The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-09-25
SOLDIER MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH
California Mourns Fate Of
Black Statesman.
KILLED BY MOTOR-CYCLISTS
His death is cause of great Mourn
ing.-His remarkable record as a
Soldier never equalled. His life a
tribute to the rising generation.

ing-HlS remarkable record as
Soldier never equalled. His life a
tribute to the rising generation.
When a great earthly potentate, OF
one distinguished for military PROV.
ness or remarkable civic ability cross
es the bar and passes from the stage
of action, the civilized world is speed
lily appraised of its loss. On Tuesday
morning, Sept. IS, the announcement
of the tragic death of the late COL
Allensworth was flashed over the
trembling electric wires that Califor-
MAS black warrior and statesman was
removed from the arena of earthly
life. A gloom was cast over the City
of Activity such as has never been
witnessed before; among the mem
bers of the colored colony. People
gathered in groups on the streets.
and the general places of business
and in whispered conversation, or
staring at each other in blank amaze
ment which made last Tuesday day
of gloom in Bakersfield boys of the
Twenty-fourth u. S. Infantry, the
Fighting Black Regiment" to which
Colonel Allensworth was attacked for
many years. Men, women and chill
dren, who knew him in his life wept
as they repeated the tragic story
Colonel Allensworth is dead" the.
doleful heart-rending statement that
was heard from many a lip at first
was unbelievable. Notwithstanding
it was true. "The Citizens" phone as
we'll as many other telephone through
out the city were busy telling the
news of his death.
In the tragic death of Colonel Al
lensworth, who was stricken down
last Sunday morning in the little town
of Monrovia on south Myrtle avenue
by William Ray and D. S. White,
two speeding motorcyclists that were
riding tandem at fast clip struck
him down, breaking both legs, one
arm, and fractured his skull in two
places, he also suffered internal in
juries. He was rushed to the Haben
hospital, where the best surgeons at
tended him, while the "O1d Warrior"
put up a game fight for life. His ad-
vanced age was too much for the
shock and at 10 o'clock Monday even
ing he breathed his last and the news
was whispered that the hero of two
wars had crossed the bar.
Colonel Allensworth was appointed
chaplain with the rank of captain by
President Grover Cleveland in 1886,
while pastor of the Union Baptist
church in Cincinnati, Ohio. Was COM
missioned and assigned to the famous
Black Regiment the 24th u S. Infan-
try, where he served with credit to
himself and honor to the race. On
his reaching the age limit he was re-
tired with the rank of 1t. Colonel for
gallantry displayed in the army dur
ing the Civil War, which was the high
est rank in the army to which a Negro
officer had ever attained, and he bore
the distinction with becoming dignity
On leaving the active service Colonel
Allensworth was not contented to
sit quiet and rest on the laurels OF
his past achievements, but he set
about to establish a prosperous Ne
gro colony, which was later named in
his honor, "Allensworth," and is To-
Gated on the main line of the Santa
Fe railroad, and is model Negro set
tlement, which was the pride of his
life. Some days before his tragic
death while sitting in the sanctum of
"The Citizen" he discussed with the
writer plans for giving to the colony
the widest publicity that would be
the means of attracting thousands of
settlers. The grand old hero seemed
inspired; his words seem to grip US
until we jotted down this personal
mentioning of his visit which appeared
on last Saturday in these columns
which many will recall.
"Col. Allen Allensworth was a well
come visitor to our sanctum last Sat-
urday. 1t was quite an inspiration to
sit and chat with this distinguished
race man, the hero of two wars, whose