The border vidette., 1929-08-31
coNsuL's BODY SENT EAST
Mondays Herald)

Il u5 OOuy Vi L1cuTy OuIIStlaO "a
Augustus Damn, American con
sui in Nogales, Sonora. since
1922, was shipped at noon today
to Sewanee, Tenn, his home be
fore entering the United States
consul service, for burial.
Consul Damn died quietly and
suddenly at 5:45 o'clock Satur
day afternoon following q linger
ing illness of several years. his
wife was at the bedside when
the end came.
Guarded by a.squad of soldiers
from Camp Stephen D.. Little
where a few minutes before a
salute of seven guns was fred
as q final tribute to the dead Tn
tied States official, the body was
placed aboard the train to be &C.
companied east by his wife and
daughter, Mrs. Swan Erickson.
From eight o'clock until ten
o'clock the body lay in state at
the Carroon mortuary where his,
many friends could view it.
There were no services.
Mr.. Damn ha6 served in the
United States cons nlar service
since 1905. and it was the result
of his. arduous duties behind the
German lines during the first
three years OF the World war
that led to q breakdown in his
health and his death. 1t was
while at Stettin, Germany, from
1918 to 1915 and at AK la Cha.
pelle, France, from 1915 to 1917.
that be became overworked and
undernourished because of the
lack of food at the time.
For the past three years be
has been under the immediate
care Of . physician.
He was senior warden st ST.
Andrews Episcopal church and
formerly leader of the church
choir. Although be was a mem
ber of the Knights of Pythias
lodge IN st. Petersburg, Florida,
the knowledge Of bis member.
ship never became known to the
local lodge until his death.
The end came very quietly and
unexpected. Mrs. Damn had
just two minutes before smooth
ed over his pillow and asked him
to relax and sleep.
Besides his wife he leaves
three daughters and q son. Mrs.
Swan Erickson, and Mildred
Damn arrived here yesterday
from Phoenix. The other daught
er, Mrs. John McInnes. is ill at
her home in Phoenix, and the
son, Thomas Damn, is at Detroit,
preparing to enter the Detroit
University tomorrow.
Mrs. Damn and her daughter
expect to remain in the east for
about two months and will then
return to Arizona to make her
home with her daughters at
Phoenix.
Mr.. Damn was born at West
Bloomfield, Wis. January 9, 1874.
He attended the University of
the South where be obtained his
bachelor of arts degree. Later
he took post graduate work and
obtained q masters degree. He
married Mrs. Damn in 1902.
From 1893 to 1904 he taught
school in Florida, going from
there to the Sewanee, Tenn,
Military academy where be
taught for five years, then en-
tering the U. s. consular ser
vice. His first post was at Corn.
wall, Canada. remaining. there
until 1912. From there be went
to Germany, then to France and
successively to Stayanger, Nor.
way; Copenhagen. Denmark;
Malaga and Valencia, Spain, and
Nogales. Sonora. Mexico. The
latter three posts were given
him in an effort to find a place
suitable to his broken health.
Pallbearers who assisted in
placing the body of Mr.. Damn
aboard the train are E K. Cum
ming, M. w. Smith, Jack o.
Keefe, w. w. Lockhart and
Harold G. Wayte.
The United States government
was represented at the train by
Colonel A. M. Shipp. commander
of the 25th Infantry. and Capt.
Francis Egan, adjutant of the
second battalion. Shen Ming,
vice. consul of the Nogales. So
nora. Chinese consulate, repre-
sented bis government. Others
present we're members of the
knights of Pythias lodge, the
American consulate, u. S. Gus
toms service and U. S. immigra