Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-11
LUMBARD DIES IN CHICAGO
Former 0mahan and Noted Civil War
Singer Passes Away.
VOICE THRILLED THE SOLDIERS
With His Brother, Frank, the Two
Veterans Drew Many Men Into
Army In 1891 with Their
Satrzotic Songs.

jules Lumbard. the man whose sweet
voice drew men into the army In 1861
and thrilled them on the battlefield,
and who for many years was the agent
of the Pennsylvania railroad In Omaha,
died at yesterday morning in Chicago.
at the age of 50 years Word Of his
death was received by ]. p Cooke.
Mr.. Lumbard made his home in Omaha
for a number of years and was an inti-
mate friend of Count John A. Creighton.
For years he sang in Trinity cathedral.
Five years ago he was pensioned for life
by the Pennsylvania Railway company,
and he moved to Chicago to live with
his sister. For short period after Ieay-
ing Omaha he divided his time between
Chicago and this city,
Jules Lumbard was born at Honneyoye
Falls. N. Y, April Is, 1890 When a lad
he was printers devil on the Ashta-
bula Sentinel, the organ of that fearless
partisan. Joshua r. Giddings. But he
had begun to sing before that and in
the days when he worked in the shop OF
the old abolitionist he would sing street
songs to his associates. He was years
old when he took his first singing lessons
Began I'm Print shop.
Jules Lumbard was born at Honneyoye
Falls, N. r., April /, 1890 When q lad
he was printers devil on the Ashtabula
Sentinel. the organ of that fearless par
tisan, Joshut R. Giddings. But he had
begun to sing before that, and in the
days when he worked in the shop OF
the old abolitlonist he would sing street
songs to his associates He was years
old when he took his first singing les
sons. He was living with married sis
ter at Jackson, Mich. and walked three
miles barefooted to singing school He
practiced his scales as he drove the cows
home from pasture. When he wits ap-
prenticed as printer his first years
salary was $40; the next year he re-
ceived $50 and the third $75. When his
time was up he was $40 in debt and
worked at case In the Sentinel Of
flee until he paid the money
The first telegraph line from Buffalo
last year In Ashtabula and the office ad-
Joined the Sentinel building. The boy
printer and the telegrapher became
friends, and Jules learned to use the
key. In book on telegraphy by ]. d.
Reed OF Philadelphia, Lumbard's name
as mentioned as an exceptionally ex-
pert operator and as the tutor of John
Van Horn, for many years vice
president Of the Western Union Tele-
graph company Because of his pro-
Lumbard was sent to Tuscum-
bia, Ala, then an important repeating
station between Louisville and the east
and New Orleans,
CuItivates Musical Taste.
In the little southern town Jules Lum-
bard sang. He was cultivating his musical
taste, and he sang "Oft in the Silly
Night" and Rocked in the Grade Of the
Deep as they had never been sung be-
fore. Near blythe town of Sheffield
stands there now-was a great planta-
ton owned by the Elliotts, In this fine
old southern home Lumbard was fire.
quently a guest; the daughter. Miss Mary
Elliot, liked the singing of the young
man from the north When jules finally
went away from Tuscumbia he told Mary
Elliott that he would come back in three
years He did, and when he again went
away from Tuscumbia he told Mary Ell
lott that he would come back in three
years. He did, and when he again went
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