The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-18
THE DEATH on BRUMDY.
Admiral Dewey's Flag Lieutenant
,.s....- Passes Away. ..-4
VICTIM OF TYPHOID FEVER.
In Admiral Dewey's Report Of the
Battle Of Manila Lieutenant Brumby
Was Highly Commended and Reo-
ommended For Advancement,

I
Battleof Manila Lieutenant Brumby
Was Hishly Commended and Req
commended For Advancement.
Washington, Dec. 18.-Lieutenant
Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to
Admiral Dewey during the Manila
campaign, who has been Ill with ty.
phoid fever for several weeks, died at
Garfield hospital shortly after 6 o'clock
last evening.
The death Of Lieutenant Brumby,
while not unexpected, was q great
shock to Admiral Dewey. The rela-
tons of the two men for several years
past have been very intimate, and .
strong friendship had grown up be-
out to the Asiatic station with the adj
miral and had been there with him un-
til they both returned to the United
States several months ago. In his Ca
paeity as flag lieutenant to the admiral
Lieutenant Brumby was thrown with
his chief practically all the time and
acted as his personal representative in
many matters of detail delegated to
him by the commanding officer. He
was regarded by Admiral Dewey as q
bright. energetic and capable assist
ant, while the devotion. of the latter
to the admiral was something marvel
GUS. The burden of his though dur
ing the latter days Of his illness, when
his mind was racked with delirium,
seemed to be regarding his work for
the admiral.
The lieutenant's present illness dated
from about Nov. ~, the first symptom
being nothing more than a cold, which,
however, failed to yield to treatment,
and soon afterwards he went to tho
Garfield hospital, where he died. ADJ
miral 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. I. Hayward, Of Marietta,
Ca, sister, was summoned, and
Thursday she was Joined by her hus-
band, 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 colo
mel Of the Fourteenth Georgia regiment
in the Confederate army.
In his report of the battle of Manila
Admiral Dewey spoke in very COM
terms of the services and
gallantry of his flag lieutenant, and
recommended that he be advanced
some numbers on the list of lieuten-
ants. His recommendation was adopt
ed by the navy department and the
name sent to the senate, but together
with a number Of other promotions
made by the department failed to be
acted upon. The promotion recon-
placed him about 10 on the
list of lieutenants and had It been con-
flrmed he would in less than year
from now have reached the grade of
lieutenant commander. The lieuten-
ants death is the third of those who
were closely associated with Dewey at
The battle of Manila who have died
since that time-Captain Gridley, Com
mander Wood and Lieutenant Brumby.
Lieutenant Brumby was A years old,
and unmarried. He was appointed a
naval cadet from Georgia, entering the
service on Sept. 20, 1873, and his pres
9nt commission dates from Aug. "a,
1892. Practically all the time during
he last two years he has been with
Admiral Dewey.
Lieutenant Brumby was presented
With sword by the legislature OF
Georgia on Oct. 26. He remained in
Georgia some days after that and re-
urned to Washington about the middle
II November.