The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-01-22

by his fellow cadets was a brother Of Mai W. W.
Bell OF Chicago and an uncle Of Lillian Bell. the
Under Side Of Things" with its pathetic ending she
wove the tale about the Of her uncle, Lieut.
Bell. and gave to the story the depth of pathos
that truth compelled
One Of James E Bells classmates at West Point
once said that when fighting with an
other man he had something to grapple with. but
that when fighting disease the disease
did all the graphing. You can't wound a disease
adversary. Against him parry and thrust moth
Ing. AdjutantGen. e. d. Townsend once said that
In all his army career he had known such
honors to be paid to subaltern offered to
the memory Of First Lieut. James e. Bell Two
general orders issued from headquarters Of
the army each paying tribute the devotion OF the
young oficer Of artillery who had died the Dry
Tortugas of yellow fever
Fort Jefferson the Tortugas in August of the
year 1873 was garrisoned by Battery M First Unit
ed States artillery Outside of the surgeons there
was only oicer. Lieut.. Bell at the post Capt L. L.
Langdon had been granted leave Of absence to 70
north to the bedside Of his dying father August %
yellow fever appeared at the Within days four
Of the garrison had died Upon the
women and children and some Of the married to
an island three miles away. Within day or two he
sent to the place nearly all the well of the
garrison. retaining only enough to nurse the sick
There could have been criticism Bells course had
he with the garrison leaving the sick the care
of the surgeons and nurses He stayed and devoted him
self to the of the sick in the hospital by
the who had volunteered.
The heat was fearful. There not pound Of ice
the island and many Of the deaths followed one
after another due to the lack Of this necessity
There 20 Of the fever and for whole days
and nights continuously the devoted lieutenant
geons and the knew rest With their own
hands they dug the graves for the dead with their
own lips repeated them the burial service.
Capt Langdon In the far north heard Of the yellow
Fort Jefferson He instantly relinouished his
of absence and FASTENED to return his station
before the outbreak Of the fever Lieut. Bell
put application to be detailed instructor Of
military science at the University of Vermont The ap
plcaton had granted and Capt Lansdon hurrying
south Join his command. carried In his pocket the
der relieving Lieut. Bell from duty at Fort Jefferson
detailing him for work In Vermont LAngdon reached his
post He called in his rst lieutenant and said II
here orders transferring you Immediately to Vermont
You have done noble work here. There II reason
why you should stay longer You have been through
enough Of the awful thing Go" w
Bell said: Captain. don't want the order II rad
II suppose shall have to obey simply because Il =
order You kesp It In your pocket until the fever h
over ana then III read II and 60" n
Laugdon nho0k hands With him.
Beu went On with HIS work. Ia few days he felt
the hot hah4 OF the scourge his brow He went to
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