Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-14
Fort Mcpherson GrieveS
For lieutenant HaHehurSt

Out at Fort Mcpherson, the present
home of the Seventh infantry and
throughout Georgia Wednesday there is
genuine grief over the untimely death
of Lieut.. Leighton w. Hazlehurst, Jr.,
who was killed Tuesday evening in the
wreck Of an army aeroplane at College
Park. near Washington, d. G.
Lieutenant Hazlehurst was one OF the
most popular officers of the Seventeenth
and he had a large family connection in
this state. Atlanta relatives are Miss
Nan duBignon. HOG Peachtree street, and
j. N. Hazlehurst, a consulting engineer
with offices at 5S2 Gambler building. They
are both cousins of the dead lieutenant.
Fellow-officers of Lieutenant Hazlehurst
at Fort Mcpherson are wearing bows
of crepe. the insignia of grief and dur
ing the funeral the post flag will be kept
az half-mast. An elaborate floral offer
ing will be sent to the funeral by the
officers and men of the Seventeenth.
BORN IN BRUNSWICK.
Lieutenant Hazlehurst was born in
Brunswick, Ca, July Is, 1856. On June 10.
1904, he was appointed a cadet to West
Point from Mississippi, in which state
he was then living. Graduating from the
government army school on February IA,
1905 Lieutenant Hazlehurst was assigned
to Company @. Seventeenth infantry. He
joined this regiment at Camaguey, Cuba,
Immediately. and served with the regi-
ment in Cuba until ii returned to Fort
Mcpherson, January is. 1909.
On February is, 1910, Lieutenant Hazle-
hurst was sent to New Orleans, where
he was on duty four months, assisting
I'm the preparation of a military map OF
the United States.
He was appointed quartermaster and
commissary Of the first battalion at Fort
Mcpherson on June II. 1911. and served
in that capacity during the nine months
the Seventeenth was on frontier duty
I'm Texas, at the time OF the Mexican rev.
olution.
Becoming intensely interested in aerol
nautics Lieutenant Hazlehurst promptly
responded when the army signal corps
called for volunteers for the aviation
department. He was selected from 200
applicants and detailed to duty at the
aviation school in Augusta. This was on
March l, 1912. Later he was assigned to
the aviation squad at College Park,
where he met his death Tuesday even
ing.
In September. 1910. when a guard shot
and killed an escaping prisoner, Lieu
tenant Hazlehurst was officer of the
day. The court of inquiry, which, in ac-
cordance with army regulations, inves-
tigated the occurrence. completely exon
Grated and commended him for his ac-
tions at the time.
s.,s A PERSONALt5rRIBUT
The following personal tribute was paid
Lieutenant Hazlehurst Wednesday morn
ing By Mai. George w. Martin, COM
mander of the first battalion HE was
a most eficient officer and agreeable per-
sonality 1t was a great pleasure to me
to have had him under my command.
Lieutenant Hazlehurst was greatly be-
loved by both the officers and men OF
the regiment, and his death is most sim
cerely regretted"
Col S l. McKants, of the national
guard OF Mississippi. who became very
much attached to Lieutenant Hazlehurst
while he was in attendance upon the
officers school at Fort Mcpherson, sent
the following telegram Wednesday morn
ing:
jackson, Miss. June r. 1912.
commanding Officer, Seventeenth Infan-
try. Fort Mcpherson, Ga:
"Our hearts are with you. We all loved
Hazlehurst.
SAM Y. INFANTS,
Colonel Mississippi National Guard"
The parents of Lieutenant Hazlehurst
now reside In Evansville. Ind, where
his father. Leighton w. Hazlehurst Sr.,
is general soliciting freight agent of the
Illinois Central railroad, having been
transferred to that city from Memphis,
where he represented his road for sew
eral years.