The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-10
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late Washington
NEWS GOSSIP

WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 10
Floyd Alyia Hickman, son of D. B.
Hickman, Of Middelbourne, " Va.
has been, after eight months, "of-
icially" declared dead in the records
of the War Department. That de-
partment has issued a formal GER
!lficate to that effect and the SOL
aiers mother should now be able to
collect the insurance that he car
ried in private companies.
This is the result that, when he
look up the case Of the mysterious
disappearance Of Private Hickman,
with the War Department officials.
Representative Harry c. woodward.
was aiming at. That was February
%, 1919. He had information from
comrades Of Hickman chat he had
been wounded an0 taken to a first
aid hospital. After that all record Of
him was lost, and the War Depart
ment did not have that Ingcn. 1t
has recently claimed to have sub
stantiated the information furnished
the family, and by them the Con-
gresham, that Hickman was wound
ed while carrying wounded COM
tades off battle field, and was
taken to a first aid hospital. This
was on November 2, 1918.
Mr.. woodward started his tracer"
on February %, 1919. 1t was not un-
til June 10 that the War Department
reported investigation is being
made to determine his fate and
whereabouts" August s, it reported
to Mr., woodward that Hickman is
now officially presumed dead. On
August %, after repeated insistence
from Mr.. woodward, the Department
issued certificate of death. Sept.
5, it reported that Corporal Pres
ley A. Rains, of Carter, Teun., says
he stood six feet from Hickman when
he (Hickman) was wounded and that
he was sent to first aid station for
treatment, but died before he reached
It."
And this is the War Departments
theory of this particular war ira
gedy:
"The war Departments theory
was that after he was wounded Pri-
vate Hickman was either struck by
shell and destroyed, or was buried
in the debris of the explosion Of q
That sfr11aly yoHy ~
The Pension Commissioner has
formally notified Representative H
G. woodward, of the granting Of a
pension to Sarah Wingrove, widow
Of John Wingrove, Of Pleasauts, W.
Va, at the rate of $12 a month from
Oct. 30, 1916, and $25 from Oct G.
1917, and accrued Invalid pension
duo her husband at the da:e of his
death.
Representative Stuart F. Reed in
troduced In the House of Represen.
tatives a bill to award a pension
at the rate Of $25 a month, to Geo
Martin, of Salem;. secured immed.
tate discharge from the army for
Clayton G. Young, of Clarksburg, and
John ]. Stanton( of Annmoore; Sc
cured compensation, at che rare OF
e46 a month for Harold Rifle, an
injured discharged soldier, whose
home Is at Cleveland, w. Va. the
same becoming effective August 8
1919; and secured through the Pen
sion Bureau a pension for Mrs
Margaret Green, of Sutton, at The
rate Of $12 month from Dec. b, 1918
and 50 a month additional for each
Of her two minor children.
Senator sutherland's office reports
the granting Of a pension to Sarah
M. collett, widow of Tawell Collett
81 Hambleton, $12 a month from
August 12, 1918, and 50 month fol
each Of her two minor children; &C.
ssfned pension due her late husband
lowed Mrs. Anna Johnson OF Lew
isburg; $50 bonus secured for JOSEPH