Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

country must"
Praise From General Miles.
Major General Miles, commanding the
army, paid the following tribute to General
Lawton:
His death Is a great loss to the army
and the country. He was a very flne
officer. He had splendid record for
courage and Judgment in the civil war.
He entered the service at the age of eigh-
teen as private soldier, and at the close
of the war, when he was twenty-five. no
had the rank Of lieutenant colonel and was
a brevet colonel
During that conflict he participated in
many engagements and battles. displaying
great bravery and frequently distinguish
ing himself. Upon the conclusion of the
war he entered the regular service and took
part in several Indian campaigns on the
frontier. l selected him for the command
of one of the principal columns in the pur-
suit of Geronimo. and he followed the In
dams constantly for three months, covering
more than a thousand miles. and did more
to wear him down than any one OF the
other commands.
He was engaged in the severest part OF
the fighting before Santiago, where he
showed excellent Judgment and good gen.
eralship. and he has done the principal
fighting in the Philippines. He was man
of great energy. enterpristng and fearless
In action-a thorough soldier. He was
very kind-hearted gentleman and noble
man He could suffer injustice. but l
never knew him to do an unjust act to any
one"
Grief at His Old Home.
A dispatch from Fort Wayne, Ind. says:
Grief Is general and genuine In this city
over the announcement Of Gen. Henry w.
Lawton's death at San Mateo. Gen. Law
ton was living in Fort Wayne with his
parents and was a student at the outbreak
of the rebellion. He was member Of Zion
s. Bass Post. G. A. R., here, and a MEM
Der in good standing of Harmony Lodge, I.
o. o. F. Zion s. Bass Post has raised
fund of nearly $1,000 to purchase testi-
monial sword. which was to be presented to
Gen. Ldwton upon his return from the
Philippines.
Flags at Santiago ut Half-Mast.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba, dated
yesterday. says The report of the death Of
Major General Lawton made a profound
impression here, many Of the officers now
in this military department having served
with him. A social function which had
been arranged at the Officers Club for this
evening was postponed, and the flags on
the government buildings and the Ameri-
can Club were lowered to half-mast.
often Felt That Death Was Near.
In September last, the survivors of the
S0th Indiana Regiment held their annual
reunion at Millersburg. Ind, at which an
interesting letter from Gen. Lawton was
read, giving a brief account of his career,
and ending with these words:
Il take great interest in the reunions Of
our old regiments, and keep posted as well
as 1 can concerning my old comrades I
have, therefore, heard Of the death of many
of them, and feel often that the time is
close at hand when L, too, must join the
great majority as they go marching along.
Sincerely and fraternally yours,
III. w. LAYTON.
Major General, United States Volunteers"
Press Comments on Gen. Lawton.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The country loses one of its best soldiers
and the army one of its best officers in
Gen. Henry W. Lawton.
In the very hour of victory from one
of these he met his death, falling where
he had shared SO many crowded hours
of glorious lfe-on the fighting line. Two
years ago. If he had died after display
Ing valor as great and an energy
traordinary, he would have died scarcely
known by the country he served. 1t is
one of the fortunate results of the new
chapter in the nations history that, at
last, it knows its heroes, rejoces in their
life and mourns their death.
From the Baltimore Herald.
In his death the country has lost an in
trepid soldier and a capable commander,
who had proven his fearIessness and valor
self as an Indian fighter and during the
civil war. In the movement on Santiago
he again displayed notable military quail
ties by capturing FL Caney and intercept
ing the Spanish reinforcements. Gen. Law
ton died the typical death of a soldier, at
the head of his men, urging them onward
and presenting full front to the foe. APP
probation of the severity of the loss sus-
tanned will be mingled with pride in the
consciousness that the fallen hero vim
dictated the best traditions of the Ameri-
can army and sustained to the utmost its
reputation for prowess.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
He was always known as one of the most
courageous of American soldiers, one who
never shirked dangers which he was will
ing to have his men incur, and it Is no sur
prise to any one that his fate came to him
at the head of his troops. His tragical
death at this juncture will be pronounced
one of the most startling episodes of the
Indiana, which claims him, will have a
right to prize his memory, but his fame
will be measurably cherished in every part
OF our common country.
From the New York Herald
Major Gen. Henry w. Lawton possessed
in singular degree the respect the adj
miration and affection of the American peo-
pie. His career touched the popular i'm
aGination, his achievements and personal
ity inspired a faith which grew with his
advancement and broadened through every
new field of his endeavor. He was resist
less in energy, eager in effort, fertile in re-
sources. and he died. as he had lived, in
the van of his troops. And the country
mourning his death in the hour of fruitful
and almost conSummated activity, will
cherish reverently the memory of his life
and its sacrifice.
From the New York Tribune.
1t was characteristic of Gen. Lawton to
lend tn yptn
the fate to die with his face to the foe
was the fate which he had invited a thou
sand times. If he was always and every
where brave to the point of rashness, there
is no telling what the country owes to the
inspiration which during all the years of
his brilliant and arduous service the SOL
diers under his command have derived
from such an example of intrepid courage.
Gen. Lawton died without the promotion
which he had nobly earned and which was
about to be conferred on him, but higher
rank would not have enhanced his fame or
given him a securer place in the hearts of
his countrymen.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The death of brave officer like this
enables us all to sympathize more deeply
than before with the awful bereavements
that have lately fallen upon the English
people. We can understand, too, how
such bereayementS Only deepan the do