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.
