The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-08

Gen. NJ. Emmett UreIl. veteran Of the
civil and spanish-American wars, and one
of the best-known men in Washington.
died in Cork. ireland, Tuesday The news
Of his death was received here yesterday
by Capt. z. G. Schafer. a personal friend.
Death was due 10 heart disease.
Gen. Urell left Washington last July in
company with several Washingtonians 10
visit the land OF his birth. He always ex-
pressed desire 10 see his native land be-
fore he said.
The night before he left Washington he
was enjoying the evening with a COM
pany of friends. When the party broke
up he turned to capt. schafer and thrust
ing a sealed letter in his hands told him
that If anything happened TO him while
he was away 10 open the letter.
But" he said. as he turned away, II
don't think you will have to open It."
When Capt. schsfer received the cable
gram yesterday he opened the letter
The contents were characteristic Of the
man who wrote Il.
Advised Sea Voyage.
"To my dearest friend. Capt E G.
schafer. began the letter. owing TO the
condition Of my health. my friend and
physician. DIT. S. Clifford Cox. has ad-
vised that l take a sea voyage. con-
template doing So and perhaps may sail
the end Of this week Ny friends are
going on the ship at that time. II I go
| and should not return and what's left Of
! me is sent back home. desire to impose
on you the task OF seeing that your old
commander is placed beside his wife In
Arlington Cemetery.
Il would like a military funeral. my old
regiment, the G. A. r. the Spanish War
Veterans, Medal Of Honor Legion. Loyal
Legion. Naval and Military Order, Span
ish American War. Second Army Corps.
rot forgetting the Elks and our beautiful
ceremoRS.
! I want the Elks 20 look after ,he burial Part.
Captain. my dear. good friend I have never know
! ingly injured man. woman, OF child never wr0nged
anybody Intentionally. ! may have made enemies By
standing by my friends.
! I have for more than fo-ty years been working in
the interests q my pCope-comIadcs OF the civil
and the war with Spain. and friends also the
u
a great deal o. good work fer humanity.
Now win close this msmo hoping that you vii
never read IL.
Native of Tipperary.
Michael Emmett Uren was born in Ne
nagh. Tipperary County, Ireland. in 1874
In 1851 his family migrated to this coun-
try and he received his education in the
public and private schools in New York
City. He enlisted on April l.. 1851. In
Company E. Second New York State
Militia. which subsequently became the
! Eighty-second New York Volunteers.
During the war he saw service in both
Bull Run battles. Balls Bluff. the siege
OF Yorktown. Fair Oaks, Seven Days
battle. in Virginia; Peach Orchard. White
Oak Swamp. Savage Station, Malvern
Hill. Antietam. Fredricksourg.. Bristow
Station, and the Wilderness. In the bat
tie Of Bristow Station he was wounded
and left on the battlefield with the dead.
During the night he regained conscious
ness and succeeding in attracting the at
tention of the picket He was taken to
the hospital. The general always dated
his age from that day. saying that this
was his second time on earth. He re-
ceived a medal OF honor from Congress
for gallantry in the engagement, and on
May a. 1864. was honorably discharged
on account Of his wounds.
After he had been home several months
he married Miss Isabelle Helen Walton.
who had nursed him in his Brooklyn
home. His wife died in 1902
Played with "NicI<" Young.
During the early SOS Gen. UreH was
member Of the old Union baseball team,
who, with the Nationals, were among the
best IN the country. He played right field
Nick" Young was also member OF the
team.
Last night when a Washington Herald
reporter called at the residence Of Mrs.
f. McCauley, 2OO Columbia road north
west. with whom the general made his
home for the last few months, he was
shown to the generals room Lying on
the table was a volume Of Military Or
! der Congress Medal Of Honor Legion"
Opening the book to the place where a
ribbon marked the page was note which
read:
"semper Fdelis''
MS DOCK is presented 10 my nephew.
Emmett Urell of Brooklyn, N. Y, with
the hope and full belief that should his
country need his services against any
enemy of Old Glory ne. 400. will receive
the highest honor that can be conferred
upon any American citizen-the Medal OF
Honor from Congress"
The general was one of the biggest
hearted men IN the world" said John
Jackson. a personal friend last night
His annual leave Of absence was taken
up entirely in one-day leaves. in which he
devoted himself to helping the soldiers in
his command and their widows.
Besides belonging to every military Or
der Gen. Urell was past exalted ruler
Of Washington Lodge. No. Is. B. P. O. E.
which will have charge Of the funeral
No arrangements babe yet been made
20 bring the body 20 washington. He viii
be buried beside his wife in Arlington
Gen. UrelI is survived by a brother, James
w. Urell, a Federal employee in New York
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