Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1898, Page 14

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We start the Brussels with a reliable quality at 50 cents a yard, and the Ingrains at 30 cents a yard. Don't forget that we make, line and lay them free, and charge nothing for the waste in matching figures. Mammoth Grogan’s create House, 817-819-821-823 7th St. N.W. Between H and I Streets, ATTACK ON AGUADORES General Duffield Describes the Work of His Brigade, Bridge Over the Stream Was Broken— Gallantry of the Volunteers Under Fire. Brig. Gen: Henry M. Duffield, command- ing the separate brigade of the 2d Army Corps, has submitted to the War Depart- ment his report of the operations of his command during the Santiago campaign. The report, which was made public by the department last night, follows: Headquarters Separate Brigade, 2d Army ‘orps, September 24. . J. McClernand, Assistant Lieut. Col. Adjutant Sir: I have b lowing report of the operations of the above command during the campaign about San- tiago, Cuba. 1 was taken sick witn yellow fever and removed to the yellow’ fever hospital from Siboney on the lth of July, and have only just received the ofhvial or- ers and pavers relating thereto, which is suant to orders from the commanding general of the army, through Maj. Gen. Graham, commanding 2d Cor: 1 arrived on the U. 8. S. Yale at Siboney, Cuba, at 8 a.m. on the 27th of June, Isvs, with th 3d Regiment, Michigan infantry Volun- teers, Col. €. L. Boynton commanding, and the Ist Battalion of the 34th Michigan In- fantry Volunteers, Ma. ; ing, and reported Ss. 3 cummand- poard the U. transport off Daiquiri. De- ation of the troops, each man y one hundred rounds of ammunition, completed at 2 p.m., but the rations were ed until the morning of June & Object of the Movement. On June 30 I reported to you at your headquarters at the front and received di- rections as to the part to be taken by me with the 33d Michigan in the intended bat- tle of the following day. ‘These were to relieve Gen. Bates, in command of the post at Siboney, who was to proceed with his two regiments to the front forthwith. On the next day (July 1) I was to proceed with the i Michigan from Siboney to the bridge at Aguadores, aiong the railroad by the sea, with a view of attracting tt tention of the and preventir left flank. late in the day when I returned to s did not get the to them until 1 vas embarked on the a.m. July 1. ‘The ist ittalions formed the were not sutficient s to take » command on one in. On arriving point about a mile st of Aguadores bridge and out of view of the enemy, I disembarked the troops and sent back the train for the remainder of the regiment. I had never seen the locality, and while waiting for their arrival I per- sonally reconnoitered the position with the captain of the Cuban outpost and Pr Hines, from the beginning of the i the east end of the railroad cut, and a Spaniards in that dil them from attackin; from the hill on the north side of the track. Capt. Alger, Capt. McMillan and Lieut. Pound of my staff also reccnnoitered the j position by my direction. I also examined nd MeMii- mouth of the sketch orge L. F , after the occupa our force the locality with C: Alger lan from the seashore at the river. I annex an accurat locality made by 1 adjutant, 33d Mich ton of Aguadores b Position of the Enemy. The river Aguadores, not far above this point, joins the San Juan river, which at the bridge is from six to seven hundred feet wide and not fordable. Its banks on both sides are quite high and precipitous. The enemy, which I estimated from a de- tail I saw forming in the parade ground of the fort, while I was examining the locali- y, to be ted in the rifle pits * river on both sid in the block hous trenchments were the pout five hundred strong, were along the bank of s of the railroad and These in- t nd the fort. » strongly m hots from the Glou ntle or seriously injur were so placed that protected the troops in them from any fire from seaward. The ground, like that about San » Was with heavy underbrush and so t it was impossible for troops to move even in column of fours. When this examination was completed the remainder of my force had come up, 9:30 a.m., making a force of about men. I directed Colonel Boynton to send forward a line of skirmishers, sup- porting them with a battalion. The skir- mishers went forward under command of Lieutenant McDonald and the battalion in command of Lieutenant Colonel Schmidt on each side of the railroad and advanced toward the river. The remainder of the regiment was put in position in the woods on each side of the track about a hundred yards west of the water tank. In cro: ing the railroad cut to take its position L Company suffered a loss of two killed and three wounded. End of Bridge Blown Up. I had established signal communication with the Gloucester, which prepared for their advance by rapid firing, which did not, howev prevent a vigorous and ef- fective reply by the enemy to the fire of our skirmishers. Our troops were at great disadvantage, because their Springfield rifles and smoky powder at once discovered their location to the enemy, while the lat- ter were armed with Mausers and smoke- less powder. The enemy’s artillery direct- ly commanded the approach to the river by the railroad cut and trestles, one gun being placed opposite and in line with them. The Aguadores end of the bridge had been blown up for nfty feet or more and I had no boat or other mode of cross- ing. Captain Alger of my staff volunteered to lead a party of men and swim across, but in my judgment this was impracticable. I therefore directed Colonel Boynton to have Lieutenant Schmidt push his battal- ion forward to the position shown on the accompanying map and open fire vigorous- ly. This he did promptly. The enemy's artillery began shelling the railroad track ard the woods while ou troops were getting in position, and during the entire engageme: with the exception of a few short intervals when interrupted by the fire from the Gloucester. At 12: p.m. my skirinishers reported that the en. emy were receiving reinforcements. Troops Withdrawn. The demonstration was continued until about 3 p.m., when Lieut. Col. Schmidt's battalion was withdrawn and rejoined the 2d and 3d Battalions of the regiment. The Cuban outposts resumed their position, and the train which was used in the morning then took back to Siboney, which was en- tirely unguarded, the 2d and 3d Battalions and most of the wounded. It returned soon after for the 1st Bat- talion and the balance of the wounded. The entire regiment was in Siboney by 6 p.m. The casualties were two enlisted men killed and six wounded, Troops Prained. The behavior of the troops was most commendable. Although it was their first experience under fire, and the enemy's ar- tillery opened fire very suddenly and effect- ively. no one faltered or turned backward. I beg leave to mention the following mem- bers of my staff for courageous and effi- cient performance of duty in this affair: Capt. C. DeWitt Wilcox, A. A. G.; Capt. Fred. M. Alger, A. A. G.; Acting Aid-de- Camp Capt. James H. McMillan, A. Q. M., who volunteered as atd; Lieut. J. H. Pound, 33d Michigan Volunteers, acting A. D. C., and Lieutenant G. H. Brown, Company F, 38d Michigan, acting ordnance officer. I also feel it my duty to call attention to the efficient services of Major Charles B. Nan- crede, chief surgeon, who volunteered his services and Major Vaughn, regimental surgeon, and First Lieutenant Bailey, as- sistant surgeon. These officers attended promptly and skillfully to the wounded where they fell, exposing themselves to the fire of the enemy while so doing. I submit in this connection the report of Colonel Boynton, commanding 33d Michigan In- fantry. ‘The demonstration was renewed July 2 by a battalion under command of Major Webb, 33d Michigan, with a loss of one fatally wounded. The United States ship Harvard had on July 1 arrived with the re- mainder of my brigade, consisting of the 9th Massachusetts, and the remaining two battalions of the 34th Michigan, and I was directed by you to “bring all the troops at Siboney, recruits and engineers, to my camp where you saw me yesterday before daylight.”_These directions were subse- quently modified, and I was directed to send the 9th Massachusetts and 34th Mich- jgan forward and remain in command at Siboney with the 38d Michigan. As none of the officers of the two former regiments were acguainted with the local- ity mentioned in ‘your ‘order, I sent them forward under the conduct of Captain Al- ger. July 3 I was relieved of the command of the post of Siboaey by Major General Young, and applied to you for permission to come to my twe regiments at the front, but was told to remain where I was until my remaining regiments arrived. General Young was taken ill and left for the United States on transport July 4, and turned the command over to me. July 7 Captain Wil- cox was taken fll with vyellow fever. Cap- tain Alger took his place and performed its duties most satisfactorily. On the 8th day of July I was taken ill, but kept on duty until afternoon of July 10, when Dr. Gui- teras, the surgeon in charge, pronounced it a case of yellow fever and sent me to the fever hospital. I therefore turned over the command of Stboney to Colonel Boynton of the 33d Michigan. I remained in the yel- low fever hospital until July 22, when I was discharged as a convalescent, and on the 25th of July, by direction of Dr. Lagarde, I left Siboney on United States transport Santiago for Tampa, Fla. The services of Captain James H. MeMil- lan and Captain Eber B. Fenton in connec- tion with the transportation of the com- mand from Camp Alger to Siboney, and as post quartermaster and commissary of subsistence, respectively, at Siboney were most efficient and deserve special mention. Respectfully, HENRY M. DUFFIELD, Brigadier General, U. §. V., Commanding Separate Brigade, 2d Army Corps, U. 8. Volunteers. ————____+0+—___ WERE BURIED YESTERDAY. Remains of Fanny Davenport Now Rest by Her Parents. ‘The funeral of Fanny Davenport who died at her summer home, Melbourne Hall, Monday night, was held at Trinity Church, Back Bay, Boston, yesterday. The body was brought from Duxbury on a special train, arriving at the Kneeland street station at 11 o'clock, and was taken direct to the church. ‘The pallbearers were Messrs. Joseph Jef- ferson, John B. Schoeffel, Isaac B. Rich, Dr. H. H. A. Beach, Captain A. A. Fol- som, B. E. Woolf, W. F. W. Ball and Wil- lam Seymour. Music was rendered in the church by members of the Bostonians. The funcral was private. The body was taken to the cemetery at Forest Hills, where it was laid by the side of Mrs. McDowell's father and mother. Fanny Davenport was the daughter. of the late Edgar L. Davenport, one of the best-known and most versatile actors of past generation on the American stag Her mother was Fanny Elizabeth Vining, daughter of the manager of the Haymarket Theater, London. She was born in the En- glish metropolis April 10, 1850. Her childhood was largely spent in Bos- nd her first appearance on the stage Sas the child in “Metamora,” at the Howard Athenaeum in that city, then man- aged by her father. Subsequently, she act- ed at the Little Tremont Theater, Boste and in the south, where she playefl sou- parts for a season. Then she ap- ‘Stalacta’” in the “Black Crook.” Under the management of Mrs. John Drew she acted at the Arch Street Theater, Phil- adelpmia. Augustin Daly saw her in Philadelphia and engaged her for the Fifth Avenue The- ater, which he then managed. For nearly brette she was his star, playing in t of parts, kespear s “Rosalind You Like Imogen” in “C e,”” “Rosali “Love's Labor Lost,” ‘Beatrice Ado About Nothing” and “Lady Macbeth, in wh he was less successful than in the others. Among ‘the tragic parts which she playe ine” in “The Lady of Lyons’ in “Leah, the Forsaken.’ In the old com- edies, including in-that list the more mod a which common cons there, she has acted “L in “The School for Scandal, “The Honeymoon,” ‘‘Miss Hardcastle” in he Stoops to Gonqne: “Tilburnia” in ‘The Critic’ and “Peg Woffington” in “Masks and Faces,” in addition to the parts -viously mentioned. One of the most suc- 1 of her impersonations was’ “Nancy in a novel dramatization of “Oliver 1," while her “Camille” was particu- lalry well acted; in fact, one of the best on the American stage, although in person- al appearance she was hardly an ideal r resentative of Dumas’ consumptive heroine. Other characters which “Gilberte” in “Frou Frou Glass,” “Bell Van Ren: Howard's ‘Moorcroft,’ pearl gray in Ss “Duchess de Septmonts” in ‘The can," Daly's adaptation of Dumas’ rangere, ugenia Cadwallader” Big in “Helen Graythorne’ Bonanza,” Marel” in “What Do?" and “Madame Guichard” eur Alphon The le: prsonations were dramatization of “The Vicar of Wakefield” and “Kate Vivian” in Anna Dickinson's “An American Girl,” but the failure of success in the latter case was due more to the play than to the actre: Miss Davenport had made several] plea ure trips abroad, but up to 1882 she had r acted there. Then she made a _pro- jonal visit to England and played for a brief season in London and elsewhere. The principal piece in which she was seen was “Pique,” which was played under the title of “Only a Woman,” but it failed to win the suce there which it had made in this country. In_ 188% Miss Davenport in Sardou’s “Fedora,” and later followed with “La Tosca,” “Cleopatra” and “Gis- monda,” in which she won many laurels. She had been twice married. Her first husband was Edward H. Price, an actor and manager, whom she married in 1879, and from whom she was divorced six years ago. Her second husband was Melbourne McDowell, who has been the leading man in her play: began playing ANNAPOLIS FAVORED. Capt. Dickins Opposes Sending Post- Graduates to Boston, captain F. W. Dickins of the navy has made an adverse report upon the advisa- bility of serding naval constructors to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Boston for a short post-graduate course in- stead of continuing the course at the Naval Academy. Captain Dickins says: “The course of naval architecture, as now organized at the institute in Boston, is not such as would be desired for a post- graduate course for naval cadets. The Navy Department has the Naval Academy at Annapolis completely at its disposal. This institution has world-wide reputation, it being cenceded by all governments that the officers educated at that institution and employed in nearly all of the United States raval corps are inferior to none in the world. Many of the office-s of the acad- emy have stood the test of two wars in recent years, and I think it can be stated, without any reservation, that they have ac- quitted themselveg with honor and dis- tinction. The department has the power and the means gyailable to establish a post-graduate course in naval architecture entirely in accordance with such a policy as it may choose ta adopt. There does not appear to be anything gccult,-mysterious or difficult in establishi such a course at Annapolis. It sifpply meeds to be organ- ized and put in opératfon. Subsequent ex- perience will dictate the modifications that may be needed, and the necessary changes will be completely controlled by the de- partment. Nera “The whole prestige of the government is at its back. Students in going about the ccuntry as a ciassjtn visiting the dif- ferent navy yarda, stations, shipbuilding yards, machine electric plants of all sorts, etc., would be received with the cour- tesy always accorded to the government. ‘There never would be any question about that. Of course, it is not expected that the students taking a three years’ post- graduate course at Annapolis would be un- der the same strict discipline that they were while pursuing the four years’ course. They will have become young men, and they will hgve been selected especially be- cause they have shown ability to become constructors, and government supervision fs proper and necessary to keep men up to their work, for, while without it they might pass the required examinations, with it they would, in all likelihood, become better constructors.” ——_—__++______. Urged for a Camp Site. Senator McLaurin of South Carolina, accompanied by the mayor and a delega- tion of Columbia, 8. C., citizens, called on Secretary Alger yesterday and urged that a permanent camp be established at that place, ; q sure. ties, but reduced profits. some Solid Oak Sideboard. neatly cary- and well finished— beveled plate-glass | mirror. It closely mnbles this cu . $1Q-90 though not e ue A Rousing Three Day Sale. We are determined to do the biggest furniture business in this city. 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The quartermaster’s department will furnish the necessary transportation, and the subsistence department will pro- vide the necessary suitable rations, and the surgeon general make ample provision for necessary medical attendance and sup- plies for the troops en route and after ar- rival.” The 4th United States Volunteer Infan- try, better known as the 4th Regiment of immunes, is commanded by Col. Jas. 8S. Pettit, U. 8. V. (captain Ist United States Infantry). The regiment was recruited in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Vir- ginia and West Virginia, and rendezvoused at Fredericksburg, Va., for several weeks prior to its assignment to duty with the th Army Corps at Jacksonville. Five companies of the regiment are composed of men from the District and immediate vicin- ity. Transports will be sent from New York to Jacksonville to embark the troops. Counting the 4th Regiment, there will be five regiments of immunes in Cuba, the others being the 2d, 3d, 5th and 9th (the latter colored), stationed at Santiago. The 1st from Galveston, Texas, has been desig- nated for muster out, while the 7th and 10th, both colored, are with the 3d Division of the 1st Army Corps; the 6th (colored) is at Chickamauga, and the 8th (colored) is at Fort Thomas, Ky. Colonel Pettit, commanding the 4th Vol- unteer Infantry, was at the War Depart- ment today, making arrangements for the transportation of his regiment to Manzanil- lo. The regiment will sail on the Romania, which has been ordered from New York to Fernandina, Fla., at which point the regi- ment will embark. Colonel Pettit was on leave and knew nothing of the order for his regiment until this morning. $+ o++__\<\<_ AUSTRIA’S CABINET CRISIS. The Premier and Another Minister Tender Their Resignati ‘The Austrian reichsrath reassembled yes- terday and the Ausgleich bills were pre- sented. The minister of commerce and na- tfonal economy, Dr. von Barenreither, rep- resenting the German party, resigned. Count von Thun Hohenstein, premier of Austria, wanted the opposition to obstruct the Ausgleich bills so as to enable him to immediately prorogue parliament and pass the Ausgleich by an ordinance. The opposition parties, however, outwitted the premier by temporarily abandoning ob- struction. Count von Thun Hohenstein therefore CUBAN MOUNTED POLICE. Gen. Wood Authorizes Gen. Castillo to Organize a Force. Arrangements have been completed for the formation of a force of Cuban mounted police for the province of Santiago. It con- sists of a commandant, with the rank of major; three captains, six lieutenants, ten sergeants and 240 enlisted men. The rates of pay of the enlisted men are the same as in the United States army, while the ofll- cers get two-thirds. Gen. Castillo has charge of the prelimi- naries of the appointments. He must se- lect capable men, who have only served in the Cuban army, and the officers must have held similar or higher rank in the Cuban army. This police force will have a large territory to cover, and it is ex- pected that as soon as the Cuban troops disband the lawless clement will break loose and will have to be kept in check. Even at present quantities of cattle are stolen, and complaints are frequent to both Gen. Wood and Gen. Castillo, and they are determined to put an end to this state of affairs. The Cubans are beginning to understand that the sudden change they wanted after the surrender would have caused disorder and confusion, while now every day a num- ber of Cubans are appointed to positions of power and emolument. The United States collector of customs at Santiago, Mr. Donaldson, has requested Gen. Lawton to appoint United States con- suls at Guantanamo, Santiago and Man- zanillo. The Treasury Department seem- ingly considers that the Island of Cuba is foreign territory and requires oaths before consuls in the transaction of shipping and other business. Dr. Zimmerman, a Lutheran preacher, is an applicant for the position of United States consul at Santiago. He also proposes to preach on Sundays. Captain Brady of the signal service 1s endeavoring to arrange with the Cuba Suo- marine Cable Company for a courtesy sim- ilar to the one extended by the British West Indies Cable Company—a daily bulle- tin service of the world’s news, As mat- ters now stand, Santiago is dead to the world, so far as news is concerned, the present mail service being extremely lim- ited, letters arriving only about twice a month Senor Sanchez Garcia, one of the Span- ish judges who was continued in office after the capitulation until ordered a month ago to cease performing his magisterial func- tions, but who, despite the order, has con- tinued to try cases, has again been ordered to cease under penalty of arrest. A Cuban has been appointed to succeed him. The first mail sent from Santiago in two weeks ‘eft yesterday for Baltimore. It is expected that orders will be issued shortly for American troops to proceed to Manzanillo to relieve the Spanish garrison there. ———_+ee_—____ javal Commands Changed. Capt. White has been relieved of com- mand of the Terror and ordered to com- mand the Philadelphia. Capt. Wadleigh, from the command of the Philadelphia and placed on waiting orders. Commander Brownson, to command the Terror. Com- mander Snow, to relieve Commander Rock- well of the command of the neval station at Port Royal, 8. C. —_ + A King Escapes Assassination. A man has been arrested at Orsova, Rou- mania, charged with complicity in a plot to assassinate the king. The police re- ceived timely warning and the attempt = sare Been inthe man's possession, | CAPT. MAHAN A DELEGATE. He Will Represent New York Diocese in the Episcopal Convent From the New York World, Today. The annual convention of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York continued its proceedings yesterday morning in Grace Chapel. Among the lay delegates in at- tendance were J. Pierpont Morgan, Gen. Daniel Butterfield, R. Fulton Cutting and George Zabriskie. The first ripple came in the afternoon when the election of a delegate to take the place of the late Stephen P. Nash, for- merly a delegate to the general conven- tion, came up. On the ticket were the names of William Jay and Capt. A. T. Ma- han, the latter being spoken of as the most acceptable man to fill the vacancy. The canvassing resulted in Mr. Jay receiving seventeen votes against sixteen for Capt. Mahan. Archdeacon Tiffany moved that the rules be suspended and that the secretary cast one ballot declaring Capt. Mahan the choice of the convention to fill the place made vacant through the death of Mr. Nash. This was voted down, and a second ballot was taken, which resulted in thir- teen for Mr. Jay and nineteen for Capt. Mahan. Elections for all officers, Bishop Potter said, must be unanimous. The other deputies to the general con- vention named on the ticket were declared elected unanimously, as was the standing committee, to which was added the nante of George Zabriskie. On its reassembling in the afternoon the convention unanimously voted for the elec- tion of Capt. A. T. Mahan for deputy to the general convention to be held in Wash- ington on October 5. The matter that there shall exist not more than one diocese within the limits of one city arising out of the consolidation act was referred for decision to the general convention. The convention then adjourned. —_—__++_____ ROCKEFELLER’S MONUMENT. Mammoth Size of the Monolith He Has Selected. The biggest monolith ever quarried in the United States will mark the family lot of John D. Rockefeller, in Lakeview ceme- tery, Cleveland. The monument will be studieusly plain, but it will attract great attention from its mammoth size. It will be erected in November. The cost of the monument is large, and the cost of pre- paring for its erection will run into thous- ands of dollars. The monument will be sixty-five feet high from the base to the tip, and will be sixteen feet square at the base. It will be located on the same ridge as the Garfield memorial, and will be the center of a cir- cle of vaults which will contain the re- mains of the Rockefeller family. The base itself is ten feet high. The single stone that surmounts it is fifty-five feet high. It has been dressed at the quarry at Barre, Vt, and it is the largest stone that can Special cars of extraordinary strength have been con- structed to convey this monster stone to Cleveland. The Rockefeller monument will be almost void of ornament. On the base the word “Rockefeller” will appear in raised letters. In awarding the contract Mr. Rockefe! ler said: “I do net want the monument to attract much attention.” Naval Movements. The hospital ship Solace has sailed from Caimanera for Porto Rico. The Governor Russell has been put out of commission,