Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-26
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS.
Various Items OF Interest Concerning
Those at the Front.

various items OF Interest Concerning
Those at the Front.
Mrs. H. l.. Kerr, of Thirty-eighth
street, has letter from her husband,
who is quartermaster sergeant of
Company F. 9th regiment. 1t was
written on board the Columbia, off
Santiago de Cuba. and bears date of
July II. Among other things the
writer says: An the boys are
anxious TO get on land. The captain
of our ship says he don't think we will
have to remain in this country over
two months. and that Santiago will
he taken before tomorrow night.
The United States fleet here is
composed of 30 vessels. We are
waiting for the rest of our regiment,
which is coming on the Yale and the
Rita. the latter being one of the
Spanish prizes. We can see the city
Of Santiago from our ship. We are
10 miles from shore. II is fine
sight to see the flash light work. We
have seen all kinds of fish. large and
small. We have been five DAYS on
water. three days out of sight of
land
The Moline Dispatch has been mott
ged of the following additional assign
ments of Naval Reserves by its
correspondent. John Sundine: Wal
ter j. Glvnn, of Moline. and Robert f.
Lee. Of Hampton, to the Castine;
Oscar ID. Strand. John Ekstrand and
Emil Freeman, of Moline, Zachariah
Cook, of Hampton, {. A. Russell, of
Davenport. +. &. Kcncke. of Peru,
ILL.,, and W. Prior of Sheffield, to the
Cincinnati; F. A. and ii. A. Schroeder,
of Hampton. a. F. Zorenson, of Mo
line. and Charles Friele and Louis
Boehnoft, of Davenport, to the mon
itor Puritan: J. W. Smith and Rov
Jamerson. of Rock Island. to the San
Francisco; Fred Won Ach and Louis
McNabney, Of Hampton, to the Nj
agra.
Lieut.. }. W. Washington, Company
X Sth regiment, here is from SPRING
field to visit his family and attend a
meeting of the members of the
Second Baptist church, to be
held tonight at the residence OF
George Hubbard for the purpose OF
considering the calling of Il pastor to
the church, over which Mr.. Washing
ton presided prior to his enlistment.
Lieut.. Washington SAYS he expects
his regiment will leave Springfield
next week. probably for Falls Church.
His family will remain in Rock Island.
Prof. BOYER, of kcokuk, has takcr
charge of the boys enlisted in the
10th Iowa regiment band at Daven
port. and who leave tonight for Jack.
sonville. Fla. Mr.. Bower expressed
himself as well pleased with the ma.
terial IN his band, and particularly tn,
Rock Island musicians. Paul Wurzel,
considering his age. is one of the best
clarinet players in the business. Mr.
johnson is also fine. and Mr.. Coulter
rs a brass PLAYER is hard to beat. h,
having been connected with seveIa
well known musical organizations
such as the Ohio State band. Thaver':
9th regiment band, of Canton. Ohio
besides having travelled with som,
iirst-elass circuses and theatrical com.
Ipanies for the past five years.
| Lieut.. Frank w. Hunt has arrived
back in Moline from active service
aboard the Fern off the coast of Cub;
and ut Key West. Lieut.. Porter, VIII,
returned last Wednesday. was his fel
low officer aboard the same vessel
Lieut.. Hunt is still in the navy and i
Ignorant of the cause of being ORDERED
home.
| Mayor Baker, of Davenport has
letter from Col. L. :. Strong. n
Camp Alger. stating that the body Il
Private Edward Dearth. who wa
drowned in the Potomac river, ha
been buried in the National cemetcr
at Arlington. Va. and that the mum