The evening times., 1898-07-04
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.4th of July, 1898
No Office Hours
Today.
DR. CLEMENS,
An Pa. Ave Adj. WiIIsrd's Hotel.


sixth Infantry March Z, 1867: assigned tc
the Fifth Cavalry July Il, 1869, and briga
der general and chief signal officer Marcf
5, 1887.
Gen. Greely Is one of the highest au-
thorities in American on geological SUD-
jects and has contributed many able ar
ticles in the magazines on scientific
,ubjects He Is member OF the
National Geographic Society of this city
and has been honored by many foreign
geographic societies. He Is a lecturer OF
no mean ability and has frequently
lectured before the Geographical Society
here during the Winter season.
The Signal Corps has been greatly aug
mented by the addition of volunteers by
authority from Congress since the open
ing Of the war.
Only expert telegraphers. linemen and
electricians have been accepted. The
most intense patriotism has been exhib-
tied by the telegraphers. many hish-sal-
aried operators having given up lucra-
tive positions to join the Signal Corps as
privates.
Twelve companies of volunteers have
been organized and officered follows:
First Company-Elmore A. McKenna.
Idaho.
Second Company-Howard A. Giddirgs
of Connecticut.
Third Company-Frederick I. Leigh. of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Fourth Company-Charles b. Leigh. Of
Brooklyn. n. Y
Fifth Company-William H. Lamar
Sixth Company-Charles S Connor, of
ST. Lo-is No.
Seventh Company-Capt Mcconnell. OF
Chicago. and John B. Inman, of SPRING
field.
Eighth Company-G. W. w. Butler.
Ninth Company-Edward B. Ives. of
New York.
Tenth Company-Thomas F. Clark.
Boston.
Eleventh Company-Carl F. Hartman,
of Newark, n. J.
Twelfth Company-Capt. Frank Lyman,
jr.. of Des Moines. Iowa.
Capt. Ives company goes in a few days
to Santiago.
Capt Leigh's company will go to Chick
amauga and thence to Santiago
Capt. Lamar Is of the District of CO.
lumbia. and is recruiting officer at the
Washington barracks. He is in command
of the Signal Corps training camps.
capt Connor's company was recruited
from among the soldiers at Camp Alger
Capt. Buffers company was organized
In Maine and was recently sent to Tampa
Capt. Ives company has been ordered
to go on the Yale on her next trip from
Norfolk
Capt. Clark's company was organized in
Boston and has just arrived here
OhSers of the Signal Corps.
The roster of the corps is as follows:
Brig. Gen. A ". -Greely. chief signal Of
ficer
3 Col. Henry H. c. Dunwoody, assigned
TO duty at the Washinvton barracks.
Lieut.. Col. James Allen
Majors-Richard P' Strong. assigned 70
the Second Corps; Richard E. Thompson.
assigned TO the Pacific: George p. Server.
Department of the Gulf: William A. G.ass-
ford. First Army Corps; Joseph E Max
field, Fifth Corps: Frank Greene. Fifth
Corps; Samuel Reber. Tampa, Fla. and
Eugene O. Fechet, office chief signal Off
Ger.
Captains-George o. Snyder Depart
ment of East: Eugene T. Wilson. De-
partment of California: Jasper f. Brady.
jr. Fourth Corps: Benjamin E Brady.
jr. on duty with the President: Martin
l.. Hellings. Key West. Fla. Otto A. Nes-
mith. assistant to Gen. Greely: Daniel ].
Carr. on special duty here: Carl F. Hart
mann. at recruiting station, Newark. n.
j.: Howard A. Giddings. az recruiting
station. Hartford. Conn: John W. Nc
Conneli. awaiting orders; William V. La
mar, Washington Barracks: Edward b.
Ives Gustave. w. S. Stevens, Tampa;
John B. Inman. George W. Butler Wash
ington Barracks; Thomas F. Clark, Bos-
ton; Frank Lyman. jr.. George R. Gyger,
Columbus. Ohio: Frederick l.. Martin.
Charles c. Clark. Albert d. B. Smead.
Charles B. Hepburn. Elmira: Asbery W.
Yancey. Charles S. Connor. Samuel s.
Sample, Robert S. Thompson. Charles r.
Mcintire, Ambrose Higgins. Henry II.
Garfield
First lieutenants-GeorGe f. Lawrence
Philip ]. Perkins, William W. Chance, AL
bert C. Thompson. jr.. Leonard &. Wild
ars, Richard o. Richards. Julien p Woot-
an. Charles f. Pellew, George H Tilly,
Howard d. Coe, Charles II. Martin.
Patrick W. Crawford, Charles T. Walker.
Alvar G. Thompson, Edward W. VIM
field, Henry G. Opdycke. Hugh Haddon
ir.. Willtie Woodward, Edward r Miller,
Williamson S. Wright, Charles de Forrest
Chandler. Samuel NJ. Butler Rollo B.
Oglesbee.
Second lieutenants-Wiliam o. Bailey
Francis Creighton, Mckee Dunn Mckee,
Max Wagner, Gustav Hirsh, Carl DarnelI
Nedrum Gray. Henry c. Baldwin, Wil-
lam T. Davenport, Walter L. Clark.
lanes r. Steele. Basil o. Lenoir. James
;. Mclaughlin, George C. Burnell. Victor
Shepherd. William NJ. Talbot, Thomas
R. ]. Campbell. Charles H. Gordon,
-harles Rogan. jr.. Alison ]. Rudd, Henry
". Sprague. William w. Colt, Walter S.
William f. Davies. Joseph D.
Wood, Don A. Palmer. Charles E. Kill
bourne, jr-, Albert ]. Dillon. Frank p.
Fate, William Mitchell. Frederick NJ
Tones, Henry W. Stamford, Elmo Carl |
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