The Goodland republic., 1900-08-17
MRS. LIsCUM IN MANILA.
The Good Work She and Mrs LaWtOn
Did while Their Husbands Were
In the Field.
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/ United States infantry was shot on
July 13 in China his wife was in the
hospitals at Manila nursing the wound
ed and sick soldiers.
Col Liscum went out to Manila just
a year ago. He had been lieutenant
colonel of the Twenty fourth infantry
at Santiago, where he was desperately
wounded. On his recovery he was pro
NOTED to colonel and assigned to the
Niuth infantry, one Of the crack regi-
ments OF the service. He went to
Manila to join his regiment and took
his wife with him. They bad no child
rem and she left beautiful home near
Elmira, n Y, and a haudsame planta-
ton in Florida to follow her husband
to the far-away Philippines. There she
found friends. Mrs. LawtOn, wife Of
Gen. Lawton, had gone with her hus-
band tr Manila and the two families
Immediately joined. Col. Liscum,
however, was not assigned to Gen.
Lawton's command.
An officer who combined rare tact
and judgment with uuf1iuching eour-
age was needed at TaTlac to keep the
natives in check. Thither Col. Liscnm
with the Ninth infantry, was sent. His
wife remained behind with Mrs. Law
ton, whose husband had gone on one
of the fierce camgaigUs that rendered
especially notable the last six months
of his life.
The two women, left IN a virtually
hostile city, with the true philosophy
Of army wives, set about organizing the
Manila Aid society for visiting the sick
and wounded American soldiers in the
hospitals. There were only a few mem
bers, not a score, at first, but the or
ganization fourished and grew until
there we're enrolled In its ranks a suf-
ficient number Of stout hearted Ameri-
can women to visit and look after
every day each one of the $500 sick
and wounded soldiers IN and about
Manila.
Gen. LawtOn on his visits and Col.
LiscUm, when he came in from the far
away Tarlac, were especially pleased
with work Of the Manila Aid society.
When he came in Col Liscum never
failed to go through the hospitals and
visit every one Of his "boys" from the
Ninth, who had beeA sent down wound
ed OF unfit for duty.
A trait which endeared Col. Liscum
to them was the officers sense Of
justice.
One of the best soldiers in the Ninth
was 3 periodical drunkard. In fact, he
might be well described as "NIuIvaney
without the gift of narrative" And,
like Mulvaney, this soldier was the
bane of the cOIOnePs life. Col Liscum
took 900 clever excuses and he also
dealt out guardhOUse sentences and
extra duty without apparent effect.
After one particularly outrageous pro-
ceeding, when the soldier had been
found drunk In a native hut, the col
Onei lost his temper completely.
"If you are reported to me again, he
exclaimed. %You will get a month and
extrs duty besides"
The very next day the private was
again reported s"absent from reveille
roll call" 1t came to the colonel's
ears.
During the forenoon Of thatdey two
companies Of the Ninth were attacked.
1t was near AngeIus. As usual, danger
quickly found Col Liscum on the
firing line. The men we're stretched
out in skirmishing order and the col
onel walked up and down behind them.
The natives were we'll screened and
kept up a hot FIRE. The soldiers we're
replying as best they could. A man
lying out a little in advance Of his feI-
lows was struck staggered up to his
knees and then rolled over on the
ground. Col Liscum was near and
bent over the wounded soldier. It was
the incoTrigible who had been reported
absent from reveille roll call
Here, q couple OF you take this man
to the rear" said the officer, and two
Of the comrades carried the wounded
private OF. He was painfully hurt.
A few days later the sfneoFrigible,H p /
with several OF the wounded, was sent /
down to Manila On his next trip
down Col Liscum visited them and
Inquired particularly altar the oondi- /
lion of the man whom be had hsIpsd