academy at West
Point, in the class with Gen. W. r. Sher-
ward became president of the Georgia Mill
tary Academy at Marietta. The family
moved to Athens about 1863 and to Atlanta
about 1865 About 1874 young Brumby went
to the university and remained at Athens
for two years. In 1876 he was appointed a
cadet at the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, where he was graduated in
1879
Lieutenant Brumby was in the fearful
storm in the harbor of Apia, Samoa, in
1889. in which SO many American and Ger
man naval officers and men lost their lives.
His ship went to pieces on the reefs, and
he was one of the few who were able to
breast the furious waves and reach the
shore.
He was promoted lieutenant Gunior
grade) in 1887. He served on the schoolship
st: Mary's from April. 1891, to January,
1888, meantime being promoted a full.
lieutenant on August "a, 1892 He served on
the New York and the Vermont from 1888
to 1896. He was at the naval observatory
from September; 1897, to January, 1898,
when he was ordered to the Olympia as
flag lieutenant.
In August 1898. President Mckinley ad-
vanced Lieutenant Brumby five numbers
LOT eminent and conspicuous conduct In
battle In October last the citizens of
Georgia presented to him a handsome
sword and gave him a great reception at
Atlanta.
shock to Admiral Dewey.
The death of Lieutenant Brumby, while
not unexpected, was a great shock to Ad-
mirai Dewey The Citations of the two men
for several years past have been very in
innate and a strong friendship had grown
up between them. Lieutenant Brumby
went out to the Asiatic station with the
admiral and had been there with him until
they both returned to the United States
several months ago. In his capacity as
flag lieutenant to the admiral Lieutenant
Brumby was thrown with his chief practi-
cally al the time and acted as his per-
sonal representative in many matters of de-
tan delegated to him by the commanding
offlcer. He was regarded by Admiral Dewey
as bright, energetic and caple assistant.
while the devotion of the latter to the ad.
miral was something marvellous. The bur
den OF his thought during the latter DAYS
OF his illness, when his mind was racked
with delirium, seemed to be regarding his
work for the admiral
ADMIRAL Deweys appreciation of the work
OF Flag Lieutenant Brumby is shown by
this dispatch, which he cabled to Secretary
Long on August IA, 1893:
desire to recommend strongly for pro-
motion Flag Lieutenant Brumby, who has
been indefatigable in the discharge of his
duty from the beginning. He represented
me frequently in important negotiations
ana mas contributed much to the success of
the Olympia" -