New-York tribune., 1901-04-13
THE PASSING THRONG.

"An afternoon late in the month of MAY. 1883"
said an army officer at the Grand Hotel yesterday
found me returning from the
GAVE famous Cliff House. where had
fCNSION been at luncheon with friend
hIS Our ascending trolley met a
OPPORTUNITY. long and struggling line of men
descending the hill to the Sutro
Baths which lie contiguous the Cliff House.
Curiosity and something deeper, FOR I knew l
TO later with those in the Eighth Army
Corps (or the Philippine Islands expeditionary
force as il was then called. led me TO leave the
car in order to obtain closer view of the
a uniform among them but a brawnier or better
set OF men physically / have seldom chanced
Volunteer Infantry. of Kansas, Perhaps a little
Pro M history tor may not be out out OF Pafe at ms point
deed before the fantest intination of that coming
phere OF the acknowledgements Leedy of Kansas
and the militia of that State found themselves in
for the militia costly quarrel In time Of peace to
2e Pc an oicer of militia is not an eagerly sought
selves selves in order TO obtain such places Therefore,
one side. and the militia. the other, reached
the breaking point the militia proceeded to cut
nd that by the ss o On he
noses noses which they at & the same & time cut off TO 70
heels OF the designations came the Hspano-Amsri,
with lot Of commissions Which We're going beg
ging; suddenly found himself in possession of a
batch of commissions which men were hungerinS
for throughout the length and breadth Of K kansss
1t Of infinite nj lite vane to him H 1ds shis
Funston his chance In life. Born of an adven-
ston I Was inherent Many men have it. and when
Se bsv rs to- 5d 10 as m s as one
Sheer pluck. coupled with genius. has raised Fun
lively unknown ADVENTURE seeking fortune in the
golden klondke to hrigadier-generrahl in the
known the civilized world throughout.
But to the regular sequence of
| Iaal,, .nf3na and
among the gazettes that of
HIS REGI- Frederick Funston colonel OF
MENT the 10Th Kansas. But Funston had
MAKES served with Gomez in Cuba when
BAD START. he had risen be his chief of
tillery and from this service had
become possessed of a knowledge of Cuba of in
finite value 10 the authorities at Washington For
this reason Funston was temporarily attached 10
the staff of General Miles, and for the same reason
the 2Oth Kansas temporarily deprived OF the
services of its colonel. Leedy had appointed as
lieutenant colonel of the regiment Kansas cOun-
try lawyer. shrewd and able. but without previous
suit. the goth Kansas landed at Camp Merritt San
Francisco. Heterogeneous body OF unframed men,
| matters as themselves and commanded by a lieu-
and no, How TO command men The early history
of the 10Th Kansas was exactly what might nave
been expected. With ample space TO lay out their
camp. so amateurish was the manner in which
they planned their company and regmentai streets
that they cramped for room. They ate up
their five days ratious three days. through lack
of knowledge of how husband their supplies, and
consequence were hungry for the last TWO and
much given to complaint. The camp and the press
were their complaints, and. taken all in ALL
they were as ill-groOrned and as badly trained a
regiment could we'll be imagined. AT this period
in fact It was pretty generally understood that
they slated not for the Philippines; but Tor
Arizona. that dashng beau ideal OF the army
General Wesley Merritt. who commanded the army
| did not feel justified in sending them to meet an
| enemy in their then condition.
Such the state of the 10Th Kansas when
| Funston relieved from his temporary duty on
the staff of General Miles in fact
! HE BROUGHT ill-disciplned crew were they
| ORDER OUT that his bold heart sank at
| OF CHAOS. the enormity of the work of lick
ing them into shape. He had a
| tremendous thing TO GO on, however, and that was
| the stout and willing hearts OF his men. Funston
set about it with the energy characteristic of him.
/ He worked his men early and late. but while he
spared not them neither did he spare himself. He
| was peculiarly fortunate in his brigade COM
| mander. General Charles King. All OF Fun
| ston's efforts General King cordially and gen
| erously supported. and TO him General Funston
| owes a great deal Gradually that undisciplined
| mob began round into splendid. well set up
= and well disciplined regiment 1t was long anu
| ariuous task though, and Funston must nave
| more than once been discouraged In It's doing
| length they sailed from the Golden cate anoIi'
| the last If the very last, regiment OF the Sth
what he and ill-started regiment so gallantly
| accomplished in Luzon Funston became a brlSi-
General of Volunteers He was mace one or
regular branch of the service Tor having capt
red Ag,linaIdo He is n of courage of the first
| water that daredevil achievement, the capture
of Aguiraldo, amply proves. That he has executive
| he licked the 10Th Kansas into shape and subse.
| ouently fought the regiment leaves not shade OF