The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08

at his bedside when death occurred.
General Corbin had been suffering for
two years from the malady which
caused his death. Accompanied by Ms.
daughter. Mrs. Usher Parsons of Ards
lew, N Y, he went to Carlsbad. ftr
treatment on June II, last. The waters
there appeared to have improved his
condition after two weeks stay ana iie
returned to ENGLAND, where his former
trouble recurred and he went to Paris
to consult physicians
The trouble developed more seriously
while he was in Paris and he deter
mined to return to America ]. G
Schmidlapp of Cincinnati. met him In
Paris. and with Mrs. Corbin they sailed
for New York on the steamer Rottcr-
dam, which arrived here on Sunday
last The general was taken to thu
Hotel Martinique in this city and DR..
Frank Erdwurm was summoned. The
physician advised that the general be
removed to the Roosevelt hospital, and
he was taken there on Monday TIE
operation was performed Tuesday
morning by DR.. Lucius Hotchkiss. the
hospital surgeon, assisted by DR.. Erd-
wurm and DR.. Peck Ex-Governor
Herrick who also was staying at ths
Mongolia. Mass, was with the gem
eral during his stay at the hotel, and
aided Mrs. Corbin in the arrangements
for the generals removal to the hos
pital.
Revived After Operation.
Following the operation General Cos"
bin revived and he work of the SUI
geons was regarded a success, but
about midnight last night a weakness
of the heart developed and death en-
sued a few hours later.
General CorbinS body will be taken
to his home at Highwood, Chevy Chase,
near Washington, this afternoon ana
funeral arrangements will be mace
there. His burial will be in Arlington
cemetery.
General Corbin leaves three children
by his first wife, Rutherford B., pf
this city; Mrs. Usher Parsons of Ards
ley the -Hundson. N. Y, and Grace
Corbin. living in Wilmington, Q.
Only last year the beautiful Corbin
home at Highwood. adjoining Chevy
Chase in the suburbs of Washington,
was completed and extensive entertain
ments had been planned for the COM
ing season.
General Corbin was in command of
the Philippine division when he was ap-
pointed major general having volur
tarily relinquished the important posi-
ton of adjutant general of the Unite1
States army from desire to wind up
his military career by field service.
He returned to the United Sta'es
from Manila early in 1904, and assumed
command of the department of the Mis-
souri,. While holding this command he
was appointed lieutenant general of the
United States army.
His War Record.
Washington, Sept. S.-War depart
ment officials were greatly surprised
and shocked when informed of the
death in New York of General H. G.
Corbin. 1t was known that General
Corbin had not been well for some
months. but that his illness was Sc
riouS was not considered.
During his service as adjutant gem
eral, General Corbin was a conspicu-
Gus figure at the war department and
in the social life of the national capi-
tai.
General Corbins first military ser
vice was second lieutenant in the
Eighty-third Ohio volunteer infantry,
having enlisted July 2S, 1862. He
served to the wars end with the army
o fthe Cumberland, holding all grades
from second lieutenant to colonel He
was breveted brigadier general OF
volunteers March 13. 1865.
He entered the regular army May
II, 1866, as second lieutenant of the
Seventeenth infantry, and was sue
cessively promoted to lieutenant gem
eral on April Is, 1906. He retired
September 15, of the same year.
In recognition of ''gallantry shown
in the Spanish-American war" con-
gress, in June, 1900, conferred upon
him the rank of major general. For
eight years he served SIS adjutant gem
eral of the army.
General Corbin was member of