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Show HOW LOGAN DIED. Colonel Brereton Writes Letter to Widow of the Major. Youngstown, O., Dec. 20. A letter written writ-ten by Lieutenant Colonel Brereton, of the Thirty-third infantry, who was with Major John A. Logan when he was killed has been received here.. It sets at rest the story circulated that he was killed by I his own men. The letter is dated San Fabian. Nov. 12, and says: "Your husband 'died a hero while leading lead-ing in battle the command to which he had been assigned upon joining his regiment, regi-ment, the Third battalion. His battalion was the advance guard of the regiment in attack upon the town of San Jacinto. "Yesterday, Nov. 11. Major Logan was j leaning over a wounded soldier to assist him when he was shot through the head. This was shortly before 0 in the morning. Prompt surgical attendance was at hand, but the major never recovered consciousness conscious-ness and died while being conveyed to the, hospital. The exact locality was about t two miles from San Fabian on the road j to San Jacinto. . I wa one of the last-j persons who saw him alive and he was ! brave and self-possessed, until struck i I down by the enemy's bullet." i Major Logan's valet. Morley, has ar- j rived at San Francisco on the transport ! Sikh and will join the Logan family at San Diego. |