New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-04
SORROW ON GOVERNORS ISLAND.
"REMINISCENCES OF SOME OF THE DEAD AND
WOUNDED AT SANTIAGO.

"REMINISCENCES OF SOME OF THE DEAD AND
WOUNDED AT SANTIAGO.
There was evidence Of gloom at Governors Is
,ord Yesterday The news from the front brought
many memories TO those whose interest IN the
members OF the Army is OF near and personal
character The officers expressed sorro" 1T '"e
news OF the fatalities. although they' Vi oou''7'
realize that battles cannot be fought "''nou. 'o''
One OF the regiments which was IN the 'h'ch Va
the fight near Santiago Is the 18TH regular IN
fantry. and Companies b. d. and OF 'he ies,
ynent went to the front from Governors lsIahu'
IN command Of Lleutenant-Coonel "hIiah D
Worth. who post-commander on 'he 'S""u
Tho women on the island feel the losses keehly
and there has been great sorrow among thefn. i
"a ner,ecrlv awful" said the wife OF one OF the
officers. Yesterday. she glanced over the isl Oh
do,d and wounded Il know most OF these men,
sor,e intimately and a number OF them from their
boyhood Twenty years ago. when went " '
Antonio bride Jules Garashay ora was D
footed boy playing around. and to-day reau Vi
him lying in the trenches In front OF 'an''ae
tIe was the Youngest son CT General T. O. & ord'
~, .y.rvh,dv remembers gallant otncer'
ona NJ the Generals best friends was Geheia'
carashay who was killed at Chickamausua. Inc
bows middle name is commemorative Oh tii' "
shin General ord was the man " whom ADJ .'i"''
, ,rcoIn once said, His name ought 10 De ouu
General Ord's daughter. Bert!e married Gene'ai
ord retired rom the Army he went 10 Me~co !"
uyo with his daughter. He was skilled eheii"e,
and was interested In several mines which yieiu
a lare. income when the General was VI" ms
wav back from Mexico he stopped al IA, "a ,,",
,,here he was taken with yellow fever anu u'e''
7, ia n sad coincidence that the son shou'u 40"
me, his fate among the niat 20 ran on Supa 0'
.Garrv' ora as We always called Iiin '. 20, %
sninnd,d lad and when his father dleu ne ~ ia
;doined the Army, and was the suppoi, =" "a
yynnther He developed INTO spIehdiu man an he
M NOT SURPRISED that when the pa',ie ain va
was I'm the thick OF H. General oIi go and
uard was also In the United states 1ini,' cri
49, las, heard OF the other boy. BUCK o'"'
""r also knew well Captain Ducat oi are ca
,,a,ary who is reported killed His iatheI, Gen
raI Ducat was on the stan OF Genera hosI ne
20 wss one o. the best. known 9mceis -. IN
An Armv of Cumberland Captain Duca. ~"S ers
sninn,d,6 man standing six feet Two anu om.s
ot,icer He married sister OF I Ir,,cnt ~
Cui,s chief auartermaster OF the LePs' ''"' -
~, st Who is now here on the island. s-o -,
~" '.,.antain Ducat entered the service IN io'..
made a captain on April Il. ls.' ne "a sha
rns mate at West Point OF Major Andrews WIZ 10
~ S,h Cavalry also man OF sttri LITE mn,ted
'n cantnin George A. Dodd. Troop r, lh.rd 81 tba
c,a,as cavalry who Is reported wounoyvu u" III
80 s also well remembered IN New, t,ry ''a -,
,roon GIVE splendid exhibition OF tousn IH a. -
,he recent military tournament AZ Hia' En-, han
Corden when the troop arrived iroin III G GA
ILL., Huntington. VI. and entcrcd me oamu
GGn,ra, station on the Sunday beloie me tvu' Ia
ment opened. the band began 70 p'As'