The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
RESCUES 5, KILLED
BY POISON BULLET
Floyd Stevens, Phi. D., Of Col
lumbia Ambulance Corps,
Dies Of Wound.
OFFICER PRAISES MARINE
Adopted Son Of Founder Of
American Defence So
ciety Slain.

After having brought nve wounded
men out Of No Mans Land Floyd Ste
vens, Ridgewood. N. j., of the Columbia
Ambulance Unit, was wounded by a
poison bullet from a German rife and
died from the infection about June IL.
according to reports which have reached
his family.
According to a letter from Stevens's
chum. the young man had answered q
! call for volunteers to be sent out after
wounded men. Stevens had recovered
Ave and had started out for more when
| the Germans laid down heavy barrage
| about the trenches where he was work.
! ing.
He was hit in the side. and knowing
| that he could not recover he asked that
! a letter be written to his family. A let
ter from his. Lieutenant spoke OF the
young mans wonderful courage and
bravery, He was as years old. the son
was a graduate OF Ridgewood High
| School and had taken a bachelor of arts
degree at Wesleyan University. He was
also a graduate OF Teachers College and
had Just received his Phi d. at Columbia
when he Joined the unit from that fnsti-
tuition He entered the service IN May,
| 1917. and sailed for France December
rs. He Is survived by his parents,
| sister and two brothers.
Filler Killed in Accident.
| Lieut. Abram r. Frye, 20. was killed
In an airplane accident, according to a
| report yesterday. He Joined the service
from Colgate University. where he was
a student. and went with the American
Ambulance Service in June, 1917. After
a period of training at Allentown lie was
| transferred to the aviation service and
trained at Toronto and Fort Worth.
Tex. He sailed for England last May.
Lieut.. Frye's sister lives at ASP River
side Drive, the address which was given
by the War Department, but his home is
In Ohio. where he has a mother and an
| other sister. In letter received from
him a short time ago he said that he was
| in an English training school. and 1t is
not known here whether he was killed
there or had been sent to the front The
notification sent by the War Department
stated that the young officer was killed
July 9. He cabled his family July 7.
| saying that he was doing fine
Word has been received that the
adopted son OF Gushing Stetson, founder
OF the American Defense Society, was
one Of the first Americans killed in the
last German drive. The boys name was
| Eugene Wallace. A message sent to his
foster father at 629 West 1l5th street
. by Major-Gen Barnett OF the Marine
Corps said Accept my heartfelt SYM
pathy in your great loss. Your adopted
son nobly gave his life in the service OF
his country"
Young Wallace had served in the
| navy. but later Joined the marines and
went to France with Pershing's forces
He had been in action at Verdun and
other points, but had never been in
jured. He was 10 years old,
Killed on Fathers birthday.
On his fathers sixty-sixth birthday
June 2. Private Milton Van Pelt OF
Headquarters Company. Twenty-third
Infantry. Second Division, was killed in
action. The War Department notfca-
ton reached the home OF the father. FL.
!: lott Van Pelt. $50 East l54th street
yesterday Both parents were i'll in bed
, the message being received by his sister
} Mrs. Caroline Clarke.
Corporal Gerald Daniel Fitzgerald
I, mentioned In yesterdays list among
those killed in action July 3. was %
! years old and enlisted in Company r
Ninth Infantry. He lived before his
enlistment at 3l4l Kingsbridge terrace
He has brother, Thomas. who Is serv-
} ing with a motor repair unit In Italy.
John Tesoro. "a. 73s East fremont
avenue, was reported as having been
, killed in action June %. He was