The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-17
THE CASUALTIES.
Sketches Of the Officers Killed and
Wounded at Tien TSin.

{By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July l4.-Emerson H.
Liscum. OF the Ninth Infantry, who WAS
killed at lien Tsin, was one of the most
gallant OF the old Civil War veterans still
in the service.
At the outbreak Of that war he volun-
teered as corporal in Company II, OF the
First Vermont Infantry, having been born
in Vermont. He was mustered out Of the
volunteers in August, 1861, and Immediately
entered the regular army as a private in
the Twelfth Infantry.
Promotion was rapid in his case, and he
received his first commission in the resu-
lar army as a second lieutenant in Feb
ruarH 1863 He became colonel Of the
Ninth Infantry on April %, 1899. He was
breyetted a captain in 1864 for gallant SER
vices in the battle Of Bethesda Church and
in the campaign before Richmond, Va.
Colonel Liscum was in the Santiago cam
paign with the Ninth Infantry. and was
badly wounded at the battle Of San Juan
Hill.
The War Department has taken note of
his splendid services, and his name was to
have been presented at the next session
of Congress for promotion to the rank Of
brigadier general.
Captain Austin R. Davis. United States
Marine Corps also killed, was native of
Georgia. He entered the Marine Corps as
second lieutenant on July q, 1874. He
went out to the Philippines in April, 1899.
in charge Of the marines who took over the
Cavte naval station from the military
branch. His commission as captain in the
Marine Corps is dated March 80.
Captuin William B. Lemly, OF the Ma
rins Corps, who is reported as wounded,
is a native of North Carolina and
nephew of northumberland Lem
", of the Navy. He entered the corps on
its increase in March, 1889, being attached
to the staff an assistant quartermaster,
with the rank of captain
Lieutenant Smedley d. Butler, of the
Marine Corps, also wounded, was one Of
the new officers in the service, having
been appointed from Pennsylvania in
April, 1883. He was sent to the Philip
pines Immediately upon his appointment,
and WIS one of the officers drawn from
the Cavite Station by Admiral kempff at
the beginning of the fighting in China
Captain Leonard, OF the Marine Corps,
was appointed in April 1899. from the
District of Columbia. He accompanied
Lieutenant Butler to the Philippines soon
after his appointment, and also Joined
kempff's forces a Taku
Major James Regain. of the Ninth Infan-
Try, entered the military service from New
York a musician in Company II, Second
Infantry. before the Civil War. He served
throughout that war. and received Il COM
nifsston as Second Lieutenant in the Eagh-
tenth Infantry in December, 1866. He
was assigned 10 the Ninth Infantry as a
First Lieutenant in 1870, and has been at
tached 10 that regiment ever since, be-
coming q Captain IN 1857. and a Major in
1854
Tho Captain ,Ruckmilger referred to N
the dispatches having been wounded is
Captain Edwin V. Bookmiller. He is a
West Pointer entering that Academy from
Ohio in 1855 His first commission was
that OF & Second Lieutenant in the Second
Infantry in 1889. He became attached 10
the Sixteenth Infantry as Captain in
1889. and joined the Ninth Infantry by
transfer in the same year.
Captain Charles R. 'Noyes, OF the Ninth
Infantry. IS Adjutant of the regiment. He
also was West Pointer, having been APP
pointed from Massachusetts, in 1855. He
got his first commission as Second Lieu
tenant in the Ninth Infantry in 1885,
Captain Austin DAVIS.
(By Associated Press.)
SAVANNAH, GA, July l6.-Captain
Austin A Davis. United States Marines,
was about twenty-eight years old. the son
OF Rev. L. B. Davis The family resided
in this city for years. The father now
resides in Atlanta. and a brother, Lucien
E. Davis, lives in Chicago.
Austin r. Davis was born in Darien,
this State. He entered the Naval Academy
at Annapolis in 1850. In 1894 nc was enter
ed in the Marine Corps as second lieuten- /
ant. and after some sea service was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant and assigned TO
the battleship Oregon.
He made the memorable trip on that bat
tleship from san Francisco TO Santiago,
and was shortly afterwards promoted TO
captain in the Marine Corps. He served
through the Spanish war, at the end of
which he was ordered to the Asiatic sta
ton.