The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-18
THOS. M. BRUMBY DEAD
WAS DEWEY'S FLAG LIEUTENANT IN
THE PHILIPPINES,
And Assisted the Admiral to Win the
Great Battle in Manila Bay-A Vic
tim Of Typhoid Fever.

WASHINGTON, Dec. f.-Lieut. Thomas
M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to Admiral
Dewey during the Manila campaign, who
has been ill with typhoid fever for several
weeks, died at Garfield Hospital shortly
after o'clock this evening.
The death Of Lieutenant Brumby. while
not unexpected, was a great shock to Ad-
miral Dewey. The relations of the two
men for several years past have been very
intimate, and a strong friendship had
grown up between them. Lieutenant Brum-
by went out to the Asiatic station with the
admiral, and had been there with MIN un-
til 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 prac-
tically all the time and acted as his per-
sonal representative in many matters Of
detail delegated to him by the commanding
officer. He was regarded by Admiral Dew
ey as a bright, energetic and capable as
sistant, while the devotion of the latter to
the admiral was something marvellous.
The burden of hfs thought during the lat
ter days Of his illness, when his mind was
wrecked with delirium, seemed to be re-
garding his work for the admiral.
The lieutenant's present illness dated
from about the 9th of November, the first
symptom being nothing more than cold,
which. however. failed to yield to treat
ment, and 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.
rI Of
Marietta, Ca, sister, was summoned,
and on Thursday she was jsined by her
husband, both remaining with the lieuten-
ant until he died. The lieutenant's aged
mother is still living in Marietta, Ga The
father. who is dead, was a colonel of the
Fourteenth Georgia Regiment, in the Con-
federate army. Lieutenant Brumby was
forty-four years old and unmarried.
Nothing definite has been decided con-
corning the funeral, except that the body
| will be taken to Georgia for interment,
| leaving here tomorrow night for Atlanta.
1t is entirely improbable that Admiral
| Dewey will accompany the remains. but
will designate his secretary, Lieut. H. H.
| Caldwell, to perform that duty.
Lieutenant Brumby was appointed a
naval cadet from Georgia, entering the
| service on the 18th Of September, 1873, and
| his present commission dates from the oath
| of August, 1892. Practically all the time
| during the last two years he has been with
| Admiral Dewey. In his report of the bat
| tie of Manila Admiral Dewey spoke in very
| complimentary terms of the services and
| gallantry of his flag lieutenant and recon-
| mended that he be advanced some numbers
| on the list of lieutenants. His recon-
| mendation was adopted by the Navy De-
| partment and the name sent to the Senate.
| but, together with a number of other pro-
| motions made by the department, failed to
| be acted upon. The promotion recon-
| mended placed him about thirteenth on the
| list of lieutenants, and had 1t been con-
frmed he would in less than a year from
| now have reached the grade Of lieutenant
| commander. The lieutenant's death is the
| third Of those who were closely associated
| with Dewey at the battle of Manila who
| have died since that time. namely, Capt.
Gridley, Commander Wood and Lieutenant
| Brumby.
Lieutenant Brumby was presented a
| sword by the Legislature of Georgia on the
26th Of October. He remained in Georgia
| some days after that and returned to
| Washington about the middle of Novem-