Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-18
LIEUTENANT BRUMBY DEAD.
of Typhoid Fever In WHoh-
ington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, Lieutenant
Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to
Admiral Dewey during the Manila cam.
paign, who lias been i'll with typhoid
fever for several weeks, died ut Garfield
hospital.
The death of Lieutenant Brumoy
while not unexpected was great shock
to Admiral Dewey. The relations OF
the two men for several years have becn
very intimate and strong friendship
had grown up between them. Lieuten-
ant Brumby went out to the Asial .
station with the A imi al AMI had been
with him until they both returned to
the United States q few months ago.
In his capacity as flag lieutenant to the
admiral, Lieutenant Brumby was
thrown with his chief practically all
the time and acted US his personal repre-.
sentative in many matters Of detail del.
egated To hun by the commanding off
Cor.
He was regarded by Admiral Dewey
as a bright, energetic and capable aR-
sistaut, while the devotion of the latter
to the admiral was something marvel.
Gus. The burden of his thought during
the latter days of his illness, when his
mind was rackod with delirium, seemed
to bc regarding his work for the nd.
mirul. n.l J-l,lra't
The lieutenant,s present illness dated
from about Nov. "a, first symptoms being
nothing more thaira cold. which, how
ever, failed to yield to treatment, aud
soon afterwards he went to the Garfield
hopital, where he died.
Admiral Dewey was unremitting in
his attention to him until his condition
became precarious and visitors We're not
allowed to soc him. Some days age
Mrs. w. l. Hayward Of Marietta, Ga, a
sister, was summoned and Thursday
she was joined by her husband, both re.
manning with the lieutenant until he
died. The lieutenant's aged mother is
still living in Marietta, Ga. The father,
who is dead. was u colonel of the -Four
teenth Georgia regiment in the Confed
crate army.
Lieutenant Brumby was A years OF
ago and unmarried. Nothing def
nlte has been decided concerning the
funeral except that the body Will be
taken to Georgiu for interment, leaving
here tonight for Atlanta. IL is entirely
improbable that Admiral Dewey will
accompany the remains. but will deslg.
nate his secretary, Lieutenant IL. II
/ Caldwell, to perform that duty.
In his report Of the battle of Manila
Admiral Dewey spoke in very compl,'
mentlry terms of the services and gal
lantry of his flag lieutenant aud re-
commended that he be advanced some
numbers OH the list of lieutenants, Hit
! recommendation was adopted by the
navy department. and the name sent Il
/ the senate but. together with number
OF other promotions made by the do.
partment, failed to be acted upon.
The promotion recommended placed
him about - on tho list OF lieutenants
and, had it been confirmed, he would IN
less than year from now have reached
the grade OF lieutenant commander
The lieutenant's death IL the third ol
those who We're closely associated will
Dewey, the others being Captain Grid
10y and Captain Wood.
Lieutenant Brumby was presented
with sword by the legislature Of Geor
gia on Oct. 20. He remained In Geor
ria come days after that and returned
to Washington about the middle OF No
tember.