The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-05

lieut.. Col. James s. Petit, Eighth Infantry
I. S. A.. died YESTERDAY At his home in WASH
inRton. He was bonn in Ohio in 1855 and after
being graduated from West Point In 1873
serv ed In the West for sew ersl years. In 1870
he became assistant professor Of drawing
Al the Military Academ y and two years later
became ASST slant professor Of tactics. In
1888 he was again assign ed 10 frontier work
and rendered valuable service In the Co.
ronimo Indian campaign, He returned to
West Point in 1855 and remain ed there for
four years as assistant professor Of expert
mental and natural philosophy. He was then
sent 10 Yale as professor Of military science
and tactics. At the time Of the spanish war
he acted as military and civil Gov Of
Manzanillo and was later sent 10 the Philip
pin es as Colon l Of a volunteer regim ent.
The Military Service Institution awarded to
him in Nov ember last the 800 Seaman
prize for the best essay on How Far Does
Democracy Affect the Organization and Disci-
pline of Our Armies. and How Can Its In
huence Be Most Enectuallv Utilized?" He
leave IS q widow. a son and two dang hters.
Charles Smith. a brother Of Police Inspector
Ebert 0. Smith, died on Monday night at his
home. 258 Montgomery. street, NewbuTgh,
CITY police department for twenty years,
member Of he Broadway squad and With the
MOUNTED squad Mr. Smith Won q prize for
hOrssmsnship e. a S Madison SQUARE soT GSrds len
police sew eral years ago on a pension. He
also received a pension az a veteran Of the
civil war. He Leaves a widow and two sons,
Ebert and Walter Smith, both of whom are
married and residents Of this city.
DR.. John Theodore Heard. a we'll known
Boston physician. died on Sunday, AZ his sum-
mer home, in Magnolia, Mass, aged seventy
DR.. Heard had a notable civil war record a. q
surgeon. He was a graduate Of the class Of
1889, Harvard College and attended the Harvard
Medical School. In July, 1851. he became
assistant, sur geon Of tbs, Thirteenth Massachu-
sets Volunteers, and later became. Brigade
surgeon Of the First Brigade. Second Division
OF the First Army Corps, and In 1882, became
sur geon In chief OF the Second Division OF
this same corps.
The Hon. j. Manchester Haynes, who 70
years has been identified with the business and
political history Of Maine. died IN Augusta
yesterday after q long illness. aged, 81. He
was a native OF. Waterville, q graduate OK
Colby College and q member Of the Kennebeo
Bar Association. 10 1879 he was president OF
the Maine Senate and in 1882 was Speaker OF
the House. He was a delegate 70 the Re
and at that time was made q member Of the
national committee. In 1898 he was Mayor
Of Augusta, A wife and three children sur
vive him.
Mrs. Emma Lee Taller. wife Of Robert "
Taller, a retired lnancier died At their sum
mer home in Richfeld Springs, on Sunday.
She Wa a. years old. She had been il
She was the daughter Of the late Col. James
Lee. Thirty-nne years ago she was mar
| ried 10 Mr.. Taller. Besides her husband Ahe
leav - a son., J. Lee Taller.
The War Department was adv ised yester.
day Of the death Of Lieut. Col. Edward +
Cal. He was born in Ohio IN Is4o and was
appointed 20 the army as Assistant Surgeon
IN 1875. He was retired at bis own request
/ last year.