Evening star., 1921-08-07

John came back to Washington He
continued to perform on these useful
instruments and John put him to work
as librarian of the band. He married
and went to live at Phoebus. Va.
near Old Point Comfort. where he
died. Antonio. the younger. married
Candace Cohill. a daughter OF Henry
Cohill Of Southeast Washington.
Tony died in Colorado in May. 1918.
reached Washington one of the local
papers published the following:
One of the best loved and familiar figures
in the sporting world of Washington has an
swered the f1nal call. News was received in
Washington last night that Tony Sousa had
Tony was brother of John Philip Sousa
new lieutenant commander Of the Great lakes
to Ill sport lovers in the capital.
He was an expert writer upon cricket ana
trap shooting. and had for some years covered
these branches of sport for the Washington
Herald No wrestling match of note found
Tony" missing in the aupdienee. and ms
Italian dialect stories on the doinEs OF the
the annals of the local team
Clark Griffith said last night: II have lost
shocked at the loss He was a 100 per cent
| lover of sport and a last degree rooter for
everything that pertaned to boosting Washing
his family
Joe Turner the wrsstns
| lost a great friend in his death. Ny personal
| regard for his honesty and fairness makes me
| feel a personal sorrow that is beyond words. -
F. Tony" Sous1 passed away at Rockford.
Col. after brave battle against the white
pliHEne; Hs was !, II, health for some time bu, his
genial personality never admitted of a COM
plant. and it only when the rayages of
| the disease made it apparent that climate
| with higher altitude was necessary that he
!
| the field by the Agricultural Department with
| the hope that change would restore his
health. He had been in the west for the past
three months and it was shock to his many
friends to learn of his death.
Tony also wrote lyrics and little
plays. was an amateur actor and was
principal in the organization of the
Departmental Base Ball League. His
i widow and four children are living
in Washington. The children are
| Allan Sousa. Lael, who is Mrs. Nor
| sonella, and whose little baby is
Dorothy Sousa Morsonella: Merriam
Sousa. whose married name is Leavy.
| and Parker Sousa- Lael and Parker
are at the family home on 1st street
| southeast.
TN Congressional cemetery there is a
granite monument on which is this
| inscription: Antonio Sousa, born
| September %. 1924. died April "a.
1892; his wife Elizabeth. bora May
20. 1926. died August %. 1905" A
number Of interments have been made
in that lot. In 1860 three children
were buried there who had been re-
moved from another burial ground
! in 1865 a child, in 1875 a child. in
| 1876 a child. in November 1891. the
| remains of r. c. Bernays, husband of
Elizabeth Sousa; in May. 1892, An
tcnio Sousa- in 1894 child. in 1856
a child. in 1908 Elizabeth Sousa.
| The Evening Star Of Apeil IS. 1899,
contained this notice of Antonio
| Scusa's death:
After prolonged suffering Mr. Antonio souss
| died at his residence in this city yesterday
/ of complication of diseases.
He was born in Seville. Spain: sentembel
"a. 1924. and came to this country in 1854. and
| became a member of the Marine Band. from
| which he was retired in 1879 with the rsnL
Of musician, frst-class. He WAS a member OF
Naval Lodge. No. 4: F, A. A. NJ. and OF
| George Meade Post, Grand Army Of the Repub
lic He leaves a widow and seven children