Evening journal., 1915-07-31

with the klsxon horn going It's loud
est. he dashed. as pedestrians looked
on in anazement. In lust sixteen
minutes from the time he started
from camp Mr. Partington was back
with the pulmotor Some persons
estimated that he must have averaged
about mile a minute over treacher-
Gus and rain soaked roads.
Captain Ellison got the pulmotor
in operation, and II was kept going
until SIS o'clock by he and Lieuten-
ant Lewis J. Ellison, when Majors
Samuel and Marshall agreed that life
was extinct and that there was no
chance of restoring the stricken
soldier after the one and half hours
% treatment. -4
Governor Miller. General wicker
sham and Colonel Townsend ar
ranged for the notification of Wag-
ner's relatives, Captain Dillon looking
after those details. Captain r. K.
Stephenson. chaplain took charge of
Nagners personal effects. Major Mar
shall removed Wagner's watch from
his blouse pocket. and found II run
ming. although IL was blackened. and
the glass crystal had been partly
melted and fused into the casing.
There was a burn along the chest be-
meath where the watch was carried
There also were two burns where the
belt buckle was and burn along the
right leg.
Major Samuel. Captain Stephenson.
/ Captain Carey and Sergeants Sawdon
and Manion removed the remains of
Wagner TO Undertaken Nichols Office
in this city, in an automobile ambu-
lance. and later Captain Major Sam
uel and Captain Stephenson went to
Wagner's late home at Richardson
Park. Mrs Wagner had been told her
husband'ha had been seriously hurt, with
remote chance Of recovery, and Dr.
/ Bell had been summoned to attend to
her. When informed that he was dead
she became dazed and was placed in
/ bed She has been in poor health for
many months
Start Fund For Family.
After It was found that Wagner
was dead. Colonel George A. Elliott
summoned e representative of THE
| EVENING JOURNAL and said he
would like 10 start fund for the as
sistance Of the widow and children of
the departed soldier. "He was killed
IN the discharge of his duties" said
Colonel Elliott. through no fault or
omission Of his own. and think his
case is worthy of recognition He was
engaged in a patriotic duty. a duty
incumbent upon citizens Of the State
and with hope that others might
do likewise | would like TO make 2
contribution Of $50 10 a fund, and
may increase that amount
Colonel II. G.. Cavenaugh. q. s. A.
(retired). summoned THE JOUR
NAILS representative and handed hin
a check for s25 TO be forwarded &C
Mrs Wagner II is understood tha'
one officer in camp offered TO stanc
e responsible for contribution of S20(
. for himself and a few others. and 4
is likely that many other contribu
2 tions will be made.
Several contributions we're received
- BY THE EVENING JOURNAL toda,
p TO a fund for Mr.. Wagners family
D which will be acknowledged later on
c Ernest S. Taite. manager Of the Hote
T. DUPONT. offered the use Of the hote
. for a concert or any other beneti
n that might be devised to add to I
- fund for the Wagner family
. During the storm Major Samueli
g tent sheltered party OF his friends
n II was blown down and they haS
4 dificulty getting from beneath thu
{ canvas Mrs. W r. Slower was
. guest Of her husband during the storm
e and had to take refuge on top OF
= trunk to escape the food through IN,
] tent. When the lightning that spreal
Y death descended. II seemed 10 com
I press the air about the entire en-
campment. After the storm many sol
diers walked about in bare feet, an,
sleeping was dificult because Of food
ed tents.
Mr.. Partington again placed his
Hudson car in the ambulance servici
last night when he. Captain Dillon an,
Sergeant Cramer removed Lieutenau
Harry F. Schuler 10 his home in thil
city. He had been overcome by tb'
heat al camp.
Governor Miller and Adjutant- Gen
} eral Wickersham are locking up III,
laws to determine whether or not