Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12
FORT CROOK HOLDS ITS OWN
Tvsnty-seoond Infantry Again Installed in
Comfortable Quarters.
TWO BATTAuoNs NOW STATIONED THERE
Lens Trip from Philippines Ends in
RsGineat Reaching Post from
which ~ started for
the Islands.

The second and third battalions OF the
Twenty-second Infantry. u. S. A., arrived
at Fort Crook at $50 yesterday morning.
after an absence Of three years spent n
the Philippines. The command which will
garrison Fort Crook consists OF twenty-one
ofhcers and 33O enlisted men. Colonel MIL
Ter is in Of the post. which
has been designated IN orders as headquar-
ters Of the regiment.
One battalion. the third. came over on the
government transport Rosecrans. while the
second came across the Pacific on the Han
cock. The two battalions arrived at the
Golden Gate within a few hours Of each
other. Both transports left Manila on Jan-
uAry 20 and arrived at San Francisco on
February 20. the voyage consuming thirty
i've days. At San Francisco the regiment
wss ordered TO the Preside, where It re-
NAMED until last Thursday, when the two
battalioBs started for Fort Crook.
The commissioned ohicers who came IN
with the battalions are Colonel Miller. Cap
tains Detchbendy. Lyon. seyburn, Hamilton.
Wassel and Newell; Lieutenants Bridges,
Stone. Leonard, Huguet, Kerr, Justice, Hill,
Whitfield. Bell, Nelly, Gregg and soensen.
OF the officers who left with the regiment
when Il was ordered to Manila three years
ago only six returned to Fort Crook. They
are: Captain wassell. Captain Newell,
Lieutenant Bridges, Lieutenant Stone,
Lieutenant Leonard and Lieutenant Gregg.
GLAD to Get Back.
In speaking Of the trip, Captain wassell
Of Company | said: eve had a long, slow
voyage over. The transport Rosecrans Is
. staunch ship, but the weather was rough
most Of the way. No incidents OF special
note occurred on the voyage. The same
maj be said Of the trip from the Preside
10 Fort Crook. OF course we are all glad
TO get back, that is. those Of US who left
here with the regiment three years ago"
Very few Of the enlisted men who reached
Fort Crook yesterday went out with the
regiment. In Company @ only three vet
Grams return to the post and the proportion
runs about the same In the other com.
panies.
The Twenty-second infantry was depleted
before It left the Philippines for the United
States. All men who had to serve unit
July to complete their term. Of enlistment
we're transferred to the Thirteenth infantry
the men taking places in the companies o
the same letter in which they served Il
the former regiment. This action strength
ened the Thirteenth considerably, but 4
made necessary the work Of recruiting tn
Twenty-second up to its maximum strength
after it's arrival In this country The maxi
mum strength OF a company under tn
present formation i los men. At tn
present time the average enrolment o
each OF the companies now at Fort Crooi
Is slightly over forty. The officers an
lnen are all in excellent condition, and
oven after their long campaign In tn
tropics, seem at for any service. II
said that the recruiting ofices in this PAL
OF the country will Immediately begin I
enroll men for service in this regiment, an
that the companies will be increased to thei
maximum strength as soon as possible.
Hurt I'm a Wreck.
An accident which came very nearly re
cutting seriously msrred the home-comin
of the regiment. While the cars with III
troops on board were standing at the store
house, having just been switched In,
car OF freight which was being switche
10 the storehouse was hunted into the CO
occupied by Company @, and three me
we're injured so that they had to be take
20 the hospital. The tourist car was turne
on is side and the infantrymen were con
PEELED 10 get out through the window
The wreck caused a slight delay in II
transfer of the property Of the companie
Those who were injured are: sergeaI
Feuling. severely cut on left foot ar
badly bruised; Corporal Devol, cut on bot
feet and bruised about the shoulder
Corporal walker. back badly strained. Near
ali of the men In the company were mo
or less bruised by the overturning OF Il
cars. As soon as the injured men cou
he taken from the wreck they we're col
veyed to the fort hospital in an ambulsn
and their wounds dressed.
UnIOading Soon over.
Breakfast was served to the battalion
in the company mess halls, where ever.
thing had been prepared in advance. In
mediately after breakfast the cars col
tainins the equipment and property we
switched TO the rear OF the barracks Al
then a busy scene ensued. Packages. sacI
and articles Of various kinds were throw
on the ground and we're picked up al
carried into the barracks. This work W
performed so rapidly that by noon 4
unloading had been completed. All Of Il
men appeared IN the best Of spirits and b
healthy looks, the long sea voyage havll