The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09
sac CARRIED BOYS IN BLUE
HITLER AND TfiIThER
EIGHT MONTHS.
Twice lowed OF the Reef by the
ounbezs Yorkto~n-Repairec at
Honokone-Now Taking Home
Twenty Sixth Infantry.


sth; Nagasak1, Japan, March 18th. Ho-
noiulu. April sth- The 10th has had
seventeen months service IN the Phil
ippines on the Island OF Panay. and has
done its share Of hard work and fight
ing. The regiment was organized al
Plattsburg. y. T., and was recruited
from the States OF Massachusetts and
New York. mostly from the ranks OF
those who had seen service during the
Spanish-American war. The regiment
left the States under the command Of
Col Rice who remains in the Philip
pines as Lieut-Col of the End Infantry.
The returning officers OF the 26th
are as follows: Lieut-CoL j. I. Dick
man: Majors E. d. Anderson and +.
A. Cook; Major Surgeon, c. F. Mason;
Capt Surgeon. F. A Washburn; First
Lieut. Surgeon, r S. Griswold; a A
Surgeon, +. II. Sparrenberger. on duty
on board; Captain and Adjutant, ID
Pendleton, Captain and Quartermas-
ter. w. T. Meeks; First Lieut. Comsy..
F. T. Edwards; Captains, G. c. Hub
bard. F. II. Peck. A l. Barker, G. Nj.
Brownell, J. Hickey, W. II. Connell,
A. Creig. Jr., T. Talbots. r. A. Whip
pie and +. Mcdonald: First Lieuten-
ants, ID. Elliott, S. Avery. Jr.. J. X.
Goodale, J. L. Clare, II NJ. Fales, A
NJ. Mason, II. q. Crockett, A Has
brouck, 5. u. Rice, Z. 5. Goiderman,
ii. {. Comstock and w. Il. Plummer;
Second Lieutenants, I. Nj. Coughlin,
4. C. Pierce, s. T. Worthington, IL.
Gin, g. Bali, ii. Is. Grant, G. Clarity,
Z. A. Jacunet. J. T. Ryan and Z. T..
Howe.
The Garonne brings a total Of $40
enlisted men or IL companies. Co. Il,
on account OF insufficient accommo-
dations, was left behind and will prob
ably be brought over in the Thomas.
The 18th has lost some zoo men
through death and disability. The regi-
ment as a whole. however, is in good
health. There are only sixteen in hos
pital. all of whom will recover, it is
hoped. The drill and discipline of the
men are very good and taken altogeth-
er they are splendid type Of what
the American soldier ought to be.
They passed through a trying CAM
paign, and the record of the 10Th is
excellent Colonel Edumend L. Rice
was the organizer of the Columbian
Guards at the Worlds Fair, Chicago.
Lieut.-Col ]. T. Dickman, who brings
the regiment home, is a soldier of
ability. He was chief OF stan TO Gen
Chafree in China. A large percentage
Of the officers of the Goth rose from
the ranks. Two of the most popular
and efficient are Second Lieutenant
George Clarity and Second Lieutenant
c. c. Howe. The latter is an English
man. a soldier and fighter who enlist
ed as q private. His father was Bish-
op Of Wakefield, England. Lieutenant
Howe is a gentleman and has fairly
earned his promotion. The regiment
is made up OF men of his stamp. There
are a few vacancies yet TO be filled,
but there is no lack OF good men in
the ranks OF the Goth, u. S. V.
The band OF the 10Th is one Of the
best in the service. Tn ebandmastei-.
Harry Styles, OF Boston, is musician
OF ability.
The Garonne has had rather ex-
citing time for the past eight months.
She left Seattle on the 9TH of August
last. having on board the First u. S.
Cavalry bound for China. The first
stop was Kobe. Japan. There it was
learned that the Chinese troubles were
practically settled. She started for
Manila via Nagasaki, arriving at Ma
Mia Sept. 9TH, Just in time to escape
the furious and destructive typhoon
OF the Sth and 9Th. On the 10th she
sailed for Southern Luzon, disembark-
Ing troops at Batangas, Lobo and San
Juan de Boi Boi, reaching Manila
again Sept 26th. She then took part
with the U. 5. gunboat Yorktown in
General Halls expedition against BIZ
nangonan. The Yorktown shelled the
city and under cover of the fire the
troops landed from small boats. cap
turing the place General Halls march
over the Sinaloan mountains was the
most difficult ever undertaken by white
troops in the Philippines. The dis
lance TO be covered was only 90 miles.
but II took six days of terrible hard
ship and endurance to make the
march. The trail led over steep noun
tains and almost impenetrable jungles
and swollen streams. Pack mules
could not be used. 10 500 Chinese port
ers were taken along. Twenty of these
died on the trail. One soldier also
succumhed and 165 men were after
ward carried on board the Garonne
and treated in the hospital
At Polio on Oct. IL. the ship ran
on an uncharted reef. but was hauled
OF by the Yorktown The following
day she struck again hard and fast.
Again the Yorktown came TO the res
cue and the Garonne fioated once more
but the wire hawser that the Yorktown
had been using became entangied
around the Garonne's screw and be-
fore the engines could be stopped So
fathoms were snarled. This took en-
additional IL hours OF hard labor 10
clear away. These annoying mishaps
consumed two and half days anxious
time After calling az Santa Monica
and Mauban the Garonne reached Ma
Mia on Oct cath. Three days later she
was dispatched 10 yigan with the LIST
Battalion OF the 5th Infantry. On Oct.
Slst she was sent 10 Dagupan for the |
SSth Infantry. This regiment was
landed at ST. Estsban Nov. 9Th. On /
Nov. It'll the ship wax sent back TO |
yigan for sick and wounded soldiers. /
and IS insurgent prisoners. bound for
On the return journey one OF
the Garonne's crew, Adam Hunter,