The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-17
Chaplain's MementoS
Presented To Museum
Appointments OF Rev. Os-
good E. Herrick Donated
By Niece; Citation For
Yellow Fever Work
Especial to The Citizen)

The Daily Times of this north
ern New York City printed the
following article of intense in
terest to Key West. Florida. in
its issue of Friday. the 18th
inst:
Mementos of the service of the
late Rev. OSgood E. Herrick, q
WatertOWn resident and an army
chaplain who won praise for his
labors in the Key West yellow fe-
yer epidemic of 1869. have been
presented to the jefferson ,Coun-
ty Historical museum by his niece,
Miss Henrietta G.. Storer, 243
Sterling street
The framed appointment OF
Rev. Mr.. Herrick as companion
of the First Class of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States" on Apil l. 1891,
was among the certificates pre-
sented to the museum. The certifi-
cate was signed by President Ru-
therford B. Hayes.
Another certificate was the APP
,, pointment of Rev. Herrick to ma
jor in the army on May "a, 1904,
and was signed by President The
| odore Roosevelt.
A special order from the war
department. Washington, D. c.,
on November 4, 1864, was also a
gift, which reads as follows: The
military post al Key West, Fla,
is announced a chaplain post
Rev. Herrick is appointed chap
lain of the post"
Contained in an old envelope
from the adjutant generals office
is brief printed testimony to the
services of Chaplain Herrick dur
ing the yellow fever epidemic at
Key West in 1869. The testimony
follows:
Recommendation is more cSpeci-
ally due to Rev. Osgood E. Her
rick, chaplain, U. S. A, and his
-estimable wife. There is proba-
bly, not a single officer or soldier
stricken down who docs not feel
greatly indebted for their sympa-
thies and their kind and constant
attention. The arduous services,
too, of the chaplain both as pas
tor and friend, among stricken
in the city as well as in the garri-
son were unremitting to the ex-
ttent of sacrificing his own health
! for the good of others.
/ Contrary to the advice of the
commanding officer and his ply
sician this officer insisted upon
akeeping his post in spite of i'll
health and continuing in the per-
Fformance of every duty-official,
pastoral and social-until this cpl
Edemic was stayed, and he has
! thereby shown how we'll the great
|. military virtue of self-Sacriflce
hcombines with the higher virtues
of religion. BY order of Brew.
/ Mai. Gen. w. T. Sherman" Dur
ing the time of the epidemic
Chaplain Herrick contracted the
disease himself.
Chaplain Herrick was a chap
lain in the army from 1864 to
1890. He was made a member of
the Loyal Legion for the personal
service of saying prayers for
President Abraham Lincoln dur
ing the Civil War in ST. Paufs
church at Key West, Fla, and also
for his work during the yellow
fever epidemic.
Born at Windsor, VT, he came
to this city as a young man. He
retired from Fortress Monroe IN
1890 and returned to WATERFOWL
where he died. He was a member
of the Trinity Episcopal church.
Miss Storer also gave to the
museum a basket of flowers made
of small sea shells, under a large
glass bell jar, by the blind chill
dren of Key West. 1t had been
the property of Samuel and Eliza
Herrick, old residents OF Water
town.
A pair of framed engravlngs OF
Abraham Lincoln and George
Washington. together with a
photograph of President Mckin-
ley, were also gifts of Miss Stor-
er. Both the former are full pos
es with wood and gold frames.
The engraving of Lincoln was
signed by himself and was done
by J. c. Buttre in New York city.
| The engraving of Washington is
one of him on the battlefield al
Trenton engraved by w. Warner
from the original picture by Col
| -ToI1Y1 Tr1lmbIIll in possession OF