The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-20


troops, sometimes leading charges IN In
| dian fighting tactics, which eventually
| resulted In the complete rout Of the reb-
! els.
| The generals next hard fighting took
| place in his attack on San Rafael, where
| the American troops were met with a
| heavy fire from a large number of rebels
| who were concealed IN the Jungle on all
sides. Only the adoption by Gen. Lawton
Of the tactics followed in Indian fighting
| In the United States, every man for him.
| self, saved the division from great loss.
| AS usual, Gen. Lawton was at the head
! Of his line, with his staff. After the
! capture Of San Isidro, by Gen. Lawton,
! President Mckinley sent the follow
ing dispatch:
| ITO Otis Manila: Convey to Gen. Law
| ton and the gallant men of his command
! my congratulations upon the successful
operations during the past month, re-
Sutting in the capture this morning Of
| San lsidro. William Mex nley.:
1t was announced June mat Gen
| Lawton had been placed In command OF
| the defense OF Manila and the troops
| forming the line around that city. Early
| In October Gen. LaWton was engaged In
| dispensing the insurgents and cutting off
! the communication maintained by them
| between Bacoor and linus by means of
| the road between those two places. He
| was successful in clearing the country of
F1lipinoS and was several times under
fire. He then pushed northward, cap
| tured a number Of towns and drove the
| insurgents everywhere before him.
| Gen. Lawton and Gen. Young arrived at
! Arayat Oct. 10 with force of about 5000
men. He next made his headquarters at
| Cabanatuan and took an active part in
| dispensing the insurgent bands In differ
ent parts Of the country.
FORCED MARCHES
About the middle of November the
| whereabouts of Gen. Lawton and Gen.
] Young, on account of the rapidfty OF their
| movements, became almost as mysterious
! as that Of Aguinaldo. Gen. Lawtons s
| troops suffered considerable hardships in
! these energetic moves. Numbers of the
soldiers, and even some of the officers,
| were described as marching ahead half
naked, their clothing being torn to shreds
| in getting through the jungles; hundreds
Of them were barefooted and all of them
were living on any sort of provisions
| Bread was rare and caraco meat and
| bananas were the staples.
LaWton was at Tayaug on Dec. l, his
troops having captured large quantities
Of insurgents supplies. Later he return
ed to Manila, and started, Dec. l, to cap
ture San Mateo, where he was shot and
killed.
Gen. Lawton was known as a good
fighter and soldier of experience and
ability. He served in the Union army
throughout the Civil war, having entered
the service as sergeant of Company E,
Ninth Indiana volunteer infantry, In
April, 1862 He was SUCCESSFULLY pro-
NOTED until in March, 1863. he was bre-
vetted colonel for gallant and meritorious
services during the war. He entered the
regular establishment in July, 1866, as
second lieutenant of the Forty-flr in
fantry (colored), and remained with that
branch Of the army until January, 1871
In September, 1888, ne was appointed in
spector general, with the rank Of major
At the opening of the war with Spain
President Mckinley appointed him briga-
der Of volunteers and assigned him to
! the command of a division of the Fifth
army corps, commanded by Gen: Shafter
In July, 1898, he was chosen for the i'm
/ portant duty Of opening military opera
tions against the Spaniards by the cap
/ ture Of Caney and the interception of
the Spanish reinforcements then nearing
! Santiago.
GEN HARRISON. GRIEVED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 1a.-In
| speaking OF Gen. Lawton, eX-President
/ Harrison said:
Il had the highest appreciation of Gen.
| Lawton as a soldier and citizen and his
! loss will be deeply felt by Indiana. He.
| vas heroic courageous and we will miss
| nim 1t Is distressing news coming when
the trouble in the Philippines is SC near
an end. 1t is too bad that he did not ljv4
! to come home. Killed while in front Of
his troops! This wouldn't Indicate that
he met death while in action. [ am very
sorry indeed TO hear this distressing
news. Gen. Lawton has been an honor
! tc Indiana, and others share by apprnci-
aaon OF his distinguished military
! services in the Philippines Killed, as
! the news states, would indicate treachery
! somewhere
GEN KINGS TRIBUTE.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Dec 19.-Gen.
| CHARLES King, who commanded a brig
| ade In Gen. Lawton's division up to
June, in the war against the F'ilipinos,
! was much disturbed upon hearing of the
! death OF his former commander Cen
! King paid glowing tribute to the dead
/ general in the following words:
! The death Of Gen LawtOn is a CAL
amity, yet one that I have been In dread
! of ever since he took command of our
division last March. In point Of dash,
energy and endurance he was our best.
His one fault lay in kis utter contempt
! for danger. We could not prevail upon
him to use cover or shelter Of any
kind He was perpetuaIly running into
! every kind of danger, exposing him self
! to death or capture when there was
no need of it. He wanted to see every
! thing for himself, and would stalk out
| In front Of the lines, the most prominent
/ figure on the field. We loved him-we
! always have, ever since old cavalry
| days. when he was the hardest and most
| daring of all the band of young officers
that won distinction under Crook. Miles
and Merritt. He was MacKenzie's
| right bower and his later work in the
Philippines was Incompatible AS friend
and cOmrade he was as lOvabIe as he was
| great and heroic as a soldier"
MOURNING IN SANTIAGO.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec 19-The
report of the death of Maj. Gen. Lawton
made q profound impression here, many
| Of the officials now in this military de-
partment having served with him. A So
cial function, which had been arranged
at the officers club for this evening, was
postponed and the flags on the govern
| ment building and the American club
| We're lowered to half mast
AT LAWTONs HOME.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. 19.-Grief Is
general in this city over the death of
Gen. Lawton. He enlisted in this city
! at the outbreak of the Rebellion and was
a member of Bass post, G. A. r.. and of
| Harmony lodge, /. O. o. F. Bass most
had raised a fund of nearly 81 900 TO
purchase a testimonial sword, which was
to be presented to the general on his
return from the Philippines.
GEN LAWTON'S BIRTHPLACE
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