The evening times., 1900-02-09

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lrdiana, and he came out OF the war in
1879 Lieutenant Colonel and a brevet
COX 1el. He fought at Shiloh and Corinth
and Chickamauga. He went on the z2arch
through Georgia. AT Atlanta he attracted
especial attention by his bravery. He won
his medal OF honor for gallant and meri-
tOriOus service He led a charge OF
skirmishers against the enemys rifle pits
and captured the place. Twice he resisted
desperate attacks OF the enemy 20 retake
the ground. He fought also at Philippi,
Laurel Hill, Cheat River, and was in many
engagements under Grant. Sherman, Buell..
and Rosecrans. All those officers knew
him and his work well, and Sherman and
Sheridan were among his warmest sup
pOrters in his effort. after the war was
over, to secure commission in the regu-
lar army.
''LawtOA secured his commission as a
second lieutenant on July 2S, 1866. in the
Forty-frst Infantry. lie became a first
lieutenant on July 81. 1867. In 1859 he was
transferred TO The Twenty fourth Infantry.
In 1871 he was sent to the Fourth Cavalry.
and az time Il has been said that General
Mackenzie said Of him:I like that new
Lieutenant OF mine, Lawion- Unless / am
very wide OF the mark. he will prove
great soldier LawtOn served Ia the many
Indian campaigns of the West for twenty
years. He fought against the Sioux. the
Utes and other tribes. He did not become
a captain untn 1879 and it was not until
1886 that his great chance came.
THE blOodthirsty Apaches. under Chief
Natchez. but really under the lead of the
crafty and cruel medicine man. Geronimo.
were on the warpath. General Crook had
Iailed 10 catch the band. The War De-
partment thought one Of his messages in
sOlent. and General Miles was sent out to
take Crooks place. Miles thought the
way TO catch Geronimo was 10 pursue him
with a band as tireless as that of the In
dians themselves. and with a man at the
mead who would die rather than give up.
He selected Lawton for this work
1T was terrible task. but Lawton sue
ceeded. Once he had Geronimo in his pos
session but at night the Indian and his
followers broke away after killing several
soldiers on guard. EnraRed beyond re-
straint, Lawton started on the trail again,
a veritable fury. Across desert and noun
! tain. through rayines and over plains. the
hunt went Without food OF drink for days
sometimes. the Dursuers kept on. There
was no rest for Geronimo The soldiers
became barefoot. They killed their mules
for food. and At last. after chase OF 1.3S6
miles. the willy Apache was cornered in
the mountains OF Mexico into which our
troops had penetrated by special permis-
sion.
his life aud those Of his followers should
be spared. The triumphant Lawton gave
his pledge. and the Government kept il.
I He brought the captured Indians 10 san
Antonio and this description by a fellow
! officer. printed I'm the New York Times
1 of December 90 not only pictures the
scene OF their arrival graphically. but re-
veals the manner Of man LawtOn was. and
shows wha. his campaigning meant.
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tion st San Antonio, surrounded By the
taWny savage band Of Chiricahua Apaehes
whom he had hunted Of their feet. The
squat figures OF the hereditary enemies Of
the whites grouped about him came only
10 his shoulders He lowered among them.
powerful. dOminant-an incarnation OF the
spirit OF the white man. whose war-drum
had beaten around the world Clad in a
faded. dirty fatigue jacket a greasy fan
I mel shirt Of grey, trousers so soiled that
/ the stripe down the leg was barely visible.
broken boots. and a iisreputabie sombrerO
( that shaded the harsh features burned al
most 10 blackuess. he was every inch a
/ soldier and a man. To the other officers
/ az the post the Indians paid no sort Of at
/ tentiou. To them General Stanley and his
stan were so many well-dressed lay hg
/ ures. standing about as part OF a picture
i done for their amusement. but the huge
{ had shown them that he was their supe-
riOr on hunting grounds that were theirs
/ BY birthright and thev hung upon his
Z lightest word
Then came a life Of comparative ease
for Lawton. In 1855 he was made major
/ and inspector general, and he lived most
I OF the time in Washington until the Span
/ ish war came. He secured a place in the
Z line IN the volunteer forces. and fought as
/ a brigadier general in command OF the di-
/ vision that took El Caney. His work there
1 is too fresh TO need detailed narration
/ His health became impaired after the
: fighting and he took rest. H had been
made a major general OF volunteers; on
! January l9 1Se9 he left on the transport
! Grant for Manila. He did not get into the
I fighting n the Philippines until April %
I but when he started he was a whirlwind.
I He fought twenty-five fights in twenty
Z DAYS. He captured twenty-eight towns;
/ he killed 4GO OF the enemy. He took Santa
I Cruz san Rafael. and the insurEenJ cap
. tai san IsidrO President Mckinley sent
/ him his especial congratulations for his
work when the rainy season had stopped
( the fighting
Readers who have followed the special
/ correspondence from the Philippines need
( no recapitulation or his more recent work.
! Hi sweeping march TO the north in Luzon.
I p beyond Cabanatuan and Arayat his
/ swift irresistible advance. the capture of
members of Aguinaldo's family and cabi-
{ net the scattering OF the insurgents. and
7 the flight Of Aguinaldo himself marked
/ Lawton's charge. His men again were
/ barefoot and again they lived of the cOun-
. try For days he and his soldiers were
/ missing-they were on the pursuit with re-
: Ientless vigOr.
Then quickly LawtOn returned to Ma
Mia. and on Monday night. December IS.
I ia a driving storm. he set out for San Ma
I teO. General Otis at first forbade the move
i mcnt on account Of the weather. but Law
| ton pleaded with him. and he went TO his
death. He was killed as his troops were
. takipS the town, and after il was all over
: they bore his body 10 a building. and one
1 by enc filed by his corpse for last look
4 at his face, the tears running down their
! cheeks.
NO record Of LawtOn should be made
/ withO mention of a dramatic incident
| that followed his death He had been quot
ed far and wide as saying that he wished
| this accursed war would stop. His
I friends say he really used the express
/ sion this damned war II was inter
I preted to mean that he did not svmpathize
| with the war on the Filipinos. He was en-
| tirely misunderstood. AS If Il were voice
from the grave. former Minister TO siam
! John Barrett. read a letter from him. writ
! ten in November last al the New England
| dinner in New York on December -. He