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Show BODY OF OFFICER TAKEN TO COAST The body of Captain Samuel P. Brooks, engineers, U. S. A., was sent from Fori Douglas yesterday lo his former home at Sun Francisco for burial in l lie military cemetery at the Presidio. Captain Brooks died at the isolation hospital at Vort "Douglas last Sunday morning from influenza-pneumonia. Members Mem-bers of the engineer officers' training" school at the post, of which he was a member, gathered at the local undertaking parlor yesterday morning and acted as an escort to Lie Denv er & Rio Grand b depot, whence the body was shipped to Sa u Francisco. Mrs. Brooks, who was here at the time of her husband's "eath, accompanied accom-panied rhe body. At San Francis-jo the body will be met arid taken in charge by ihe Masons and I the ISiks.. of which or ders Captain Lrooks I was a member., Ar rangements for a i military funeral will be made. |