Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-19
LIEUTENANT nRUMBY DEAD.
Sketch of The Career of the Gallant
Young officer.


Young officer.
WASHINGTON, December 1S-Lieuten-
ant Thomas NJ Brumby. flag lieutenant to
Admiral Dewey during the Manila cam
paign. who has been i'll with typhoid
fever for several weeks, died at Garfield
Hospital shortly after o'clock yesterday
evening.
His death. while not unexpected. was
great shock TO Admiral Dewey. the rela-
lions OF the two men for several years
past have been very intimate, ana
strong friendship had grown up between
them. Lieutenant Brumby went out 10
| the Asiatic station with the Admiral, ana
had been there with him until they potn
returned TO the United States several
months ago. In his capacity as flag lieu
tenant TO the Admiral. Lieutenant Brum-
by was thrown with his chief practically
all the time and acted as his personal
representative in many matters Of detail
delegated 10 him by the commanding Off
Ger.
He was regarded by Admiral Dewey as
bright. energetic. and capable assistant
Shile his devotion 20 the Admiral was
marvellous. The burden Of his thought
during the latter days OF his Illness, when
1 his mind was racked with deirum. seem
miral.
The Lieutenarts illness dated from
/ about November 9th, the first symptoms
/ being nothing more than cold. which,
| however. failed 10 yield TO treatment, ana
! soon afterward he went TO the Garfield
/ Hospital, where he died Admiral Dewey
/ was unremitting I'm his attentions TO him
until his condition became precarious and
! visitors were not allowed TO see him.
! Some days ago Mrs. w. l. Hayward, Of
Marietta, Ca. a sister, was summoned,
and Thursday she was joined by her hus-
band, both remaining with the Lieutenant
until he died. His aged mother is still
living in Marietta. Ga. Lieutenant Brum
! by was unmarried.
Nothing definite has been decided con-
| corning the funeral, except that the body
| will be taken to Georgia for intermcut,
leaving here tonight for Atlanta. Ii IS
! entirely improbable that Admiral Dewey
! Will accompany the remains, but he will
| probably designate his secretary, Lieu
tenant II. Ii. Caldwell, TO perform that
/ duty.
In his report of the battle of Manila.
Admiral Dewey recommended that
| Brumby be advanced some numbers on
the list of leutcnants. His recOmmen-
dation was adopted by the Navy Depart
| ment. and the name was sent 20 the SEN
ate. but together with number Of other
! promotions made by the department. was
not acted upon.
The promotions recommended placed
him about thirteenth on the list Of leu
tenants, and had IL been confirmed he
would. in less than q year from now
have reached the grade Of lieutenant
commander. The Licutenants death is
the third of those who were closely as
ISOLATED with Dewey at the battle Of
Manila, who have died since that time
| namely, Captain Gridlcy, Commander
Wood and Lieutenant Brumby
Lieutenant Brumby was presented with
sword by the Legislature OF Georgia
on the 10Th Of October. lie remained
in Georgia some days after that, and
returned to Washington about the middle
OF November.
Lieutenant Brumby's father was Colo
mel Arnoldus V. Brumby, who graduated
in 1885 from the West Point Military
Academy. lie served I'm the Florida wal
of 1886 against the Seminole Indians. In
1851 he established the Georgia Military
Institute. at Marietta. and when the civil
war began was placed In command of
the Fourteenth Georgia Infantry but III
health forced him 10 resign after a few
months service 10 was I'm his father S
institute, afterWard burned 20 the ground
by General sherman. i'm his march TO the
sea, that Lieutenant Brumby was born
in 1855. The family moved to Athens in
1863 and 10 Atlanta about 1865
Young Brumby entered the Annapolis
Naval Academy on September p, 1873
and was graduated June IS 1879. lie was
, assigned TO the Tennessee, on which he
served for two years. He was promoted
ensign on November 70, 1880 and the next
year was assigned TO the receVing-ship
Franklin AS ensign he served also on
[ the jamestown, 1SS2; the Gedncy, ISIS
and the Nandalia, 1851. He was pro-
/, NOTED to junior lieutenant April Il, 1857,
and was made lieutenant August a, 1892.
! | Meanwhile, he had served on the Van
dalia, the receiving-ship Vermont, and
E the Scholarship St Mary's In 1896 he
was again assigned TO the Vermont, and
! ! in 1897 was sent to the Naval Obserya-
. tory and war College.
When Admiral Dewey then Commo-
dore Dewey, was assigned to the com
mand of the Asiatic Squadron, he chose
Thomas NJ. Brumby, who was at that
time stationed in Washington. 10 be his
flag officer In 1895 Brumby was
placed on duty on the Olympia. At Hong
I | Kong and in the Philippines he became
| known as "Deweys right-hand man."
! | President Mckinley, in one OF his speech
es. said that while northerner first
+ ! raised the fag over Santiago, IL was a
southernor. Brumby. who set the stars
- ana Stripes floating over Manila.
5 \ grandson and two nephews of the
late Colonel Brumby are line officers OF
the navy. and other members Of the fam
fly served as officers in the volunteer
2 army during the war with Spain.
J 4 NAVAL FUNERAL.
e WASHINGTON, ID. c., December IL
Z The Navy Department has arranged L
i give a naval funeral TO the remains o
the late Lieutenant Brumby. compan.
Of marines from the barracks here, Will
e the full Marine Band. have been ordere'
TO report at Garfield Hospital, unde
charge OF Commander Mc~rea, Unite'
States navy tomorrow morning, to escor
. the remains TO the railway station
l whence they will be conveyed to Atlanta
= Ga, for interment.
: SECRETARY LONG TO MRS BRUMBY
I WASHINGTON. ID. c., December Is
: Secretary Long has sent the following let
4 ! ter OF coincidence 10 the mother Of the
/ ate Lieutenant Brumhy:
Z NAVY Department
4 "WaShingtDn. December Is 1893.