Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-19

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cousins Miss Grace Runkle of Brooklyn
and Rev. John Van Setback jr., of this
city.
Arrangements for the funeral are under
the direction of the officers of the War
Department ON duty in this city. Service,
will be held at the Church of Our Father,
Universalist, 18th and l. streets northwest,
Sunday, at $50 pm. and will be conducted
by the Rev. John Van Schaick, jr.. pastor
of the church Interment will be at Coprc-
skill, \. Y, on Monday.
Sketch of His Career.
Capt. Frank Dewitt Ramsey was one of
the best-known and popular officers in the
army. A man of signal ability in military
affairs. he was particularly expert in all
questions pertaining to small arms and in
fantry tactics He was prominently identi-
fled with the movement for the improve
ment of craftsmanship in the army and
in the National Guard and took leading
part in the encouragement of systematic
target practice and SkirmiSh firing. II was
principally because of his special ability
along those lines that he was detailed as
one of the original members of the general
staff of the army when it was organized,
in September, 1903. He was assigned to
the third division, which has to do with the
Army War College and other postgraduate
military schools, and had his Office in this
city at the war college offices, on Jackson
place
Capt. Ramsey was born in New York
May 20. 1862 and was appointed to the Mil
itary Academy in July, 1851. Graduating
four years later, he was appointed second
lieutenant of the 9th Infantry, and in Jan
uary, 1852, was promoted to be first lieu
tenant of the I'd Infantry. While holding
that rank he was transferred to the l4th
Infantry, in February. 1892. and in the fol-
lowing August was transferred to the 9th
Infantry, in which regiment he reached the
grade of captain on March y, 1899.
Advance on Pekiug
While serving in the Philippines in 1900
his regiment was selected by Gen. Chaffee
to accompany the advance of the allied
forces on Peking for the relief of the be-
leaguered foreigners who had sought asy-
lum in the various legations in the Chinese
capital During the early part of that cam
paign. including the battle of Tein-tsin and
the march TO Picking, he was the active
quartermaster of the United States forces
and acquitted himself in that responsible
capacity in a highly creditable manner. be-
ing subsequently relieved upon the arrival
on the field of Col Humphrey of the quar-
termaster's department
When the Boxer uprising was suppressed
capt. Ramsey returned to the PhiIippjnes
with Gen. Chaffee and served as an aid of
MS stan until his transfer to Washington
as member of the general staff of the
army.
In Indian Campaigns.
S"P'' INdhlsey was also participant IN
the strenuous service of several campaigns
against the Indians, and assisted in the
capture OF Geronimo, the noted Apache
cmef' lie engaged in several battles with
the Moros in the Philippine Islands and
mace splendid record as an officer in the
Santiago campaign.
An interesting "reminiscences of his particl-
patton with his regiment THE lighting
sth, IN the advance On Picking, China,
MA, Mas 'ola TO Star reporter today by sol
uier who was there and who has also
heard Capt. Ramsey relate it, group of
foreign staff officers were watching the sew
erai bodies of allied troops as they swept
py IN the advance to the walls of the sacred
city. The advance was through a field of
Chinese maize, the stalks of which were
higher than man on horseback
First came the nattily attired French In
fantry. advancing rapidly with what ha 8
been termed their dainty little ouick
steps" Next came the English contingent
-Sikhs from India, rather gaudily turbaned
and uniformed in gay colors, and the neatly
eau eau Meish fGslner- from Hongkong. Then
the sturdy German troops entered the
maize field. wearing their spick and span
| uniforms of blue and gray.
American Fighters Appear.
At this juneture, while the foreign stan
officers were discussing the relative worth
| and appearance of the soldiers of the sew
eral nationalitses engaged in the allied
movement, their attention was attracted
| by series of blood-curdling yells, and.
turning, they beheid a column of troops
| advancing with that steady swinging mo-
| ton for which the American fighters have
become famous. As Capt. Ramsey's company
| swung past and deployed for action at a
double quick" into the dense maize field,
followed promptly by the other companies
| OF the regiment, they at once became OBJ
| jects of great interest to the foreigners.
The 9th was In fighting trim. Their gray