THOMAS B. BRUMBY.
The Brave Young: Naval Officer TThe
Hoisted the American Flag:
in Manila.
Lieut. Thomas B Brumby, to whom
fell the lionor oi being- the man to hoist
the American Hag- over Manila, is flag
lieutenant to Admiral Dewey. His act
signalized the formal possession of the
city and the surrounding territory by
the United States, and marks the cul
mination of the operations begun by
Commodore Dewey, whose first shot
paved the way tor the formal act on
the part of the lieutenant and caused
the promotion of the fleet commander
to the rank of rear admiral. Brumby
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LIEUT. THOMAS B. BRUMBY.
(The Officer Who Hoisted the American
Flag at Manila.)
was assigned to that duty on the
Olympia on January 3 of this year,
when Dewey was given the Olympia
and placed in charge of the fleet in
Asiatic waters. The detail was made
at the request of Dewey, who had a
great liking for the lieutenant. Brum
by is a handsome man of about 40
years of age, though he looks five years
younger, in spite of his luxuriant
beard. He entered' the naval academy
at Annapolis in September, 1873, and
graduated among the first five in his
class. Upon the completion of his two
years of sea duty on the Tennessee he
was promoted to the rank of ensign
November 26, 1880, serving on the re
ceiving ship Franklin in 1881, on the
Jamestown in 1882, Geduey, 1882-85,
and Vandalia, 1886-89. While with the
latter ship he was advanced to the
rank of lieutenant, junior grade, and
tin n ?( :" (! two years on the school
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August 24, 1892 when he was detailed
to duty on the New York. After which
he served a few months at the naval
observatory anc, war college before he
was lucky enough to secure his present
berth on the Olympia with Dewey.
Bftnftor’fi Fatthfnl Poodle.
A Bangor (Me.) poodle dog goes half
a mile every morning in all weathers
and fetches the morning paper,
brought along to the crossroads by an
electric car. The poodle has the time
table down to a dot, and never misses
close connection with the car.
Itatns Around Town.
Deputy marshal Gmehle’s suc
cessor has been appointed. He is
expected to arrive in two weeks.
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i H. J. Knapp has been appointed
ref rce, by the court, to take the
tertimonv in the 24 1. m. jr. case at
Rampart,
! J. A. McGrath, Postal Inspector,
with headquarters at Circle, paid
Rampart an official visit last Tues
day.
Judge Wickersham passed thro’
on the Leah yesterday morning.
The judge is on his way to hold a
special term of court at Unalaska.
It is reported that Attorney J. L.
Green is at work in Eagle prepar
ing papers for an appeal in the
Caio an case.
Tom Crawford, who is coming
down from Eagle in a small boat
with Thompson and Minook, is ex
pected to arrive today.
Geo. Nox McCain, special postal
agent, passed through on the Pow
ers. Mr. McCain was formerly a
Nome newspaper man and his tnis
ston is to investigate the need of a
service for second class mail dis
' ibat'on, in Alaska, summer and
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DOUGLASS' TALE OF WOE.
In a lett> r addressed to the Coast
Advocate, a newsy sheet published
at Halfmoon Bay, Cal., our late la
mented “broken down miner’’,
H.J.Douglass, gave vent to a most
doleful tale of woe, from which we
clip. Among other things he sa\s
under date of Nov. 3, 1900; “It is
snowing now, and bitter cold, and
there is great danger of a famine.
However there are but few people
here to starve, and that is some
consolation. Ail that are left here
now are doctors, lawyers and bar
keepers, with a dozen biokeu
down miners like myself.’’
Poor old rheumatic Dugg. At
last reports he was to be furnished
free transportation to the Stales, it
our Uncle Samuel’s expense; his
heart was young, but his sylph like
form too unwieldy to ply as active
a pick ane shovel, as he could a
knife and fork. He can now fulfill
his heart’s desire, and “put my two
pre-historic goat horns over my
gate in San Mateo; sit under a
shade free, and teli the natives all
about my horrible sufferings and
privations on the Yukon.
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