The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-01

rate, there was one man from Washing
ton who took mental note Of ali he saw.
and whose opportunities for witnessing the
things that transpired In that campaign
were no; excelled This man was Chaplain
c. c. Bateman, who was then attached to
the Sixteenth infantry, United States reg
ulars.
Mr.. Bateman spent yesterday in Seattle,
a guest OF the Seattle hotel.
Chaplain Bateman's regiment was sta
toned at For. Sherman. th,rty-four miles
from Spokane when the president called
upon the ysomaury Of the country to drive
the Spaniard from the tyrant-ridden ISL
and OF Cuba. The Sixteenth landed at Sib-
oney on June "a and saw active service
until the fail of Santiago Chaplain Bate
man was assigned 10 duty in the hospitals
Immediately after the fighting began. His
duty II was TO comfort the sick and wound
ed and to minister to the last wants of the
dying. His WAS the task OF carrying out
the fina. wishes Of many dying soldier
and to him the wounded ard the sick con-
fided. as perhaps they did to no one else
among all their companions
II the people OF Seattle want 20 know
just what happened in that memorable
campaign. through which Gen. Shafter led
an army Of 1900 men through the Jungle
OF the tropics and successfully besieged
garrison OF nearly twice the number of his
men, they Will have a chance Thursday
night. On that evening Chaplain Bate
man and Senator John l.. Wilson will
speak at the Seattle theater. Chaplain
Baternan will tell fearessly. truthfuily and
graphically what he saw In the three weeks
that transpired from the time of the land
ing Of his regiment until the Spanish en-
hlem was hauled down from the battle
ments of Santiago and the Stars and
Stripes were placed in It's stead.
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army from Oregon City. or, in 1890 He
barracks. this state. About year before
hosttiities broke out between the United
States and Spain he was assigned TO the
Sixteenth infantry at For. Sherman.
Not as a rule do army chapiains see ac-
tive service IN the fighting line.
Theirs Is another line Of duty. There have
been army chaplains who have said that
they would. far rather take hand in the
fighting than TO witness the sunerngs o.
the wounded and OF the dying and TO listen
30 the whispered words Of the heroes that
fall IN battle. In the reserve divisional hos
plt.al OF the Fifth corps situated in tho
rear ~ the army before Santiago. Chaplain
R2teman saw plenty a. human misery and
suffering. During the entire campaign he
possessed exceptional opportunities Of
learning all that was going on around aim.
Thursday evening speech.
This letter from Gel. Lrr.s A. La Garan
chief surgeon ~ the reserve divisional hos
pisal Fits army corps, 10 Chaplain Bate
man. tes,lfias 10 the character OF service
- rendered 10 his country and to his fel-
low soldiers:
Sihorey. July 9. 1897
i desire 30 express nav thanks 10 xsslI
Yer she great g0ol and Invaluable assist
aEce yo0 have rendered this hospital
through trials wHs~s | Cannot describe and
whica | hope | may forever forget
LOUIS A la GAEnrv
THIS letter was written "a Chaplain Rate
man. together with an errnr transferring
h.1a To the FIRST divisional hospital
chaplain f2atsnsaa tells Of enc tragic IN
stance ;aas occurred az SiSoney during the
fEhttrg that illustrates AS we'll az ANY,
thln= could the character @. the service
required Of the army CHAPLAIN One ssy
early In jay. Capt. Rexel % ths Sa.ss.a
Infantry. came 20 him and tod nlm tSat
lie bad 4 rresengin.ent that he ws,tIi h@
killers Within the next dav or tive This
VAS tiss before The Second wen, 10 TIE
rgAtink lire. during the hottest o. re
hattie before Santiago. He gave 10 Chap
lain Esteuan his gold watch some per-
sonal srfukess. letters ard valuable IA
ps~rs. together with request Tor hin. 70
On certain t5irgs II Indeed his rrex9sars-
nseas should BE- fulfilled
On July ~. me day Aesorr the TrA.frw
between tae two Armies finally ceased a
aaea struck CAct Roueu and tore lin