The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
NEW JERSEYS HEROES.
Sons Of the State Who Are
Fighting the Spaniards
in Cuba.
TWO AMONGST THE DEAD.
Records Of the Men Who Left
Home and Friends at
Duty's Call.
TWO AMONGST THE DEAD.

In the death roll of Americans who fell
before the Spanish at Santiago appear
the names of two Jerseymen. and in the
list OF those who are still lighting the Dons
can be found the names Of several who
claim either Newark or the Oranges IS
their homes. The record in peace and war
of the fallen and the survivors follows
Private Louis B.. Skinner, Company I.
| Seventy-irst New York. who is reported
among the killed al the Santiago battle.
formerly lived at Chester. Morris county,
but moved to Hackettstown about a year
ago. He enlisted upon the first call for
volunteers. His father is A. n. skinner,
a teacher in the public schools at Chester,
where a brother of the deceased soldier
and two Of his sisters reside.
Charles D. Holland, a member of COM
pany NJ. S~eventy-irst Regiment. New
York Volunteers, who was killed during
HI regiments heroic charge at Santiago.
was formerly a resident of Newark. For
some time he lived with his brother John,
at 1s Lentz avenue. When the first call
for volunteers was issued Holland was
boarding with his sister. Mrs. f.. Beatty,
in Brooklyn, and he enlisted with the
Seventy-first Regiment.
several letters were TecelNtu Dy LILY
mans relatives after he had gone to the
front. The last one reached Mrs. Beatty
Tuesday. 1t was written or June 26. In
it the writer told how his ompan haa
been engaged in the skirmish which
proved so disastrous to the Rough Riders
on June "a. Holland wrote that the
American troops were handicapped BY the
fact that every time they fired a shot the
puff of smoke would serve as a target
for Spanish soldiers. while the enemy used
someless powder. Holland also stated IN
the letter that many Spaniards We're
perched up in trees. where they were al
most hidden by heavy foliage, and that
from those positions they fired on tie
Americans.
Mr.. Holland was born in New York City
twenty-five years ago. He was a cousin
of John P. Holland, of submarine boas
fame. His brother John. with whom ne
lived in Newark, is also an inventor OF a
submarine craft.
Captain William Mason Wright, who Is
now with General Bates command IN
Cuba. is the oldest son of Colonel Edward
H. Wright. He was born thirty-four
years ago and received his early educa-
ton at st. Johns School. Sin Sing, n. y
From there he entered Yale, but remain
ed there only a short time, as he passed
a competitive examination for admission
to West Point.
Young Wright left West Point and was
appointed by President Arthur to a Sec
ond Lieutenancy in the army. He was
stationed at David's Island on Long Is
land sound. after which he went to the
| Columbus Barracks. at Columbus, O.
From Columbus Wright went to Fort
Spokane. in Washington State, for tive
years and to Omaha, Neb.. for three years
more. His next station was with the in
| fantry and cavalry at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. While there he was made Adjutant.
Later he was engaged in helping to quell
| the railroad riots on the Union Pacific at
Butte. Mont.
when the war with Spain broke out
Wright was military instructor at AM
herst College, and he was ordered 70
| Chickamauga on April %. He won dis
| tinction by procuring valuable nforma-
ton for his commander of the enemys
plans.
Ludlow Chase Meeks. aged twenty-five
wears. a private in Company l, Seventy
First Regiment, is regarded as a resident
| of Newark, although his home Is IN New
york and on the roster of the regiment
that address is given. Mr.. Meeks mas
| boarded on and off for the past few years
| at % Washington avenue here, and IS well
known throughout Woodside. His hancee,
| Miss Louise M. Beach. resides on Rlver-
side avenue when at home, but being a
student at Wellesley College IS only IN
Woodside during the summer. Captain
w. F. Meeks. of Company I, Seventy-frst
Regiment. is the oldest of four Meeks
brothers in that Company, one of whom
& T.ualow. The other members are Ben
iamin r. and Elmer C. Their mother, Mrs.
Margaret Meeeks, is a widow, and lives at
10 West Sixty-eighth street, New York
she is proud Of the fact that her boys are
| aghting together and that one OF them
leads the company.
walter H. Bartholomew son of Miles
| Bartholomew, of Ir~vington avenue,
south Orange. enlisted in Company !, Of
the Seventy-frst Regiment, New York
Volunteers, last winter before there was
anv possibility of a war with Spain. He
is twenty-five years of age and was born
ia Belleville. I'll. He attended the public
schools there and also at Mt. Hermon,
Mass, where his parents resided for a
time. Later they moved to East Orange
and he went to the schools there. SIX
years ago the family moved to South
South Orange and since that time the
Young private has engaged in various oc-
equations. His father is an inventor,
with an office at 80 Nassau street, New
York.
Henly St. John Henly is a we'll known
Young society man in the Oranges. He
boards at No. 81 Halsted street, Eass
Orange. He is an Engllshman and comes
Of fighting stock. He is one of the long
time members Of the Seventy-hrst New
York, being in Company G.
Another member of Company 6 IS Pri-
vate Arnold w. Francis, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward w. Francis. who live at No.
9S Walnu street, East Orange. He is
nineteen Years Of age. When the war
broke out he enlisted In the Seventy-frst
New York, his employers, the United
States Rubber Company, retaining his
position for him, and paying his salary
while he is at the front. His uncle, Col
onel Francis M. yanderburg. lost his life
during a battle In the War Of the Rebel
lion. His great grandfather was General
James yanderburg of Revolutionary War
fame. and his father served during tile
civil war In a New York regiment and at