The Washington times., 1901-07-13
REWARDS FOR GALLANTRY.
The Brave Actions of Sailors and
Marines Officially Noted.
A List Issued of Men Whose Services
i'm the Chinese. philippine, and
Samoan Campaigns Have Been
Commended by Medals and Letters

Commended by Medals ana Letters
The Navy Department yesterday issued
& general order containing a list Of the
officers and men of the Navy and Ma
zine Corps to whom cOmmendatory letters
have been written by the Secretary Of the
Navy and those others 10 whom medals
of honor have been awarded for gallant
and meritorious service in the Philippine
and Chinese campaigns
The following officers and men have re-
ceived commendatory letters;
First Lieut. J. L. Latimer. L. 5. N, for
gallant conduct at Pekin; Seaman Emil
Sjogreen, specially mentioned, and the
following men Of the Marine Corps for
service with the Legation Guard al Pc
kin; Sergts. Frank 3. Taylor, Alexander
J. Foley, Harmon c. Skinner, and Patrick
c Sullivan; Corporals Arthur Kennedy
Joseph Rogers, and J. F. Abdili; Privates
Charles Fields. George Z. Mccoy, Adrian
Curet. Walter a Greenleaf. Henry Car
diner. and Julius Sandfanandre. 1hese
men received letters for conspicuous con-
duct in battle near Tientsin, China, on
June 2. 1900.
Naval Cadet c A Woodward, for run
ming hawser around stern post OF Satur-
mas under heavy fire in hsrbor OF san
Fernando August ., 1899; Naval cadets j.
w. L. Clement and A. F. H. Yates, Tor
conduct off coast of Samar June and July,
1860: Seamen Z. NJ. Svensson and Danlei
Donoehue and Boatswain's Mate oscar
Huitfeldt. for bravery in an attempt 10
save the life of drowning man in Manlis
Raw August ;. 1900; Ensign w. H. Stand
ley and Quartermaster John Lysaght' 'I-
ters for their conduct in a reconnoitrine
Arril II lNif4.
Lieut.. Col George F. Elliott, Marire
Corns. and his force for conduct in an
engagement at Novelleu October s, 1923
Assistant Surgeon Carey D. Langhorne
for conduct in the presence Of the enemy
az Novelleti on October S, 1893. Nava
Cadet II. /. Brinser for his conduct in
the presence of the enemy in Subig Bay
September %, 1893.
Ensign II. c. Muslin for special eff
cheney at the capture of Vigan and for
swimming through surf twice in Or
der to get messages to and from
General Young at St. Thomas, Lu
zon. in December, 1893. Lieut.. e /
RisseI and Clerk f. p. n Damn
of the navy, for their conduct on triI
from Sibulu Island to Jolo in Septembel
Of 1899. Coal Passer Albert II. Ryan fo
3urnning overheard from the Manila #
June 1880. TO assist a liberty man.
To Commander r. p. Rodgers and th'
oficers and men with him the Secretary
has sent an extract from a commentator,
report OF General Kobbe 10 the War De
usrtment on an expedition in southeas
Iuzon January, 1900. Ensign o. S. Kneep
or for conspicuous conduct in the engage
unent at Ajui. Panay and at the captur
of Rompblon December, 1899. Ensign G
IT Petting.n for skill. courage, and eff
cheney at Tientsin in June, 1900. Ensign w
c. Davidson for conduct in handling gun
boat Paragua while under fire and tor hi
conspicuous conduct at the enRag amen
at Ajui and at the capture Of Rompblon
and Ensign A. II. Mccarthy, a very high
Il. commendatory letter for his skin. cour
age. and good judgment I'm handling tn
gunboat Calamaines in the Agusan River
Mindanao, February 26, 1901.
Each of the following privates in tbs
Marine Corps has received a letter fol
his work in assisting on barricades a
Manila IN July and August, 1900: Johl
Butt. Charles =. Hobbs. Herman Kehm
Fred 3. Moody. Christopher c. Mullin
Martin L NJ Mueller, Richard Quinn, an'
Charles r. White
For their conduct in the presence Of tn
enemy at PeE1in I'm July and August, i90C
these privates of the Marine Corps hay
received commendatory letters: John G