The sun., 1918-12-18
BROOKLYN MAN DIED
AT HEAD OF TROOPS
1t. Connolly's Third Wound
Proved Fatal in Fighting
at Chateau Thierry.
ALPINE, N. j., LAD IN LIST
But Later Cable From Stephen
Hopkins Indicates a Mis-
take Was Made.

when leading his men against a
copse in which were concealed enemy
machine gun nests and fianked on the
way by artillery and machine gun
fire Lieut. Daniel NJ. Connolly. 81
Seventy-eighth street, Brooklyn, met
death gamely.
A letter received by his aunt Mrs
Mary Bolger, from Col. A. v. Ander-
son Of the 312th Infantry, describes
the heroic fight put up by Lieut.. Con-
molly when he was killed on October Is,
Col. Anderson wrote to the Lieuten-
ants mother, since dead:
Your son led the advance OF the
centre of our lines, and due to a dense
| fog we were making excellent progress
with but few casualties. We we're
within 100 yards Of our objective when
like flash the fog lifted. Our POSI-
| tons were exposed and a severe fire
fell upon the lines.
your son was wounded, but he rose
! and urged his men on. He was struck
again, but still fought his way ahead.
A third burst OF machine gun fire was
fatal.
"For four nights his remaining men
risked their lives to secure his body,
and on the last of the four they were
successful. He was buried on the field
of battle by Father Murphy, our regi-
mental chaplain. Later we took the
position, which was very strong, and
killed or captured all the Germans"
Manual Training Graduate.
Lieut.. Connolly was "a years
cid, n graduate of Manual Training
High School and had been employed
by the United States Steel Corporation.
Among those reported killed in ac-
ton on the casualty list published this
morning Is the name OF Stephen v.
Hopkins of Alpine. n. j.. son of Frank
lin w. Hopkins, a former member
of the New York Stock Exchange, and
grandson of the late Stephen " White,
prominent for years In the financial
district. Lieut. Hopkins was attached
to the 3lsth Infantry Eightleth Dlvi-
sion. and is reported as having died
In action November 2. The elder Mr.
Hopkins believes the report OF his
sons hath is erroneous, as he has
received several letters and cablegrams
from him since the signing of the
armistice.
Major Francis Eugene Dougherty.
Fourth Infantry. Regular Army, OF
Glenwood, Mimi, is listed as having
fallen in action on October 10 in the
Argonne. Only % years old. he was
one of the youngest Majors in the
army. He was engaged to marry
Miss Ethel NJ Sneden of West New
Brighton, Staten Island.
Lieut.. Clinton " Pickering of Rich
mond Hill, eldest son of Major and
Mrs. Myles Pickering, was wounded in
France October II. His father was
formerly head OF the Salvation Army
Industrial home for men in Brook
lyn. Lieut.. PlCkcring's two brothers
are also In the army, Albert with the
eXpeditionary forces in France, and
Myles, Jr.. in a Texas camp.
Death Report a Mistake.
Among those enormously reported
as having died of disease Is Sergeant
Edward NJ Sullivan of Company t,
Aviation Corps. who has been in hos
Tital in The Bronx. In falling 800
feet with an airplanc when on a bomb
ing flight over the Chateau Thierry
sector on July 4 Sergeant Sullivan suf-
ftred three broken ribs. four breaks in
his left arm and an injury to his left
hip. He says he Is lucky to he alive,
although he has lost the use of his
left arm.
Sergeant Sullivan is 20 years old.
He was born in Brooklyn and is
graduate OF Holy Name Parochiai
School. His aunt, Mrs. Jennie Pell,
9CS Dean street. Brooklyn. is Sullivan's
nearest relative. his mother having
died early this year.
Lieut.. T.. Z. Armstrong of Hollis,
l.. L.. member of the Twenty seventh
Division, was Eassed in action in
France last month, His wife. who was
working at the Wright aircraft plant,
sailed for England to Join him.
Lieut.. Paul IL Gadehusch OF sum
nit, y. j., was shot through the left
lung when leading his command, the
l07th Machine Gun Company into ac-
ton on September % He Is con-
valesc.ng in a hospital in England.
The Lieutenant was formerly mem
her Of the old Seventh Regiment Of
New York He saw service on the
N, xican border.
Two sons Of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
Mort Sr, of "a Fenner avenue, Clif-
tor" y. J., have given their lives to the
great cause. \ telegram received by
MIR MORT from the War Department
states that onn son, Sergeant William
M,r RI Of Company A, Hath Infantry.
was killed IN action on October IL ana
that another, Corporal Jacob Mort, Jr.,
died from wounds on October IL. \
thlrd son. Horny Mort, Is with an am
nunition train.