Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-30
MRS. TANNER KNOWN HERE
Visited in Los Angeles During Early
Part of Nav


Mrs. James Tanner, who was killed
in an automobile accident in Helena,
Mont, yesterday, was well and favor
ably known in Los Angeles. She, to-
gether with Corporal Tanner, COM
mander int chief of the Grand Army,
visited Los Angeles during the first
week of May. They were the guests
of Capt. H. q. Osborne of 4O1 West
Twenty third street during their stay
here. Corporal Tanner was then maxi
ing his annual inspection of the de-
partment of G. A. r. in California.
Mrs. Tanner was one of the most
loyable women and most attractive
wives 1 have ever known,'' said Mrs.
Osborne last night. "I am deeply
shocked and grieved at the news of her
death. Corporal Tanner has not only
lost good wife, but also the best
friend he ever had. Mrs. Tanner was
ever with him. He never made a trip
of ever so few miles without taking
Mrs. Tanner along.
You know Corporal Tanner is a
cripple. He lost both his legs in the
Civil War. Mrs. Tanner married him
a short time after the war. She has
always been constant in her devotion.
She took the greatest pains to see to
1t that the corporal never took an extra
step. ] saw that clearly demonstrated
his wife were here
Possessed Executive Ability
I'm Red Cross work Mrs. Tanner was
one of the foremost. She ranks second
to Clara Barton in this respect. Mrs.
Tanner had wonderful executive pow
ers and has organized hundreds Of
hospital and relief societies.
Her name is revered and loved by
thousands of women and men through
out the United States, and her death
will be mourned b1 every member of
the Union Veteran legion, the organ
izer of which she was, and of the Wo-
mems Relief corps.
During the Spanish war Mrs Tanner
was most active in the organization of
hospital corps. Living as she did in
Washington d. c., she had ample OPP
portunity to show her real self. She
lived up to the reputation for charit-
able work during that time. She
equipped and sent into the field large
number of hospital corps which in turn
proved a godsend to the boys at the
front.
Surviving Mrs. Tanner besides her
husband are two daughters and two
sons. one son is a captain in the regu-
lar army and is now stationed at Fort
Logan, Colorado, just outside of Den
yer. The other son is an attorney and
is connected with the attorney generals
office in Washington, d. c. The two
daughters are living in Washington.
D. c."
Is Pretty Romance
Behind the marriage of Corporal and
Mrs. Tanner is one of the prettiest
romances of the Civil War. During the
troublous days which ended a struggle
to the death between the north and the
south Corporal Tanner, then known as
Jim" Tanner, the good fellow and
young lawyer Of Brooklyn. N. Y, was
courting his deceased wife. When the
call to arms sounded he was one of the
first to answer Behind him he left his
sweetheart.
Within few weeks after Jim" Tan
ner had enlisted he was made a cor
poral. At the Battle of Bull Run while
leading his little band to a hazardous
attack, the corporal was struck by a
cannon ball, which carried both his legs
away.
For hours the corporal laid on the
battle field. refrt.lg the proffered aid
of the surgeons, because he saw around
him others he thought more seriously
hurt than himself. Finally he was
taken to the hospital and the stufnps of
his once legs We're trimmed into shape,
Not many days later Mrs. Tanner ar
rived at the hospital and nursed her
soldier sweetheart back TO health and
strength. Once we'll. Corporal Tanner
made his sweetheart his bride, Since
that time they lave lived together
more as sweethearts than as man and
wife. Mrs. arner has since the day
she first became her corporafs nurse
been his constai attendant