Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-25

10 De the pio-
E--I neers in every
affair o. arms. although it may seem
80 az FIRST blush.
Their readiness In going ashore on the
ls,hmus OF Panama during the recent
trouble was In keeping with past rec
ords. and the very distant past loses
nothing IN comparison with fcats OF
valor In Cuba or on the road TO Tien-
tsln aud Picking The United States
marines were on deck Ga all the great
sea battles OF the war OF 1872: they
were In the Indian and Mexican wars.
nt the lrst Bull Run and In the storm
ing of FoTt Sumter and Fort Fisher.
Wherever ships could carry the dag
the marines went along 10 hack IL up.
Even the hero OF the Maine. Private
william Anthony. who went below and
calmly informed Captain SsEsass Of
the catastrophe. was a marine. The
marine battalion which had the first
fight with the Spaniards on land at
Guantanamo bay was organized for
the war II went 10 Cuba IN the steam
er Panther ahead of Shafter's corps
and was FIRST 10 fight on foreign soil
under the stars and stripes. The day
OF reaching Santiago. June 10. was
also the day OF the landing on Cuban
soil OF the COO men OF the battalion
under the lead of Lieutenant Colonel
II. W. Huntington On the first day
the camp was pitched and supplies got
ashore. but the day following the
Spaniards attacked I'm superior force.
For three days there was constant
battle. for the marines wanted TO hold
the bay until the coming OF the navy.
and the Spaniards wanted 10 drive the
Americans out. The record Of the bat
TALON az Guantanamo is one 10 be
proud OF. II was attacked on the 18th
of June the second time. and that day
Surgeon ]. B. Gibbs was killed by
Mauser bullet fred at coo to 500
yards
After facing a steady Gre for three
days the battalion attacked and re-
pulsed a superior force. On the 18th
two companies under Captain Elliott
sailed out six miles from the camp
and destroyed a well upon which tho
Spaniards In front OF them depended
for water. On this expedition Captain
Elliott defeated a force OF 800 Span
iards. Only per cent Of the corps
were sick In Cuba. and none died.
In the sen battle Rt Santiago many
OF the secondary and rapid fire batter
les OF Schley's ships were manned by
marines stationed on the lighting YES
sells In some cases these guns drove
the Spanlards from their batteries dur.
ing the hottest Of the fight.
The commander OF the marine bat
TALON at Guantanamo. Colonel Hunt.
ington. Is n veteran OF the civil war.
He volunteered In April. 1861. and at
the first battle OF Bull Run led one OF
the three companies OF marines which
fought there. lie Is also survivor Of
the Samoa ship disaster OF lSSs. having
been on board the United States steam
er Trenton during the hurricane In the
harbor OF Apla.
Equally prompt In marching 20 the
defense Of the flag and taking first
risks against an unknown foe were the
marines IN Asiatic waters at the time
OF the Boxer outbreak in June. 1900.
Captain McCalla led the leo marines
OF the TientSln garrison which set out
on the 10th OF June TO repair the .oad
the Boxers bad destroyed between
TIenisin and Peking. For ten days fol- |
lowing the widest rumors prevailed as
to the fate OF the relief column which |
Admiral Seymour OF the British navy |
was leading toward the Chinese CAPT |
tai. Rumors OF hard lighting and OF
brilliant successes followed one anOth- |
er. but when the truth at last became
public property IL was shown that the |
American marines had been among the |
bravest OF the brave In that crisis. Re
fore the column left Tlentsin and while |
the commanders from different coun-
tries were discussing what should be
done McCalla cut short the argument
by saying. Forward TO PekingF' Dur
Ing the march be was wounded three |
lines. yet b. retained his command TO |
the end. and Il transpIred that. In spite
of the belief that the Cinnamon
wouldn't light. the column had fought
lts way toward Peklng. then turned
and cut its way back 10 Tlentsln. meet.
Ing well armed Chinese soldiers at ey-
cry point.
Meanwhile another force OF marines
was struggling forward from the coast
10 reach Tientsln and re-enforce the
slender column OF foreign troops there.
After the fall OF the Taku forts the
Chinese regulars and rebels all COM
blned and tore up the railroad between
raku and Tientsln. There was no way