Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22

the casualties which his command had suf-
fered in the fight of August IA and Is, as
follows:
List Of Casualties.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Pekin, seventeenth. Casualties in action
August IA:
Fourteenth Infantry-Company E: Will
lam Parle wounded in hand, slight (see
foot nete) Company G: John Hauser. SER
geant, wounded in buttock, moderate;
Thomas M. Higgin, wounded In foot slight
August P. Troutman,' wounded in leg be-
low knee, moderate; Rufus Lawyer, wound
ed in leg below knee, slight Company H:
Henry Hopkins, first sergeant wounded In
leg above knee, slight Company K: Frank
l.. Whitehead, first sergeant, wounded In
leg below knee, slight; Jesse A. Foulkes,
wounded in leg above knee. slight. Battery
E, 5th Artillery: Willie p. Nanney, wound
ed in chest, serious.
Marines-Capt. Smedley D. Butler wound
ed in chest, slight. Company A: Geo. p
Farral, wounded in head, moderate. Com
pany G.: Frank w. Green, wounded in hand,
moderate.
Casualties in action August 10:
The following officers and men were kill
ed:
Battery F, 9Th Artillery: Capt Henry ].
Reilly, morning of 18th.
Ninth Infantry-Company C: Robert E.
Walsh. Company E: James o. Hall, Dan
lei W. Simpkins
Fourteenth Infantry-Company K: Rus
sell T. Elliott. Company NJ: James c.
Wiber.
Wounded:
Silk, wounded in head, serious. Company
d: George Bailey, first sergeant, wounded
in arm, slight Company X: Geo. H. Sic
mems. wounded in leg below knee serious.
Company M: William F. Norton, wounded
in leg blow knee, slight.
Fourteenth Infantry-Company E: Geo. O.
Fox, sergeant, wounded in hand slight
Harvey Baker, musician, wounded in thigh,
moderate: Calvin P. Titus, musician wound
ed in neck, slight; Geo. C. Kaufman,
wounded in buttock. Company G.: Henry
]. Kysela, wounded in chest, serious Com
pany FL: Charles Morgan, corporal, wound
ed in leg below knee, moderate. Ora F.
Tyler, George King. John L..Lynch, wound
ed in thigh. slight. Company 1: Carey L.
Durbin. wounded in leg below knee, slight
Company l.: Thomas a. LaslSer, wounded
in chest, serious; Thomas King, wounded
in arm, serious Company NJ: William b.
Hoffman, cook, wounded in thigh, moder-
ate; Henry G. Davies, wounded in leg be-
low knee serious.
Battery F, 5th ArtilIery-Lee Doyle,
wounded in hand slight
August 1e-Died of wounds received in
action, Edward B. Mitchell. Company l.,
14th Infantry. CfIAFFEE.
Note-Name William Parle not found on
roll Of A. G. 0. Possibly intended for Will
liam W. Earle
Capt. ReilIy's Death DepIOrcd
The official announcement of Captain
Reillys death was received with genuine
sorrow by the many officials in the War
Department. with whom he had been per-
sonal friend of long standing. He was one
of the most popular artillery officers in the
army.
Captain Henry J. Reilly, who was killed
while commanding the only light battery
on Gen. Chaffee's relief expedition. entered
the army as a private in Battery of the
5th Artillery. September - 1864. He was
promoted to second lieutenant December l.
1866, and captain on the Sd Of January.
1894, after having served over a quarter Of
a century a lieutenant. He served with
his regiment in Florida in 1858 and thence
along the Atlantic coast until 1879 when
he reported for duty at the artillery school.
He returned to Florida in 1880, and his sub
sequent service extended along the Atlantic
coast. thence to California and later to the
Light Artillery School at Fort Riley, where
he was on duty at the outbreak Of the war
with Spain.
He went with his battery to Florida to
accompany Skaters expedition. but did
not sail in time to participate in the fight at
San Juan. He went with his battery to
Santiago toward the close of the siege of
that city, and returned with his battery to
Montauk Point, n. Y His battery was sta
toned at Fort Hamilton, New York, when
the call was made from the Philippine ISL
ands for more artillery, and on April 3,
1899, he was ordered with his battery to the
Philippine Islands. where he was still doing
duty when the Chinese trouble broke out
and he was ordered to join the 9th and 14th
Infantry. composing the relief expedition
to Pekin.
He was considered by his superior officers
always as trustworthy, gallant and most
capable artillery officer. He was highly
commended for his dash and gallantry in
the expedition to Cavite province. Philip
pine Islands, in October 1899 His presence
strength to that column and in his death
the service has suffered a very great loss
Sealed the Wall mt Pekin.
The War Department today gave out the
following sketch of Calvin P. Titus, the
soldier who. according to press dispa tches,
scaled the wall at Pekin:
Calvin p. Titus enlisted April s. 1850, at
wichita Kansas, age, nineteen years and
six months. This was his second enlist
ment, his last service being in Company K.
1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry, from
which he was discharged November 2, 1885,
He was assigned to Company E, 14th
United States Infantry The muster roll
of his company for the months of May and
June, 1900, shows him to be "present for
duty" musician.
He was born at Vinton, Iowa. A cable
gram from Pekin. dated the 18th instant
shows that he was wounded in the neck
slightly"
Minister Wu's Visit.
While the White House conference was in
progress the Chinese minister arrived at
the State Department. Mr.. Adee was alb
sent, and the minister waited patiently
for two hours the expectation being that
the reply Of the United States government