Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-22

Mrs. Mary Ellen Hagee. wife of Pri-
yate Harry S. Hagee, Philadelphia, the
only mar from this city reported on
the overseas death list today, has died
from grief caused by the death of her
husband, IL was said. Private Hagee Is
reported to have been killed in action
October IA.
Early in December a notice from the
War Department brought the news to
Mrs. Hagee that her husband had been
severely wounded on the last day Of
the war. She had received no letters
from him. for nearly three months, and,
becoming worried because Of this, wrote
10 the commanding officer Of his COM
pany asking about her husband. After
several weeks of waiting word came
back that he had been killed in action.
Severely shocked and grieved over the
news the soldiers wife broke down and
died about two weeks ago. She had been
living at the home of her parents, 2014
North Marshall street.
Private Hagee before his enlistment
had been a fireman. Members of En-
glne Company No. 6, Montgomery ave-
nue near Gfrard, of which he had been
a member for more than five years are
maktng preparations to erect a memo
iidi tapict 10 tHc SOluleT.
AS a fireman as we'll as a soldier
Hagee was a hero, said Captain Henry
Schmiddetter, of the engine '.
today. He had participated in extn.
gushing fires and had made daring
rescues.' He had beer commended for
his work by the Fire Bureau.
Died As He Headed Detail
Private Hagee enlisted in the army
shortly after the declaration of war by
this country. He was attached to Com
pany A, 325th Infantry. n had been
overseas several months. According TO
the letter from his commanding officer.
he died on the battlefield under heroic
circumstances, A paragraph OF the cap
tain's letter follows:
we were attempting to take a
strongly fortified hill and four men were
needed to go ahead of the company AS
an advance guard to insure our men
against ambush from m~achine-gun nests.
Hagee was the first one to volunteer for
this dangerous duty. On going up the
hill a shell burst near the four mer
killing Hagee instantly. He was ar
excellent soldier and was well liked
by all the officers and men with whom
he came in contact" concluded the cap
tain.
II has not been learned how the Wal
Department lost record of the hero and
enormously reported him wounded.
The War Department today an
nounce zoos casualties for the nation
The names of forty-two men from
Philadelphia appear among the 26s OF
the honor roll for Pennsylvania. There
are four corrections in the city's list
Lieutenant Nelson w. Perine. SCI Soutf
Forty-eighth street. who was reported
wounded, is now classified as missing
He was really killed in actien. An &C
count of his death In action. appeared
In the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER abou
two weeks ago. Two men who hav'
been missing from their units have beer
located In hospitals with wounds a n
one has returned to duty uninjured
The remaining men on the city's homo
roll today are classified as follows
Wounded severely, two; wounde'
slightly. twenty-three, and wounded, de
gree undetermined. twelve.
Sketches Of tho Heroes
Private John McGarth, Company ID
1O9th Machine-gun Corps. was gasseS
September 20, in the fierce engagement
In the Argonne Forest. He Is 70 year
old. He was drafted In April OF las
weeks later. Previous TO entering tn
service he was employed by the New
York Shipbuild1ng Co.
Private Ernest A. Moore, 18th Ma
chine-gun Battalion, Twenty-ninth Dt
vision. was gassed October IL. accord
ing 30 the War Department. He 1
t~Wenty-four years ole. He enlisted al
rectly after war wa declared aud .aba
been overseas = June last. In ~