The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-06-17

. copy Of the Harrisburg (Pa.) Tel
eRraph, in which originally app
pesred the subjoined article. Sew
eral members of Hoods regiment
enlisted from Lafayette. They are:
E. w. Chase, Luke Olivier, George
BRYAN, Numa Reaux, Frank Ledet
and Doa Greig. The two latter
were discharged some months be-
fore the general mastering out on
account Of ill-health. Rodolphe Do
mengeaux, formerly of this parish,
was st sergeant in the regiment.
The friends OF the young men will
be pleased to learn that they have
made such good soldiers. The Tele-
graph says:
The Second Immunes now at
Camp Meade, Colonel H. Y.
Grubbs, commanding, was the first
volunteer regiment to land in Cuba
after the surrender of the Spaniards,
at Santiago. From that day to the
18TH of May last, almost year, the
regiment. as part of the army of
occupation, was continuously en-
gagged in the trying and dangerous
work of stamping out epidemics,
cleaning up towns and cities-San-
tiagO, Guantanamo. Songo, Custo,
Gibarra, Porte Padre and Holguin
and looking after bandits. When
the regiment reached Holguin, the
small, pox was running riot, with
several hundred cases in sight. and
the natives dying like flies in frost
The
two by accident, one by suicide,
and left five sick in the general hos
pital at Holguln. None of the men
died of yellow fever or smallpox
although they were often exposed
to these diseases and have a right
to claim not only the longest record
of service in Cuba. but whatever
merit attaches to the word Immune.
Perhaps no regiment on the island
furnished SO many officers and men
for detached service as the Second.
If these men could have had their
choice it would have been a short,
sharp camLaign, and then a return
to resume their occupations as
lawyers, doctors, teachers, students,
bookkeepers, telegraph operators
and kindred affairs. But there
weren't Spaniards enough to go
round, and somebody had to do
this other work. These men did it
well and uncomplainingly, as the
following complimentary letter from
General Leonard Wood clearly
shows:
headquarters Department of Santiago,
Santiago. May e2d, ISoe.-The Com
manding Officer, Second Regiment, U. S.
v l.. Holguin.-Sir: In relieving the
Second regiment, U. ). v. l., from duty in
the Department OF Santiago de Cuba, the
Department Commander takes great pleas
IRE in expressing his thorough appreciation
OF the excellent service that this reg iment
has performed. 1t the first of the
volunteer regiments to arrive in Cuba and
is the last of the volunteer regiments to
months Of duty in Santiago during the
most unhealthy portion of our occupancy
of the city, during which time it performed
especially arduous and difficult service in
highly satisfactory manner. 1t then
transferred 20 the north coast of Cuba for
duty in district thoroughly infected with
small pox. Its services in suppressirg this
epidemic of the highest character, and
have resulted in great saving of life, and in
restoring to comparatively normal and
healthy condition, probably the most pest
ridden section of Cuba. The regiment is
at present thoroughly efficient and we'll dis
ciplined-
In conclusion, 1 desire to say that in
leaving Cuba your regiment carries with it
the respect and good will of the people of
the district in which it has been lately serv
ing. Very respectfully,
(Signed) Leonard Wood,
.sBrigadier General Commanding
In prese. ting the above letter to
the regiment Lieutenant Colonel H.
Y Grubbs, of the Sixth regular in
fantry, who has been in command
of the Second many months, and
who has endearcd himself to the
volunteers by his splendid soldierly
and gentlemanly qualities, said:
..Such communication from COM
manding general is not lightly given, and
this letter should be of pride to
every individual member of the reg ment,
The commanding officer takes this opportu-
nifty to express his own appreciation, and to
congratulate the regiment that SO signal
recognition of its varied services this
island IS received its departure. BY
order.
Lieutenant Colonel II. Y. Grubbs.
Jack Gregory,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant, Second
Regiment. u. S. vi.
The regiment will turn over the
arms to- morrow, and the men ex-
pect to be mustered out on the 18th
of June. Colonel Grubbs expects
to join his regiment, the Sixth, in
the Philippines, some TING This
summer.
Upon landing at New York the
Second regiment was made the re