The sun., 1918-09-21
THIRTY n. Y. NAMES
ONCASUALTY LISTS
Capt. Nicholas L. Tilney, For
merly a Broker, Dies of
Pneumonia Overseas.
LIEUT.. TH2ASHER KILLED
Young Artist With CamOu-
flage Corps Was Once Pu-
pill of st. Gaudens.

Official casualty lists yesterday con-
tanned the names of thirty officers and
men from the New York district Be-
sides the names announced by the Wac
yesterday told of the death or wound
ing of several others whose cases have
not yet been officially reported.
Among the latter is Capt. Nicholas
Lechmere Tilney. former head Of the
brokerage fr,n OF Tilney, Ladd a. Co,
243 Exchange place. Word of Capt.
Tilney's death was received In cable
gram yesterday to j. i. Morgan Co.
and is understood to have been con-
firmed in a message to his father. John
s. Tilney, "a Main street, Orange. Capt.
Tilney died OF pneumonia. His father
declined yesterday to give any details
OF Capt. Tilney's death until 1t had
been officially confirmed
Official notification was received or
the death Of Lieut.. Harry Dickinson
Thrasher of the Camoufiage Corps. who
was killed in action August IL. Lieut..
Thrasher was a member of the younger
school OF New York sculptors. He was
born in Cornish. " H.. and began the
study of art at Saint Gaudens's Cornish
offered by the American Academy for
course of study in Rome.
When the camoufage section of the
army was organized Thrasher enlisted
| as private and became sergeant
before sailing for France. He was pro-
| NOTED to a Second Lieutenancy July 8.
Lieut.. Thrasher was a member OF the
National Sculpture Society and was
, highly regarded by his fellow artists.
, Particulars were received yesterday
by Walter Kerr. president of the New
York Life Insurance ard Trust Com
pany. of the circumstances attending
| the death of his son. Sergeant George
! Southwick Kerr, who was killed at the
Ourca July 2s. Sergeant Kerr had
just quit tending a wounded comrade
| and was leading his section when he
| received a bullet through the heart
| He had previously been awarded hon.
orable mention for bravery in repairing
telephone wires under fire.
Court Clerks Son Killed.
Emil Kunzli, clerk of the ESSEX Mar
ket Court received a telegram from tho
War Department yesterday informing
him his son. Emil walter. had been
Iff1ed in action August l6. Private
Kunzll was 26. and was a member OF
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his parents 562 West l13d street.
Private Frank y Michel. 205 East
Sixty ninth street, reported. as having
died from accident and other causes, was
killed in action on August 10. according
to telegram received by his widow,
| Mrs. Elizabeth Michel. from the War
| Department last week. A child had been
born in the family since Private Michel
went overseas. and letters received from
him recently spoke of his anxiety to get
home to see II
Private Frederick Harrington. killed
in action. was one of three brothers be-
longing to the same regiment They
came originally from Kansas anu ,rn.mcu
at Camp Funston, later being trans
ferrcd to Camp Merritt, where they
joined the Thirty eighth United States
Infantry. All three sailed for France
last March. News of Private Frederick
lHarrington's death was sent to sister
Mrs. j f. Barnum, 16l West Ninety
NTH street.
Reports that Capt Roger ID. Laphan
of the 3O5th Infantry had been killed in
France were denied yesterday by tho
Captains father, Henry G. Id pham, q
banker. II Battery place. Mr.. Lapham
ST. has received advices from the Wal
Department that his son was wounded
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pital in France. Capt. Lapham formerly
was traffic manager for the American
Hawaiian steamship Company. He re
ceived his training at Plattsburg
| Lieut. Gustave Edward Grafmullei
was listed yesterday as severely wound
ed His mother. Mrs. Catherine Rain. 55f
Herkimer street, Brooklyn, received q
letter from him saying he had beer
wounded and was in hospital. but sooi
would be around again.
BROOKLYN Sergeant Killed.
Sergeant Valentine r. Walters. 100,
East Fifth street. Brooklyn, killed in &C
ton August %. formerly lived with hi!
parents. Mr.. and Mis-. John W. Walters
He was drafted last October. went Il
= Camp Upton and was made sergean
in March. His mother received "A lette
from him dated August p, in which h
wrote:
I'VE have faced many hardships, bu
have overcome them. There are man.
others to follow. but we will get tn
best OF them. too Nothing can chang
my determination. mother dear, to fgh
| for what is right and just" Befor
joining the service Sergeant Walter
, was employed by Martin Bros. II Bat
terry place, Manhattan.
Word was received yesterday by Mrs
James II. Mosley. Glen Ridge, of tn
death in action OF her son, Lieut. Il
Mosley. Jr., who was killed July q
, Lieut.. Mosley is the first OF 255 mem
bers of the Holy Name Society of IN
Church of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield
now in the service to make the suprem
, sacrifice. He was graduate of III
: PlattshurS training camp and was al
tached to the l65th Infantry.
= Private Walter ii. Henry. killed
> action, was the son Of Mr.. and Mr.
John II. Henry, 7ls South Eighteent
street, Newark. He was drafted Las
D.: September and went overseas in Apri
The last letter received by his parent
was dated July IA.
Private Joseph L. Wolf. who died c
injuries August l5 was a son of Chris
tan T. Wolf. civil war veteran, 43
Stuyvesant avenue, Irvington. lie ha
been cited for gallantry, An olde
brother is a sergeant in the same div
sion.
Mrs. Kate Rubino. 1916 East Eish,
zenith street. Brooklyn, hopes there ma
he some mistake and that the Rubin
: mentioned in telegram to her from IN
War Department as having been kille
in action is not her son. The messag
spoke of a Private Rubino, but Mr.
| Rubind says her son had been promote