The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-18
LIEUT.. 7. M. BRUMBY EXPIRES
DEWEY'S FLAG OFFICER PASSES
AWAY IN WASHINGTON.
While Not Unexpected, 1t is a Great
Blow to the AdmiraI-A Strong
Friendship Between Them-Both Mem
Went to the Asiatic Station Together
and Returned at the Same Time.

Washington, d. c., Dec 17.--Lieuten-
ant Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant
Ito Admiral Dewey during the Manila
campaign, who had been i'll with ty-
! phoid fever for several weeks, died at
Garfield hospital shortly after o'clock
this evening.
The death of Lieutenant Brumby,
while not unexpected, was a great shock
to Admiral Dewey The relations of
the two men for several years past have
been very intimate and q strong friend
ship had grown up between them. Lieu
tenant Brumby went out to the Asiatic
station with Admiral Dewey and had
been there with him until they both
returned to the United States several
months ago. In his capacity 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 re-
garded by Admiral Dewey as bright,
energetic and capable assistant, while
the devotion of the latter to the admir-
al was something marvellous The bur-
uCii VI Ills tiiOu5ilt lllt3 tIiC loltcI
days of his illness, when his mind was
racked with delirium seemed to be re-
garding his work for the admiral.
The leutenants present illness dated
from about the 9th of November, the
first symptom being nothing more than
a cold, which, however, failed to yield
to treatment and soon afterwards he
went to the Garfield hospital, where he
died.
Admiral Dewey was unremitting in
his attentions to him until his condi-
tion became precarious and visitors
were not allowed to see him. Some
days ago Mrs. w. l. Heyward of Mar
ietta Ga, a sister was summoned, and
Thursday she was Joined by her hus-
band, both remaining with the lieu
tenant until he died The lieutenant's
aged mother is still living In Marietta
Ga. The father, who is dead, was q
colonel of the Fourteenth Georgia reg
iment in the Confederate army. Lieu
tenant Brumby was forty-four years
old and unmarried. Nothing definite
has been decided concerning the fun
eral except that the body will be TAX !
en- to Georgia for interment, leaving I
mere tO-iIiOlIpW Il6Ht LII 1itidlilet. II 10 !
improbable that Admiral Dew
ey will accompany the remains, but !
will designate his secretary, Lieutenant
H. Fl. Caldwell to perform that duty
Lieutenant Brumby was appointed
naval cadet from Georgia entering the
service on the 29th of September, 1873, |
and his present commission dates from
the oath of August, 1892. Practically
all the time during the last two years
he has been with Admiral Dewey In
his report of the battle of Manila Ad-
niral Dewey spoke in very compliment
Lary terms of the services and gallan-
-ry of his flag lieutenant and recon-
nended that he be advanced some num-
oers on the list of lieutenants. His
recommendation was adopted by the
navy department and the'name sent to
he senate, but together with number
If other promotions made by the de-
)artment failed to be acted upon. The
recommended placed him
lbout thirteenth on the list of lieuten-
lnts and had it been confirmed he
would in less than year from now
lave reached the grade of lieutenant
The lieutenant's death is
ociated with Dewey at the battle of
Manila, who have died since that time,
lamely, Captain Gridley, Commander
Wood and Lieutenant Brumby.
Lieutenant Brumby was presented a
word by the legislature of Georgia on
he 26th of October He remained in
Georgia some days after that and re- {
urned to Washington about the middle {
+ November