The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-18
Gath. REGIMENT,
Records of Some of It's
Officers.
Over One ndrei of Roos.v.lts Rough
Riders Distributed Among the Five
Companies Here.

The five companies of the Thirty
fourth Infantry aboard the transport
Columbia now in port are the first
consignment of troops composing the
new volunteer organization OF twenty
regiments lately called out by the
President. The other seven companies
of the regiment are supposed TO have
already left San Francisco on the Bel
gian King.
The twenty new volunteer regiments
are TO be numbered from twenty-six
to forty-six. inclusive. Ten OF them
have already been recruited. Nearly
all of the line and field officers have
been appointed for the remaining ten.
There was no provision made for
chaplains in these new regiments.
They are to consist of twelve compa-
MES. each 100 strong
The Thirty-fourth has been recruit
ed entirely from the Western States,
mostly from Colorado, New Mexico
and Arizona Fifty per cent of the
Roosevelt Rough Riders came from
New Mexico and Arizona, and there
are at least 100 of the same men in
the five companies of the Thirty
fourth here. More than one-fourth OF
the recruits of the Thirty fourth saw
active service in Cuba during the
Spanish-American war.
Many officers of the Thirty-fourth
them, Captain w E. Dame and Lieu
tenants Day, Luna, Coleman and Dun
can. were Rough Riders under ROOSe
welt Captain Dame was an enlisted
man of Troop E until he was promo
ted to second lieutenantcy for BRAY
cry in action at San Juan hill. Through
the recommendation of Colonel Roose
welt, Dame, without any solicitation
on his part, was appointed captain In
the new organization.
Colonel kennOn, commander OF the
Thirty-fourth, is a regular army Off
GER AS captain of the Sixth Infantry,
he led his company in the charge up
San Juan hill Lieutenant Colonel
Howse. also a regular, saw service in
Cuba on General Skaters staff. He
was also in the Sioux Indian campaign
in Dakota during the latter part OF
1891. At the time of receiving his
present appointment he was instruct
or in cavalry tactics at West Point.
Major Joe Wheeler, Jr., son of the
distinguished general of that name, is
in command of the third battalion. He
is an officer of the United States Army
a graduate of West Point, and served
as second lieutenant of the Fourth Ar
tillery during the Cuban campaign.
The Major is between % and 80 years
of age and strikingly resembles his
father in appearance and manner.
Major Schunk, commanding the first
battalion, was appointed from the
Eighth Cavalry. Major Penn, OF the
second battalion, was, at the time OF
his present appointment, an instruct
or in military tactics at West Point
During the SpanishAmerican war, as
assistant quartermaster general, he
was stationed at Tampa, Fla, and as
sisted in fitting out transports for the
Cuban service. Both Majors Penn and
Schunk are regular army officers.
Captain Newhill, regimental adju-
tant was formerly connected with the
Eleventh Artillery.
Captain Russell was a major in the
First Territorial Volunteer Infantry.
He is from Phoenix, AriZ.
Lieutenant Max Luna is of Mexican
descent and speaks Spanish fiuently.
The morale and discipline of this
regiment are excellent. The men are
all fighters and will undoubtedly be
heard from.