Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
GEN. c. R. EDWARDS
DIES EARLY TODAY
Yankee Division Commander
Fails to Rally After Sec
ond Operation.
BY the Associated Press.


BOSTON, February 14.-Maj. Gen.
Clarence r. Edwards, wartime COM
mander of the 26th CYankee) Division,
died at 7:06 o'clock this morning at the
Phillips House, where he had been a
patient since January is. He was II
years old.
The old warrior, Daddy" to the thou
sands of doughboys of the 26th, failed
to rally from an intestinal operation
which was performed yesterday 1t was
the second operation the general under
went since his arrival at the hospital. A
third blood TRANSMISSION was performed
Immediately after.
| An emergency operation was per-
formed on January Is. A spell Of weak
ness was followed by seeming improve
ment. Then the generals strength ebbed
| away. He refused nourishment, and
blood transfusions we're resorted to.
Two of them, early this week, gave him
the strength TO warrant second opera
ton yesterday.
Sister Is Summoned.
A third TRANSMISSION was performed
Immediately after the operation, but
the general sank into coma and
failed TO rally.
At $3.50 this morning, Gen. Edwards
began to sink rapidly. DR.. Horatio
Rogers, attending physician, hurriedly
summoned DIR. Richard H. Miller. the
surgeon IN charge of the case. After a
consultation, Mrs. Charles A. Otis of
Cleveland, the generals sister, was
summoned to his bedside.
When a call went out from the hos
pital few days ago appealing for
volunteers for a blood TRANSMISSION, for
mer doughboys Of the 26th all but
- xof Rref agaI
young, rich and poor, policemen and
fireman. a prominent lawyer and a
widely known judge all reported to the
hospital They were all Edwards
boys" and eager to "go through" for
the old commander as in the days OF
the war
Gen. Edwards was one Of the best
loved division commanders in the
American expeditionary forces. His
men insisted it was his spirit that car
ried them through and inspired them.
Proud Of Command.
While he commanded the division in
France, the 26th was cited several times
for its gallant work and Gen. Ed
wards himself was honored twice by the
French government and once by the
Belgian. He was extremely proud Of
his command, made up of New Eng
land National Guard troops trained By
him.
Gen. Edwards was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, January 1, 1860. He was grad
uated from West Point in 1888, and
was promoted through the grades 10
brigadier general, which rank he at
tanned in 1906.
He was an administrative and line
oficer in the United States Army for
IS years. He was stationed at various
times in Texas, the Hawaiian Islands
and the Panama Canal Zone and for
10 years was chief of the Bureau Of
Insular Affairs to direct administration
Of the country's island possessions.
He leaves sister, Mrs. Otis.
Burial in Arlington.
Funeral arrangements provided for
burial In Arlington. National Cemetery,
Washington. The body will be taken
to the State House Sunday, where it
will lie in state until evening, when 1t
will be placed on board a train for
Washington.
The services in Washington will take
place at IL am. Monday. The War
Department will provide q" military
escort for the occasion.
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