The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-31
GALLANTRY OF MARINES.
Br'gndfer General Haywood Submits
His Annual Report.

3.
Haywood. commandant of the Marin
Il Corps. made public yesterday. contain
many stories of gallantry on the part @
American marine officers and enliste
L men in China and the Philippines
1T has been Il source of qualification t
me- says General Haywood, ito recor,
in this report SO many instances in whicl
, officers and men have distinguished them
selves for personal bravery and heroisn
IN battle, and 1t is my intention to ad
dress a communication to the Depart
ment recommending that the gaIlantry o
the officers and men who have received
personal mention be appropriately recog
niZed."
He calls special attention to two case:
OF gallantry-the rescue of a wounded mar
on the firing line by Lieut.. Smedley D. But.
Ter lat the risk OF his life. he being wound
ed in so doing" and the gallant act OF
Capt. Henry Leonard, who. at the risk Of
his own life. carried Captain Butler to the
rear across place covered by the enemy's
fire, and received a dangerous wound while
so doing. which has since necessitated the
amputation of his left arm"
such acts as these. outside of an Off
GERS regular line of duty, are worthy OF
wood says, land 1 shall take pleasure in
recommending that the two officers named
be properly rewarded"
These acts Of gallantry were performed
near Tientsin. Mention of the incidents
narrated by General Haywood Is contain
| ed also in report to the general COM
mandant from Major Littleton W. Waller
who commanded the American marines
that attempted to reach Tientsin from
Tf11y 30 ~, - ".
| paign.
Major Waller says: II have to earnest
ly recommend to your notice for such re-
| ward as you may deem proper the follow
| ing officers: Lieut.. Smedley d. Butler,
for the admirable control of his men in
all the fights Of the week. for saving
wounded man at the risk Of his own life
| and under very severe fire; Lieut.. A. E.
| Harding for conspicuous gallantry in
| ton, for saving wounded at the risk Of
his own life under a heavy fire; Second
Lieut. W. L. Jolly for the same risk and
| for leading a fine charge over two para
| pets in the face of a heavy fire; Lieuten-
ant Leonard. for saving life under fire and
| for admirable control and direction Of the
| FIRE; Lieutenant Powell. for working and
| managing the Colt gun under a fierce fire
| and without support, after the crew had
been shot down; Lieutenant Wynne, for
his steadfast courage and encourag ement
Of his men.
LAS for the mer, 1 feel that cannot do
them justice. They have made history,
marked with blood il you please, still glo-
rious and brilliant. They were the first
in the field and. please God. they will re-
main until the last man, woman. and child
is relieved from the tolls of these barba-
rians. 1 shall send you the names Of spe-
cial instances in these cases. hoping that a
suitable reward may be given them as far
as the law allows. For myself. sir l have
only to say that 1 did my best. / have
carried the colors you surrendered to me
through each fight. I tried to get into
Tientsin to help the besieged. / failed
lost gun. II there is any fault it is
mine. 1 only remark that it took 1000 |
men with six guns to do what 1 failed to do |
with $50 men without guns. l am waiting |
for re-enforcements asked for and shall |
move forward as soon as the combined |
forces are ready
Some young officers Of marines dis
tinguished themselves at the battle of |
Novaleta. in Luzon. by such a reckless
display Of courage that it was found nee
essary to admonish them. Lieut.. David
d. Porter and Lieut.. George C. Thorpe
were commended by Capt. B. H. Fuller
commanding battalion Of marines. for
bravery in being the first to enter the
enemy's position in that engagement
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott endoi d Cap
tain Fuller's report to Rear Admiral
Watson as follows: "First Lieutenants
George C. Thorpe. r. NJ ellison. and Da-
vid d. Porter. United States Marine
Corps. when within $50 yards Of the in
surgents' fort, stood upon the parapet
of the first intrenchment taken while
their men were firing. and l respectfully
request that the admiral will admonish
these young officers for bravado which
might have caused failure in carrying
the forts. provided these officers had been
killed or wounded before the charge had
been sounded. I approve of the report
of Capt. D. II. Fuller and recommnda-
ton for personal bravery shown after the
charge was sounded"
In endorsing this report Rear Admiral
Watson said:
THE commander in chief Is glad to
Lieutenants Porter and Thorpe 1
for bravery. but has admonished them and
Lieutenant ellison for bravado and for be- 4
ing out of their proper position while the
men were on the firing line
Major Walters story of the march Of his {
Of marines toward Tientsin, con-
tanned in report written before the re-
lief of Pekin, contains some interesting de- {
'criptions. Describing the march. he says:
Our men have marched ninety-seven
niles in the five days, fighting all the way c
They have lived on about one meal a day a
or about six days but have been cheerful l
md willing always. They have gained the t
highest praise from all present and have
armed my love and confidence They are s
ike Falstaff's army in appearance. but t
With brave hearts and bright weapons.
Our uniform is utterly unfit for this {
erVice. The trousers last about two days !
md the blue shirts make splendid tar t
,et, all the more marked when we are on a
he firing line with khaki. i
Captains Myers and Hall and the ma n
ines under them are besieged at Pekin. e
IS soon as sufficient forces have arrived i
18th train the forces will move on Pekin. g
ur force is disgracefully small, consider 4
lg our interests f
Major Walters conduct is highly praised S
y Rear Admiral Remey. commander in t
hief of the United States naval force on Il
ne Asatic station. d
Nothing but praise is heard of the con- |,
uct of Major Waller during the recent dis I
lrbances and engagements about Taku and o
ientsin.' he said in a report. "All re- p
Drts indicate that he is an officer of high !;
erit. rejecting much credit on the Marine b
orps and the whole United States service C
nd | would be glad to see him rewarded" o
Major Waller was commended highly also /,
v Colonel Meade, of the Marine Corn. | I,
nd Rear Admiral Kempff recommended ii
lat Major Waller be given a suitable med IL
and per cent additional pay for life Il
the various grades he may reach Cen o
al Haywood joins with Admiral Kempff | Of
his praise of Major Waller and recon-
ends that the additional pay be given. &c,
Politics In Porto Rico. IN
D the Editor of The Times: p1
With reference to the statements OF Mr. Brim- re