Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

enlisted in the Marine Corps For five
years he served with this body. seeing
active service in China and I'm the Philip
pines where he was present at the cap
ture of Vigan P. L.. where the marines
Of the Oregon rescued ninety-five Spanish
prisoners and brought them to Manila
and turned the captured city over to the
;;sd Emitted States Infantry. He was
discharged from the service in October.
1901, and was appointed to the police
force of the District March II. 1902
And so Sergt Walker is entitled to
wear his medal for distinguished service
of Peking. June 20 to July 16 1900,
awarded by act of Congress March 3.
1901.
1t so happened that while Sergt Walk
er was doing his best to keep the Boxers
from annihilating the legations within
the beleaguered city of Picking. big
Mike Donnelly. who first opened his
eyes in the Emerald Isle. was Fastening
toward the relief Of the legation with the
allied columns
Mikes" best work was done in the
engagements leading up to the relief of
European Tiensin June 23, 1900: the relief
of Admiral Seymour June o. 1900. and
the capture of the east and west arsenals
June - and %, 1900.
But it was at the battle of Tiensn. July
IL and IA. that Donnelly first fell squarely
before the eyes of his commanding Off
GERS and was recommended for gallantry
in retiring under fire and signaling to his
company the position of the Chinese
cavalry, who were threatening the rear
of the American column.
Donnelly's Brave Deed.
Then came the day when big Mike"
Donnelly won his way into the heart Of
his captain and into the respect of his
fellows. His company in the Sd Batal-
lion of Marines were supporting Reilley's
- -
battle of Yangtsun. Donnelly had al
ways idolized his captain. Robert f.
Wynne. and during the engagement he
missed his commanding officer. Looking
back over the battle-swept field where a
hail of bullets battered and spat in the
dust. Donnelly saw his captain stagger-
ing, falling from sunstroke. Back across
the space of death Mike" raced and,
gathering his captain in his arms, started
back. Nor was it an easy journey.
impede his progress, with the bullets
whistling about him and with more tangi-
BILE foes to face Donnelly had to bring
into play all of his strength and all OF
has initiative to win through, but he did
it, and to him Capt. Wynne owes his
life today
Donnelly was born in the County Mayo
Ireland, in November, 1871. and became
known for his skill in athletics at an
early age. He came to the United States
Marine Corps in September of 1899 After
serving at the League Island and Norfolk
navy yards, he Joined the Sd Battalion
of Marines for the Philippines. He ar
rived there in December, 1899 From
Cavite. p. l., he went to China under
Col. Waller, and from China to Japan
and other ports on the L. S. S. Brooklyn
Back to the Philippines he served among
the Moro tribes and left in 1902 for the
States. On December II he was ap-
pointed to the police force and assigned
to the tenderloin precinct
philippine Charley's" Fame.
Commended for bravery in action and
recommended unreservedly for a COM
mission in the regular army followed the
battle Of Jaro on the Island of Leyte, P.
L., April $4,000, was Lieut.. Charles c..
Estes, B Company, 43d Infantry. U. s. ",
who with detail of twenty-five men,
only nine of whom were available as fight
ing men. backed by a small force of ma
tive police. met and vanQuished over 800
bolo men. many of whom were armed with
rifles. philippine Charley" as he is now
known to the boys of the central af7Gs
was recently transferred from his wo2
at police headquarters to take charge Ii
the inspection of the stores in the ci6,
since the passage of the child labor LAW
On Easter Sunday. April 10, 1900, at a
o'clock in the morning, Lieut., Estes cop4-
mand, stationed at the garrison of JarT,
was awakened by the intelligence thatb
force of !, 600 insurgents wasimarching b
attack the post Besides rifl3s and bold,
the attacking hordes were harmed with
three brass cannon. 4
Leaving sixteen of the twenty-five mdh
under his command to guard 1.-The quarte}s
and property. Lieut.. Estest divided tfSe
remaining nine men into two Squads tai
ing four himself and detailing the RI
mainder under the command of Serg3
Albert T. Rich, SO that he might attai
the enemy from two points. Then. wild
a few native police, Lieut.. Estes went Oh
to meet the oncoming hordes. The feH
lasted for hours. and many times it lookAt
as though the little band pnder Lieu