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DETAILS OF DEATH OF
CORDOVAN IN FRANCE
Details of the death of Private Will
iam M. Jones, together with expres
sions of condolence and sympathy
from his comrades, officers and men
alike, arc contained In letters to his
mother, Mrs Mary Jones of Mile 89,
The news of the accidental death of
Private Jones "hilo riding in a train In
France was published in a recent is
sue of the Daily Times. The letters
are as follows:
From the Regimental Chaplain
“Saumur. France, July J9. 1918.
“Dear .Mrs. Jones: Long before this
reaches you you no doubt have learned
the tragic fate of your son, William
Jones, who was killed near here on
i July J5 by some close bridge or tun
j nol. it seems he was looking out of
' the car window when struck. No one
J knows exactly.
"1 personally conducted the funeral
\ services, and he was laid to rest with
j full military honors in a quiet little
j
] cemetery at Angers. The government
J keeps a very careful record, and at
! some future dale, when the war is
over, expects to remove lire remains
i ol .-ill our soldiers back to America.
“My sincere sympathy goes out to
you mi lliis dark hour ol your bereave
| mem. May a good (iod bless and
! comfort ono who lias given so freely
| to the cause of stricken humanity,
j He died at Ills post of duty, a good
i soldier.
"Am inclosing the letter from his
comrades Sincerely yours,
"LIMI T. JOHN is. WILSON.
| "Chaplain Thirty-first Kngiiieers, A
M I'.. A. P O. 7IS."
His Captain Writes
Saumur. France. July hi, 19is
"My Hear Mrs Joins In liehall
o: the many miners and men ol tile
Thirty first regiment 1 extend to you
car mere sympathy for the loss ol
your son. William, who was aiwiden
tally killed at Angers. France, a fen
(i iy s since.
joined my company at
Fort Leavenworth. He proved him
self to lie a clean, loyal soldier of
high intelligence, with a personality
' that Immediately won the friendship
I of those with whom he came in con
tact, and we all mourn his unfortu
nate death.
“At the time of the accident Will
iam was riding on tin* Paris express
from the city of Nantes to Saumur.
with some of the men from the com
pany He was leaning out of the
coach window at the time of the ac
cident. and received a skull fracture
by being struck by some obstruction
(pole or bridge) near the track.
"The accident occurred at 12.10
a m.. at a point five to ten miles
west of Angers. William fell into
the arms of a follow-passenger A
surgeon of the 1’nited States army
was riding in the same car. and he
was caring for William within a min
ute after the accident. Fifteen min
ute.- after the accident William was
in the operating room of the French
Ited Cnr at Angers, where he re
ceived t’.v best professional atten
tion and tender cate. One lour late?
he was taken to the American base
hospital, where everything possible
was done for him. William did not
regain consciom ness !!•• passed
away at :an a. m
"On receipt of news ot the accident
I went to Ange rs immediately, arriv
ing at the hospital shortly after Will
iam had passed away I arranged for
his funeral, which was attended by
many of bis friends, ami which was
'•v • <litml> in.ipressi\e ami with mill
tar) honors Corporal Jacobs has
a rilten you of flic* ser\ ices.
‘ W illiam was buried iti tin* military
cemetery at Aimer . and his grave* is
t hauls marked ami recorded.
“We .ill :e*■ 1 the an- u 11»^- and
liecpl) ympa.-hize with tie tamily
and : riend :.i t hi> sorrow It I may
ever l;e of M*r\h t- t«> you. Mrs Jones,
pleas,- |» i tun me to be. Sincerely
sours, ( \ I T JOHN I. TKMI'LK.
(' u Co. Thins first engineer-.
A. K K. Saumur. France."
From His Comrades
Corporal Robert V. Jacob, under
date of July 28, writes in part as fol
lows:
"How little we knew, when we left
(’ordova. March 12,. 1Pls. that in so
holt a time I would have the painful
dut> oi writing you tin* account of
lie* death of your boy. who, as you
must know, was willed while working
bis student trip over ben* * * *
; l'j the time I met him on the boat
jat ( ordova. m\M*l! having enlisted in
Anchorage. I was alway- with him.
; Wo were i»'i the sam* train tmm Fort
i Lawton to our training camp, and
I were on several occasions very
» loseh connected. * * *
‘'Thanks to Colonel Mears. there
j were some fifty of his personal
j triends who were able to attend his
iimcrul at Angers where he received
a full military funeral He rests be
tween two comrades who. like him
self, died for a most wonderful cause.
* • * Possibly you would like to
j know that the men who bore him to
'his la. t resting place were all his per
sonal friends, and most of them were
from Alaska They were as follows:
"Sergeant Robert A Jamison. Ju
neau; Corporal Robert V. Jacobs. An
chorage; First-class Private A. A
Ferguson, Anchorage; Mugler Mert
Denny, (’ordova and Seward; Private
1. Saper, Private Stevens and Private
Ray Fomle of Cordova and Seward,
ami one other, whose name I did not
get."
Private L (’ Saper. also of the
same company, writes a message of
sympathy, and states that the de
leaved was "th<> best pal 1 had." He
also gi\es details of the funeral, and
expresses tin* hope that Private Jones
j and others who have given their lives
! in the great cause "did not die in
vain."
First Sergeant Thomas L Allen of
Company (’ sends the following:
“In Memory
"We have this day experienced the
loss of one of our comrades, the first
since we have been organized for the
purpose of assisting in the great task
of eliminating ‘kalserism’ and his
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FORFEITURE NOTICE
To (lust Carlstroni:
Vou am hereby notified that I have
expended during the years 1914 and
lilifi $200 in labor and improvements
upon (tie "Deep Gulch" placer mining
claim, situate on right limit of Chititu
creek, adjoining No. N creek claim ana
on tirst tier of benches, in Nizina
mining district. McCarthy recording
precinct, Alaska, the location certlli
eate of which is found of record in
Book 9, l'age 41, in the office of the
recorder of said recording precinct,
In order to hold sajd claim undep the
provisions of Section 2324 of the Re-'j
vised Statutes of'the United States!
and the amendments thereto approved!
January 22, 1880,' concerning annual!
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said claim
for the period ending on the 31st day
of December, 1914, and the 3lst day I
of December, 191C; and- if within;
| ninety days after the publication of
! this notice, you fall nr refuse to con [
j tribute your proportion of such ex
| pendlture as a co-owner, which
- amounts to $100, your interest in the
claim will become the property of the
subscriber, your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure, by
the terms of said section
F. PETER MILDER
First publication. Aug 10. 1918
Last publication. Nov. 1C, 1918.
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