| Show GENS fN JOE WHEELER PASSES AWAY Famous Confederate Cavalry Leader Dies of Pneumonia In ln Brooklyn GEN 0 O 0 O HOWARDS TRIBUTE lid Ho Lend n a Life Lite After tho the Will War and ami Wn n It Chris Christian tian lIun In III till the True Trim Seii Sense p New Ne York Jan 15 Hen Joseph Wheeler Wheel cr the famous confederate cavalry cavalry alry leader and a of oC tho the United States Slates army since the lie war war IiI with died at oclo k this afternoon nt III the t c home of oC lib his ulster sister Mrs airs Sterling Smith In III Brooklyn aged 69 years carH In split spite of or his age there WitS was hope until yesterday of ot his hili reco recovery ery cry from rota the attack of ot o f pneumonia which caused his hla death It has not 1101 yet ct beam benn h decided where tho mho body Jod will he be Interred Inhered but Lut probably It II will swill be In Arlington National cemetery near n lr Washington Announcement ot or orthe the plans planK for tor the funeral Cun will 11 be he made tomorrow Oon Oen Wheeler was taken ill III sIx alx days as asago ago at ot his sisters home horn whore he has hils been living recently Ha lIe contracted a n 1 severe cold which developed Il Into pleurisy pleurisy and pneumonia Front From the first his lila age IO told lohl against him but hut the turn film family lly lIy did not give KIO up hope until last night when whet the tho disease dl was waa fount found to havo have affected both buth lungs lung len Jen ers Immediate relatives were all with him bini The Pile family was teas summoned to 10 the Hie bedside ot or the patient IJ nt It midnight last hut night when whon the doctors In consultation concluded that lint the tho end was seas but a I mat matter ter tel of or hours hourI The general was illS thun then awake and conscious and liln hili mind milk was apparently lie teemed seemed to know that death was approaching and lind though too weak wets to speak he succeed succeeded ed In giving signs ot of recognition antI and encouragement to Ills his children Later the tho general sank sa Ilk Into a II peace peaceful peaceful peaceful ful slumber and nt tit the lie request of or the doctors the family quietly withdrew train froth the sick mans bedside Gen Oen Wheeler was never again more morl than so mu Hn lIt lingered er 1 until tin ill this Ihl evening and passed away GIN GEN OE New York Jan Jon 20 Oliver 0 Howard U S A II retired when w Imen he heard of ot Gen Gel Wheelers death pull the following tribute to hIs old friend and all one time lute foe Coe I J nm him deeply deep grieved to learn of or the death of ol Oen Gen Joseph Wheeler He lie hud hlll led Jed such elicit n 1 beautiful since the civil war both hath public and private clots t that he ht hal had become much beloved 1 In every soc eec lion lien of the Che e country It was IS only n r t short time ago that ho he carne came all the tho way flay to Roston to speak for tor the boys bos and girls of ot the mountains and 1111 to help hell us lM much an nC he could MuM the Lincoln memorial university that we have havo tried to estah establish lish on Oil firm 1111 foundations near Cumber Cumberland land Jand Gap Clap I r wait delighted at 11 his sym sympathy pathy and helpfulness I had hlll met mel him several seventh times limes his return to tho army once or twice t Ice nt tit I J do donot donot 0 not know kno of ot any aIlY man mall who showed showe l greater pleasure i In t entering the United t 1 States service than ho did lIlt In 1 when whet he lie put on again tor for the Spanish h campaign the old blue uniform tinhorn of ot the United State Once when I 1 was In iii Introducing reducing him to 10 n 0 large laro audience nt tit hull boll In III the Interest ot of tins this Y 1 Jt aL I C A I J remarked that housed ho ha used to bother me moro inure than any all other uther commander lint I 1 knew when I had hind a aurea urea In the west vest In 1664 and nail 1665 As All soon 1 us as he could get on his ilia feet he Ile hI to Ie marked t with a I pleasant smile that ha lie wished Ishell Gen Con Howard would forget a I lit little little tle tie more moro of oC that ancient history Ills His marked market characteristics were kindliest r courtesy the tha very beautiful ideal of or gentility and the extraordinary devotion to duty dut na 1114 n he saw 8 wIt It Ills Christian sentiments were never meter ob oh obtruded lb trudell I dJ e upon strangers s but he ho was wall pro pronounced n ro flounced and outspoken nn IlK n a 1 Christian whenever the occasion demanded It It 11 wait wai always n a 1 delight to meet him and an talk with him upon any Iny topic corrected connected with the public but more lucre on ell did he ho shine In III i fl tl life UHN uIN Lou When llIn lets Jell Stewart I rose rOIl roseto to make nn an address at the lilt dinner linner Inner of ot the tho second panel I nIl ci of o the sheriffs Jury ln last t night In word tin rd of th death of Cen Gen Wheeler helIt laid hud not 1101 reach reech reached ed ell the tho pad ono of f the Ih or of the tho function wits Willi w ua the glowing eulogy on thin tho leader lender by hy ten len Woodford who win trims his hl antagonist In the civil eMI war Will Joe Is one of lit the best heal men you Stu or I tutor ever cr know knew mow sold said nell Get Wood Woodford Cord ford anti and Rill from the heart of ot this meet meeting meeting ing goes gues out the fervent prayer I ant sure Corr url that ho he may tiny como comae buck back to us tie or orIf orif If H not mint tint that he bony rest re t on the other othir side Idu as tie such a 1 true truo and loyal 1011 man de tic deserves serves Henos A great reat cheer greeted lea nen Wood Vond Woodfords fords remarks and at the suggestion t of ot the William Mi Ki jy Gen Gem w 1 health was wua drunk JI J I Morgan mind n nearly arly nil all of ot Ita Im Justices Justice jUHl of or the t he supreme court ourt were fre guests Ut at tit the dinner |
