Evening star., 1898-10-04
OTHER DISTRICT SOLDIERS
Five Companies of Fourth o. 8. Regiment
Enlisted From Washington
List of Those Formerly Connected
With the District of Columbia
National Guard.

Companies in the 18th United States Volun
teer Gmmune) Regiment, now at Jackson
vile, Fla, write The Star to ask the citi-
zcns of the capital city, while welcoming
the return of the 1st Regiment, not to for
get that there are other District soldiers in
the field, five companies being with Col.
Pettit's command:
These companies,A, B, C, D and F-the
writers say, We're recruited in Washington
after the 1st District Volunteers were mus
tered into service. and most of them have
been connected with the military organiza-
tions of the District, and some are ex-mam-
bers of the High School Cadets.
I'VE feel that the citizens of Washington
will have no cause to regret that they are
still repres anted in the field by the five
companies of the 4th 1mmunes, for on sew
el 81 occasions our regiment has been high-
ly complimented by the high officials OF the
1th Army Corps for their Sodierly appear
ance and for having the best sanitary and
disciplined camp in the corps. All this
is due to the fact that Col. Petit and his
battalion commanders, Lieut.. Col Cole,
Maj. Langden and Maj. Parker, are army
officers. and have had the practical exper-
itnca of handling and caring for the COM
forts of large bodies of mcIi-also to the
careful attention he gave when selecting
his medical staff, which is composed ot
Maj. Henry First Lieut. Ford and First
Lieut.. McGrath and the hospital stewards,
and Mllburn, Mcdonald and Assistant
Steward Matthews. They are classed
among the best in the service.
ITO Substantiate the above statement we
have only to refer to the fact that we ave
had but one death since the regiment was
mustered into service, June IA. lS9s. That
death occurred last Tuesday, Capt Tread
well of Company X passing away. He was
sick only two days He was a man held in
esteem by the officers and enlisted men OF
the regiment.
Daily Examined.
"Our food is examined every day by one
of the surgeons and the company COM
mander to prevent any sickness that might
arise from food not being properly cooked.
in fact every precaution is taken for the
benefit and health of the men. Ours is the
first volunteer regiment to receive the
krag-Jorgenson rifles, and is the only fully
equipped regiment ready to leave for Cuba
on twenty-four hours notice. We have
been inspected by Col. Naus. inspector gem
eral on the staff of Gen. Miles, and we
were complimented for the fine showing.
THE Ith Army Corps passed in review be-
fore Secretary --lger and staff Sunday
evening, and as our regiment and band
passed we were loudly cheered by the citi-
zens of Jacksonville, who had gathered
there to witness the parade.
Well known in Washington.
Among those mentioned below are many
well known to Washington people: Prof.
Zimmerman is director of the band; Drum
Major Johnson, who leads the band. was
formerly connected with the Mt. Pleasant
Drum Corps; Regimental Sergeant Major
Wilson. now commissioned second Eeuten-
ant, formerly lieutenant in Company A,
9TH Battalion; First Sergeant Boteler, for
merly lieutenant of Company A, 9Th Bat
TALON: First Sergeant Danforth formerly
lieutenant in Company b, 4th Battalion:
Sergeant Ryan. formerly sergeant in
Company Il, 9TH Battalion. First Sergeant
Robert 7. Patterson, company r. formerly
lieutenant Eastern High School; Sergeant
G. West Byron. Company F, formerly lieu
tenant on Colonel Clays staff, quartermas-
ter sergeant, all of the d. c. N c.: Fred
W. Alexander. detailed to the band upon
its organizations: Sergeant James L. Love-
less detailed as company quartermaster.
formerly of Morton Cadets: Sergeant Geo.
A. Berry of Eastern High School: Sergeant
Paxson; Corporal Hugh Ruckman, a young
dentist of Washington; Corporal James T.
Clifford. formerly connected with Columbia
Theater: Corporal Samuel Gould of Gould
Parcel Delivery Company: Corporal Harry
Winingder of the United States marine hos
pital service; Corporal Dellisser, now pro-
vost sergeant formerly of regular army:
Corporal Harry Brown, formerly connected
with leading theatrical companies of the
Pacific coast: Corporal William T. Ryan.
formerly connected with United States
u.
Ward. formerly sergeant District militia;
Corporal Paule Melville of the regular
army; also James X. S.mms. Samuel Cock
Grille, Dentist William H. Chapman. son of
the well-known minister of Washington;
Garnett Denham. Jerry OHare. Mortimer
I. Douty of Baltimore. James r. Mowry.
James r. Quaid. Richard Bosley, company
clerk, and lawyer of Baltimore. Md; Geo.
Thomas, Walter Marlin, William Wall and
last. but not least, the two company cooks
John Streif and Geo Stewart formerly
cooks in the regular army.
We wish to extend our thanks through
your paper to the Legion of Loyal Women
for thee kindness in remembering the Dis
trict boys in the immune regiment by send
ing US magazines and papers, which were
highly appreciated by the Washington com
DaneS.
Ordered to Cuba.
We have received official orders that
the 4th United States Volunteer Imnunos
shall hold themselves in readiness to leave
for ManZaniiIo, which is on the southeast
coast of Cuba, about seventy-five miles
from Santiago. The orders were received
with cheers by the regiment. All men on
furlouSns have been notified to report to
their companies at Cnce. as we are expect
ing to leave in a few days.
The commissioned officers of Company
F are Capt Adam G. Carson. graduate of
Virginia Military Institute. and a lawyer
Of Front Royal Va; First Lieut. Anthony
Holmead. Il well-known young business
man of Washington, d. G.. Second Lieut..
James d. keene of the regular army"