Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-28

Stricken with heart failure in front of
the Metropolitan Club. Brig. Gen. James
Cakes, U. S. A., retired, veteran of two
wars and many Indian campaigns, died
at 400 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
Emergency Hospital, whittier he had been
rushed i'm an automobile. Gen. Cakes died
twelve minutes after reaching the hospital
and without regaining consciousness. His
wife, who recently passed through a
severe illness. is now confined to her bed
in their apartments at Stoneleigh Court,
Frustrated by the shock.
Military honors will mark the funeral,
which will be held from the apartment
Wednesday afternoon at 100 O'Clock.
Rev. Dr. Herbert Knox Smith Of ST.
Margaret's Episcopal Church will officiate
at the services. The pallbearers. who
have not been selected, will be drawn
from the older army circle of Washing
ton.
The interment will be made in Airing
ton. The funeral cortege will be met at
the Virginia end of the Aqueduct bridge
by squadon from the 10Th cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Myer. and escorted to the
grave. where the firing squad and bugler
will close the military service.
Widely Known Officer.
Gen. Oaks, who had passed his eighty
fourth year. was one of the most widely
known military characters in Washington,
where he had made his home, off and on,
for the last thirty years. Yesterday af-
ternoon he started, unaccompanied, from
his apartments for the Metropolitan Club
He reached the corner of 18th and II
streets northwest, and was about to cross
the street, when he reeled and fell heavily
to. the sidewalk. Passersby hurried to
his assistance and he was hurried to the
Emergency Hospital in an automobile be-
longing to Walter A. Abbey of 1920 N
street northwest.
Brevetted for gallantry in action in
the Mexican and civil wars, in the thick
est of several of the famous Indian cam
paisns, and a man who made a name
for himself as a fair and wise admins
TRAITOR during the reconstruction period
following the war of the rebellion, Gen.
Cakes crowded into his thirty-three
years OF military service more action
than has been given to many of our
army or navy leaders.
Graduated From West Point in 1S46.
Gen. Cakes saw his first service in
Mexico, under Cen. Zach Taylor. He
had graduated from West Point in 1S4S
and served part of a year as instructor in
the faculty of the Engineering Corps of
the academy. In 1S47. soon after under
going his baptism of fire. in an important
engagement with Mexicans under Gen.
Santa Anna, young Cakes was brevetted
first lieutenant for gallantry.
At the conclusion of the Mexican war
Cakes was shifted to the scene of Indian
uprisings in northern Arizona, serving
under Crook and number of famous
Indian fighters in the running warfare
against Geronimo and his "Broncho"
Apaches In one of the engagements
Cakes found himself in hand-to-hand
battle with an Apache leader, as a
result of which the young officer re-
ceived a stab which pierced one of his
lungs incapacitated him from service for
one year, and from whoch he never COM
pletely recovered. In 1855, afte-
serving six years in Indian campaigns,
he received his commission as captain
and six years later was promoted to
major Of the 5th Cavalry. In November.
1851. he was made lieutenant colonel
and assigned to the 4th Cavalry.
His Civil War Career.
When the civil war broke out Col. Cakes
was sent to the front with the 9th Cav
airy. and was given the command of that
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