Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-19
LIEUT., BRADLEY
DIES OF INFLUENZA
Private S. C. Leonard, Also
of D. c., Succumbs to
Epidemic.
OTHER VICTIMS REPORTED

Three officers and two privates
whose homes were in Washington are
among soldiers who died of influenza
in the United States during the week
ending October H. The list was made
public by the War Department.
Second Lieut.. Thomas Earl Bradley
of 1882 18th street died in Washing
ton. Private Sherman Carter Leon
ard of 1904 18th street died at Camp
Humphreys. The deaths of the others
from Washington named in the list
have already been recorded in The
Star.
c. w. Bensd
Claude Warrington Benedum OF
Pittsburgh. Pa. a private in the
chemical warfare service. but recon-
mended for commission, died Thurs
day at Walter Reed Hospital of pneu-
monia, following Influenza.
Ee was tweniy-one years old, the
zen OF VI. L. Benedum, wealthy oil
operator of Pittsburgh. The body was
taken to Pittsburgh for interment.
Miss Helen Downing.
Miss Helen Downing of Auburn,
Me-, employed in the food admins
tration office, but who had volunteer
ed ten days ago for emergency nurs-
ing work, died Wednesday OF in
fluenZa-
Her brother, Arthur Downing, ar
rived in Washington three days be-
fore her death. Yesterday he took
the body back to Auburn.
Thomas T. ColmesniL
Thomas Taylor Colmesnil, son Of
the late William T. and Mrs. Fanny
T. Colmesnil of this city, died of
pneumonia at the Base Hospital.
Mineola, l.. l., Monday, and was in
tered at Arlington yesterday. His
mother was with him when he died.
His younger brother, Charles A. Coli
n.esnil is now in the field artillery
in France His family. originally
from kentucky, was related to Pres1-
dent Madison.
Mrs. Edith n. Libbey.
Mrs. Edith Hoffman Libbey Of Is
Rhode Island avenue northwest wlfe
of Edward Libbey, chief clerk Of the
Department of Commerce, died Thurs
day afternoon at her home of pneu-
monia, following Spanish influenza.
Funeral services will be held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at Lees chapel,
1872 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Interment will be at Congressional
cemetery. Mrs. Libbey was the
daughter of the late John and Susan
E. Hoffman. She is survived by her
and two boys.
Aloysius McCauley.
Aloysius McCauley, attached to the
3o4th Quartermaster's Corps. 31st
street northwest, died at Camp
Meade, Md, yesterday of pneumonia,
following influenza
Edward M. North.
Edward NJ. North, forty-two years
old, of Staten Island, N. Y. who came
to Washington as a war worker, was
found dead late yesterday afternoon
at his rooms, 1913 Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
DR.. P ]. Howeaton, a physician with
office at 600 Southern building, made
the discovery when he called in re-
Spouse to a summons for medical as
sistance. The man had died from in
f1uenZa.
George North, a brother of the dead
man. residing in Staten Island, has
been notified.
Deaths in Twenty-Four Hours.
Deaths reported from influenza for
the twenty-four hours up to noon to-
day are as follows:
John P. Robertson, Al years, 100 Sea-
ton place northwest; Gertrude Copen-
haver, SO years, 1910 Keokuk street
years. 355 c street southwest; Lulu
Malloy, 20 years. Providence Hospital;
Albert G. Rommel, 4S years, 81 Myrtle
street northeast; Grace b. Wright, II
years, rs 7th street southeast: Theron
A. Bull. 90 years. st. Elizabeth Hospital;
Capitol street; W. N. Davidson. Sc
years, Washington Asylum Hospital;
Susie D. Ashford. ~ years, 1912 Water
street southwest; Rose Ryan. rs years.
u years. 2o6 g street southeast; Mary
E. Steele, 50 years, 1905 Eth street
northwest: Truman W. Carrithers, SO
years. Walter Reed Hospital; William
T. Ryan, "a years, Walter Reed Hos
pital: Morris sevastion, 81 years. 1893 sos
White. Is months, 1918 Kalorama
road: Margaret A. Nolass, IS years
Georgetown University Hospital;
MCbOHdlu, years, " ASH
ington Hospital; hurry Washington
81 years; Washington Asylum Hos
pital; James W. Mickeus, 81 years
2451 P street northwest; Cova Jack
son, ~ years, 2809 o street northwest
Jarvey Simms. q years, 1903 Banks
street northwest; Douglas Francis, Is
years, 7s2 Irving street northwest
Mary CAT, 80 years, Freedmen's Hos
pital; Ed. Marshall, 48 years, S19 18th
street northwest; Read Walden,
years, U. S. P. H. S. Emergency Hos
pital; Frank Navigate, % years, Wal
ter Reed Hospital; Fannie Willis, A.
years, 402 Bland court northwest
Maize E. Love. 81 years, 2725 18th
street northwest; William Chappelo, :
years, 442 I'd street southwest; Alfred
P. Liston, 81 years. Walter Reed Hos
pital; John A. Larkin, 26 years, Wal.
ter Reed Hospital; Kenneth Gates, 2;
years, Walter Reed Hospital; Will.
liam E. Thomas. 80 years, Walter
Reed Hospital: William L. Baur-
man, 10 years. Walter Reed Hospital
Rose Ryan, Al years, 902 L stree,
southeast; Carter Louney. 20 years
s86 18th street southeast; Catherine
Vita, AZ years, 204 Arthur place: James
H, Shackelford, 80 years, 2309 18th
street northwest; Moy Sing, 40 years
1880 18th street northwest: Edith H
Libbey, 43 years. IS r street northeast
Margaret E. Miller. 80 years. s31h F
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