The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18
LIEUT.. BRUMBY
DIES OF fever.
He SuccumbS to Typhoid at the
Garfield Hospital.
WAS DEWEYSFLAG LIEUTENANT
Served Under the Admiral Throughout the
Campaign at Manila.
HIS DEMISE WAS A GREAT SHOCK.
The Admiral Regarded Him as Capable and Ener-
gsuc assistant He Was Appointed as a
Cadet al Annapolis IN 1873.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Lieut. Thomas
VI. Brumby flag lieutenant TO Admlrai
Dewey during the Manila campaign,
who has been i'll with typhoid fever Tor
several weeks, died al Garfield hospitai
shortly after 6 O'Clock last evening.
The death of Lieut.. Brumby, whiie
not unexpected, was a great shock y
Admiral Dewey. The relations OF the
two men for several years past mas
been very intimate and strong iilehu-
shin had grown up between them
Lieut.. Brumby went out TO the Asiatic
station with the admiral, and had been
there with him until they both returned
10 the United states several months ago.
In his capacity as flag lieutenant 10 the
admiral Lieut.. Brumby was thrown
with his chief practically all the flthe'
and acted as his personal representative
in many matters OF detail delegated 10
him by the commanding officer. lie
was regarded by Admiral Dewey as d
bright, energetic and capable ASSISTANT
while the devotion of the latter 10 tue
admiral was something marvellous. Inc
burden OF his thought during the latter
days of his illness. when his NINA Was
racked with delirium, seemed TO De re-
earding his work for the admiral
The lieutenant's present illness dated
from about 27th of November, the hrst
symptom BEING nothing more than a
cold, which, however. failed TO ylelu 10
treatment. and soon afterwards he went
TO the Garfield Hospital, where he died.
Admiral Dewey was unremitting in MS
attentions to him, until his condition
became urecarious and visitors were not
allowed To see him. Some days ago
Mrs. w. |. HAYWARD OF Marietta. Ga,
a sister, was summoned, and Thursday
she was Joined by her husband. both
remaining with the lieutenant until he
died. The lieutenant's aged mother is
| still living In Marietta, Ga. The father.
| who is dead. was a colonel of the l4th
| Georgia Regiment, in the Confederate
army.
Lieut.. Brumby was A years old and
| unmarried. Nothing definite has beer
| decided concerning the funeral, except
| that the body will be taken TO Georgia
for interment, leaving here tonight foI
| Atlanta 1t is entirely improbable that
| Admiral Dewey will accompany the
| remains, but will designate his secre-
| tary, Lieut.. w. II. Caldwell, to per-
/ form that dut.s
Lieut. Brumby was appointed a naval
| cadet from Georgia, entering the service
on the 29th of September. 1873. and his
present commission dated from 2+t 4
| of August, 1892. Practically all the time
! during the last two years he has beer
! with Admiral Dewey. In his report OF
the battle OF Manila. Admiral Dewey
spoke in very complimentary terms OF
the services and gallantry of his flaT
| lieutenant and recommended that he bC
| advanced some numbers on the list oi
lieutenants. His recommendation was
adopted by the Navy Department and
the name sent 10 the Senate but to-
gether with a number of other promo.
tions made by the Department. failed
TO be acted upon. The promotion recon-
mended placed him about thirteenth OF
the list OF lieutenants, and had il beer
confirmed he would in less than a yeal
from now have reached the grade O.
lieutenant commander. The lieuten
ants death is the third OF those VIII,
were closely associated with Dewey a
the battle of Manila who have die,
| since that time. namely, Capt Ciridley
! Commander Wood and Lieut.. Brumby
Lieut.. Brumby was presented a swor
| by the Legislature of Georgia on tn
e6th Of October He remained i'm Geor
gia some days after that and returne
to Washington about the middle of No
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