The sun., 1918-09-05
WOUNDED OFFICER
DIVINITY STUDENT
Lieut.. Fair Abandoned His
College Course to Join
American Army.
HAD DEATH PREMONITION
Soldier, Killed in Explosion,
Wrote Brother He Felt
His Time Coming

Lieut. Harold I. Fair. severely'wounded
was studying for the ministry at Cam
bridge last October. but It was as a
potential lighting man he responded to
the call OF the army rather than as a
fiedgling chaplain. Abandoning his
studies, Fair qualified for a Lieutenancy
at Plattsburg, and after a few months in
training camp was sent abroad. Lieut..
Fair. who was q graduate Of Lehigh Uni
versity, made his home with his grand
mother at $50 Union street. Brooklyn.
He was born on Staten Island.
A letter recently received by H. F.
Shaughnessy OF East Orange, N. j.. a re-
tired New York fire captain, explains
how Private Harry Shaughnessy, 1920
ENGINEERS. received his wound while pa
trolling No Mans Land.
Il was very lucky, for I have been
through considerable Smelling and bomb
ing and have had many narrow escapes"
Shaughnessy wrote. II am sorry to say
that the Germans finally got me and that
l will be out of the fighting for several
months.
Germans Spot Night Patrol.
Il was out on patrol duty one night
on road about 400 yards away from
the front line trenches when the boys
were spotted by Jerry Then the whiz-
bangs started to fall around us. One
came over, and that is all remember
until found myself being carried into a
hospital"
Private Shaughnessy. who is 81 and a
graduate of the Curtis High School, st.
| George. S. l.. sent the letter to his father
from British hospital August 4.
Although it was in an accidental ex-
plosion behind the lines that Private
Nicholas Tarkagekes was killed. his
brother John. who lives at 6S West IL 9Th
street, regards the premonition Nicholas
described in the last letter he wrote from
France as no less remarkable.
Il have a feeling that have not long
| to live" Private Tarkagekes told his
brother. my only wish is to see you
| once more before I die" Tarkagekes
was killed several days before the letter
reached America.
Michael Healy. Sixth Battalion, Con-
| naught Rangers, was killed In action
June 6. Healy. 10 at the outbreak of the
great war. gave up job with the Ma
| tional Biscuit Company before the con-
| fiict was a month old, spent his savings
| to get to Cork and enlisted Mr.. and
! Mrs. Peter Healy. his parents. live at 157
West Sixty-second street.
| Missing Sergeant in Hospital.
Mrs. William Peterson. IS Milford
street. Brooklyn, has been notified that
her son. Sergeant Harry Strickland.
| 106th Infantry. was wounded in action
August IL. Strickland, who is 90. en-
listed in the Fourteenth Infantry. n
| Brooklyn National Guard regiment
| shortly after the United States declared
war and later was transferred to the
l06th. He had been an electrician.
Army checkers may not yet have To-
| Gated Sergeant Michael Solomon Twen-
| ty-siXth Infantry. reported missing In
action, but his relatives in Brooklyn
| know where he is and are In CORE
spondence with him. Jacob Solomono-
WITT. 3S Amboy street. Brooklyn. has a
letter from him in base hospital dated
| July &c and has answered 1t.
Solomon said he had been over the top
many times and finally had been