The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
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| edition. speaks in very high terms OK the
First Washington volunteers The regf-
ment was stationed n points around Lake
LAguna Do Bay. ~ follows: One platoon
| Of A company and B. c. r. z /. K and II
companies a. Pasig- One platoon Of 4
company between AaiApatnahAt0 ana qua
deioupe church: Companies p. II and L in
Pagnsc. and @ At MAlapatnabaso. There
are sixty men Of the First Washington
stationed ~ shArpshooters 1T Santa CruA
The Freedom nnds II hard work to receive
news from the men. n there seems to Be
IN unwriften Law among them about CIV
ing m account Of their dotnss. From var
ious companies. however, the Freedom OBJ
:Ained the following gossip:
The Spokane quartette is badly crippled
by the Illness Of Musician Walsh.
In Company B the boys all speak with
the most profound regret Of the death Of
brave Capt Fprtscn. They also deplore
the ugly wound Of SArgt- covington.
Corporal Harvard Vanderbilt has Ill
through the campaign acted tho Hamilton
Fish Of the regiment. He n . gentlemAniy
fellow. pleasant to every one With whom he
comes In contact.
Corporal Richert. when shot ia an en-
gagement. went to the doctor and with
smile on his face said: Doctor. they have
punctured my tire"
Lieut.. Botheli u invaded and - on
Corregidor island.
Company D 10 the home Of the First
Washington Glee Club and its most p0pu-
lar member II Frank b. Coomhs. the Seat
tie mail carrier. Company Els barber has
the record OF establishing the first Ameri-
can barber shop In Pasig CITY. Company F
has lost Capt. Miller, OF Dayton. who has
been invaded home. Lieut. Booker
holds the record az revolver marksmAn.
Company G., Of Vancouver, has many
University Of Washington boys In tts
ranks The university men are Capt.
Gormley. Lieut. LAmping. 0ergt. Sayre.
Eergt. Cotchett. Ccrporals Welbon. Rhein-
hart, Fradlund. Hazard, Smith. and Pri-
Yates McGiimm. Gashes. Rathburn. Toell-
ner and Page.
Among the popular men Of Company H
now At Taguig arc Sergts. Charlton. MUIR
ray and Hall, Corporxls Huskings. Hovey.
Lawrence. and last. but not least. Bugler
Jack Grandon.
Company I, from walla walla. has q
very jolly and 5ov1al crowd. which appeals
to the liking OF any with whom they come
In contact. 6ergt. Collins and Corporals
Ward and Painter are among the most
prominent
Company X, Of waitsburg, has been
kindly remembered by the people at home,
who sent them $500 for the use Of the sick
members.
Company L. OF Spokane. Cpt. Moore.
are living Oeltef tn8n any otueI OT&aMz2-
ton on the island. as this company discov-
cred more buried treasure than any other.
The word Klondike sinks into insignif-
canoe compared with hAuls made.
Lieut.. Hazard has gone to Santa Cruz
with the regiynentAl scouts. and Sergt.
Miller has been detailed a. acting chap
lain.
The nssn I'll speak Ia the highest terms
Of MAJ. Of. l. b. nAWson and his corps Of
Abio as1lstants ID the hospital.
Among fho bars not with the regiment.
outside of the ones On the SICK report. are
George Sanford. orderly for Gen LAwton:
Edward c. Hanford. son OF Judge c. H.
Hanford, orderly for Brig. Gen. Charles
King: also Fred s. Wood. on Ge stan OF
Gen. King
Maj we:senberger II In charge OF bat
talon OF sharpshooters at Santa Cruz.
There are about 500 Seattle boys In tho
regiment They have. all the time during
their stay In the islands. enjoyed and APP
rreciated the many little kindnesses and
courtesies extended to them by the home
people The gifts and tokens from the
ladies OF the Red Cross Of the Queen city
OF Puget sound are especially valued and
priced.
Among the many visitors who have called
on the boys and brought them messages
from home are Douglas Young and Harry
Strive.
The health Of the regiment II In good
condition.