Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-10-06
OUR SOLDIERS.
The First Territorial RegimAY
in Lexington. u
THEY ARE FIGHTERT
Many Noted Men in the
Roster of the Officers of
iOus Rattalions.

Yesterday the First and Third
! talliOnS of the First Territoril
rived at Camp Hamilton from
| Whipple, Arizona. The first sec
came about two o'clock and the 81
| Ond and third later In the first
Col NJ. H. McCord, Adjutant 8
Christy, the band and Compar
and G.. In the second came
Col. d. d. Mitchell and Compan
f and H. In the third section
Major Russell and Company ~
They went at once to their
with the Third Brigade, undo
Andrews. They think this IS
full place for a camp, and are
with it.
Upon the cars were greas
proclaiming their sentimt -
world. Such as Ready for AnyS
Anywhere" From Old Territories h
New" From the Rio Grande n
Duty's Call'' are among then.
These two battalions are as inter-
esting as the Second, from Oxahoma
One is from New Mexico ad the,
other from Arizona Among then
miners. cowboys, cattIemen. pre1 es.
sional men and some thirty Ne&cians
and Indians The majority speak the
Mexican language with more or less
fuency. One of their member, the
chief musician-Otto Eberhardt-was
solo cornetist in the German imper-
lal band which represented Germany at
the Worlds Fan.
One of their possessions sugg-
of the west is "Yavapai Maggie,
Young black bear. This bear
given them by John Brow, of Presa
who gave its mate, the mj
tain lion. to the Rough Riders. 1t
be remembered the lion was taken
Cuba.
There was a grizzly bear belonging
to the regiment, but it was killed, ow-
ing TO its ferocity. Taken all in alN
there is not a more interesting reg
nIent to be found than this. There
not one of them whose acquiantanci
not worth cultivating. All are kind
good natured beys. but fill the bin
what they enlisted for-fghters.
The Colonel is Ex-Governor NJ.
McCord. who has twice been a Cor
yressman. He is a personal friend o.
President McKinley's, having support
ID him for Speaker of the ,House|
) lille in Congress.
The Lieutenant Colonel is CAY
D. D. Mitchell, of the 18th Infa1
Regulars.
The regimental Adjutant is
}. Christy, Harvard law gra
nd also a graduate of the Unive
# Colorado. He prctices at Phi
Arizona.
The Chaplain is Capt. Job
'he Chief Surgeon is Major
nd the Assistant Surgeons are
/. NJ. Smith, of New Mexico,
lieutenant Lindley. CT Arizona. w.
:. Jones is Acting Quartermsater and
Lieutenant Hill, Commissary.
First Battalion:
Company E-Captafn John Barro-
ollie, First Lieut.. 1. Chamberlain and
ieut. L. E. McRea, who is also Bat
llion Adjutant.
Company F-Captain ". G. Reid,
'irst Lieut. VIM. Morrison and Lieut..
omstock.
Company G-Capt. VIM. Stober,
irst Lieut.. Paige Otero, and Lieut.. ].
Y. Catron.
Company H-Captain A. B. Fall,
frst Lieutenant. G. G. Crunckshank
nd Lieutenant NJ. E. Bailey.
This battalion is from New Mexico.
Second Battalion:
The staff officers are: Major J. F.
tone, Lieut.. Ira ]. Morrison, Acting
djutant; Lieut.. Platt, Acting Quar-
,rmaster. The Company officers are:
Company Captain Barnes, Lieut..
cal, Lieut.. ARIEL
Company K-Capt. Hoffman. Lieut..
J. O'Rourke, Lieut.. G. L. Finley.
Company L-Capt. Lavry, Lieut.. II.
. Platt, Lieut.. McFadyen.
Company M-Capt. F. L. Boyton,
ieut. j. NJ. Wheeler, Lieut.. ]. A. Swift
IT.
Third Battalion:
Major F. G. Russell, Lieut. Emanuel
rachman, Adjutant.
Company B-Captain Herbert L.
ray, First Lieut.. w. E. Jones.
Company C-Captain c. E. Donald
IN, Lieut.. Frank Hochderfer, Lieut.
7. G. Scott.
Company A-First Lieut.. J. w. Cren-
law, Lieut.. w. Hill.-Lexington (Ky)
erald.