Louis Hagenbucher

S. 8. Louis Hagenbucher, of Corinne, Utah, enlisted in the regular Army March 8, 1882, in Company I, Twelfth United States Infantry, and was discharged March 7, 1887. He reenlisted March 16, 1887, in Company B, Sixteenth United States Infantry, and was discharged March 15, 1892. He again enlisted March 21, 1892, in Company B, Sixteenth United States Infantry, and was discharged March 11, 1894, upon his own application by way of favor. He reenlisted October 11, 1895, in Company A, Sixteenth United States Infantry, and was discharged October 10, 1898.
Soldier filed claim for pension February 4, 1899 (No. 121832), alleging in his declaration that at Santiago, Cuba, about July 15, 1898, he contracted malarial fever, disease of kidneys, and rheumatism. The claim was rejected December 17, 1900, on the ground that a ratable degree of disability had not been shown since date of filing from alleged malarial fever, disease of the kidneys, and rheumatism. He has not since made further claim or application for rehearing.
The medical records on file in the War Department show that soldier was treated at different dates while in service for ulcer, intermittent fever sprain right wrist, neuralgia, catarrh, chancroid, eczema, typhoid fever, remittent fever, acute pharyngitis, acute bronchial catarrh, incised wound right hand, and from August 25 to 31, 1898, for malarial fever.
He was examined May 2, 1900 by the Ogden (Utah) board of surgeons, who reported as follows:
Height, 5 feet 8 inches, weight, 145 pounds, age, 42 years; palms soft; occupation, farmer. Has no chills now; spleen slightly enlarged and some tender. Liver: Dullness from sixth rib to lower border of free ribs. Liver can be easily felt at lower border of free ribs. Skin slightly jaundiced. Tongue coated grey. No tenderness over stomach. Bowels constipated. Rectum congested, dark. No hemorrhoids. Dis. 6/18. Disease of kidneys: Urine, specific gravity, 1025. No sugar, no albumin. Claimant says he has to get up several times at night to pass urine. There is marked tenderness over bladder. Dis. 6/18. Rheumatism: All joints, muscles, and tendons normal now. Heart: Apex 2 inches below left nipple and 2 inches from median line. Dullness from third to sixth ribs and one-half inch of median line to left nipple. Dis. 0/18. No present evidence of alcoholism. No further disability found. No evidence of vicious habits.

No evidence as to the origin or existence at discharge or continuance of the alleged disabilities was furnished in connection with the claim at the Pension Bureau.
Accompanying the bill is an affidavit of Dr. D. W. Henderson, of Brigham City, Utah, dated June 26, 1916, who says as follows:
I have thisday made a physical examination of Louis Hagenbucher, of Corinne, and find he is suffering with some form of nephritis. A moderate amount of albumin is in his urine, determined by the Heller's test; also heat and acetic acid. He is markedly jaundiced, or at least has a yellowish brown color, and is quite emaciated; the liver is somewhat enlarged and tender. The heart sounds are faint. Mr. Hagenbucher is not a well man.
Also, affidavit of two neighbors who state that they have knows soldier for 22 years; that when he was not in the service of the United States Army he was an industrious, honest, sober citizen; that during the last few years his health has been failing him so that he is unable to perform physical labor as formerly or that of a man of normal health and strength; that unless he is pensioned he will become dependent on public or private charity.
This committee report the bill favorably and recommend that he be granted a pension at the rate of $30 per month.

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