The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29
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tNar Enabled Three Men to Clear
= Their Names of Every
Stain.

in the army, one was in the navy, one
waS in the volunteers. Two of them
did and one of them died. The army
man is Capt. Leonard A. Lowering. the
nasy man is Commander Bowman IL.
McCalla, the volunteer was Sergt. Mar
Gus d. Russell.
1t was only last autumn that the en-
tire country rang with the scandal in
the Fourth infantry, then stationed
at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago. Capt.
leonard A. Coverings name was on
the tip of the tongue of every man
and officer in the army. He had been
accused of extreme cruelty toward
Private Hammond, a prisoner in the
guardhouse. Hammond swore at the
court-martial that while officer of the
day Lowering had forced the sentries
to kick and prod him with bayonets
because he refused to go to work. The
man swore that the captain knocked
him down, had a rope tied around him,
and dragged him away to cell. The
sentence was that Capt. Lowering should
Re rep7imanded. He was still chatting
underit when the order came to march
to Cuba. The Fourth infantry was
one of the regiments selected.
And next came the wild charge at
Ell Caney. Coverings company, com
pany c, was first in the charge, and
Lowering was at its head. Bullet and
shell rained around them. But on
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every step. He had 90 men in line when
the bugle sounded "To the charged"
Straight to the front they moved, re-
CARELESS of the bullets, regardless of
the rough way. They reached the top
of the hill-the remnant of the com
below dead or wounded. Lowering,
though at the head of the charge, was
unhurt. Like the careful officer, his
first thought was for his men. He had
them drop into the trenches. Then
he dropped himself. Heat and eX-
haustion had made him faint. Lover
ing's men swear by him now.
He has done.
Eight years ago the name of Bow
man H. McCalla was hated by the men
in the navy as never another officer
was hated before. He was charged
with cruelty to the men under him
on the warship Enterprise. And the
case was talked of in the navy as never
was a case before McCalla was con
victed. He was sentenced to three
years suspension. During that time
he was not to wear the uniform he
had disgraced. He remained under
suspension for half that time, but on
December 49, 1891, he was restored to
duty. During that time nine officers
passed him in rank. So great was the
feeling against McCalla that he never
was allowed a command again. And
then came the war. A good man was
wanted for the crack cruiser Marble
head. There was no one available save
McCalla. He was wild to redeem him
self, and he got the command. After
that there never was an action that
the Marblehead didn't get into it if
she was within signaling distance.
McCalla and his ship seemed every
where. She was fought with con-
summate skill. The men were a unit
under their commander. Under him
was done the brilliant work at Guam
tanamo which turned a hostile har-
Dor into coaling station for the
Yankee fleet.
Every man in the outfit there wo1-
SHIPPED him. And yet this man was
found guilty of brutality to the men
under him but eight years ago. Moth,
ing more could be said of him than
this, taken from a letter written by
one of his men. Norman l.. Monhat, OF
Syracuse: After the battle our cap.
tain called up ali before the mast and
started in to compliment US on our
bravery. But he could not. He broke
down and wept like a child He is like
father to us. He thinks the world OF
his crew and they of him."
And so McCalla has done.
Marcus ID. Russell had failed in bust,
ness and his father, a man of great
wealth and member of the best set
In Troy, refused to advance him fur
Their money. That was but few weeks
ago. His wife left him. 1t seemed as
If the fine old name was in disgrace.
III go to the war" he declared that
very day. and the next found him on
the train bound for San Antonio. Tex,
where Roosevelt's rough riders
were organizing with prospects of go
ing right to the front. And when they
did so young Russell was with them,
s-sergeant and a fine soldier. The
trough riders" were at La Quasina,
and from out the ambush came the
murderous fire that killed Ham Fish
and so many more in that their first
fight. A man was needed to go up
on the ridge and see if the firing was
from friend or foe. "Tll go, SIR" cried
RUSSELL and in a minute ne was in
the brush. He found it was the foe
that was pouring in this leaden hail,
and never got back to tell his colonel.
A bullet laid him low.-N. Y. World.
Photos Taken by Sugar Light.
The curious discovery has recently