New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
FOUND "BUCKY" O'NEILL.
ROUGH RIDERS CHAPLAIN LOCATED
THE CAPTAINS GRAVE.
HIS REMARKABLE MEMORY FOR PLACES PUT TO
GOOD Use on SAN JUAN HILL-PAs-
SENGERS on THE BUFORD

HIS REMARKABLE MEMORY FOR PLACES PUT TO
GOOD Use on SAN JUAN HILL-PAs
sENGERs on THE BUFoRD.
The Rev Henry A. Brown. who was chaplain Of
the Rough Riders, OF the passengers on
the United States transport Buford, which reached
its pier in Brooklyn yesterday morning. The on,-
GERS of the Buford and the passengers all
talking about Chaplain Brown. They say that h"
is not only capital fellow, but that he has most
wonderful memory for places. This trait was ex-
hibited in the success OF the mission upon which
he was sent recently to Santiago. 1t was the dis
covery of the body Of Captain 'Bucky" O'Neil.
1t seems that ever since the war the friends Ut
CAPTAIN O'Neili of the Rough Riders, and the War
Department have been trying to find his body
which was buried the slope OF San Juan Hill
Six different men were sent South BY the war De-
partment for the purpose OF locating 1t. over ~"
was spent in this way. but to no avail. Finally the
War Department decided to send Chaplain Brown
to San Juan Hill.
When the Buford was about to sail her last
trip to Cuba Chaplain Brown. who is now In the
Regular Army, ordered to go down on her.
Those who went with him tell the story OF how
he found the body in less than two hours When
the boat reached Santiago Chaplain Brown,
brother of Captain O'Neill and some others took
carriage for San Juan Hill. The chaplain directed
the movements of the driver. He ran his eye over
the surrounding country and with unerrns judg-
ment located again the points in the batte-heid
where each movement of his regiment occurred
At last he turned the carriage into a slde uai oy
means of which a little clearing was reacheo
Chaplain Brown got out, cast his eye contenpia-
lively around the ground for few moments anu
then said to his comrades:
dig there, and you will find the canteen which
we buried with the body OF Captain ONeiiL
Sure enough, hardly had the spades turned up TWO
shovefus Of the soil before rusty and weather
beaten canteen cane to view, In IL were the papers
identifying the body of Captain oNeill. as they had
been placed by Chaplain Brown nearly eight
months ago Further excavation revealed the BODY
OF Captain ONeill in a good state OF preservation
The body was placed in coffin and VIII be brought
to the United States on the transport CROOK
Those who were with Chaplain Brown on the
San Juan battlefield say that IL simply marvel
lous to the facility with when ne picked ou'
the various spots where the Rough Riders fell lie
gave them a graphic description Of the way they
buried the dead captain while the bullets whstled
around them and showered fragments OF the foil
age over their heads
Chaplain Brown is staying at the Madison Avenue
Hotel, at Madison-ave and Fifty-eighth-st. He -.
poets TO return 10 San Juan. Porto Rico waere
The Buford brought up l9s civilians and soldiers
in the second cabin and a number or omceFs ahu
Among them were Captain Taylor, 18th United
states Inianry Captain Teasarden Wno has Tee"
ant wallach. recently transferred to the Sd United
States Cavalry; Lleutenants Haar and Young Army
surgeons Major Duxbury Captain Twiggs. Cnited
states Volunteers. and Mrs Twiggs, Lieutenanr
and Mrs. Anderson and child: Mr.. Bett; formery
the English Consul San Juan Mrs. Normoyle
wife OF Captain Normoyle. 5th United states IN
fantry: Miss Tanning. contract nurse Messtv,
Whitney. Fredrickson. Dorsey Holland Cotton
Miller. Walker and Katie; Miss Hilton Miss
Schmederbergen and Mrs. Holland.
The transport officials are expecting the Crook 70
arrive to-day tomorrow She Is the funersi
ship and brings about five hundred bodies OF SOL
diers who died In Porto Rico and Cuba. The CROOK
called from this port about April !.