Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1898—16 PAGES. 2 Private Owens has never ed for duty "e At 11:36 o'clock on Cata sail for Santiago. Ju:y 10 the Catania arrived at ney, and < ny D a barked of the embark ted to the officers of Com- pany PD fhat that company had gone ash in be E other com ch eompany moved as soon as allowé about three of the 2chments, sition r the Riders one fr: t Charles L. ng ordnance yrted for duty ‘ompany rv fer the regiment, r: with Company D, having been so a by the regimental commander. On the it of July, with the of the regiment, Com ade a forced march to th trenc S: zo, reaching their a.m. During the ‘afte! ay, Colonel Harries detailed Lanham and Boiseau to super- ging of these trenches, for of extending the line. Shorily er dark, Company D, with Company L, s detailed as a working party to con- struct trenches ed by Lieutenants Lanham and Bo About 8:30 o'clock. rain began to fall, there was a stea' downpour, almost a deiuge for eight er rine how Lost in Darkness. Owing to the intense darkness Captain Hodges, with a large portion of his com- pany, became separated from the remain- der of the working party. Not knowing just w he was, he had a very difficult problem to solve in getting his men back into camp. He had ke general idea of the direction, and by waiting for a flash of lightning he would be able to move about five feet, ‘aiting for a other such illumi id continue to sd. It took him ing in this wa Kk to e one of the officers was found, a knowing the location of the working part he and Captain Hodges started out im- for that place. a very ort time, nained with the party Ow a ng to the ex the intens mp. storm was ser ish what it turned to camp about 4 o'clock morning of the I2th, every one worn 6 y few ha — had an: p for forty eight hours. The men w exceeding! many of them dropped down on tired tha rain and went round in a soak: There was one instance ent t) sleep standi Austin, and he only fell to the ground with wer 2 old camp Pose of transporting the bian’ the reads being from ten to deep with mud and very and. slimy. Short after the rted on their journ ain began and continued to do so all day. hree stream: to wade, with ing up to be- tween the mens’ kr nd for quite st the road 7 arrived at hread on ru *% Stream. The me destination without a dry Carrying Heavy Loads. On the Mth of July they started on their return to the trer s, each man carrying two heavy rolls, an aggregate of at least 109 pounds per m roads were al- most impassable on unt of mud. Al- though the streams had subsided, they were quite deep and of course had to he forded. After frequent rests Company D, having hecome separated from the other companies, arrived in camp at the trenches at 10:30 am. The men were thoroughly hausted. At 2 o'clock on the same day the news that Santiago had surrendered was Teceived. On the 19th the regiment moved to a new camp on San Juan heights, and on the 20th the 2d Battalion, to which Company D was assigned, was detailed to guard Span- ish prisoners confined in the adjacent vai T a Jeut. R. J. Donnelly. leys. Company D duty at the eastern hour tion camp. A camp was is posted early in the a as not very onerous was placed on outpost ary of the de- Diished an rnoon. This nd except for fficulty of keeping the United troops and the Span’sh troops from bar- tering and coming in contact with each other the time spent there was withcut ia- 22d the was relieved duty by > of the Ist olunteers, ly, re- the regimental camp. pany D had its first ca A. vonnoni going k report tha On the 26th en belonging to Company H, which 2 arked for Porto Rico, were foun In Santiago, and upon being turned ov to the regimental com ler, were a signed to mpany D. On the Private James D. Greene of C who had been enlisted at Tamp: detailed on speci: ed for duty with his company. Siek List Increasing. The sick list had been gradually increas- ing, and on the 29th of July twenty men Were under the surgeon's care. On July William. H. Stark, artificer, and Private William Lynch were discharged pursuant to erders from the adjutant general. Lieu- ter Boiseau cken down w fever on the ust, and on the seme day the company had fifteen enliste men on the sock report. On the 5th of August two events occurred which were t ptional. nant Whe: genuine Am return to ch « a block axuries were inter who were so fortun: : On the 6th of August Private Watson was relieved mpany clerk and Private Callahan was nted in his ph Private Joseph sd for promotion te r, deceased, and Pri artifi vice Stark, discharge Corpora! James E. Smith was also promoted to be sergeant, vice Jackson, transferred. Captain Hodges of Company D was one of few men who was not sick during the ptire Cuban aign. This fact caused m to have 4 at deal of battalion and regimental duty. Company -D returned home on the trans- port Hudson, and after arriving at Montauk ‘Went into detention camp, where they re- mained for two days, afterward moving thelr camp nearer to Montauk Point, where ey remained until they left for Washing- ton. - th Original Ren. ‘Te following is the original muster roll pf the company: Company D—Captain, William S. Hodges; first Heutenant; Richard J. Donnelly; sei ond Weutenant, Louis T. Boiseau; first ser- geant, Henry A. Dobson; quartermaster sergeant, Joseph L. King; sergeants, James Leeman, Clarence Walker, William B. Jackson and Samuel L. Dickinson; cor- porals, William C. Ryan, Jame~ E. Smith, Ansburn F. Towner, Oliver L. Bell, Peter E. Little, end Samuel Feland; musician, Robert Goodman; artificer, William H. tark; wagouer, John Lewis; privates, jullus Augenstein, Fred D. B. Austin, Levi . Baker, John F. Barghauser, William H. rstow, Lewis W. Brown, Ed. L. Bud- ington, Edwin Burke, Allai Cairns, James A. Callahan, Morris ‘C. Foote, Alfred L. fovannoni, William E. Glenn, George Hal- lens, Archie Hammerly, Thomas F. Hay- ward, Stuart C. Hilder, Douglas Johns, “hsries M. Jones, Elmer H. Kauffman, Villiam Kelly, Arthur L. Kitchin, Ernest Korte, Charles E. Little, William B. Lit- tle, William Lynch, John A. Maher, Wil Mam E. Mansfield, Leroy E. McGauley, (Pat McConville, Ed. J. McNerhany, Dom with the Span-j t an hour, pro-| inick McMenamin,. jr., Frank. E. Middle- ten, Scott Munroe, William Niemeyer, Ar- thur C. Neble, William H. Noyes, Edward Ockert, Robert Osborn, Harold L. Owens, John E. Petersen, Henry BE. Pielert, Aibert Pike, Robert H. Potts, George Prender, Charles A. Rainey, George M. Raley, »b Richey, Morton P. Rollins, Charles Saers, John D. Skay, Harry C. Sargent, Shriver, John H. Trumbo, John vid E. Watson, George W. Wise, David RB. Woodington, Lawrence J. Wooldridge and William V. Yeatman. COMPANY E. The Men Who Extended the Trenches Before Santiago. Company E was mustered into service at roon Sunday, May 15, 1898, with three offi- cers and seventy-seven men, and went into amp at Camp Alger, Va., May 16. They left Camp Alger May 22, marching through Washington, and started by rail to Chicka- mauga, Ga., arriving at the latter place May They left Chickamauga for Tam- pa, Fla., June 1, arriving there June 4, and then went aboard the transport Catania at Port Tampa July 2, sailing at ) p.m. Juiy 3. They arrived at Key West late in the evening of July 4, but did not enter the harbor untif the morning of the 5th. They remained at Key W until 1 p.m. Capt. F. L. Graham. July 6, when they sailed for Santiago, es- corted by the auxiliary cruiser Wasp, and arrived at Siboney, Cuba, about fifteen miles east of Santiago, 10 a.m. July 10. Geing Ashore. The company debarked at about of the same date and marched out to a temporary camp at La Quisi bout three miles on the road toward Santiago. Capiain Graham, with fifteen men, started back to the landing at Siboney at 8 p.m. to p.m. bring up some stores that had there. On the return to La Qui tain Graham piloted Company K out, ar- riving in camp about 2 a.m. of the 1th. After eating a hurriedly prepared break- fast. the company started with the ment at 5:30 a.m. to the front where they arrived at their position on the line on the north side of Santiago at 10 a.m. July 11, just twenty-four hours after dropping anchor in the harbor at Siboney Very, little was done during the 1th ti toward evening. At 5 p.m. Ca Graham went out to the most advar works in company with Coionel Harries to examine and lay out some trenching that was to be done by the company that night. Just before dark the company went out to the position that it was to work upon. Capt. Graham laid put the line of works to be followed by laying poles along in the gress, which could be easily located after dark. The men commenced work hy dusk and worked nearly all night through the heaviest downpour of rain, which lasted from about midnight until daylight. Their work Was frequently enlivened by the whistling of bullets, as shots were being exchanged by the different pickets in that vicinity all night long. A Queer Picket. Before withdrawing the company from its exposed position at about daylight Cap- tein Graham concluded thet it was ad- visable to notify a certain picket, who oc- cupied a position between his company and the camp, and who had apparently been firing at >verything he saw and heard. Ac- cerdingly, Captain Graham went in the di- rection of the picket and called to him, when the picket immediately fired at the captain, ani thea seng out, in stentorian tones rning along with it, he replied ight, capiain, 1 only wanted know who it was.” Very Little Breakfast. The company was then taken back to camp for breakfast, but they got very little, as but few of them had saved even a few hardtack. A cup of warm co! the night's hard work and the terrible drenching of that cold rain, which se to reach the A <row of a man’s benes, would hav> braced the men up won- derfully, but there was none to be had. to Lient. F. E. Skinner. An hour after they reached camp the company again went out to continue the work it had begun on the night before, many of them not having had a bite of breakfast. After continuing the work for an hour or two they were ordered to assist Com- panies A and C on some other new works, still nearer the Spanish lines, in fact, with- in 125 yards of their trenches. As they were only partly shielded by low brush the Spaniards soon guessed what they were doing. A Spanish officer, with a ccuple of men, came outside their lines with @ flag of truce and asked for a pa: ley. The captain of Company E, being the senjor officer present, went to receiv: the flag of truce.- He was accompanied by Ceptain Domer and Sergeant Tidestrom of Company C, the latter acting as inter- preter. Working on Trenches. The Spaniards claimed that we were vio- lating the flag of truce by working while the flag was up between the lines, and in- sisted upon our discontinuing our digging. Captain Graham called the officer's atten- tion to the fact that they had been work- ing all night the night before, but the Spaniard maintained that while they were strengthening and improving their trench- es, they were not extending them or mak- ing any new ones. They finally agreed to stop the work and withdraw the men until they should receive further orders from Col. Herries. The result of this parl2y. was conveyed to Col. Harries by Capt. Domer, and the men were all withdrawn to safe places in the rear o four main intrenchments. The rain continued until nearly noon, and doz- 2ns of men and officers, too, might be seen lying down on the water-sogked gicund, sometimes actually in pools of water, with nothing but a rubber blanket to protect them, and sometimes not that, sleeping soundly. Yet with all this expos- ur2, nage og gen etc., the general cheer- fulness of the men was astonishing. the evening of the 12th the company to bed. Their becs of a rubber blanket, or poncho, with no tents or other covering. Carrying Equipments. La Quisima, to. bring.up the shetter tents, bedding, clothing, ete, of the regiment, which had been left ‘there on the morniag of the 1th, when they marched “light” to their position on the line before Santiago. Capt. Graham was in command of the rear guard of this detachment, Lieut. Skin- rer commanding the company. After about one-hour’s march rain began to fall and the water came down in such torrents that the country was flooded within-a few minutes, The roads and small streams be- came raging torrents in a short time. The San Juan river rose so rapidly that while the remainder of the command crossed with no difficulty, it was thigh-deep when the head of the rear guard, which was a few hundred yards behind the main com- mand, reached the stream. It was so deep and swift that all could not cross. Private Fry of Company E, a member of the rear guard, pulled two men out of the stream, after they had lost their rifles, and were nearly washed down the current. To the Men's Rescue. When word was passed forward to Cap- tain Graham that the men were. having Gifficulty in crossing he hurried back a dis- tance of about fifty yards, and reached the stream in time to jump into the water, waist-deep, and pull out two other men, who had already iost their rifles and all loose equipments. From this point, tance cf probably six miles, the men continually in soft mud and water, shoe-top deep to knee deep, varied occi- ‘sionally by the wading of a siream from thigh-deep to waist-deep. These latter were really pleasures, as they washed the mud off the men, and proved cooling and refreshing. It was found that the men could net carry more than half the equip- ment even when each man carried double loads. So they took what they could carry and returned to the trenches at Santiago early xt morning. little was dene by the company ex- cept routine camp duty until the 17th, whan the whole regiment was drawn up on the line to witness and assist in the cere- monies of the forma! surrender of Santiago. On San Juan Heighis. On the 19th the regiment moved east about two miles, on San Juan Heights, about two miles northeast of Santiago. On the 20th the company, with the other companies of the 2d Battalion, went to guard tne Spanish prisoners for forty- cight hours, relieving companies of the 20th Infantry. They were relieved in turn afier two days by a battalicn of the ist Illinois Regiment, when they returned to their main camp on San Juan Heights. About the time of their return to camp he men began to feel the effects of that climate, and ope after another they were taken sick. and from that time up to the present they have had from a dozen to twenty-eight men sick every day. Lieut. r was sick from August 4 to 14, and piain Graham was on the sick report from August 10 to the day he left Santiago, ithough he was suffering much longer than that. Men in the Hospital. On arriving at Montauk Point nine men of the company were sent to the general hospital there. Three of them have since been furloughed and sent home, one to a hospital in New York, and another re- turned to duty with the company. The others are reported to be doing niccly. The health of the remainder of the company is today as it has been most of the time. far above the average. The company lost one man by discharge on the day it left Washington, and one at Chickamauga. It lost five men by transfer (one to the Volunteer Engineer Corps and four to the Hospital Corps) while at Tam- pa. One man was discharged for disability while at Santiago, while one man was en- listed in the company while in the trenches at that place. About June 15 First Lieu- tenant Griffiths was detailed as acting regimental commissary, which position he has occupied un present time, thus leaving the company with only two officers since the above date. Where the Flag Went. The 1st District of Columbia Regiment was distinguished throughout the cam- ign in Cuba by having been the center regiment of the brigade, of which it was a part, and this brigade on every important n being in the center division of the Army Corps to which it belonged. In this way, it happened that the regimental flag, carried by Company E, was always in the center of the Army Corps to which the iment belonged. Changes in Personnel. Transferred—J. Howard Griffiths, first lieutenant, to Company A, August 14, 1898; William A. Kent, sergeant, to become ser- geant major 3d United States Volunteer Engineers, June 23, 1898; Morse O. Mayes, sergeant; Oller C. Terry, corporai; James P. Fari >, and Alvin E, Bowen, pri- scha Mitchell, dis- narged for disability, May 22, 1898; Chas. L. Platz, di; rged May 31, 1898; Milton L. Cock, discharged for disability August 6, 1598. Promoted—Sidney T, Exley, corporal, pro- Moted to sergeant, June 24, 1898S; George Paschal, corporal, promoted to rgeant, July 1, 1808; Leonard B. Jay, private, ap- pointed corporal, June 10, 1808 ndos L. Jackson, private, appointed corporal, June . 1898; Frank H. Smith, private, appoint- ; Reginald Norris, private, appointed lance corporai June 8, i808, and corporal July 1, 1898; John H. , private, appointed corporal July 1, educed and changed—Joseph D. Rup- yrporal, reduced to private June 10, Samuel H. Jacobson, corporal, re- juced to private June 24, 1898; Benjamin L. Tubman, changed from musician to private L. Artz, changed from e July 30, 1898. Joined the company—William H. Hall, private, enrolled in the company in the field near Santiago, Cuba, July 15, 1898, Original Roll. The original muster roll of Company E was as follows: Captain, Frank L. Graham; first lieutenant, J. Howard Griffiths; sec- ond Heutenant, Frank E. Skinner; first sergeant, Richard L, Lamb; quartermaster sergeant, Richard B. Clayton; sergeants, William A. Kent, Jesse Owen, Maurice Ap- pleby and Morse 0. Mayse; corporals, Oliver C. Terry, Sidney T. Exley, Hum- phrey Beckett, George Paschal, Samuel H. Jacobson and Joseph D. Ruppert; musi- cians, Harry L. Artz and Benjamin L. Tub- man; artificer, Charles D. Lazelle; wagoner, Daniel L. Morgan; privates, George K- Armes, Hieron Benchert, John M. Botts, Alvin E. Brown, George O. Burns, William J. Cleary, William A. Cline, Milton L. Cock, Matthew Connell, Edwin L. Connelly, Sim- eon C. Crissey, Henry Darling, Charles A. Day, Thomas 0, Day, August De Grim- mond, Edward L. Edwards, James P. Far- is, Edward Fitzgerald, Thos. Flaherty, Al- burney W. Frye, Thomas Gaulez, John H. Gayle, Fred Harke, Henry A. Harke, John F. Harris, Emanuel Hartell, James J. Hearn, George M. Hodge, Bert Howard, Chas. ‘H. Humphreys, Chas. W. Immich, ndos L. Jackson, L. B. Jay, Bismarck Jones, Nathaniel R. Kent, Anthony H. Kro- meke, Walter Maivin, Edward A. McArdle, John N. McQuade, ‘Lemuel K. Mangum, William EB. Mastin, George Miles, Benja- min F. Mitchell, Reginald Norris, Edward O'Donnell, Charles L.° Platz, James M, Powers, Theodore C. Rees, Daniel S. Rieff, John P. Rice, Dennie Siley, Walter L. Simpson, Charles F. Smith, Frank H. Smith, Maurice Smith, Andrew D. Taylor, Charles H. Taylor, Henry Vogt and John M. Watts. COMPANY F. Occupied a Foremost Pince on the Firing Line. Company F was mustered into the United States army by Captain Heyl, U. 8. A., at the District of Columbia National Guard armory, Washington, D. C., May 10, 1898, to serve for a period of two years, unless sooner discharged. te The company had a total strength of seventy-eight, made up of three officers and seventy-five enlisted men. On May 13, 1898, the company left for Camp Alger, Va., in company with the remainder of the ist Battalion, and on May 21, 1898, the regi- ment Jeft_ Camp Alger, Va, for Camp George H. Thomas, chikamanee Park, Ga., stopping over in Washinj , D.C., to be reviewed by the President and other prominent officers. Camp Thomas was reached on the 23d, and on the Ist of June another move was made, the regiment ieav- ing for Tampa to join General Shafter’s corps, and remained at that place until July 1, 1898, when it left for Port Tampa, to ‘embark ‘on the & r ort Catania, en route for Siboney, Cuba, to join General Shafter’s army. July 10, 1898, at &bows 8 ami, and the dis- embarkation of tBe‘regtment began shortly after noon mess,)tompany F, in command of First Lieutena@fituC3iV. Sayer, with Sec- ond Lieytenant. Wim Ray Harrison, being the first company, of; the-Ist District of Co- lumbia VolunteersRegiment to land on Cu- ban soil. The camaaay, accompanied by Colonel Mlarriesnmid .Major M. Emmet Urell, commanding slat Gattalion of the regiment, at once began the march to La Quasina, the seqne-~ the Rough Riders’ engagement witp,- the. Spaniards, which they reached shortly after 4 p.m. ‘The re- mainder of the 1g ttalion disembarked as rapidly as pos nd, accompanied by the adjutant of Ptalion, First Lieu- tenant Jas. b. pthe commanding officer of* the fe) marched to the temporary camp ready established at La Quasina, ¥o esinn. At 4:30 a.m. the following. day, July 11, 1898, the regiment ig light miarching order, leaving ténts standifg, begdn-their march eight miles distantg which was reached shortly after 11 a.mdéof the same day. The regiment: was assigned to @ position on the firing Hne, in the .center-ef what was known the horséshoe,” and considerea by General Lawton & be the, weakest point Capt. J. L. Mock. of our offensive position and the most Ma- ble to attack from the very nature of the foymation. The trerfches occupied the for lowing day, July 12, 1898, by Company F, were within 3800 yar of the enemy's near- line. Actual hostilities ceased about 4 p.m. on the lith, when a flag of truce was nised by the Spanish at their post, on what was known ag the San Juan road. During the time that this company w the firing line the firing Was maintained continuously by the enemy Company F again entered the trenches on the evening of the Idth, with the expecta- tion of a renewal of actual ho noon on the following day, of surrender proposed by accepted by the Spatfisi senet about 2 p.m. July 15 word w the company by the Ist Battaiiun adjucant that the Spanish arrhy m and around San- tiago had surrendered Witnessed*the Surrender. On Sunday, July 1% the company, in regi- mental ‘line, witnesse1 the ccremonies at- tending the formal,’ surrender of all the Spanish forces in Saatiage province. The scene was one ever io be forgoiten by an American soldier. Arrayed on the hill ov, looking the city, thé'regiment was first en- tilities at 5 the terms Miies were i, Toral. At thused by the saiutefrum Capron’s Bat- tery announcing*that® d flag was once more dertéd'?: cf hi ns in AWetida, at the conclusion posses of which the regiment, led by its colonel, Gave three deafthihg® cheer: 3 followed by the ar Span- gled Banner by Qi Site band that had a companied the “rési vicissitudes and iraedghi was fitly concluday.ayah “America,” Spe On the 19th instaht“the regiment broke camp and naren#4 toSan Juan hill, a dis- tance of about (wo nites, where it remain- ed until it embarked: f4r home. ‘Qn July 21 Lieut. Sayer was, trapsferred from_com- mand of this company, te Company G. and First Lieut. Jas. u. Mock, adfutant of the ist Battalion, was bag b: commended for promotion ty ‘Capeain, was placed in command. ‘From’ “Aysiist “4/19 7, inclusive, the company was caf dity Xt an’ batpo: the Old Mother rod, leadihg into Sar guarding Spanish prisoners awaitiaz t portation to Spain, 4, On August 1 Mirst* Lieut. Frederick Stutz, whoowasimi vith ¢ M, was assigaéd to duty with the comp: Since the gr@aniznign of the compuny the The ceremony regiment singing following changes in:its personnel have cc- curred: Capt. Ovio.. Simonson, resigne First Lieut. C. Sayer, transferred to UG; Vrivere George M. Holsten, "Pheodo R. Tat discharged, “Private Chas. Anderson, tramst:-red to Hospital Corps U. Ss. Privat mW, een, transferred to Hospital Corps, U. Private Dan- can Davenport (once first sergeant), tr ferred to Company G; Fiz Mock, assigned pending receipi 32 comm First Lieut: Fred -rick G. Staiz, transf from Company M, Pr.ze<2 Charles H. 1 man, transferred irom Compavy G ond pr moted: to sergeant and assignad as first sergeant; Private Frank E. Barrows, tran: ferred fram Company: M; Priyate Thomas J. Page, transferred from Company G and promoted to sergeant; Private John W De Maine, transferred te Company K and pro- moted to corporal. -” ‘When Mastered In. The roster of Company F when it wes mustered in on: May=10, 1898; is as follows: Captain Otto G. Simonson, First Lieuten- ant Clarence V. Save, Secogd Liéutenant Wm. Ray Harrisgn, {Sergeant Duncan ‘Davenport, Quantgrmggster. Sergeant John G. Holstein, Sergeants, David L. Bowersox, Jeseph Clark, TheedHre -A:*>R. Taff and Joseph E. Hendricksdn, Corporals Ferdi- nand H. Paul, Rébert E Warden, James C. Maley, Daniel J.cMoore; William A. Dow!- ing and Charles. W. »4bernethy, Musicians James:H. Kolb: éma@*Milliam F. Behrens, Artificer Georgé: Qi Meigs,. Wagoner. Chas. G. Halm,: Privates .Charles . Anderson, Henry M. ‘Bennett, Jiitob S. Best, Joseph S. Bladen, Berta Fi Bawser; Arthur:. 5. Brown, Edward dé.; Bradley,. Charles W. Brown, Ralph~PbcBued,~Frank L. Burke, Harry T. Cametol;s Bobert *B. Campbell, Benjamin Cornelins, ggseph 8. Collier, Ed- ward Comer, Watt : Cornelius, Henry N. Conden, jr.; Harvey M. Cox, John P. Cronan, John’ W. , Joseph C. Duvail, Mein — ngebe +E? ae Boxee ~Galyin, William Gevin, John.W. Green, William J. Grissett,” erick T. Harring- ton, George H. Hayte, Alf: Heitmulier, ir.; Milton .8.° Hilton, George’ M. Holsten, Thomas M. Jenkins,. Bugene<C. Kauffman, .Gecrge W. Kyle, George. H. Littlefield, Archibald Lusby, Francis J, Malloy, ‘Jas. K. Marks, Harty A. Mor John Mvnro, William C. Myers, Julivs covsky, Wil- Ham O, Ohm, Joseph Ottenberg; Henry V. ¥. Pierce: Carl H. .Rottman, uae bs A. Rudolph, Rudolph B. Scheitlein, ward ‘W. Schort, geet cae At ee H. Ser- rin, Oscar D. Snyder, yal“G. Stedman, James A. Thorpe, Charles W. “Tucker, Wil- Mam J. Van Horn,: jr.;Percy-3; Whitney, James Wilgon. a * Company & The Fine Record. (once sergeant) States as a pett of the-tst Regiment of the: District of Cglumiia.. When mustered in its. officers ware Capt. Frederic S. Hodgson, Lieut D.-V. Chisholm and Second Lieut. Roy Herroa. ‘The ceremony of mustering in took place on May 12, and cn the 13th, with the other three companies of the ist Battalion, it went into camp at Camp Alger, Va. There is a widespread interest attached to this company which ts not all local to Washing- tcn. Company G is largely made up of members of the Morton Cadets of inter- ‘Capt. F. 8S. Hedgson. state drill fame, and the winners of one first and theee second prizes. On achievements of the Morton Cadets in that direction litsie need be said, but their ree- led by any other drill team in the United Stete: The company did duty at Chickamauga. w? located, and at 1 ith the regiment its next camp was The burning south ern sun and hot, dusty marches were borne with great fortitude by the boys, who man- aged to have a good time despite these ob- stacles. The Flood at Tampa. The first Incident of interest at Tampa was the “flood.” A terrific rain storm cam» down in the night and completely inun- dated the frail shelter tents with which the regiment was then provided. The bj were literally washed out of their abod It was an amusing sight to see Lieut. Her ron, in an cxceedingly abbreviated attire, searching among the ruins of his teat with a lantern for his persoaal effects, which had floated away. The next morning the scene was not unlike the day after the great Johnstown flood. Company .G was on guard the night of the stampede of horses and mules from the big corral, and when the first thunder of hoofs and crasting of fences was hear the sentry nearest the scene of action fire: qvired by the army regulation: Chisholm, officer of the guard, imme ly hurried to the seat of trouble with a ait of men. For a while chaos reigned supreme. The other comp awakened from their sleep by the terrific noise of the stam- pede, turned out of their quarters, knowing nothing of what was occurring nor in First Lieut. D. N. Chisholm. which direction to turn for safety. The officer of the day, Capt. Hodgson, establish- ed a line of sentries along the front of the guard tent and fires were built around the camp. At this stage of the proceedings Col. Harries arrived on the scene, giving directions in a cool, unconcerned ma Hardly had the line of guards be lished when the stampeding a rush for the District of C ment’s camp. Rex dazed by the brillia attempted to turn up @ series of yells. to the left and swept on like knocking down a few of the nearé but barming no one. Off fer Cuba. On the Ist of July the comp the regiment for Cuba. Ey ed with enthusiasm at the idea of at last going into the field. In due time they ar- nved at Siboney, after an extremely tire- some and slow voyage on the transport Catania. On July 10, one day after ar- rival, the companies of the regiment, with the exception of G, were landed and pro- ceeded to a camping ground three miles from the landing. Company G was left to guard stores belonging to the quartermas- ter’s department and to assist in unloading the boat next day. At 10 o'clock that night the company was awakened, and orders hurriedly given to get ready to go ashore at once. Each man realized the importance of immediate obedience, and in a creditably short time rolls were made up, equipments buckled on and everything made ready to goashore. The landing was effected in a small flat- bottomed boat, and in the darkness, with the surf rolling unpleasantly high. The voyages to and from the shore to the steamer were fraught with considerable danger. The men of the company managed the boat, and for inexperienced persons did remarkably well. For the Field of Action. By 2 o'clock a.m. the entire company was safely on shore, and the mai for the rendezvous was begun. By daylight the regimental cafhp was reached, and then, without rest or refreshment, Company G accompanied the regiment to the field of action on Santiago hill. The heavy rolls and personal property were all left behind at the camp, as the regiment anticipated a hot time, and didn’t wish to be ham- pered with unnecessary loads. . The destination on the hill was reached by 9 a.m. of July 11. The men heroically stood the long, weary march through heavy roads, over streams and through rank grass and underbrush. The heat was of a most sickening kind and extremely fatiguing. Marching -along the base of the hill to their position the boys experienced for the first time the sensation of troops under fire, as our troops in the trenches were éxchang- ing shots with the enemy and bullets were continually whizzing over their heads. Now and then our batteries on the hills opened fire and the shells flew, screaming, in the direction of the enemy. Meager Rations. The meager rations had run cut long be- fore night. At 10 p.m. the soldiers sought rest, congratulating themselves upon being able to enjoy a good night’s ‘sleep after the fatigue of the day. Their congratulations were premature, however, for hardly had they closed their eyes when a tropical thun- der storm burst over the camp. The boys were thoroughly drenched, for the frail shacks in which they sought shelter were worse than none at all. Most of them held several inches of water, or minizture lakes, on their floors. The best part of the com- pany spent the night standing out in the deluge, mcving about to keep warm. Probably the first game of foot ball ever played in Cuba was played by members of Company G the next day. With a cocoanut for the pigskin, the boys introduced this sport, in hope of getting their blood in cir- culation, and their clothes dry, after the experiences of the’ preceding night; but they had ee on The next it Com; G went the ‘trenches. Ail this time the men int been without food, and their suffering from hunger was acute. But when ordered on the firing line, all thoughts of depriva- tion were forgotten, and minds of the men wee on what lay before them. ‘Within 200 yards of the enemy, on y left with one was fill- ved tf = Benes ys ual 15 der of Santiago and witnessed the event from the Hills withthe greatest enthusi- asm, as was well testified by their Justy cheers. “ Accompanying the regiment the company changed camp and located on San Juan Heights, where it remained until or- dered home. The quota of sick in Company G has been largely in excess of any other company in the regiment, and it has been so, unfortunate as to lose one of its most popular members, Socrates Maupin, by death. He was sincerely mourned for b his comrades, with whom he had manfully shared the hardships of the campaign. ‘The news of going home was joytully re- ceived by every member of the company The 3dof September saw the realization of their dearest wish. They were again on United States soil and would be home in a short time. Changes in the Company. There have been a number of changes in Compeny G since leaving for the front. These changes follow: A. J. Mathews and W. charged May 21. G. H Reche, discharged June 5. Sergeant Dawson, detached June 12, Corporal H. F. Patterson, appointed as- sistant s:rgeant Jun A. Reiss, dis- E. A. -Ferris, joined company June Thomas Kerr, 4 ged June 1. J. H. Ontrich and G. F. Thurston, de- tached July 2 and assigned to hospital duty. Lieut. D. V. Chisholm tant Ist Battalion, Jul Corpl. ©. H. Lyman, transferred to Com- pany F, July a ached as adju- Lieut. Leroy W. Herron. William Lowe pointed corporals. and J. F. Hodgson, ap- st 12, ompan nsferred to Com- transferred to ¢ venpert, t + from Company Lieut. Clarence B. Sayer, ny G from Company rs of the pan. F transferred to F. company a n and First Lieut. C. B. There were no reductions to the ranks. Original Roll, The following is the original muster roll of the company: Company G—Captain, F. G. Hodgson; first Heutenant, D. V. Chisholm; second lieutenant, Leroy Herron; first sergeant, John Chisholm; sergeants, A. W. Shilling Floyd Brewer, Dutton and Cc. L Dawso Charles Lyinan, C. Snell, F F. Patterson and T. M. Petty rech, M. E. G . : Bethune, A. H. Chase, G. F. Thurston, L. W. Clerk, E. P. Yoder, T. G. Page, O. B. Curtis, D. C, Fithian, C. V.C Maupin, J. W. D. Maupin, G. H. E H. McHenry, G. F. Shilling, W , Lee, Ross, B. F. Ro ee a E. Cross, H. F. Scott, E. Macauley, G. H. Gilman, N M. Bird, C. P. Brower, H. L. White, W. Hutton, H. A. Mathews, C. C. Mathe' c. Winans, T. A. Kerr, E. Barbour, R! Claiborne, E. B, Richmond, D. A. Biiss. G. Hienline, C. B. Hart, ‘J. C. Allen, Chamberlin, F. Cornish, E. C. Clark, Oldham, C. Pitman, B. Reynolds, H. Shinn, J. Frank Hodgson, G. H. Phelps, C. H. Skinner, Hyse, Wil- liam H. Lockwood, J. E. Latimer, C. H. Hoffmaster, E. A. Weiss, H. O. Weiss, E. Richmond and H. McGiven. COMPANY nD: c TPO Kimmell, H. J. rch, 8. ebe, T. H. Reiss, ny, A. B. ichelburger, C. Smith, H. W. . E. Norman, M. Manning, Lowe, T. B. Gladys, C. zs. L. PESPmnar R. Merson, J.C. H. Detailed for Engineer Duty and Sent to Porte Rico. Company H of the regiment in the is missing great reception to its mem- s. The con.pany has just shores from Porto Rico, Under today bers’ com sailed for th re it has done splendid servi Capt. H. B. Looker. Capt. H. B. Looker, Lieut. Chas, S. Lan- ham and Lieat. Alfred A. Smith, this com- pany was mustered in with the other com- panies of the regiment. A large propor- tion of the members were residents of West Washington. The company went Lieut. C. S. Lanham. with the regiment to Alger, then to Chick- amauga and then to Tampa, where its men underwent all the trials and joys of the other members of the command. When at ‘Tamp: the company was severed from the rest of the Tegiment. Capt. Black, late Commissioner of the District, secured the company as part of bis engineering force. ‘The company was taken to Picnic Island, ubere it was thoroughly traineé, and it afterward went on_ the expedition to Porto Rico, where it made a record of which the men have every reason to be proud. The company will return shorily, and will have a reception of its own. In the meantime, many of the cheers today were for the ab- pent boys. ase ‘The following is the original of the company: Company H—Captain, Henry B. Looker: first lieutenant, Charles L. Lanham; second licutenant, Alfred A. Smith; first sergeant. Bert 8. Nelligan; quartermaster sergeant, muster rol. lans, Bawara A. Cook, Wm. Cornweh), Wim. H. Carrell, David B. ¢ Horace Tantels, Martin Davern, Geo. Donohue,Chas. F. Du- { Bois, Wiliam Frizze’ amuel T. Farner, Taylor Jos Wm Girt Wade Harrison, Hart, Lous Hoh- bein, Jne. F. Hor isdward J. Hyland, James J. Knibbs, ¢ Hi aden, Jos. M. Guarded the Spanish Prisoners at a Critical Peri Company K of the 1 of Co- a Regiment was muster May 14 Captain Heyl, being pia er th command of Captain G. B. y day of their departure from Alger. On May 22 for Chickamauya stopping on the at Washington for a »w by President McKinley 7 nn., Was reached on From point the nt end a long ard sev y trying march to the park. It was fearfully hot and exceedingly dusty This march was a seve to r who ¥ erally in a p aw st until the depart was mainly The trip t time Tam- pa was made was entirey he mpar addition ompar had prac mary bivou Tampa Height xere ar marched back te Tampa from the h ‘Their first and « turned to the Uni on June 8. July 2 Tampa, traveling in barked on the transp de Cuba. The ly pay day pd States wai go ship sa July 3 at Key West early the morning 5. The pumps on board the ¢ p out and the fleet of transport warships leaving the District regiment behind -d, under convoy of the t 1pm. July 6 arriving at July 10. Taken Of the Catania. The captain and fourte taken off by a boat of the U, which then was to the bombardment of San leaving the res n s. take ago, and sailed, y K on be we Mach part ordered in of Compa the Catania. This part of the company was finally landed in a borrowed pontoon, manned by its members, the last trip be- ing made at 10 p.m After supper they started inl: » Join the regiment, camped rily at La Quasina, or Grav it is now called. T of the first fight of the I nd where their dead are now buried ved there at 2 a.m. and re lat 3210 am., and at in light marching ordei front. After a forced march of ten miles they arrived at the trenches in front of Santiag: the right center of t T ere was an interesting tramp from Siboney to the camp Quasina. Every man carried a_ pi shovel and sll the extra rations that he could find place for in his tent roll. This was in addition to his heavy marching quipment. When they started for the ont the blanket rolls and blouses were left behind, and they were afterward si for. t At Santiago. Santiago was reached on July 11. That was the only day the company was under fire. Firing was going on throughout that day. It was heard continually as they ap- proached the lines. The firing was princi- pally by sharpshooters and artillery. 1 infantry did very little firing. The com- pany was seated under the hill, and were in no great danger. Some of the men wan dered upon the ridge to view the lines, amd thus made targets of the: for Spanish bullets. However, no one was injured, though several had narrow escape: After learning that the company would be located there for some time, one of the first things the boys did was to build arbors and shacks of bamboo, palm, twigs, grass, ete., in order to protect themselves from the = sun, and, as they imagined, the rain. On the night of the lith they suffered a most terrific storm—a storm that was a revelation to the men. Water came down in torrents. Of course, the shacks were of no avail. On the contrary, they were bet- ter protected outside, without any cover- ing. The grass and other materials used in the construction of these shacks held the water until there were several buckets full overhead. This water, without warn- ing, would suddenly deluge the men. The shacks were deserted, and the men passed the night in standing around, trying to escape some of the fury of the rain by holding on to one another. Some of them had ponchos, but even these did not serve to keep out the wet. Most.of the ponchos had been left with the blanket rolls and blouses. During the nights of July 11, 13 and 14 Capt. Young was on special duty, by Col. Harries’ orders, acting principally as a guide for the working parties making trenches. Being an old hunter and familiar with under and woods, he did not find it difficult in finding his way through the underbrush. Co. K on Guard Duty in Trenches Company K was placed on guard duty on July 12, inthe trench nearest the city of Santiago, and within 450 yards of the Span- ish trenches. At night the Spanish scouts and patrols would come up to the lines of the District regiment as the latter ap- proached their lines. The regiment went up so close te them that they could hear the Spaniards’ voices as they talked among themselves. Patrols were sent out all night to prevent Surprises. The portion of line recognized as weak place " first select dash. hoisted on the on the after- the night of the 11th tencues that trencnes He instructeg