The Washington times., 1903-10-03
MARINES BID FAREWELL
TO GENERAL HAYWOOD
Has Served in the Corps for
FOrty-siX Years.
WELCOME TO COL. ELLIOTT
Has Thirty-three Years of Gallant
Service to His Record-In
Cuban Campaign.

Major General George Haywood, re-
tired from the Marine Corps for age at
noon today and was succeeded IN that
command by Col. George E. Elliott. All
the officers of the Marine Corps sta
toned in Washington, attired in their
dress uniforms, called at the Office of
General Haywood at noon to say good
by and to welcome the new COM
mandant.
General and Mrs. Haywood will leave
Washington early next week for Hot
Springs. n. c.. where they will remain
for month. They will then go to New
York for the winter.
Orders were issued today advancing
Colonel Elliott to the rank of brigadier
general, and assigning him to command
of the Marine Corps.
The retiring commandment of the Ma
rine Corps has served In that branch Of
the service for nearly forty-six years.
For thirteen years he has commanded
the Marine Corps and under his command
1t has grown from an organization with
seventy-hve officers and $500 men to a
corps with 27s officers and 1882 men.
General Haywood distinguished him
self especially in the civil war He was
serving as a lieutenant in command OF
the Cumberland when that vessel was
sunk by the Merrimac. AS the Cum
berland was sinking Lieutenant Haywood
fred the last gun from her deck. He
was marine officer OF Admiral Farragut's
feet at the time OF its notable engage
ments about Mobile Bay.
Service During Strike Riots.
During the famous strike OF 1877 Gen.
eral Haywood commanded battalion Of
marines which served under General
Hancock in Baltimore, Philadelphia and
other cities where riots took place
In 1884 General Haywood was IN COM
mand of marines sent TO the Isthmus OF
Panama TO protect American interests
there. He was in command OF marines
who were assembled TO go to Cuba in
General Grants administration, when
the Virginius affair threatened to force
the United States into war.
". ".
McCawley as commandant OF the Marine
Corps. He was named commandant ly
President Harrison, who advanced him
TO a colonelcy. He became brigadier
general under the personnel act of 1888.
and was advanced to major general by
act Of Congress IN 1902 General Hey
wood was brevetted a major and lieu
tenant colonel for distinguished services.
General Haywood will leave Washing
ton in a few days for Hot Springs, Va.
He will probably remain there for a
month and will spend the winter in New
York He will sail for Europe in the
spring and probably remain abroad for
several months.
Colonel Elliott TO Succeed.
Col. George Elliott, commandment OF the
Washington Marine Barracks. succeeds
General Haywood as commandant Of
the Marine Corps Colonel Elliott has
served In the Marine Corps for thirtythree
years. He distinguished himself in Cuba
and the Philippines. He took part in
the battle az Guantanamo. and defeated
the Spanish IN an engagement at Cuzco
Valley. where his services were so gall
liant that he was advanced three num-
hers for conspicuous conduct. In 1899
he won decided victory over the Fill
pinos at Nova Leta, P. l.. and was COM
mended by Secretary Long. General Otis
and other officers.
He served as aide to Minister DENLY
at Pekin at the time the Chinese En-
peror granted the first audience to for
eigners. In 1884. at the time of the war
between China and Japan, Colonel Ell
lott was in command of marines from
the flagship Baltimore who went to the
relief of the American legation In Seoul
In 1877 Colonel Elliott served with the
marines who assisted In quelling the
great railroad strike. and. in 1885, he
served under General Haywood on the
Isthmus OF Panama. Colonel Elliott has
had fourteen years of sea and foreign
service, and has never been reported for
derelEction In duty.