Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
CORPORAL HARRINGTON
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Promising Career of Young
Wilmingtonian Suddenly
Cut Off.

Corporal Joseph A. Harrington, a
well-known Wilmington boy. died al
Camp Tccata, Cal, of pneumonia. fol-
lowing influenza, on Wednesday. Har-
rington was only - years old. and had
enlisted ID the army Immediately on the
entrance of this country into the war.
He was sent first 10 Fort Sloeiirn, u. Y.
as private in Troop NJ, Ilth Cavalry.
From there he went To Fort Ethan Allen.
and then 10 Fort Oglcthorpn. He had
worked hard and conscientiousy all
along, and when ho was transferred Ia
Palm City, Cal. it was as corporal that
he went, Camp 1ecata, where he died
was his last station His family knew
nothing of his illne~s The last letter
they had received from him was dated
November Is and said he was we'll and
expected 70 be home within two months.
On Saturday they got the first telegram
from the War Department. SAYING that
be was i'll with pneumonia Mrs Har,
rington, the mother, who lives Mt 601
West Ninth street, sent telegram TO the
hospital saying: Take care of my boy"
On Sunday the family received another
telegram saying that the patient had
rallied \ little. The wire OF bis death
came Wednesday afternoon, and the
family has wired the War Department to
send the body on Immediately with an
attendant. Funeral services viii be held
from the deceased's late home.
Corporal Harrington was favorite
when s student at the Wilmington High
School, where he was on the football
squad, and n member Of almost every club
in the school His family have q silver
loving cup that he got for running in
| 1911 and that had not been won for eight
years by anyone until young Harrington
got It. He was friendly with DR.. Spear,
the High School football coach, who is
now lighting in France, and also Of Lieut.
Wells OF this city. After graduation from
the High School, young Harrington went
to Lake Forest NC. where he WIS studying
law, and making out excellentiy in his
studies.
Young Harrington was a bright boy,
and independent and ambitious from
early boyhpod All through High School
he went about every morning at 4.30
distributing papers to earn enough money
to meet his various club dues, protesting
10 his family that he didn't want them
TO pay his dues for him. He made host
Of friends in school, and messages OF
coincidence have been received, and flow
eIs sent to his home II the boy had lived
and stayed in the service he might, as he
laughlngly threatened Lieut. " ellis, been
giving out orders to heutenantS. In q
letter sent home in Septmber he wrote:
Il have been working on all kinds of
jobs, and my commander wont transfer
me because he cant get MANY fellows that
he can use IN as many capacities as he
can me So that YOU cant blame me for
not going to school yet There are many
things that people on the outside don't
understand, but | am telling you because
know that you expect me To make some
thing of myself" When he was stricken,
he had been working in the orderly room
in the commanders Office
His mother and father, Mr. and MrS.
Dennis J. Harrington are bowed with
grief lie also leaves sister. MS Marie
Hartsook, step-brcther D. F. Harring-
ton, and his own brother George H.
Harrington, who enlisted IN the navy at
the same time that Joseph enlisted in the
army, and who has been In foreign waters
for almost year, and is reported to have
broken his left arm. The brother who
was very much attached TO the younger
brother, Joseph, has been notified of his
death. but ii is not known that he viii be
home in time for the funeral The date
Of the services will be announced later.
Young Harrington was a member OF
St Bcnedict's Society OF the Sacred Heart,
and belonged to st. Peters parish