The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-03
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~ Of the best known families Of New
York His father. Nicholas Fish, 10
banker at l2o broadway and lives
st 10 Irving place. One Of his uncles
ID stuyvesant Fish. President Of the
Illinois Central railroad. Another UNI
Gle ID Hamilton Fish. who was speaker
Of the New York Assembly In 1896
and 1885,. His grandfather was the
arSt Hamilton Fish. who was secrs-
tAfy Of State under Grant.
fo,ing Fish was about 70 years old.
Like most members of the family he
was very tall, standing 6 feet, 3 inches
In his stocking feet. He was OF pow
srful build, though stoop- shouldered.
For two or three years he was a stu
dent at Columbia University, Of which
his father has been q trustee tor many
years. He save little attention to his
studies, but devoted q good deal to
athletics. particularly to rowing. He
was one Of the strongest oars In the
Columbia Varsity crew of 1895, which
upset all calculations by defeating
Cornell and the University Of Pennsyl-
vania at Poughkeepsis. Soon after
this Fish left college and went out to
Utah to rough It on q 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
1885 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-
vsnturous disposition. and It was
merely veriication 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.
tion at San Antonio, Tex, Fish receiv-
ed a Sergeant's commission In his
company.
Fishs 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 30
,iety. He belonged to the Delta Psi
college fraternity.
Capt. Allyn Capron was born IN,
Florida and entered the Military
Academy in 1858. He was graduated
n 1867. and received an appointment;
IS Second Lieutenant Of Artillery. ln
ST. he became First Lieutenant, anal
captain in 1883. He was graduated
rom the Artillery School with honor
n 1873. Capt. Capron was in COM
nand Of Company Z Of the First Artil-
cry and was twenty-flfth on the list
or promotion.
Among the wounded was Major Bell,
tihi's ne bPTNcu uuTlnR |
he civil war in the Eighty sixth Ohio,
nd when honorably mustered out he
ecame Captain Of an independent
ompany Of cavalry which he raised In
is native state. Afterward he served
s a Captain In the Thirteenth Penn
ylvania Cavalry until in 1865 he was
lustered out. The next year he was
ppointed Second Lieutenant in the
aventh regular cavalry. He became
irst Lieutenant in 1867, Captain In
49, and In 1896 he was promoted to
ajor Of the First Cavalry. He was
'evetted Lieutenant Colonel in 1890
r gallant services.
Capt. Knox Is in command of Com.
my X of the First Cavalry. He is a
and entered the Military
cademy in 1866. HI was appointed
'cond Lieutenant in 1870, First Lieu
nant in 1877 and Captain in 1889.
Capt. Mccormick was born in Ohio,
ID entered West Pc Int In 1872. lie
as graduated in 1876 and was appoin-
Il Second Lieutenant in the Tenth
'valry. He became First Lieutenant
1878 and Captain IA 1895. He is a
aduate Of the infantry and cavalry
Fiool.
Lieut.. Byram was born in Mississ-
Di and was graduated from West
INIT in 1885, receiving an appoint
mt as Second Lieutenant in the First
valry. He was mHde a First Lieu
lant in 1892. ,
Largest Man Ii a German.