The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-14
IN CAMP AT PRESIDE
THIRTIETH REGIMENT COMFORT
ABLY FINED AFTER IT'S VOYAGE.
It's Good Record in the Philippines
IN Indiana Men-Arrival of the
Thirty-Seventh Infantry.

SAL FRANCISCO, March 13--The Thir-
tieth Volunteer Infantry. which arrived yes
terday from Manila, is comfortably en-
camped at the Preside. Only 140 men are
sick, and of these two are suffering from
wounds One is Sergt. Harry c.. Nevins,
wounded in the head and blinded in one
eye, and the other is Robert C. Little, who
is shot through both legs. Both are doing
well. The regiment. which was recruited
largely in Indiana, had a splendid record
in the Philippines. 1t fought in sixty-eight
battles and had 1Of men killed in action.
Sergt. William Rohrer, ar Indiana man,
made a conspicuous record at Malallos hill
by leading a charge and in person capturing
a rebel flag and the rebel colonel in COM
mand. John Campbell, of the hospital
corps, also from Indiana, was two months
a prisoner in the hands of the FIlipinos.
He was released when the commander VINO
held him learned that he really belonged
TO the hospital corps. Capt. X. NJ. Burr,
of Anderson. led an important expedition
into southern LuzOn, and after being a long
time without food or supplies fought his
way through the insurgent lines to safety,
losing but a few men. Lieutenant Tarlton,
of Indianapolis, made an excellent record
and is highly commended by General Camp
bell. on whose staff he was. Lieutenant
remained at Manila in the govern
ment service. Among the officers VINO re-
uIHtu Will the rex dits0 dRb.
T.. Reese, of Fort Wayne; Capt. r.. Ross
Smith. of Washington; Captain Scranton
and Captain Burton, the latter regimental
quartermaster; Capt. r. Webb, Lieutenant
Buckingham, DIR. Eber St. Clair, Lieutenant
Pack. Lieut.. c.. S. CARRIER and Capt. IL. +.
Fitzgerald.
John l.. Fox, a private of Company A,
spent nearly half the time In the Philip
pines as a prisoner in the hands of the
Filipinos. From Jan. is, 1899, until the list
of September of the same year young FOX
was held by the semi-barbarous natives in
mountain Businesses, with no knowledge OF
his whereabouts nor of the intentions of
his captors concerning his own disposition.
He escaped several times, only 10 be cap
tured again and threatened with summary
punishment if he again m 10 get
away. He had reason to believe the threat
might be carried out, for a fellow-prisoner
named John kenney, from illinois,, also a
private of the Thirtieth, was deliberately
shot by the FilipinOS for attempting TO eS-
cape.
Private Fox is from Woodlawn. Ill. and
served in Cuba before going to- the Philip
pines. On Jan. is. 1899. fifty men, compris-
ing a pony train, were suddenly sur
rounded by a large number of armed Fill
pinOs at the mouth Of a ravine, near San
tiago hill. in southern Luzon. Most OF the
men fought their way out, but Fox. Fred
Mason, of Company c, Corporal Bonham
and Private Miller. of the Thirty-seventh
Regiment, Private Charles Worthington, of
Company G., and Private Edward Walls, OF
Company Il, Of the Thirtieth, were cap
tured by the enemy. They were released by
General Gaillus and turned over to the
Americans at Santa Cruz, seven months
after their capture.
rived here to-day from the Philippines. She
brought seventy-fve discharged soldiers
and civil employees from Manila and 500 men
of the Thirty-seventh Volunteers. On
March 10 Private Gustave Fewer, of Com
pany /, jumped overheard with suicidal IN
tent. His body was not recovered.