Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-30
OUR DISTINGUISHED DEAD
Hamilton Fish of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders a Well
Known New Yorker. {,
CAPTAIN ALLYN CAPRON.
Fish Was Grandson of Hamilton Fish,
President Grants Secretary
Of State.
CAPTAIN ALLYN CAPRON.

Was the Son OF Banker Nicholas Fish and
Nephew of a Railroad President and of Q
Speaker of the New York Assombiy-wa
30 Years Of Age and Very Popular-Bsttsr
Athlete Than studont-Membor Of Union
League Club.
Hamilton Fish, third, belonged to
one Of the best known families Of New
York. His father, Nicholas Fish, 10
a banker at 120 Broadway and lives
at l6 Irving place. One of his uncles
is Stuyvesant Fish, President Of the
Illinois Central railroad. Another un-
Gle is Hamilton Fish. who was speaker
Of the New York Assembly In 1895
and 1896 His grandfather was the
first Hamilton Fish. who was Secre-
tary of State under Grant.
Young Fish was about rs years old.
Like most members OF the family he
was very tall. standing 6 feet, 8 inches
In his stocking feet He was Of pow
erful build. though stoop- -shouldered.
For two or three years he was a stu
dent ut Columbia University. Of which
his father has been a trustee for many
years. He gave little attention to his
studies. but devoted a good deal to
athletics, particularly to rowing. He
was one Of the strongest oars In tho
Columbia Varsity crew of 1895 which
upset all calculations by defeating
Cornell and the University Of Pennsyl-
vania at Poughkeepsie. Soon after
this Fish left college and went out to
Utah TO rough It on a railroad. For
several months he worked as a brake
man, at the end OF which time he
jammed his index finger in coupling
cars. He came back to New York in
1895 to have the finger amputated, and
remained here most Of the time until
six or eight months ago.
Fish was always OF rowing and ad-
venturous disposition, and II was
merely veriflcation Of his friends
predictions when news came from the
West that Ham" Fish had Joined
Roosevelts rough riders While The
regiment was in process OF organiza-
ton at San Antonia, Tex, Fish receiv-
ed a Sergeants commission in his
company.
Fish's prowess was displayed on sew
eral occasions while he was in this city
In fist fights which he had, in most OF
which he was victorious In spite of
these exploits, Fish was ordinarily the
best natured of men, and had hosts Of
friends who swore by him. many OF
them Columbia students and members
of prominent New York families.
Fish was member of the Union
League Club and the ST. Nicholas So
ciety. He belonged to the Delta Psi
college fraternity.
Capt. Allyn Capron was born in
Florida, and entered the Military
Academy In 1863 He was graduated
In 1867. and received an appointment
as Second Lieutenant OF Artillery. In
B7l he became First Lieutenant, and
captain in 1888. He was graduated
from the Artillery School with honor
In 1873. Capt. Capron was in COM
mand of Company K Of the First Artil-
lery, and was twenty-fifth on the list
for promotion.
Among the wounded was Major Bell.
a Pennsylvanian. He served during
the civil war In the Eighty sixth Ohio.
and when henorably mustered out he
became Captain of an independent
company of cavalry which he raised in
MS native state. Afterward he served
as a Captain in the Thirteenth Penn
sylvania Cavalry until in 1866 he was
mustered out. The next year he was
appointed Second Lieutenant I'm the
Seventh regular cavalry. He became
First Lieutenant In 1867, Captain in
1873, and in 1896 he was promoted Ia
Major OF the First Cavalry. He was
brevetted Lieutenant Colonel in 1890
for gallant services.
Capt. Knox is In command Of Com
pany X OF the First Cavalry. He is a
Tennesseean and entered the Military
Academy in 1865, He was appointed
Second Lieutenant in 1870, First Lieu
tenant In 1877 and Captain In 1889.
Capt. Mccormick was born in Ohio
and entered West Point in 1872. He
was graduated In 1876 and was appoin
ted Second Lieutenant In the Tenth
Cavalry. He became First Lieutenant
In 1878 and Captain in 1896. He is a
graduate OF the infantry and cavalry
school.
Lieut. Byram was born in Mississ
ippi and was graduated from West
Point In 1885. receiving an appoint
ment as Second Lieutenant In the First
Cavalry. He was made a First Lieu.
tenant In 1892