The times., 1899-06-08
MUSTER OUT OF THE
FOURTH IMMUNES
A Battalion Of the Regiment
Recruited at Washington.
1t Performed Garrison Duty at
ManZanill0.
During the Service in Cubn OF This
Command Only Six Enlisted
Men Died.

AT 8 O'Clock this morning the Fourth
United States Immunes. commanded by
Col James S. Petit, four companies Of
which regiment were recruited at Wash
ington and in the vicinity of this city. will
be mustered out of the service of the
United States.
The regiment was one of ten specially
authorized at the beginning of the war
with Spain by act Of Congress for service
in the tropics and was mustered in at
Fredericksburg Va, early last June. The
States of Maryland and Virginia and the
District of Columbia were drawn upon for
recruits.
The regiment was encamped at Freder
icksburg two months and corresponding
length of time at Camp Cuba Libre. Jack
sonville, Fla, where it participated in the
corps review of the Seventh Army Corps
under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. On August u.
1898. the organization embarked on the
transport Roumanian from Fernandina,
Fla, for Manzanillo. Cuba, where Colonel
Petit assumed charge of the District OF
Manzanillo as Military Governor.
At Manzanillo the regiment, during sew
en- months service, lost only six men by
death. OF the decedents two lost their lives
through acute alcoholism and the others
died from fever. There was one case of
smallpox and the patient recovered and
viii be mustered out today.
Army men have looked with pride at the
health record of the regiment. The splen-
did condition of the men is attributed in
a large part to the foresight and skillful
handling OF the immunes by Surgeon Jo-
seph N Henry and Assistant Surgeon
Clyde S. Ford. Or. Ford has received a
commission in the Regular Army and has
been transferred to the Philippines.
During its term of service at Manzanillo
the regiment was under the immediate
command of Lieut.. Col George NJ Cole
formerly lieutenant colonel OF the Third
Regiment. Connecticut National Guard.
-Four of the companies were assigned to
outpost duty around Manzanillo, es fol-
lows:
At Jiguani. Company H, of Hagerstown,
Nd, Capt Lee N. Lipscomb, of Wash
ingtcn- This district of Jigauni was CON-
manded by Major 0sman Latrobe. son OF
former Mayor Ferdinand C. Latrobe, of
Baltimore.
AT Bayamo. Company L. of Norfolk.
Capt. Henry a Wise, son of John s. Wise,
of Virginia Captain Wise has since been
promoted to the rank OF major vice Major
Latrcbe. resigned.
At Niquero, Company F, of this city.
Capt Adam c. Carson. of Virginia.
At CaInpetchuela, Company A, OF wash
ington, under command of Lieut. Stanley
Barber. of Washington. Lieutenant Barber
has since been promoted TO the rank OF
captain. vice Captain Wise, promoted.
The following companies were stationed
at Manzanilio for garrison duty: Company
II. Washington, Capt. Charles p. New
berry, of Washington; Company C. Of
Washington, Capt. r. c. Marshall, jr.. OF
Virginia: Company D, OF Washington
Capt. J. c. Jorgensen, of Washington
Company Z, of Parkersburg. ". Va. Capt
W H. Monroe. Of West Virginia; Company
q. Of Wheeling, w. Va, under command
CT First Lieut.. Frederick r. Husemen. OF
Wheeling; Company L. of Baltimore, Capt
Mel p Leary. of Baltimore: Company k,
OF Newport News. Va. Capt. C. C. Berkley
OF Newport News. and Company NJ. OF
Radford, Va, Capt. H. c. Preston. of Rad
ford
OF these companies D and served as
mounted infantrymen. They were used fo,
patrol duty in the District OF Manzanillo
and under command of Mai Theophilu,
Parker made the longest March credited
10 any American troops in the Island o,
Cuba Shortly after their arrival at Man.
zanillo they were conveyed on a transpor1
TO Santiago. where they received Lorse.
and made the return trip. overland. a dis.
tanee OF 100 miles. Major Parker is ;
graduate of West Point, and was former,
ly first lieutenant of the Eighth Infantry
He is from DanyilIe, Va
The regiment left Manzanillo ON tn,
transport Dixie. and arrived in New Yorl
May l6. II proceeded at once to CAM
Meade, near Middletown. Pa, to avail
muster out During the first day of thu
Peace Jubilee in this city the regimen
was ordered here to participate in tn,
military parade.
The Fourth Immunes will be mustered
out by First Lieut.. II. ]. Price, Secon,
United States Infantry. and First Lieut.
E C. ovenshlne. Sixteenth United State
Infantry The regiment is being pai
for two months back service and tw,
months extra pay. making the total cos
TO the Government somewhere in tn
neighborhood of 100000. Each compan,
will. as a rule. proceed Immediately to tn
city where IL was recruited and most O
them will be banqueted. 1t is understoo
in the event OF a call for men for servic
n the Philippines about sixty-five per cen
Of the Immunes will tender their service
to the Government