Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
BACK FROM THE
PHILIPPINES
Former Whipple Officer
En- Route to Chicago.
Captain Weigel of the Eleventh In
fantry Returns to United
States For Service.

Captain William Weigel, of the
Eleventh infantry, U. S. A, was a
passenger on Saturdays east bound
train, from Los Angeles, en- route to
Chicago, to take station. During the
time that the Eleventh infantry was
stationed at Whipple Captain Wei
gel, then young lieutenant was
among its most popular officers, al
though the Eleventh had "bunch'
of as popular officers as are to be
found i'll any regiment, and as they
were stationed there for nearly seven
years they came to be looked upon
almost as residents of the place.
The editor of the Journal Miner be-
ing fellow passenger with Captain
Weigel obtained from him some inter
esting items of news concerning his.
regiment and some of the officers of it
since their departure from here which
will be interesting to their many
friends in this section.
Headquarters of the Eleventh infan-
try, Col. De Russey, commanding, and
a portion of the regiment, were. at
Whipple in the spring of 1898, when
orders for the abandonment of the
post was received, and the regiment
was ordered to jefferson Barracks,
near st. Louis. The Spanish-Ameri-
can war had just commenced and upon
the arrival of the regiment at Jeffer-
son barracks orders were found await
ing them to proceed at once to the
front, and the regiment left within
few days for Porto Rico, where it was
engaged in the single battle which &C.
CURED on that island.
The death of Captain Gilbreath's
daughter, who had but a short time
before, been married to Lieut.. Ed
wards, occurred while the regiment
was on the water en- route to Porto
Rico, and Captain Gilbreath's death
occurred shortly after their arrival
there.
The regiment remained in Porto
Rico until late in the year 1900, when
it returned to 1.-THE states" remaining
only a few months until it was order
ed to the Philippines where it is still
stationed, but expects to return from
there in January.
The regiment is now commanded by
Col. Myers, who was captain, sta
toned at San Carlos, when the regi
ment was in Arizona. Col. DeRussey
received his promotion to brigadier
general, retired and is now at Carls-
bad, Austria, although his place of
residence is carried in the army reg
lister as Paris.
Former Captain Buchanan, is now
a colonel in command of the oath in
fantry, and his wife died some years
since.
The sad story of the death of Lieut..
Collins, in the Philippines, followed
by the insanity and later the death of
his wife, after bringing the remains
of her husband, to San Francisco, has
been previously told in these columns.
Lieut.. Gurovitz, afterwards PRO
NOTED to be captain died about a
year ago at Baybay, island of Leyde,
P. l., and Mrs. GurovitZ is now en-
ployed as clerk in the signal service
bureau there. While stationed at
Whipple, Lieut.. Guroyitz possessed
fortune of over 500, 600 from which
he was receiving a handsome income
but which he later lost through unfor-
tunate investments.
Lieut.. NOV Major Travis is sta
toned with his regiment at Manila.
Lieut.. Blatchford has been pro-
NOTED TO be major as has also Lieut..
Emory, who was quartermaster at
Whipple. The latter is with the 9th
infantry also stationed at Manila, the
former being still with the eleventh.
Major Bradford after promotion to
a lieutenant colonelcy was retired,
and Lieut. Col Powell is numbered
among the dead of the regiment.
Lieut.. Macklin, now a major, is still
in the service.
Lieutenants Philips, Oentler and
McGrew have each been promoted to
a captaincy, the latter being with the
regiment and the former two being
broken down in health.
Lieut.. Keller is also dead, his wife,
formerly Miss Powell, daughter OF
Lieut.. Col. Powell, still surviving
him
Captain Weigel inquired anxiously
after his many friends here, and
stated that be expected to make q
visit to this section in the near fu.
ture, as he acquired small bushes:
interests while here which he still re
tains, and formed alta chments among
the people while here which are still
among his most pleasant memories.
He arrived in San Francisco OF
Sunday November 10, when for thu
first time in three years, he donneC
citizens clothing. He says that th'
greatest pleasure that could be giveI
him would be an assignment to dut.
at Whipple again.
The Philippines, he states, ar
not desirable. either as place of res
idence or as an assignment for mill
tary duty, although many of the off
GERS and men seem to enjoy servic
there.
MINING INTELLIGENCE.