Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-18
LIEUT.. BRUMBy is DEAD.
Father Was "a Colonel In the Confcd-
crate Army Record OF the CAL
liant Nay OGiccr

Washington. Doc i1.-Lieut. Thos. NJ.
Brumby ilnR lieutenant to Admiral
Dewey during the Manila campaign.
who has been III with typhoid fever Tor
several weeks. died at GARFIELD hospital
shortly after o'clock this evening.
The death " Lieut.. Brumby. while
not unexpected. was a great shock to
Admiral Dewey. The relations
OF the two for several years
past have been very init
mate, and strong friendship has
grown W. between them.
Lieut.. Ilrumby went out to the Aslat-
IL station with the admiral and had
been there with him until they both re-
turned to the United States, In his ca
paclty M ilag lieutenant, Lieut. Bruno
by was thrown with Dewey practically
all the time and acted as HIS personal
representative In many matters OF de-
tail delegated to him by the command
ing officer. lie was regarded by Ad-
mirnl Dewey ~ n bright. energetic and
capable assistant. while the devotion uf
the latter to the admiral was something
marvellous. The burden OF his thoughts
durin- the latter days OF his illness.
when his mind was wrecked with de-
llrium. seemed to be regarding his work
FOR the admiral
The lioutcnnnt's 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 aftcrward he
went tn Garfield hospital. where he
died. Admiral Dewey was unrcmlttln.
In hts attention Ia him. until his condi-
tioln became prccarlouH and visitors
were not allowed. to see him. Some days
ago Mrs. W. l. Hayward OF Marietta.
Ca, n sister, was summoned, and
Thursda. she was Joined by her hus-
band, both remaining with the lieuten-
ant until he died. The lleutcEnnt'a AGED
mother Is atili living In Marietta, Ga.
The father. who In dead. was colonel
Of the Fourteenth Georgia regiment In
the Confederate army. Lieut., Brumby
was a. years OF age and unmarried. No
arrangements for the funeral have been
made.
Lieut., Brumby was appointed n naval
cadet from Georgia. entering the SER
vice In 1873, and his present { mmlsslon
dates from the cath VI August. 1899. He
hia boon with Admiral Dewey practi-
cally all OF the time during the past
two years.
In his report OF the battle OF Manila,
Admiral Dewey smoke In very compli-
mcntary terms OF the services and gal
lantry Of Brumhy. and recommended
that he be advanced some numbers on
the list OF lleutonaats. His recon-
incubation was adopted by the navy de-
partmcnt and the name sent to the SEN
ute. but together with n humber OF 9th
er promotions made by the department.
failed to be acted upon. The promo
tlon recommended placed him about
thirteenth on the list OF licutennnta.
and had II been confirmed he would In
less than n year from now reach the
grade OF lieutenant commander.
The lioutcnnnt's death IL the third Of
those who We're closely associated with
Admiral Dewey nt the battle OF Manila
who have dicd since that time. namely;
capt. cridley. Commander Wood and
Lieut.. Brumby.
Lieut. Brumby was presented n sword
by the Legislature OF Georgia on the
2fth of October. He returned TO wash
ington about the middle Of November.
4 dispatch from Marietta, Ga, says:
"Mrs Eliza Ann Brumby. mother ~
Lieut.. llrumhy, said tonight TINT while
SHE would like to have the remains of
her son brought home. she would offer
no objection should the Washington
officials desire TO inter them In the capi-
tai city"