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Alpheus Beery Hawse

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Birth	:	7 Mar 1878 Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	15 May 1898 Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4480286, -78.8624420
Description	:	Son Of Jasper Newton Hawse And Mary A Beery Harrisonburg Rockingham Register May 20, 1898 BROUGHT HOME DEAD. Young Alpheus Hawse Asphyxiated Friday Night in a Norfolk Hotel. Of the niney-nine young men who left Harrisonburg for Richmond last Thursday morning as members of Company C to enlist in the military service of the country, none answered more promptly at roll-call, and none shouldered a musket more cheerfully than Alpheus B. Hawse. The buoyancy of youth marked his every movement, and as the boys stood at "Company front," his face shone with military ardor. Tuesday morning he returned... Read More	Son Of Jasper Newton Hawse And Mary A Beery Harrisonburg Rockingham Register May 20, 1898 BROUGHT HOME DEAD. Young Alpheus Hawse Asphyxiated Friday Night in a Norfolk Hotel. Of the niney-nine young men who left Harrisonburg for Richmond last Thursday morning as members of Company C to enlist in the military service of the country, none answered more promptly at roll-call, and none shouldered a musket more cheerfully than Alpheus B. Hawse. The buoyancy of youth marked his every movement, and as the boys stood at "Company front," his face shone with military ardor. Tuesday morning he returned a corpse, and hundreds of people who had accompanied him and his comrades, to the train that carried them away, followed his remains to their last resting place in Woodbine Cemetery. A telegram from Norfolk addressed to the Mayor of Harrisonburg last Saturday afternoon brought the shocking intelligence that young Alpheus Hawse was lying critically ill in that city, and asked that his relatives be notified. The message was promptly delivered to Mr. Jasper Hawse, the young man's father, who at once drove to Staunton and there took the midnight train for Norfolk. He arrived there about noon Sunday and found his son in St. Vincent Hospital, provided with the best medical skill and nursing, but in a condition that was hopeless. He lingered in a state of unconsciousness until Sunday night, dying an hour or two before midnight. After reaching Richmond with the Guards last Thursday night young Hawse, according to previous agreement with Capt. Sullivan, was granted a furlough to go to Norfolk to stand an examination for the navy. After filing his application to enlist at the recruiting ship Franklin he proceeeded to the Mansion House Friday evening and took a room for the night. He retired at 9 o'clock and at 5 o'clock next morning escaping gas was located in his room and he was discovered in a state of asphyxia from gas poison. There was a small flow of gas escaping from the burner, which was attributed to a defective fixture or an accidental release of the cutoff after the light had been turned out. The room was a very small one, and tightly closed, from which fact it is not thought likely that the gas had been blown out. If that had been done, the physicians stated, no human being could have lived three hours in the room. As a matter of fact the young man was exposed to the poison for nearly nine hours and lived nearly a day and a half after his condition was discovered. During the day he was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital and there had the services of several of the leading physians of the city and the unremitting care of the Sisters in charge. Mr. Hawse arrived here with the remains by the early train Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Revs. J . H. Waugh and A. S. Hammack. The funeral was one of the largest ever seen in the town. Most of the stores were closed and the church was packed with a congregation that was deeply impressed with the sadness of the occasion. Deceased had just completed his 20th year. He was a young man of well developed physique and exemplary character. From the time of his enlistment with the Guards, several months ago, he was recognized as one of the best and most promising of the recruits. He was popular with his teachers and fellow pupils in the High School, and was in all respects a type of brave, obedient, and promising young manhood. For several years he had been a member of the Methodist church. Though not killed in battle, his death was so nearly associated with the war that the funeral in many respects resembled those which only too frequently occur in times like these, and it recalled many a sad occasion during the last war, when our people were assembled to pay a last tribute to the brave boys who fell in defence of home and country.

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Where is Alpheus Beery Hawse's memorial?
Alpheus Beery Hawse's memorial is located at: Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA.
When did Alpheus Beery Hawse death?
Alpheus Beery Hawse death on 15 May 1898 in Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Alpheus Beery Hawse's memorial?
Latitude: 38.4480286
Longitude: -78.8624420

Family Members:

Parent

Sgt Jasper Newton Hawse

(1834 - 1905)

Mary A. Beery Hawse

(1843 - 1886)

Siblings

(1866 - 1933)

(1868 - 1937)

(1869 - 1918)

(1871 - 1871)

(1872 - 1873)

May Belle Hawse Fechtig

(1873 - 1952)

Louise Estelle Hawse

(1886 - 1886)

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