Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-04-27
THE rHlRrY-FOUR1H,
Words Of Praise for the Rocky Noun
tain Volunteers.
WAS A FIGHTING REGIMENT

The Manila Tines uf February 'Nh,
u the eve Of the departure Of tho
Thirty fuurjn United states volunteer
infantry Tor tho United States pub.
H.hrs an interesting sketch OF the DO
uIH of the regiment from tho time of
iH organization 90 tho above date,
Ns there are uut Ger ut young men
from Albuquerque ami vicinity mcm
hurs uf the regiment Tow extracts
are here given.
Last evening the regiment was rc.
Viewed hy Generals Macarthur.
Wheaton aud Young with stan The
regiment formed in battalion front.
and n conjunction with three bat.
tuious uf the Thirtythird infantry,
made the Hrst brigade review Of the
returning volunteer regiments. Had
the Thirty fourth infantry done moth.
INK else than perfect Itself iu regimen.
tai drill work. since coming tu these
islands no amor appearance could
have been made bat when it iH con
s,Iprc. at the regiment has done NO
combined drilling Doe eighteen months
the showing made WAS indeed pleas.
| INK surprise tn les many friends. The
alignment aud precision Boo executing
I the different rNulutiuuH Of brigade
| drll Indicated "a high mental stand.
| ard and quick PERCEPTION among the
enlisted mon.
G,uera MacArthurs culogy to the
regiment for its iudolatirablc and per
svypriuE work was 70 magnificent trl.
/ butte Co the Thirty fourth and indicated
/ ur high appreciation in which the
regiment b. held hy tho commanding
/ general
The regiment viii embark ON the
! Transport Thomas uu the 2sth and
Vll snil for their hom"s uu the lst
The dawning OF dissolution after
many months of continuous active
campnign.nE attended by hardships
udcsrribahly severe casts It's glad
IdpuuIuE fayH upon the Thirty fourth
volunteer Infantry The boys from
1.-THE Rockies whose iuccssant march
Ling and encounters with the enemy
during us organization. has won foJ
It % name ln military annals which
Iwii forever shine u Dmhazunmont q.
the endurance. stability and hcrui,
Qualities uf the volunteer soldier tn,
mobOlglug ul the regiment at Can't
Wallace was characteristic ut "a lam
Iuy reunion for tho men of the diner
emit lattahuus. Hs it marked their hrs
Injecting 300 eighteen months durln.
which absence iusurmuuntahlo oh
tmcica had been faced and victorious
| ly overcome.
The path Of the Thlrt, fourth ha
Ihoon long and rpcks one with man.
IhytrUila and pitfalls with rurpUudiru
Harry sharponoi bamboo bottoms. I
has suffered hurI.h.pa which i'W cot
| auIrBtIuuH uu th.. land have rN
ppripup.l and none with more fort
ltudc. endurance and fidelity 10 ha
been .utnr regiment from prat
ideally tho .ny IL banded until r,lleNr
, ltD prepare f.r homo and muster ont
p 10 haa Houn its wora well auI wou th
admiration of JU with whom a. ha
Associated.
; The Thirty fourth volunteer nfar
, try was r1ulzol Ht Furt Logan. Go
" uradu. anu recruited from picked me
U luf the Ulgh. mountain states and t"l
ritorioH. rm.I4Diue Colorado. Arizona
NoW NAI,t. Jfgh wyoming Mot
tana uul .uu. tuw Minnesota an
Dakota s ..r. .uu. agent az thvs
men are veteran. .l tEH Cuban can
4 Iualpn having .u.s D with that stDl
ling body uf mon Rpn#Dyrits Roug
Riders. 4 hIg percentage are froI
the regular service. pi least onr.thir
u Having seen previous service In th
spanish American war.
Recruiting Tor tho regiment h"Ea
August T. 1889. and a. the end of th
month the organization was complete
B. After "a thorough course in practice
Workmanship and manipulation q
ID the krag and tho requirement uf Eel
u Tactics 'hD regiment took passage %
f, the two transports Belgian King am
q Columbia. arriving in Manila bay ID
r. tuUpr llth 1893 and tuuk station 0
d Tusay being the FIRST of the new yu
Cd mtoDr organizations 600 report Il
d duty iu the Philippine Islands IN
x Same month th" regiment was relieve
IN from ra aN and urI'rHd tu pyuC,'
/. hs rlI tu san Fernando and form
n part OF General iaWtuua uorthoI
/, expedition Colonel kpnnou vi,
o placed Boo command OF the mfantr
"a forces consisting of tho Twenty -r
81 und Tvvutyfourth aud Th.riyfuurl
,r infantry rDT.W uts The WsguiHCUl
.s work accomplished Dos the oNuoditio
4. ImHr. 10 Ha .lu off th. great miiitaI
p. lDl..| mon off HhHu... D1mpais
A ur #.N Iu HH..h Iu. Thirty fuuri
.e t..t most a.HN. 1uI pruminci
IS pant Ir.n sam Fernando tho reg
b. m.u' Hu...1,I to NHuaHtU1u iHfH,
At 81 ,Hi Ypilt happened tb. Htisiuul
81 movement wG..h kent 40, Regimen
I'd sid .E separated du.ug its ontii
a eau .I.Hg
lu November part &C tho Regimen
.c was sent through Victoria and Il
10. sHI.. .ueal,ug fIs u.my taking prl
.c uuprs ami on. IlIIug arms ana ai
5. hamilton Pressing through the Pro
b. iHrU Of NuuHI E.i.a, Aguiualdus for,
O. Was encountered lll private papr
4 Wen. fuh. u iu.tthHi 9th .usDIul 10
% pouaut military pH Uu.rs r. ,Imcn
if 90 hrs u4a.t..a wyIu established
.e IIDrua NuTtr.