The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-05-09
Half Of lie Famous Thirteenth
Infantry in Town.
LOST HEAVILY IN CUBA
In the Thick OF the Action on San
Juan Hili-C oIonei with q Re-
cord-senior Captain.

Half Of the Thirteenth Regiment OF
United States Infantry arrived here
yesterday at 4 o'clock on the transport
Senator from san Francisco en- route
TO Manila. All those on board not
"blacklisted" were allowed shore leave
Immediately and during the evening
and way into the night crowds came
from Pacific Mail wharf. where the
transport was lying, and fraternized
with the boys in blue OF the Morgan
City around the. hotel, where the Gov
eminent band was playing.
The Fighting Thirteenth" as the
Regiment is known In the service, COW
cred itself with glory in Cuba during
the late war. Next 10 the Sixth Regi-
ment It lost more men in action than
any other organization engaged In the
Spanish war. The Thirteenth was In
the thick OF the famous charge OF San
Juan hill, and many OF the officers and
men still carry with them the germs OF
fever contracted during the Cuban
campaign.
The Thirteenth has been recruited
almost 20 its full strength, but Is still
very short OF officers. Col. Smith, the
commanding officer, has his headquart-
ers on board the Senator, which sailed
from san Francisco along with the
Ohio. which carries the band. IN ad-
dition the Senator has companies A, G.
+. G. II. and ! and thlrty-two enlisted
men for regiments already in Manila
On the Ohio are companies b. ID. y. X
l.. VI. and seventy-fve recruits.
Lieut.. Joseph Frazier. OF the Ninth
Infantry. II the quartermaster In
charge OF the Senator and Lieut.. ID. T.
Nolan. OF the Thirteenth, has charge
OF the Ohio for the Army. Liert. Nolan
was formerly with the First Infantry
and made many friends in San Fran
cisco while stationed at the Preside.
After the close OF the Cuban cam
paign the Thirteenth returned to New
York. where the First Battalion took
up quarters at Fort Porter, the Second
at Fort Columbus and the Third al
Fort Niagara. As most of the men
have seen service in tropical coun.
try and as nearly all are In the finest
condition now the Thirteenth should
be big help 10 Gen. Otis.
Col. Alfred r. Smith, who commands
the Regiment, Is quite a famous fight.
er. He won distinction in the Civil
War. at the close OF which he was Col.
onel OF the TWO Hundred and Second
Illinois Regiment. He made Tampa
his headquarters during the late war
| Before the Third Battalion left For,
Porter, April 2lst, the citizens OF Buf.
falo unveiled a granite bowlder weigh.
ing thirty-fve tons and suitably in.
scribed in honor Of the Fighting Thir.
teenth and its deeds OF valor In Cuba.
The commanding officer aboard the
Ohio Is Capt. ]. II. II. Peshire, who foi
many years was military attache at the
United States legation at Madrid. The
other officers on board are Capts. NJ. b
Sarold, W. Geary and 8. l.. Faison:
First Lieutenants Z. b. Gose, p. f.
Pierce, l.. II. Bash (adjutant), C. II
Paine and ID. Z. Nolan; Second Lieu.
tenants, +. W. Coleman, p. G. Clark
II. A. RObischan and p. NJ. Schaffer
surgeons (contract) Beckman and
stafford are also on board bound for
Manila. The troops on board number
600 men, attached to the six companies
being 10 each, and about seventy-fiye
recruits for various commands neal
Manila. All the way from the East the
Thirteenth only lost two men. One fell
on the cars and was run over by the
train. Another fell from the wharf a,
San Francisco and was drowned.
This is .he fourth voyage to Manila
for the Ohio and the ships officers de-
clare the present lot OF troops to be
the cleanest and most orderly yet taken
across the Pacific.
capt. Boggs Is still In command OF
the Ohio, with officers as follows:
chief Officer Barring, Second Office,
hllberk, Chief Engineer Burney and
Purser Hedges. The Ohio Is becomIne
a veteran In the United States PhIllp.
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