New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-02
Famous FighterRose from
Ranks to Chief
of Staff.
SPENT As YEARS
IN ACTIVE SERVICE
Earned Laurels in Civil, Indian
and Spanish Wars and
in China.

Los Angeles. Nov. Lieutenant
General Adna l.. Chafee jretlredj. for
merry Chief Of staff o? the army, died
At his home here to-day from typhoid
pneumonia. His body will be taken %
Washington for burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
Aftar his retiremen, General Charee
vas appointed head Of TIE Los Angeles
Water Board. Later lie accepted tie
presidency of an insurance company,
but retired from business affairs = feW
months ago.
Ms Chaifee and her daughter. Mys.
John Hastings Howard. wife of an army
officer, we're ~ the bedside when the
end came Ms. Howard had been sum-
moaed hastily from her husbands post,
At Douglas. Ariz.. iew days ago. Two
ether children, i!r.. George French
Hamilton, wife Of an army captain. and
Lieutenant, Adna K Chaifee. jr.. are in
the Philippines.
During forty-tive years Of continuous
service III the United States Army
Lieutenant General Adna Romano
Chatfee. who rose from private to chief
OF staff, WAS % tie storm centre OF
every @embroilmcn. that Uncle sam
stumbled into. When he did not hav, a
full sized war on his hands he spent
MS time fighting Indians on the West
ern plains or putting the Filipinos
through their PAGES. A born soldier. he
spent his life where the bullets fell
thickest, and followed the fortunes of
the flag on many battlefelds from the
time ne enlisted as private In the
Civil War until he retired at his own
request eight years ago.
lie neld the distinction Of being the
only American Officer % lead his troopS
INTO foreign capital. When the
Spanish War ended and the prospect Of
long years of peace began 10 pail the
Boxer trouble in China broke on. and
'nahee was sent over post haste - see
what could be done 70 relieve Amari.
cans. When ne arrived he found at
1lentsin the japanese. British, French
and Russian forces. The leaders Of the
various expeditions .-ere letting the
days slip ny in arguing over ways and
means. ChafPee sized uD the situation.
and when they asked his views AZ his
hrst conference he calmly announced:
Il have orders to relieve the Amer.
can Legation at Pek,-~. and 7 am going
TO do it. will march morrow"
The Russian and French commanders
eNpostulated in vain and reminded him
that he had the smallest force.
That makes no difference" replied
Chahee. Il will go alone, if neces-
sary."
Thereupon they all fell in line. and
and for the belated FOREIGNERS Wa :
quick IN arriving. Before b. finished
the h-u~""a N'ne -icar "oniulauder sew
ously offended his colleagues so much
That the German Administrator LODGED
a complaint with Secretary OF STATE
hay, but the incident WAS amicsbly
closed. 'hafee va, q typical coWtoI
cayalrvman, addicred 10 The broad
trimmed camnaigg hat, the flannel
shirt and bic Mexican spurs. He had
little sympathy with the neat and
natty foreign officers When he
reached the rank O u staff officer ne
took on more polish. but his rouVh
and ready wavs eudeared him to his
men aud made him one OF the most
Popular. chiefs in the army.
ChaFee was born in Orwell. Ohio.
o" Anil II t~42 When ha h.ord .hst
Sumter had been tired Oh ne wanted
. 80 enlist Immediately. bpt his father
restrained him. Bat when Rul Run
had been iou"n' and lost home life
teccmc uncomfortable. and thou@i only
nineteen wears old be ioined Company
K. 9th United States Cavalry. rs 4
private He served throughout the
war. being wounded twice. once a.
Gettysburg and again at Brandy Sta
ton His regiment. as advance guard.
lod The Army of the Potomac u~der
Mcclellan from Yorktown up the PENN
sula to the battleiields around Rich
n,Ond.
Chsifee's first commission, that o.
second lieutenant, came 20 him in
March. 1868, and he was made first
! lieutenant TWO years later After the
war was ov"r he ser'ouslv considered
going into the cattle business in Texas.
hut revoked his - gnatiOn and was
confirmed first lieutenant in the 9th
Cavalry IL 1851 Five months later
he became caDtain and served in that
capacity for twcnty-0ne years. which
were largely occupied in lighting In
d.ars. H. 1888 b, became major in the
9Th Cavalry. q co!ored regiment. His
commission as lieutenant colonel in
the 50 Cavalry followed nine years
later. and in 1899 he was made eel
onel Of the sta Cavalry. bu. this reei-
ment ne never jCined. a he served his
c6lonelcy rs brigadier general and ma
ior general OF volunteers during the
Sraniei "ar
After he Spanish war Chatfee wer.
10 China and then lie received ,om
mand II the PHILIPPINE forces. In ly03
he returned TO this country and was
placed in command Of the Department
OF the East. The following year lie
was transferred 10 Washington and It
tached - the General staff. He iuc-
ceeded General B. VI. Young as leu
tenant general and chief OF star ~
1904. He retired Two years later he
was married ~ Annie 7 Rockwell o.
Junction City, Kan, IN 1875. Atter
his retirement lie lived in California
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