Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Stricken With Acute Indi-
gestion at Irvington, Va,
AN HONORABLE RECORD
IN CHARGE OF IMPORTANT Local
ENGINEERING WORKS.
Remains Arrived Here Today-Inter-
1nent to Be Made at Utica,
New York.

COL "A. MaCOUlD Mlileis cups VA
gineers, United States army, in charge of
the Washington aqueduct and OF various
other engineering works in the vicinity OF
this city and In Virginia, died suddenly last
evening on board the steamer Potomac at
Irvington Va.
Information received at the War Depart
ment this morning was to the effect that
Col Miller died of acute indigestion ana
that he suffered no pain When the first
news of his death was received today II
was supposed that the cause was heart
disease as it was known Col. Miller had
suffered with his heart for a number OF
years At the time of his death Mr. f. Z.
Warman, assistant engineer, was With him.
The remains were sent to Baltimore last
evening and arrived there on the Weems
Line of steamers about noon today. They
were later shipped to this city and were
met at the Baltimore and Ohio depot by
Col. Hodges, acting chief OF engineers IN
the absence of Gen. Mackenzie chief OF en-
gineers. Capt. kutZ of the Engineer Corps
was also at the depot when the remains
arrived there. They were at once removed
to an undertaking establishment to be en-
balmed and later will be taken to Col
Millers home, 2123 street northwest
Funeral Services.
The funeral services in this city will
probably be held Saturday, although no
definite arrangements had been made this
afternoon. Details of the arrangements
will not be made until after the arrival
of Col Miller's son, Lieut.. VIM. s. Miller
of the navy. stationed at Norfolk, and an
ether son from New York. 1t Is decided
to have the interment at Utica, N. Y, Col.
Miller's old home. A military escort will
be furnished to accompany the remains
from the residence here to the depot.
The sudden death of Col. Miller is rem
dered particularly distressing to members
of the family because of the precarious
condition in which Mrs. Miller has been
for long time At many times in the
past few years she has fingered between
life and death. When the news of Col.
Miller's death was received this morning
1T was determined not to inform her until
the family physician had been consulted.
Her daughter, Mrs Often of Pittsburg,
has been here some time looking after
the needs of her mother and was with her
when the sad news was received. This
afternoon or this evening it will be neces-
sary to inform Mrs. Miller Of the death of
Col. Miller, but much uneasiness is felt
because of the ill effect it is feared it may
have upon her in her present weak con-
dition.
Col. Miller leaves, besides a widow, four
children. His daughter. Mrs. Often, has
her home in Pittsburg, the three sons be-
ing Capt. A. NJ. Miller. 9th Cavalry, u S.
army, stationed at Walla Walla, Wash !;
AiOoe. w III. Mll1eF, u. .. navy, sta
toned at Norfolk, and a son who is prac-
tlcing law in New York city
Well Known in the ARMY.
Col Miller was well known throughout
the army and in this city, where he was
| born while his father, Gen. Morris S. Miller,
was in charge Of the quartermaster's de-
partmenk, of the army. Col. Miller was
about sixty years of age. His connection
with the work of building the sand fiItra-
ton plant for this city, with which he has
been connected from the commencement of
that work, made him particularly well &C
quainted with the people here He took a
lively interest in everything that pertained
to the building up and improvement of this
city, and was frequent attendant upon
| the meetings of the Washington Board of
| Trade, especially since the Improvement of
| the water supply has been a matter of such
| interest to the people of the District. He
was well known at the Capitol, where he
| frequently appeared before committees in
| recent years. Both the Senate and the
House committees on appropriations held him
| in high esteem and appropriated money for
| the construction of the filtration plant as
well other large public works witt
| which he was connected with confidence
| that the work would. be carefully managed
| Col. Miller had promised senators and rep
| reSentatyeS that with the appropriat
! given him he would have the filtration plant
| ready for next December and those
| who are acquainted with the progress Of the
| work there have believed that he would
| make the promise good in spite of many
| annoying and unavoida BILE difficulties that
have been thrown in his way from various
| causes since that work was begun.
a Star Graduate.
Col. Miller entered the United States Mil
| itary Academy in 1861 and was the third
member in rank in the graduating class in
| 1861 Raipp n fas ba
was at once assigned to the engineer corps
| of the army and he lived up to the reputa-
| ton he made while a student at the acad-
| envy. He was connected with much of the
| most important work of the engineer corps
| and was regarded as an authority on ensi-
| neering questions.
| Work in the Engineer Corps.
| His earlier assignments in the engineer
corps Of the army kept him for some years
IL the vicinity of New York. where he
| served assistant to the fortifications
| board that carried out plans for the de-
| Tense Of the harbor of New York. He was
also assistant to Gen. Newton in the work
of blowing up He'll Gate, at New York.
| He was afterward placed in charge of engi-
| neering works on Lake Superior, and at
one time was assistant professor of engi-
neering at the Military Academy. He was
/ on duty at New York from 1876 to 1867
| after which he was placed in charge IF
| the engineering works in the southwest in
Louisiana and Texas. For two years from
| 1882 he was in charge of the work on tn.
| Mississippi and Missouri rivers, having
| charge of the construction of the bridge
| across the Missouri at st. Louis.
| He was French scholar, translatng into
| English Barois' standard work on the irri-
| cation of Egypt.
| From st. Louis Colonel Miller was trans
| ferred to Galveston Texas, and had charge
of the Improvement of the harbor and other
work in that vicinity. He remained there
| until 1897. when he was transferred to work
| in the vicinity of Lake Champlain. He also
had charge Of the construction of tunnel
under the Hudson river and built bridges
| over the Hudson.
Work in This Vicinity.
Since July IL. 1898, he has been stationed
this city. He would have been retired No
vember 1. 1907. He was promoted about a
year ago to be colonel upon the promotion
of Colonel Allen to be brigadier general
He had previously been in charge of the
Washington aaueduct, but upon his promo
ton he was given In addition to that duty
the supervision of work that had formally