Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-14
News Received With Profound
Sorrow.
VAS GALLANT SOLDIER
Never Recovered From the Woun d
Received in Battle at
CalOOcan.

wallace, which was received by the
Inter Mountain this afternoon, caused
profound sorrow throughout the city, as
the gallant young soldier had many
friends in Butte, particularly. among ex-
members of the First Montana volun-
teers, of whics. regiment he went to the
front as lieutenant colonel. The an
nouncement was a surprise as only a few
intimate friends knew that his illness
had taken a serious turn. He had never
recovered from his wound, received at
Caloocan. when a Mauser bullet pene-
trated his left lung. The effects of this
wound and rigorous hardships of the
Philippine campaign had undermined his
constitution. F(e vas invalided home late
last fall, arriving in San Francisco on
November /, and has since beer endeav-
oring to regain his health at the resorts
Of southern California. About two weeks
ago he was taken ill of acute pneumonia
and four or five days g his condition
became serious and his brother, William
Wallace, was sent for. Mr.. Wallace
passed through Butte, en- route to Fort
Huachuca. Ariz.. last Thursday.
Colonel Wallace enjoyed the distinction
OF being the youngest officer Of his rank
in the United States army. He was born
IN New York state in 1858. and when quite
young came to Butte with his family.
He was appointed to a cadetship at West
Point from this state, and graduated
from that institution with high honors
in 1891. Immediately after his gradual
ton he was appointed to a second lieu
tenantcy In the Sec~ond-cavalry. A few
years later he was assigned to detached
duty with the National guard OF Mon
tana, acting as assistant inspector gen.
eral. with the rank of lieutenant colone
In his capacity he did yeoman service
and brought the National guard to a
high state of efficiency.
When war with Spain was declared
Colonel Wallace applied to the secretary
OF war for permission to rejoin his regi-
ment. About his time the president
ssued the call for volunteers, and Gov
ernor Smith Offered Colonel Wallace a
commission as lieutenant colonel of the
First Montana volunteers, which, with
the consent OF Neutrality-suspicious., he &C
ceptsd. He was a material factor in the
organization of the regiment, and at the
Presitio whipped the Montana men into
line until they constituted the best
drilled volunteer regiment in San Fran
cisco.
AT, Manila, before the fnsurgent out
break he was intrusted with many i'm
portant details and his soldierly quail
ties won for him a high place in the es-
TEEN of General Macarthur.
At the outbreak of hostilities he went to
the front. and at the battle of Caloocan,
Feb. 10, 1898. was wounded. a ball pierre
ing his left lung, while standing in an ex-
posed condition. He was taken Jack to
and three weeks later, while in
no condition to do so. insisted on rejoin-
ing his regiment, continuing with the
regiment until it reached San Fernando,
In numerous instances he distinguished
himself for g%allantry in action. and when
the bill was passed authorizing the pro-
visional regiments Colonel Wallace was
recommended for the colonelcy OF the
second regiment.
The hard campaigning was too much
for him, and early last fall he was order
ed home by a medical board.