Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-10

BRIG. GEN. JOS. B. HUTCHINSON
caused by disease of the throat. He
had been i'll for more than a year, but
at times recovered sufficiently to re-
sumo his duties as chief-of-police last
year.
AS the Eighth Regiment of the
Pennsylvania National Guard is now
on the way to the border, retired vet
Grams of the organization, together
with veterans of the Spanish, Cuban
and other foreign wars, began ar
rangements, and will escort the body
to the cemetery. Former members of
Companies D and 1, Eighth Regiment,
this city, began arrangements also and
officers of local camps of the United
Spanish War Veterans and Foreign
Service Veterans have issued calls to
plan for the funeral.
Captain Joseph P. Thompson, with
a detail of 2 officers, will represent
the police department in the escort of
General Hutchison. Officers Kautz
and Carson have been chosen to act
as pallbearers.
Plan Military Cortege
EX-members of the City Zouaves,
City Grays, Companies d and l. will
meet this evening at o'clock in the
armory to complete their arrange
ments. General Hutchisons body
will arrive late to-day and will lie in
state in the funeral chapel of r. K.
Spicer, S1S Walnut street, between
and 10 o'clock, this evening. In the
morning the casket will be taken to
the Pine Street Church, where the
body will lie in state and friends can
visit the bier from 10 o'clock until
1880 o'clock in the afternoon.
Many expressions of sorrow and re-
gret on his death were heard yester-
day and to-day, and resolutions will
probably be passed by a number of
he
police. His work while head of the
local police department will long be
remembered because of his efficient
service.
General Hutchison underwent his
first operation at the Fountain Springs
hospital, near Ashland, late in the
summer of 1915. He recovered slow
ly, and resumed his duties as Chief
of Police of Harrisburg. Shortly after
his resignation was received, and he
went to Steelton.
In February of this year, however.
his condition again became worse and
he again went to Fountain Springs
hospital and underwent the second
operation. DR.. Jonathan c. Biddle
was the attending surgeon, and was a
member of the colonePs staff of the
Eighth regiment.
Following this operation General
Hutchison returned to Steelton, but
later went to Blue Ridge Summit to
regain strength. When he had ap-
parently recovered sufficiently, he left
with his wife to visit Mr.. and Mrs. C.
H.. Nicklas of Chambersburg. Mrs.
Nicklas and Mrs. Hutchison are sis
ters. During his stay at the Nicklas
home General Hutchison became SER
iously i'll and had to take his bed.
His condition remained the same for a
short time, but gradually he became
weaker.
General Joseph B. Hutchison was
born in Harrisburg, July 27, 1861, his
parents being Joseph B. and Emma
NJ. Wilson Hutchison. After finishing
his public school education he started
work as Office boy with the Elder
Planning Mill Company at Market
street and the Pennsylvania canal in
1873. He continued with this firm as
chief bookkeeper and head clerk for
number of years, when he went into
the cigar business. He was member
of the board of directors and the sec
retary and treasurer of the Harrisburg
Bridge Company. From 1889 to 1898
he held a clerkship in the State
Library under Governor Pattisons ad-
ninistration.
General Hutchison was appointed
chief of police in 1902 when Vance C.