Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-11
cAlnEAl cullEns.

U0SUUbUb VUSSeUOs
Hsrriette Cullens, Of st. Joseph, is|
In receipt Of the following letter from
the Home Communication Service,
Aperican Red Gross, Ut Brest, France,
giving foil particulars Of the death OF
her son, Corporal Carnesl Cullens,
which occurred on May 10th. Car
neal was born and reared 1t st..
Joseph and had graduated ct Alcorn
College just month before he entered
the service. He had been in France
shout year when he fell victim to
spinal paeningitis, from which awful
mslady 70 many Of our Draws boys lost
their lives. We take pleasure in pub
hsbing the letter:
Camp Hostital, No. 50.
J Brest, France, May SOth, 1919.
Mrs. Hsrriette Cullins,
st. Joseph, Louisiana.
Ny dear Mrs. Cullins:
You have no doubt received from
COR Government the sad news Of the
death Of your son here in France, but
/ am writing for the Home Communi-
catiou Service Of the American Red
Gross to tell you . little mors than the
brief o6lcisl message could give.
Oarnssl ives brought here from his
Company on May the 26th, with an
attack Of acute appendicitis. Short
u after he was admitted It Was found
that be had pneumonia, and very soon
sftsrward he developed symptoms Of
spinal meningitis, % you can see that
be was very III from the start. have
Just bssn speaking to Miss Mary AL
len, one Of the nurses who attended
your con and she said that be must
hayA been . wonderfully plucky boy
p6t to have given in long before he
aid. For % soon ~ . soldier COM
plains Of not feeling well, he IL ct once
examined by . doctor, and II there is
anything ct oil the matter with him
he h sent 10 . hospital. Carmesl wss
delirious almost from the time he was
h.or-ht h.,e ana - tb,nk hs dad
vseAcos ,saI,,,n~ hov siok he v.s for
~ "A not .Dear - an I assure Won
That everything possible was done for
rim hosh - the dootors and nurses.
49, ~. ma. ccn,a not h saved ana he
49, evav ~ 1.1k = M. Nav the
sokh Ma, Allan ave that the end
-. verv peeoefo,
In ths A. =. p. Cemeterv Of Lambe.
.ellec vhare m MANY Of I'D brother
eold,er. vers laid Ia rest. vour con
- hnrl.d 9TH m,litarv honors. NAV
thu aakh ~ 900 O'Clock. This GENE.
terv n ON : hIll-syde Overlooking Z
.resu vaIlev and thu ga bevond. =
Iovuav llttla snot mat three miles from
The oitv OF Brest. The sImpIe bot inn
pre,e,ve service. WA couducted BY
Ohaplain Aurood. attended also TO
r,ureeent the family. and saved for
Won = fev Of the flowers. q tribute of
the Rad Cros. which 7 Thought Won
mishs nike to keen. The procession
vas led bv the militarv hand. followed
bv the airing SQUAD. and an escort of
soldiera marched beside the dag
draped comm. After prayers. while
h,e comrades IN arms stood at atten-
don. the Anal salute v.s sounded.
tsos we're PLAYED. and the soldier was
laid 10 hi. Ions rest.
Personal belongings Of the patients
Who die are seut 70 the Personal e.
feots Dnreau n a.. Nas.ire and for
vsrded home from there. 90 I trust
vou NV aoon rsoeive ANYTHING vour
con NAV have left. The location Of
he ersve q recorded with the Graves
Raeiatration Bureau of the A. e. f..
and \ marked with his identif ,cst ton
~ In = sev davs = tall vhite cross
Lii h erectad. an which viii be In.
ecribed his name. organization. are
and date OF death. Already there are
American landscape artists at work in
IambssslIec Cemetery, planning to
make u . beautiful place, and 1t win
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