Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-30
IOWA HEROES WHO DIED
SERVING THE COUNTRY
Roll Of l4s State Volunteers Who
Were Stricken With Disease
in the Camps.

WClc OH lCNCIl WIN OlSGuSc
in the Camps.
NONE WERE KILLED IN BATTLE
Typhoid Fever Responsible for Ncar-
~ All the Loss--38 Deaths in the
Fifty-Second-.Nforta Rec.
ord of the Regiments:
Washington, March 29.-Wi,h the
general musrer out of service of the
volunteer regiments glance through
the mortality record at the war de-
partment presents some interesting
statistics. Iowa put four regiments of
States. and two OF these, the l'iftieth
and the Fifty-second have already
been mustered out, and the Forty
ninth, now in Cuba, and the Fifty-frst,
in the Philippines, are under orders for
muster out, and will be returned ia
their homes very soon.
More men dicd of typhoid fever
among the volunteers than amy other
half dozen diseases combined. Up to
date there have been l4S deaths i'm the
four Iowa regiments from all causes.
and not Il single one caused by other
than disease. OF the total number of
deaths in the four regiments ZIG were
caused by typhoid fever. The total
was distributed among the regiments
as follows: Forty-ninth, 81, of which
43 were typhoid cases; l'iftieth, 81. OF
which so were due TO typhoid; Fifty
first, 2s, of which typhoid. claimed IL
and pneumonia II; Fifty second. IS.
81 being from typhoid, and in this, lat
ter regiment two deaths. cause not re-
ported.
The Forty-ninth and Fifty-sccond
were the only regiments TO lose Off
GERS. The Forty-ninth lost two-First
Lieutenant George w. Nicholson, OF
Company l., died at Jacksonville Sep
TENDER of typhoid, and FIRST Lieu
tenant Guy Kellogg. of Company q.
was the very first man of his regiment
to-lose his life, having died August u
last. Second Lieutenant Charles +.
CIRCUIT, of Company X, Fifty-second
regiment, died at Emmetsblrg Sep
TENDER 10, of typhoid
The complete roll of the honored
dead of the four Iowa infantry reel-
ments, as taken from the records on
file i'm the war department., giving full
name of soldier, rank, company date,
place of death and cause of same, fol
lows:
Forty-Ninth Iowa.
Guy Kellogg. first lieutenant, G, August
a.. 1898.
25 Camp Cuba Libre. typhoid.
Claus Hansen private, IA, August "a
Camp Cuba Libre, typhoid
Edward w. I.izer private, L., August "a,
Camp cube l.ibre, typhoid.
George Lendrum, private. *. September
q. Camp Cuba Libre, typhoid.
James r.. Furness corporal, II, septem-
Der H. Jacksonville, typhoid
Charles IIemlick, private. IL. September
5, Camp Cuba Libre, typhoid
Joseph NJ. Basten, private. i, September
IA. Cincinnati. typhoid.
:, ch az p l,ohdell, private. \. septem-
Allen Il. Gordon. private, Il. September
90; Camp Cuba Libre. acute hospnrtis.
louis Edward Brick, private, l.. Sep
Der 20. Camp Cuba Libre, typhoid. : -
Alonzo l.. Hartman, private, H. septem-
Loyal Atherton, musician. M septem-
Der Il. Jacksonville typhoid.
Frank II. Rubenhagen, private. ID. Sep
TENDER 4 Camp Cuba I.ibre,. disease.
Frank NJ Ruff, corporal. 1, September
Ii. Waukon la. typhoid.
William T.. Speer, private G.. September
% Jacksonville Typhoid. : '-'''''''
Harry III. Staininger. private, II, October
6. Jacksonville typhoid
Frank c. rrumbull, private L. Septcm-
Der 23. Boscobel. Wis, typhoid.
Joseph X Wilson, private. +, September
81 Jacksonville typhoid
Morse A. Wolcott private Il. September
%, Camp Cuba Librc. typhoid
Grid NJ cr;iI1ser private. -. September
rs Camp Cuba Libre typhoid
Hans l.. Endcrstad. private. /. Septein-
Der 20, Camp Cuba l.ibre. typhoid.
Roy A; Humphrey. private. l.. septem-
Der "a. Camp Cuba l.iblc. typhoid
David Nj. McCord. private q. October :,
John ~ chamnIi min priv ,:ta i. October -
Camp Cuba I.ibre typhoid
Ole H. Enevson, private /, October 20,
Camp Cuba l.ible typhoid
Emile Frahm, private. q. October ).
Camp cuba I.ihrc typhoid.
Henry c. Hansen private. l.. October /
Camp cuba Libre typhoid
Frank j Mckray private. T., October
H. Camp Cuba Iibrp typhoid
Herbert II. Roman. private. l.. October
10 Camp Cuba Libre, typhoid
Geo. Wv. Van. Loon. private, u. October
2. Camp Cuba 1.ibre. typhoid
Fred L. Willier. corporal -, october IS.
" Ir',,,, \, la Il. , ,Nphorui. c,,.
20. Camp C,nhn I.ihre lynhoid
Daniel A. Miller private, b. october %.
Wesley s Kline private * Sentomber
81 pablo Reach Ialn, tvnhoid
Harvey N. Kcrlin privotc {; Oc,obor
8. Camp Cuba Iibrc, typhoid