Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
WRIGHT ROSE FROM RANKS.
University Commander, Who Died
Monday, Wen Way IN Service.

Monday, WOn way N SerV'co'
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. July 16.-Capt. Andrew
G.. Wright. university commandant,
who died at 6 o'clock Monday morn
Ing, at his horne here, as the result OF
hemorrhage of the brain. was Ill less
than two hours. Captain Wright has
been retired from regular army SER
vice TOR several years on account Of III
health.
The military history Of Captain
Wright has ;,een remarkable. He
never attended West Point or any
college but enlisted as aprivate at st.
Louis in 1896. At the time Of his
death Captain Wright was expecting
news daily that he had been promoted
to majorship.
AS commandant Of the university
Captain Wright passed successful
year. Coming here in September, 1917,
he developed the r. o. T. G. into an
efficient union, as was evidenced by
the high rank which representatives OF
the corps made at the recent training
camp at Fort Sheridan. where Cap
tain Wright -'as an Instructor. he
had hoped to return with the univer-
sity's second quota to Fort Sheridan
this week but had learned sew
days ago that it would be necessary
for him to remain at the university
to examine men for the new officers
training school at Camp Pike, Ark
Captain Wright was commissioned
as second lieutenant Of infantry in
1899. He served in the Philippines at
three different periods. In 1900 he had
charge of detachment OF mounted
scouts there, and in the Philippines he
received his promotion to first lteuten-
ant. He left Manila in 1902 and be-
came quartermaster at Fort Du CHEN.
Utah. Nom there he was transferred
10 San Francisco, where he was on
duty at the San Francisco fire. Later
he served in New York, San Francisco
again, and .as returned to the Phil
;pp,ics 4: 1909, where in spite of Ill
health he was given a captaincy. he
was on duty on the Mexican border
during part Of the years, 1914-15. He
came to the university from the re-
cruiting Office in Davenport
Captain Wright's voice, which had
been impaired thru fever contracted In
the Philippines and which constituted
one disability barring him from active
service. was considerably improved al
the time of his death, and 1t Is pos
sible that he would have been taken
from the retired list.
The commandment is survived by
wife and four children, OF Iowa Guy
and his mother Of Altamont, III.
A military funeral in honor OF Cap
tain Wright will be held here Thurs
day afternoon, following which the
body will be taken to the Presidio, san
Francisco, where the captain was sta
toned before he was retired from the
United States army, on account OF ~
health. He had seemingly recovered
his health, however, and was in tlne
fettle at the Bastile day celebration,
few hours before he was stricken
here. Captain 1Wright's body is at q
local mortuary now. under military
guard. It will lie in state Thursday
at his home, during period OF four
hours. Iowa university and Iowa CITY
surgeons are conducting an autopsy,
but definite decisions have not been
reached yet, as to the cause OF death:
The four commissions that preceded
death. following on the heels Of his un-
conscious spell, when he fell. after ris-
ing from bed, indicate that cerebral
hemorrhase was the fatal affliction.
Capt. George w. Robertson. United
States army, commanding the Iowa
university training department, the
cantonment now in session here under
the auspices Of the war department
and the university Of Iowa, will be In
charge Of the military exercises.