The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
LIEUT.. TOM COBB
DIES AT HONOLULU.
Young Soldier from Kansas
Citv, Succumbs to Small
pox.
Was Son of Presiding Elder Cobb, OF
Nevada
Kansas City Times. 18th.

AeAdud.
Kansas City Times. 25th.
Lieutenant Thomas NJ Cobb, ir.. Z
OF the thirty-ninth infantry, who was |
attacked by smallpox while on the :
way home from the Philippines on
board the transport Fitzpatrick and {
who was landed at Honolulu early ,
in April, died on quarantine island
there on the morning OF April 13.
Lieut.. Cobb was, before he adopted
the trade of war, Kansas City news
paper man. His friends in this city
and other parts of the state are num-
bered by the hundreds and his death
on the lonely and strange island OF
the Pacific, when his adventures ap-
reared over and he was speeding
home to be mustered out, will drag |
at many heartstrings and bring |
gloom to many a home.
Thomas NJ. Cobb, ir., was the son
of the Rev. Thomas NJ. Cobb, pre-
siding elder of the NJ +. church,
South, whose home is now at Neva-
da. Mo. He was born at Sprinfigeld,
Mo. March II, 1877, and was edu-
| Gated at the Wentworth Military
| academy and the University OF Mis-
| souri,. He left the university to be-
come a local news writer on the
Times and was engaged IN that work
when the Spanish war broke out
Cobb's early military training ana
the natural bent for soldering which
dominated his whole being, led him
to aid III organizing the fifth Mis-
souri, volunteers. He was made first
lieutenant of company ID. that regl-
ment, and was later appointed adlu-
tant. He went with the regiment to
Chickamauga and. when the soldiers
were fever racked and homesick,
| Cobb. with his big, chesty bass voice,
used to tramp about among them
and sing coon songs lie was the
: life of his company, a good officer
and friend to every man IN It.
Cobb was mustered out of service
} at the end of the war and resumed
t his work on The Times. With the
n outbreak of war in the Philippines
g de became restless and secured a
n commission OF first lieutenant IN the
e thirty ninth regiment, which he help
e ed recruit at Fort Crook, Neb. Cobt
:. received his second commission OF
g Aur. II. 1899, and a few weeks late1
t sailed for the Philippines. Th'
thirty-ninth regiment is now at Sai
! Francisco in quarantine, and VII
l. soon be mustered out.
e Was Popular With All Sorts.
d Lieutenant Cobb was an ideal sol
= der. He was big fellow, fully
e feet tall, with broad shoulders an
5. deep chest, and he-had the long, mi
T. itary stride and erect, dignitied oeal
ing of one who comes OF line
soldiers. although his bOyish fac
and good natured eyes were IN COZ
y slant dispute with his fierce, war-llk
III tread. He was "a good companion
ie any society, and possessed the ia
y" ultv OF winning and keeping frlenc
IL wherever he happened to blvoua
li0 He had a brother in this city, youn;
70 or than himself. William Cobb, III Il
lso employ of the Richards / Conov'
=, Hardware company. Had Lleute
ant Cobb lived, he certainly wou
r have made his mark in a milltal
way. as his merits never failed
0u win him recognition from his sup
- rior officers.
q During his stay in the Philippln
" Lieut.. Cobb had many adventur
az which showed the natural brave
and soldierly instincts OF the ma
At one time he had small detac
An nent of his company out chasing
-as band of nine outlaws. His men We
II footsore and weary of the cha
N Cobb was about ready to aband
., the chase. when he saw the outla
lilo mass over the brow of a bill hall
mile distant. He gave chase, teill
rho his men to follow. He was far IN
advance, alone. when he came up
, 8 the outlaws. partly hidden in sh
MIR low cave. He ran to the mouth
1t the cave. ordered the men TO thr
to down their arms and surrender,
me the same time giving commands
"a his men. who were not within ne