The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
WAR HERO
ENDS HIS LIFE
ON STEAMSHIP
Leader of Lost Battal-
lion" Brooded Over
Experiences

NI,M YORK. Nov. 2a.-Confirnin-
t.on or the report that lieut.. Cot.
Charles W. Mhittic~ry had committed
snlc de- last saturday night ON lbs
way To- HAVANA was received today 10y
III, Associated Press Ia wireless
message from Captain Grant OF thc
steamship Toloa.
mundcr OF the famous lost battalion
had Disappeared from tho ship after
leaving him various instructions ana
that hr seemed Ia a nornihl mental
condition and ysOod spirits on quitting
the smoking room "a r''iirc.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. -. secret
brondIns Owe the memories ~ MS eN-
poriences In the war from which no
emerged one OF Americas greatest IN
dlyidunl heroes. was uscribcd TO-DAY
| hy friends and relatives OF Lieut.. Col.
/ charles ". Whutlcs'y. ns the cause OF
| his taking his 'te sunday wAilc ON the
way TO Havana.
Leaving several letters. presumably
explaining his act, the commander OF
the lost battalion" disappeared irom
/ the steamship Tulon. "a hours out
from New York His Intimate friends
had no idca he was making an ocean.
voyage.
I MNftlnfNH OF stlN NAIN'NNN ANN'A f'NAN'ANN'f
Hasnciat.s were inDrVdu'uus ut firs'
and then recalled incidents Bs iudicn-
| tions that his spirit was shaken 10y re-
current memories of hts brothers in
arms who had died before his eyes ~
| France.
The last blow. they said mosc try
| ing than the rest was In Washington
| q fortnight ago when n took part In
the funeral services Tor Americas un-
| known soldier Tie returned from the
capital. more depressed than before
| "a. haunting visions clearer than
ever. beurihg him down. The e hr
| had mot hundreds of former friends,
aud had marked anew tho gHps in the
| ranks OF the men he loved
| Ills mind stopped was tl' "N-
plAuatinn ~ Robert Forsyth Little ui
| he law firm OF white aud Case with
which Colonel Whittlcsry had been
associated Tor about q year. 1T had
ill n could bear, remarkable mind
though Il was. I don't think there
was man iu tn country who has
| md the toying experiences Colonel
Whutlcsey has had iu the past two
| ,yHrs
Ho was the hero who was always
| accessible Co those who thought he
| could htlp them The disabled, the
iohlcss. the frivudlcss, "a" widows of
he wur-all of them were ON HE
mind constantly For the la" tW'
| wears there has scarcely been an
hour when the grief aud horror of tn,
war was not brought yiVidlN and
specifically before him
| Whnu he left his office Friday AFT
| u.uuuu it WIS with some CHEEKY rc
mark regarding the ARMY navy foot
ball game which he Intended 10 so"
A. his boarding house ON East iltl
| street, he told friends hr was guiu,
away "tp br Cos myself to rest,
when he lcu saturday morning with q
travelling bag.
D. Colonel Wlitilcscy's uncle. q. "
+ WhittlpseN at Sew York. agreed viii
hts u,phews legal associates that b,
g ,nmc back from Arlington with TN
; recoilertions Induced iy the mempria
services weighing heavily ou 20
, mind.
3 His War Record.
B. Colonel Wbttls-ey.- utmo l"tpo
| into world wide pI,WiUvi," uN'
night through his r'turt in th" Ger
man officer who called ou him I
surrender after hr was surrounded d
. the ArEoUu,.
I For fuur DAYS and nights his com
maui the o. sf battalion. HUNth ir
Mntry. nth dtNiuou, had lain uude
a IRE. rut OF from aid, without food G.
fresh water An bat s., men h1
=. been killed ur wounded
Rundtoldcd and under the pr,
f tense uf laE. 90 GHrmHu suldi,
' stumbled into the American s.ruu
point
' "Surrender he cried. I'm n
De- name OF humanity Bnd he told no,
?" from the German trenches the uEuui
and cries Of fhr American wound,
could be heard
YOU go TO he'll waS Whutlsscy
N reply
u A teW hours later American r"sorv
'h attacked an alone the line the tio
ig mans were pushed back and the litt
Do band NJ su Niyors saved
'r ON his return tu the United stat
he was voted the congressional med
" ~ honor the most coveted Americ.
huCorliiOn tnr hlrnllnn.