Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
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TO MAI. c. H. LYELL
Principal Aid to British Mill
tary Attache Dies of En-
boIism, Following Attack.
OTHER SCOURGE VICTIMS

Maj. the Honorable Charles n. Lyell,
principal aid to Gen. McLachlen. Brit
ish military attache in Washington,
died at HIS residence in the Brighton
apartment this morning of embolism,
following an attack of influenza. He
will be inferred at Arlington next
Monday.
Maj. Lyell, though only forty-three
years of age, was a prominent figure
in English public life. He had been
a member of parliament and parlia-
mentary secretary to Sir Edward
Grey, the British minister for foreign
affairs, and later to Premier Asquith.
AS soldier he served in France.
where he suffered from shell shock,
which led to his detachment and as
signment to Washington. He was the
only son of Lord Lyell of Kinnordy,
was married, and leaves a five-year-
old son as the sole heir to the peer
age.
Lieut.. Col. T. W. Carrithers.
Lieut.. Col Truman w. Carrithers
of the Office of the chief of staff, U.
S. A., died yesterday at Walter Reed
Hospital of pneumonia, following an
illness of ten days.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at Walter Reed
Hospital at 1880 o'clock. Interment
will be at Arlington national ceme-
terry. Members of the 1907 class at
West Point will be pallbearers.
Lieut.. Col. Carrithers formerly was
stationed in the Canal Zone. He was
brought here several months ago to
fill an important position at the War
Department. He leaves his wife and
child.
DR.. T. S. Grasty.
DR.. Thomas Sanford Grasty, a well
known physician of Washington, and
an authority on children's diseases,
Hampshire avenue, of pneumonia fol-
lowing Spanish influenza, contracted
in treating patients afflicted with this
disease. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at his home. 1nterment will
be at Rock Creek cemetery.
DR.. Grasty was to have been mar
ried Monday to Mrs. Cora E. MacIlroy
of 1893 Rhode Island avenue north
west His engagement had not been
announced. He had been i'll only
week.
burg. va, in 1870. He graduated
from the University Of Virginia and
the Medical School at Columbia Uni
versity with honors. He was con
sulting physician on the staff OF Chill
dren's Hospital. He was a memo %
the University Club and Kappa Sigma
Fraternity. He leaves his parents;
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Grasty of I2is
New Hampshire avenue northwest
sister. Miss Eva NJ: Grasty, and a
brother, DR.. Mason Grasty, now serV-
ing in France as a doctor.
Led Lassey.
Private Leo Lassey, son of Mrs
Margaret Lassey of the Plaza apart
ment odd street and Washington
circle. died at Camp Colt, Gettysburg,
Pa. Monday of pneumonia IoiIoWihg
Spanish influenza. Funeral SERVICES
will be held at Gawler,s cnapeI. la e.
ernoon at 1890 o'clock. Interment
will be at Arlington cemetery.
Mrs. James E. Ryan.
Mrs. Rosa A. Ryan of sO2 I street
northeast. wife of James E. Ryan,
local newspaper man. died yesterday OF
pneumonia, following Spanish influenza.
Funeral arrangements nave not oeen
completed. Mrs. Ryan was the daugh-
Ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Kahlert.
She is survived by her husband and
three children, Eve sisters and two
brothers.
DR.. Carleton M. Etchison.
DR.. Carleton NJ. Etchison. one of the
best known physicians Of Montgomery
county, Md, died yesterday at his
home in Gaithersburg. Nd. Of pneu,
monia following influenza. Funeral
arrangements have not been COM
peted. Dr. Etehison n.s was seen ~ h3
10 weeks, He was the son of the late
Dr.. e. c. Etchison. He is survived by
his wife.
Brother and Sister Dead.
Noble C. McFadden. aged twelve
years, and Dorothy McFadden. eleven
Years old, son and daughter of Mrs.
NARY McFadden of 3243 P street. died
today of influenza The mother and a
brother, Allen R. McFadden. survive.