Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-21
WAS TO BIZ PROMOTED.
Clerks at work on Ger. Lawton's Com
mission as Btiead when News
of His Death Came. -

N"''l'Is ,O' 80 ~ I've "eNPa'ch an
nouhChls cen La"toH death was sent 10
,"c W my iiOu9c VIM NC Nupi'oO iiiee'
iiis was III pros reSS ana WAS IihHlediatey
sent III TO tne CABINET room. where IL was
Te'elNeu WIN expressions OF proioWhu soi-
row ana lebIet' 1t was learhed at 'hs
war utPdrIinent that lhs'rucuNls were re-
ceNeu iaSt hnsnt from the ffeSldeht TO
prepare Gen. Lawton commission as
piisauier general IN the regular army 10
III one OF 'he ensuing Vac"Hcles ana the
auJutan' general ; clerhS were at WORK OK
me commission when the information OF
zen l-a"toh death was conveyed TO the
uepai tih""'' "eH' i@aWtoh was NatlNe
oil indiana.
zen laWton was known as good hght-
er anu soIuler Oh experience ana aDlil(y
re served In the Union army throughout
'he war. he entered the service as ser
seaht OF company y. WIN INDIANA V"It0-
teer infantry IN April 1871 He was sue
cesS'Veiy promoted through merit on the
leio OF oat'ie 10 hrst lieutenant oil the
GUN ll'dlah' infantry III august 1851, cap
taih III May Ieo-' ana leutehaht-colohel IN
NoNehper' ieo4' IN March, $500 ne was
pieNetteu coIoIlei LOT saI!dht ana mefllo-
rlous service during the war.
re entered the regular estaoishmeht IN
July 1901 as second lieutenant OF the 4lst
infantry, co'ored, ana remained in that
brahch oil the army until January, len,
when he was transferred to the Atm cav
airy ana remained there uhtiI september,
INNn, When ne was appointed Inspector gen.
'r"l WIN inc RANK OF major. Later ne
was promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel and neld that rank until the oien-
! ing of the war with Spain when Presi-
/ dent MCKINLEY appointed him brlgadicr
general OF volunteers and assigned him
! to command division OF the llfth army
corps. In July, 1898. he was chosen for the
important duty Of opening military opera
lions against the Spaniards by the capture
OF f.. Caney and the interception of the
spanish reinforcementS nearing Santiago
de Cuba.
! He sailed for the Philippines on the
transport Grant January 10, 1892 On Gen.
/ Lawtons arrival at Manila he relieved
Cen Anderson of the command of the reg
nlar troops. He captured Santa cruz at
the extreme lake near Manila April 10.
This place was a Filipino stronghold and
fell into the hands of Lawtons expedition
after some sharp lighting which forire d
one of the m st interesting battles OF the
war. Gen. Lawton and staff accompaniod
the troops leading the charges using In
dian lighting tactics, which eventually re-
suited in the complete rcut of the rebels.
The gderals next nara hshtins TOOK
place in the attack Of San Rafael. where
the American troops met heavy fire
from large number of rebels concealed
in the jungle on all sides. Only the adcp-
ton of tactics followed in Indian fRhtiOg
in the United States, every man for Kim
self saved the division from great loss. A.
usual Lawton was at the head Of the line
with his ,taff. San lsidro was then the
insurgcpt capital, II was announced jun
= that Gen. Lawton had been placed In
command of the defersse Of Manila and hi
trops formed line around that city. Ear
, ly in the month of october Cen
eral Lawton was engaged in dispensing
the insurgents cutting of the communioa
ton maintained by them between Bacoo
and linus by means of road between
those places, He was successful IN cleaC