Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-06
BURYING THE HEROES.
FUNERALS OF BRAVE COAL REGION
BOYS WHO FELL IN BATTLE.

of Victims of the Late War with Spain.
They Were in the Ranks of Rough
Riders. Regulars and Volunteers.
In hundreds of towns throughout the
United States there were funerals last
week which brought to the minds of
many the real meaning of war as they
followed friend or relative to the
grave. Pennsylvania had many Of these
funerals, for the Pennsylvania boys
were as patriotic when the call to arms
came as were those in any other section
of our country, and among the funerals
in this state the coal fields furnished its
full quota.
The government did all that could be
expected Of it in marking the graves of
the heroes who fell in Cuba and Porto
Rican battles, and when peace came
immediate preparations were made for
the removal of the bodies to the United
States. The first consignment of these
arrived at New York last week on the
transport Crook from Cuba and Porto
Rico. There were 6s2 bodies on board,
and all except 1899 were claimed by rela-
| tives or friends. The unclaimed were
inferred in the national cemetery near
Washington with military honors on
scale becoming the sacrifice they had
made.
| JAMES VI. BOYLE.
! Auonu tho nnnl rnu;on f,,p.rala opa
of the largest was that of James NJ.
Boyle at Lansford. Boyle was, so far as
is known, the only Pennsylvania mem
ber of the famous Roosevelt Rough
| Riders who fell in battle. He was
private in 'Buckey" O'Neil's squad,
cavalry. He was shot through the neck
and body on July l while charging up
San Juan hill, near Santiago, and died
the following day. He was son of
James (Butcher) Boyle, man known
intimately throughout Carbon and lower
Luzerne counties.
The remains arrived at Lansford Sat
urday night and the funeral took place
next day. 1t was attended by Company
b, Eighth regiment; Company L, Ninth
regiment; Summit Hill, Nesquehoning
and Tamaqua bands and drum corps,
and number of secret societies.
Services were conducted at the Sum
nit Hill Catholic church, by Rev. James
Norton, OF Coal Dale, and Rev. William
Laughran, Of Summit Hill. After the
body had been lowered into the grave,
detail from Companies L and b fired
parting salute over the grave, and
taps was sounded by the bugler.
| JULIUS Is. We'll.
The largest military funeral ever held
in Plymouth took place there Sunday
afternoon, when Julius Il. We'll, OF Com
pany &, Thirteenth United States in
fantry, was buried with full military
honors. The entire fire department
and Shawnee Wheelmen, of which he
was a member; four camps of p. O. S. of
| A., three lodges of odd Fellows, the
Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, Com
pany |, Ninth regiment, U. S. "; Com
pany G, Seventh regiment, n. G. p;
knights Of Pythias, Irish and German
societies, Knights of Golden Eagle and
Masonic Orders were in attendance
| The procession was escorted by the Ply
mouth and Citizens bands and the
Ninth Regiment drum corps. Over
,, 100 men were in line.
We'll was the only son Of widowed
mother He was aged 81 years. His
regiment was near the Rough Riders on
| July in the charge at FL Caney, Cuba.
1t is of We'll whom Governor Roosevelt
writes as follows in the April number of
Scrtbner's magazine: My orderly was
taken sick. In his place | summoned
trooper whose name l did not know.
Shortly afterward, while sitting beside
the bank, directed him to 90 back and
ask whatever general he came across if
| could not advance, as my men were
being much cut up. He stood up to
salute and then pitched forward across
my knees, bullet having gone through
his throat, cutting the carotid
JOHN M'BRIDE.
In WilkesbaIre the city turned out en-
masse the same day to pay tribute to
one of its sons, John Mcbride, of
Company Il, Seventeenth United States
infantry, whose life went out on July
while his regiment was storming Spanish
trenches near Ell Caney. He was killed
instantly, shot through the body and
leg. The remains were escorted to the
grave, after services in st. Mary's
Catholic church, by the Ninth Penn'a
Volunteers, Seventh regiment, N. ca p,
q. A. r., ?. o. S. of A., Sons of
Veterans, A. o. H., C. Z. A. U. and
many other organizations. Thousands
were In line.
IN sCHUYLKILL COUNTY.