Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-23
HARRISON ALLEN DEAD
PASSED AWAY IN THE NIGHT
WITHOUT APPARENT ILLNESS.
Was Second Deputy Auditor for the
Post Office Department and Per-
formed Duties Yesterday.

Gen. Harrison Allen, second deputy aud
itor for the Post Office Department, was
found dead in bed at his home, 1917 K
street, this morning shortly before o'clock
After an evening spent at cards with his
wife and number of their friends Gen. AL
len retired in apparently as good health as
| he had ever enjoyed. Once or twice during
the night he moved uneasily, but there was
| nothlng to indicate that anything was
wrong until this morning the unexpected
discovery was made. Heart failure is the
| only cause that could be assigned for the
| sudden termination of life
| Arrangements for the funeral have not
been completed. 1t is probable, however.
that the services will be held Monday The
| lnterment will be made in Arlington ma
| uohaI cemetery, as Gen. Allen served with
| uistlncuon throughout the civil war Audi
| 'or McCardy and other prominent officials
Vi the fost Office Department will attend
| ihe services at the house. The deceased
Ieanes a wife and one stepdaughter, Mrs
| Berlin q. Brann of this city
! zen. Allen was at his office during all of
| yesterday, and uttered no complaint as to
ms health The news of his death. which
wa; was conveyed to the Office early this morn
| ing, was distinct shock to his feIIou,ofp
| Gals and wide circle of friends and o.
| qualntances. Gen. Allen was annointed
| aeputy auditor for the Post Office Denart
| ley's second term 1nchiii-
Gen.. Aliens Military Career.
soldier lawyer, legislator. ex-auditor
Vi the state of Pennsylvania. and
eiicieh' government official, General Allen
.au d ilotaoie career. He was born in the
town or Russellburg Warren countv d.
i1eceihoer t. 1885, being in his sixty-ninth
year at the time of his death He cana
from an old line of well known Pennsn,r
wanna families, The noted General WAYNE
peing his fathers great uncle General
a 81. was reared on a farm until he was
eiShteen years of age. He attended district
school during the winter months and WIS
Unusually Industrious at his studies He
possessed retentive memory and was
quick 70 comprehend an idea and act upon
IT, 1t was often said of him that il was
MS hrst aim to know his duty and to do II.
In 1904 young Allen went to the academy
al Jamestown, N. Y, and in the following
winter taught school. After graduation he
tcok up the study of the law, entering the
oMces OF Judges Johnson and Brown at
Warren Pa. ~
Having taste for military affairs. the
young man had served as aid-de-camn
with the rank of captain. on the staff Of
the commanding general of the Goth Divi-
i SION, Pennsylvania militia. At the out
preak OF the civil war he volunteered IS q
private and enlisted for three months He
was at once elected as captain of his COM
pany by the men composing it. After two
uonal term of three years. His company
was attached to the 10th Regiment of Penn
syiVania volunteers. A short while after
inns capt. Allen was rendered a colonelcy
IN the 1lth regiment, but preferred to re-
main with his company for the time being
His regiment was subsequently part Of
the Army of the Potomac In November.
1862, the young soldier organized the hist
Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers. and
was elected colonel. serving as such
through the term of his enlistment.
Gen: Alien was brevetted brigader gen.
eral for meritorous service and was es-
pecially complimented for galIantry and eff
hciency by Gems Doubleday, Meade, Rey-
noids and Ord. He was in the engage
ericksburg. Charlottesville, Gettvsbnrp
and WilliamsDort.
Career in Public Life.
Upon the expiration of his term of war
service General. Allen returned to Warren,
Pa, and resumed the practice of law. He
had taste for politics, and soon became
prominently identified with the republican
organization. In 1866 he was elected by |
the republicans member of the state leg
1slature, serving two terms. In 1868 he |
was delegate to the soldiers national |
convention at Chicago and to the repub- |
l1can national convention In 1869 General |
Allen was elected to the state senate and |
in 1872 was elected auditor general of the |
state by an unprecedented majority. He |
was renominated and elected to the office |
in 1874. In 1880 he served as a delegate to |
the republican national convention at Chi |
cago, and was of the noted BOG mem
bers who voted continuously for General |
Grant. He possessed one of the gold med
ais struck off to commemorate the fidelity
of these delegates to the great commander.
In 1882 General Allen was appointed by
the President United States marshal for
serving term of four years. In
1856 he was elected chairman { ( the terri
torial central republican committee, and
the year following was chosen department
of the Grand Army.
Later General Allen returned to Pennsy1-
vania, and resided there until the time of
mt ant dc 1t1r l1di |