The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-09
THE THIRTy-THIRD
Is A Gallant Regiment of
FrontisrSmen.
Recruited from Texas. Arkansas ana u
dian Territory Bioodei Chero-
KEGS in the Ranks.

nOlulu before departing Tor the uat- L
tlefields OF Luzon. there Is none the
individual history OF whose men
forms a more romantic chapter in the |
story of American valor than the com |
mand recruited from the plains of the
Southwest. which yesterday entered
upon a short stay in Honolulu.
The Thirty-third Regiment United
States Volunteers is on the United
States army transport Sheridan. which
locked At Oceanic wharf last Saturday
night, and which sails for Manila to-
morrow.
Colonel Roosevelt, from knowledge
of his subject, said at the beginning of
the recent war with Spain that Uncle
Sam or any other power could not get
together a more formidable cavalry
than the sun-browned. raw-boned. dan
ger-tried rangers OF the Texas from
tier" And this is the stun OF which
the Thirty-third is largely made. II
makes little difference that IL Is a regi-
ment OF infantry and not cavalry. for
these picturesque stalwarts from the
| Lone Star State. the Indian Territory
and Arkansas fight equally well afoot
or ahorse. Many OF them are direct de-
| scendants OF the hardy Texans. who
under the leadership of brave sam
| Houston, won freedom for the Repub-
| lie of Texas from Mexican rule Ii was
4 then that they took the name OF Texas
Rangers, an organization which has
been psrpstuatsd to- guard the State
| from incUrsions OF Indians. raids OF
Mexican banditti and pillage of cattle
thieves.
\ fine example Of the Texas Ranger
| is Captain j. l.. Hall, who. as First
| Lieutenant. Is in command OF Company
| L. Tall and sinswy, with face tanned
by the frontier winds. he presents a
| commanding figure. He was cap
tain OF Rangers from 1875 to- 1880. and
has probably had more desperate en-
counters with border ruffians and des-
peradoes than any other man now
alive. So thrilling has been his ex-
periencss that the Harpers have made
him an offer TO write the story OF his
life. with Frederick Remington to- IL
lustrate the work. During the latter
part OF Halls service Indian raids
had ceased and the Rangers were made
peace officers for the purpose of sup
pressing gangs OF highwaymen. In a
single year $40 arrests were made
mostly OF desperate criminals. among
them 16 murdsrsrs. 100 cattle-thieves
and % robbers and burglars. Captain
Hall IS very proud OF his company in
the Thirty-third Regiment. many oi
whom have seen service under him
and all are men OF Drawn and muscle
capable OF enduring almost any hard
ship.
Another picturesque feature OF the
| Thirty-thirl IS the number of Indians
in the command. These enlisted chief
" from the Cherokee Nation in th'
Territory. AS rule Indians are poor
| shots. but there are two I'm this South
west regiment who are exceptions u
the rule. Charles Griffin. n half-hloot
Cherokee. made the bullseye FIVE ON
of six times az 500 yards during tar
get practice On the Clark range. Tbs
other crack shot was evidently chris
tened during the excitement of tn,
Presidential election OF 1876. for h,
bears the compromise name OF TildeI
II. Hayes. dc has the record Of hit
ting the bullssye in a running shot a
distance of SEQ yards.
This FIST time in army and yer!
anxious serve Uusi. SAM said Til
4
Cherokee and the most Indian looking
of them all. Robert Nave. half Chero
kee. has seen service be ,re in tn
First Territorial Regiment.
Colonel Luther x. Hare, commando
of the regiment. graduated from IVES
Point in 1874. he was formerly n Cap
tain in the Seventh Cavalry-Custer'
regiment-and was in charge OF som
Indian scouts at the battle of Littl
Big Horn, when Custer was killed
Colonel Hare is 4 veteran Indian fight
er. and ct the outbreak OF the lat
war was made colonel OF the Firs
Texas Cavalry. Lieutenant Coione
John J. BrsTeton served in Cuba a
captain III the TweEty-fourth infan
try. and was shot through the a.. - a
FL Caney. His gallantry won him pro
motion. Major John \. Logan Jr. is
| conspicuous figure from his reseu
+, blance to his father, the late Genera
| Logan.
a man who has record for Drawer
| second TO none in the regiment - See
. ond Lieutenant Donald G.. Mcclellan
of Company u, who was shot In IN
: right knee cap, the left side, the rigf
! hin. the lift shoulder and the rtgt
arm at the battle OF San Juan Hill
, but regardless OF his wounds contir
ued TO fight. He was private IN -
: third battalion, Seventy-first Ne
York. and the battalion that disobeye
s orders and went up the hill.
{ Among the passengers on the Sher
dan is Major Robert II. Noble. assis
s ant adjutant general. United STATE
; Volunteers. who has been assigned
; duty on the stan Of General Otis. TIL
: important position will carry forwaI
2 the work OF Major Noble on the sta
OF General ShafteT at Santiago, Co
: errors Island and San Francisco. l
, is one OF those officers OF the reEul;
= army whose West Point eduCatto
military training and experience ar
pre-eminent qualities OF intellect ha'
, met the opportunities of the SpanisI
, American war and its consequence
Z and won for him notable career
$ tho military history of the time.