The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-06
THE RECORD OF A PR1vTE,
Adventurous Life and Strangaeath
of Walter Guthrie.

Durham \. c., Dec. 5.-(Spdal.)-
Major w. A. Guthrie received thislorn-
ing the following official notifcatn of
the death Of his brother, Walt III.
Guthrie, mention OF which hasbeen
made in this correspondence:
War Department,
Adjutant Generals Offic,
Washington, Dee. 4, 18.
Mr.. Wan a. Guthrie, Durham, y. /:
The Department regrets to inform5ou
that Walter Guthrie, late private en-.
pany a, 18th United States infanty.
died November 4th, 1899, ON transErt
Sherman" en- route to San FranciD.
The body was brought to the Unih
States, and, it is presumed, was init
red in the National Cemetery, Prcsid.
California.
(Slgned) THOMAS WARD,
Assistant Adj't General.
Deceased was born in Chatham cour
ty, y. c., December ], 1851, and wa
about forty-eight years of age. Abou
~ years ago he enlisted i'm the United
States Army and went to the frontier
States of the West, where he engaged
IN military service against hostile In
dlans fer several years At the outbreak
Of the war between the United States
and Spain, he went with his regiment
to Cuba, and participated in the fighting
incident to the invasion of CUBA, from
Daiquiri to El Caney and Santiago
After the treaty of peace between the
United States and Spain, he was sent
with his regiment on the transport 'sSher-
idan" from New York by WY Of the
Suez Canal to the Philippine Islands,
landing at Manila last spring and par
ticipating in the fighting in tie Philip
pines, until he accidentally wRlnded his
right hand in boring a hole through a
piece Of bamboo for some purpose, and
this wound necesSitated his icing sent
to the hospital in Manila, WlPre a sur
gical operation had to be performed.
The last letter received from linn by his
brother, Major Guthrie, WIS written
from the United States Hospital in Ma
Mia, and at that time owing to his
wounded hand, he dictated he letter
which was written for him b friend.
He then wrote that ne feard that his
soldier days were over, and he would
have to be invalided back lome He
died at sea before reaching San Fran
cisco. Deceased knew no sud- word as
fear, and had by constant p'actice be-
come one of the crack shots q his regi-
ment. He had fought with hostile In
dams in the West; with cattle thieves
on the borders of the United States and
Mexico along the Rio .Grande in north
ern Texas and Arizona; with Spaniards
en- Cuba; with Filipinos arounl Manila,
without ever receiving so mach as
scratch in any of these perilols engage
ments and adventures, to meet his
death at last by boring a lole in a
bamboo. He has fought his list fight
and like the true soldier he was, has
found his last resting place i'm Z soldiers
cemetery of the nation. He liaves be-
hind him an untaTnished name. Sur
viving him is sister, Mrs. Dlla Fra
zier, of Gulf, \. c.; two brothers, w. s.
Guthrie, of Boston, Mass: and Major
Williams A. Guthrie, of Durham. also
half brother John S. Guthrie, Of Chap
ell HILL. Deceased was also frs. cousin
of our townsmen, S, G. Andersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Cobb entertain
ed a party of their friends Monday even
ing at Hotel Carolina, complimentary
to Miss Fan Burwell, of Charlotte.
The following resolution was adopted
by the Board of Aldermen at their last
nights meeting: "Resolved That the
mayor appoint a committee to ascertain
the cost of securing a competent engi-
neer to survey a complete system of
sewerage for the city of Durham, and
report at the earliest practicable mo-
ment." The mayor appointed Alderman
Jordan a committee of one ON this mat
ter.