The age-herald., 1901-04-23
", [. PERKINS DIED
 IN PHILIPPINES '-mlngham Young
 sat Cebu " FACED
" FACED
Nurse VI. Letters of Sympathy, Saying He Breathed the Last PeacefuIly-Was Buried With
 Military Honors.

William c. Perkins, the only son of Mir. and Mrs. c. Perkins of this city, died at 5 o'clock March f, of chronic dyscn- tery, in Military Hospital at Cebu, Phil ippine Islands, in the department of the Visayas.
 Notice of the death was received here yesterday by Mrs. Perkins from Henry C. Fisher, major surgeon, U. s. ". com manding Military Hospital This letter the young man passed away. In part 1t reads as follows:
 We have a thoroughly equipped, pleas ant hospital here and you may be as- sured that your son received every pos sible care and attention that doctors, nurses and the chaplain could give him. He did not suffer and his end was per fectiy calm and easy; he realized his con- dition, and expressed himself as resigned and prepared to meet his death. He left several articles In his effects that shall forward by registered mail to the adju- tant general in Washington, D. O., with instructions to deliver to you.
 His remains were inferred in the cem- etery at Cebu, P. l., March 5, with full military honors, chaplain officiating, and will. in due season, be transferred to the United States.
 with much sympathy for you in your bereavement, am very respectfully.
 HENRY c. FISHER,
 Maj Sur. T. s. ", Commanding,
 Letter From the Nurse.
 A letter from the nurse in whose ward young Perkins died was also received by Mrs Perkins This letter was a very pretty and sympathetic message, as fol- lows:
 ''It is with much regret that I write to inform you that on the 22d of February Sergeant wm. c. Perkins, Forty-fourth Infantry, was admitted to my ward in an extremely critical condition, and after battling at deaths door for eight days, silently and without murmur gave his life for. the flag he so nobly fought for. Your son. dear madam. was conscious un- til the last. seemingly resigned to be car ried on the list of our nations heroes. During his illness he suffered no pain, as powerful hypnotics caused him to breathe his last as IA sleep. Accept my deepest sympathy in your bereavement. There is no death more glorious than of dying for your country's honor Any question In future you desire to know I will gladly answer. Respectfully yours,
 ROMANUS A. LA GRINDEM.
 Thus 1t will be seen from the letters of notification that Birmingham's hero passed into. the unknown land with thoughts of God above. the mother at home and the great flag for which he was giving up life. His name will be placed In the list of immortais who have died for the honor of the red, white and blue and from zealous patriotism that would cause him to leave all loved ones behind in order to face the bullets and wave vic- toriously our flag.
 Sergeant Perkins enlisted In the Jeffer- son Volunteers of Birmingham in 1898 for the spanish-American war. He left home for assignment in the Forty-fourth In- fantry in 1900. and saw considerable serv- Ice in the Philippines previous to his ill- ness. He was 23 years of age and had many friends in the city, whose deepest sympathy will be extended to the bereaved family.