Show DEATHS DOINGS General Hazon Drops Out of the Ranks Suddenly LAST OF A BRAVE SOLDIER liii Ilcutli W UN Culm uiul Ulthout n Mruirirlo < uer of the Ohio Uuiiiral Ualluiitr in the Vsir lulloittil Ii Ilitplil Promotion lcntTiil Ilaxi > lltutli WAHIHNOTOS Jan 17 General W B lazon Chief Signal Oflloor of tho United States Army died hero of diabetes nt 8 oclock Saturday evening Ho suffered from diabetes for some years but of Into had im proved in health and Htrcuglh and hopes were entertained of his complete recovery AI tho icception of lIce diplomatic corps lIivolI by the President ho contracted a ovcio cold causing him to keep his ted on the 11th lust On tho 10th ho was up and reported hirasolf much improved baying ho would go to his office today Yesterday inohl mornIng his physician I P T harvey US A was summoned to see him soon after aylight Ho at ones repaired to his rooms and found an alarming change In his con Ition suggtsting loisoviNO op mr BLOOD From his constitutional disease Ho at ncn adopted measures to overcomo this condition and restore strength A consnlta thou was also nt onoo Bought with Dr D L huntington who agreed in the main with tho attending physicians iho case was coined of extreme gravity and his rola thces in tics city wore informed They at onco gathered about him 1 and spared no effort to bring him relief Some i m prove uncut resulted from tho treatment but to seeds evening his symptoms becnmo ngcrn voted and at tho request of his family Dr jinooln mot Doctors Harvey and Hnnting ton in consultation Every mensnro that skill or science oould suggest failed to rally Lbs sinking officer and ho breathed his last ut 8 oclock last evening Ills fatal illness wise not accompanied by suffering and HIS DEATH WAS CALM Acid without n struggle Information of General Hazens death was convoyed immediately to Colonel Hunt igton and Captain Orecly and to tho secretary of War who communicated tho sad intelligence to tho President ihoGen oral of tho army who was advised of his enth by telegraph will bo conferred with by Greely in behalf of General Uazeua amily as to tho military honors to bo paid the deceased Owing to the delioato conic l lion of health of his father inlaw Mr IcLoan tho funeral will take place from Ht t Johns Church Mrs lliuen who is in l1rnnco1 has been notified by cable and will return immediately to America rel remains lr bo in charge of Lienten lint 1hompsolllIn omcer of General Havens old regiment ClIiVEIiiL JUZlNa RLIOI1D General Hnzcnwaa born nt West Hartford VinuBor county on Lbs 27th of September 1810 and was therefore at the time of his oath in his 07th year His early lifo I was passed in Ohio i to which ra onrfs parents move m 18J3 and ho entered tho West olnt military academy from that State on I eptcmbor 1st 1851 Ho was graduated inline in-line 18i and was appointed brevet second loutennnt in the Fourth United States In antry Ho Bored through tho Indian warn war-n Southern Oregon in 1851i and having been AriOINTLD SECOND LtlUTLNAM 1st tho spring I In that year ho camo Kaet acid proceeded to ioxas where his company vas stationed During tho two following cms ho was engaged almost constantly In ictual service against the Indians in West lnsWf erIc IUl exas and Now Mexico I and was four iuies complimented in general orders from icndqunrtors for lirivery and good conduct con-duct During this campaign ho received I n suvere gl Jlhtlh the right i l side i from which be did not recover until February I860 On the 1st April > in that year ho was appointed to full First Lieutenant on the 14th of May to Captain dll in February 1811 ho was assigned i to duty as Assistant lnOIEs OIl ot INIANTIIY TACTICS At West Point boon after tho breaking out of tho cull war ho received n leave of absence with nnthoiity to take command of tIm lortjfirst rogiaient of Ohio lolmiteers On tho Mill of November ho reported to lluok at Louisville Kentucky and was assigned IlNel IU3 iisr vgi signed to General Nelsons division and on January 1IJ 18CJ was appointed to tho corn mnnd of the Nineteenth Hrigndo of tho Army of tho Ohio Ho moved with General t l itts t ld g 11or lluoHs army to Pittsburg Landing look an active part in tho battle at that place and afterward served in Northern Alabama until ordered to assume command of tho post of Slurfroosboro In May IbCi ho was appointed llngadior General but tho appointment ap-pointment was not continued until after the battle of btono lOver in which General Hazons brigade was hotly engaged and rendered ren-dered extremely valuable service In Sep lembor iSlE ho took part in Till 1I1TTLJ 01 CIIICUAMAUIH Under General Thomas whoro ho fought with great gnllautrj and whoro his brigade was hast orgnni7od On command to leave tho field in October IBM ho ombnrkod at night with 1300 men hi fifty two boats floated down the lonnessoo lllvor past Lookout Mountain along seven miles of the Confederate picket hue and seized tho position which opened communication communi-cation with Chickamauga and decided tho lute of Chattanooga In tho Imttto of Mission liidge his brigade was among the llrst to reach tIm crest where ho cnpturod fl eighteen 1rc pieces tr artillery 1 eronIIS ninny prisoners Alter that timo and until marching ho was countermarching and skirmishing in Hast Tonnosoo On tim 17th of August ho was transferred to tho Army of tho1 emu sseo nnd placed in command com-mand of the Second I Division I of tho Vhf toonth Army Corps His division took part In tho Georgia campaign and was engaged with tho oncmy at btcstboro on tho Oconeo river and again at Cannouohce river In December after tho arrival of General Slier man before Savannah became necessary for him 1 to open communication in Rome IUhIlo t bl i III i S way with lice tci order to obtatcs ctisieh sieculed supplies For tho accomplishment of this purpose General Haens division was sent on tho lath ot that month to HrruiiK rOUT MAIMSTIH Which commanded till rivci and inlol through which General bhoiman hoped islet l supplies Nino riglments under icneri 1 got l lrOb HaoirH command advanced to the ohargo I nnd Htormod the fort and in less than lieu luinutoa I I had oapturt I JlpkooH I and the on tire garrison thus opening the w ay to this sea g rl l n i ri l i General llairon wamippolnlcd and umtlrmoi Major General to date fiom the capture of Fort McAllister and on tho 1Jth of May 1BCB was appointed lij tho PreshUnt I to tho oommnnd ll of tho I inth t army corps on account of long continued HI11MOK m TIIK 1IUIIIKS1 C1U1UOTH1 And for special gallantry I Ho was coin 1 missioned I I Ooloml of lice lliirtlJghlh i l regularInfantri and nftorunrd mid luring lholliisaolurklsh war 1st 7fill and 1H77 ho was United btates Military Attaohoo nt I IWiOho Vlonnn On tho 17th of December was appointed Chief Signal Olllopr with the rank of lltigadlor General and that position posi-tion ho continued to hold until his death General Hazon will bo burled with mllitnr honors on Wcdiiesdnj nt 11 oclock from 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