THE LATE TROOPER MARTIN.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 7 March 1901, Page 2

THE LATE TROOPER MARTIN.

The proposal to erect some memorial to the late Trooper Martin has been hanging fire of la'.e, but Troopers Vinson, Ncwsome, and Quinn will make a canvass of the town shortly in aid of tho fund In regard to the death of our Trooper Martin, Sister E. E. Baldrey, writing from Pretoria Hospital to Mrs. Martin says " No. 2 General Hospital, " Pretoria, South Africa.

" January 7th, 1901

" Deah Mrs. Matitim—l am afraid my letter will bo a great grief to you, and I am very very sorry to bo obliged to write it. I don't know if you will have heard that your son, Thomas Martin, was in this hospital for some time, extremely ill. He, I know did write onco or twice, and would not let anyone else, thinking that it urght frighten you,

,v 'We hoped against hope for a long time and fcriod to arrange for his journey down country-to the sea, but he did not get strong enough to travel, and passed away on January 4th, and in his so ho did not suffer at the last Hfncjit, It was dysontry, he had sufmore or loss from it since ho had Wr been in this country. I nursed him for over two months and having him so Ipng we alwiys put him first in everything. He was most good and patient, and the orderly who looked after him too was devoted to him. His doctor took a groat interest in him and everything that medical skill could do v,'u.s done, though ala 3, without success. lam sure at first you ..win feel the loss too much to care about /' hearing these details, but perhaps afterwards it will comfort you to know that ho did not want for anything, and that in his last weeks, he was quite comfortable and content. *%. cjsmtryman of his own, Sergeant Gtmy I think is the name, came to sec him on the evening before he died, and he, I believe intends writing to you. Please accept my sympathy, and believe rao I am sorry to tell you such sad news. I am, yours faithfully, (Sister) E. E. Baldrey, A. N. S. E.