Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 05:54:02 :
Sausalito News
Saturday, April 5, 1902
Page 3
Death of Hero
As we go to press, the sad intelligence is received of the accidental death of Lieutenant Howard Avery, and a deep gloom has been cast over the entire town. The many friends and relatives in Marin County, and San Francisco, among whom are his father, Francis Avery, Esq., his sister, Mrs. H.C. Campbell, and his wife, who with her baby girl, will soon join her Sausalito friends, extends to the afflicted ones its sincere sympathy and condolence in their great bereavement. The following dispatch, regarding his death, is taken from the city papers;
Detroit, April 3 – While returning from a fishing expedition in a small sailboat today, Lieutenant Howard S. Avery, Adjutant of the First Battalion of the 14th Infantry, stationed at Ft. Wayne here, and Second Lieutenant Ashbridge were drowned by the overturning of the boat in the river. Trumpeteer Richard Tuney was rescued while clinging to the overturned boat, and is now in the fort hospital in a critical condition.
These men all saw service in the Phillipines and returned with the three companies of the 14th Regiment about 2 years ago. Lieutenant Avery was appointed a first sergeant of Company I of the 14th Regiment from civil life in California, and while in the Phillipines, performed meritorious service. He led the charge in the historic attack on blockhouse 14 at Manila, and for this heroic work was promoted. After that he was known as the hero of blockhouse 14. Lieutenant Ashbridge was also appointed for meritorious services. At a late hour, the bodies of the two officers had not been recovered.
Lieutenant Avery was about 26 years of age and married. Lieutenant Ashbridge was about the same age and single.
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