The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25

but three officers ascaped sickness at this
place, and the effects are still apparent
in some of the living Only about TWEEN
ty-fOur Of the men escaped without serl-
Gus illness, while a number were later
discharged owing to disabilities resulting
from sickness, which began in the hosp1-
tails at that place.
Captain Charles ]. Dodge died from the
fever on July 30. 1885. and First Lieuten-
ant G. S. Cartwright. who later served
as a quartermaster of volunteers with the
rank of major died from yellow fever
in Cuba two years later. The lieutenant
colonel of the regiment. Emerson ID LIS
cum afterwards colonel OF the N1nth m
fsntry was killed in action at Ten Isln.
China. July 13, 1900. Major w, H. Clapp-
afterwards lieutenant cOlOnei of the TWEEN
,ty-first infantry Is dead; captain A ~
Augtlr later lieutenant colonel of the reg
fment died last year. Captain j. j. Brere-
ton committed suicide in the Phihpplnes,
Captain 3. ". Leavell and First Lieu
tenants ". Black and H w Hovey' VINO
were majors on the retired list, are dead.
and First Lieutenants J. 4. Brett and ].
B. Bachelor who were retired as cap
tains. are also dead. Second Lieutenant
Albert Laws died last year while serN-
ing as A captain in the Twe1ty-fourth
infantry Second Lieutenant W l. Mu9-
ply. later a first LIEUTENANT, was Killed
in battle in the Philippines. while serN-
ing as captain in the Thirty ninth nlted
states volunteer infantry, and Second
Lieutenant W G Geiger. VINO became 4
first lieutenant in the Fourteenth infan-
try. died from disease in the Philippines
Kent Brigade General.
The commander OF the regiment Colo
mel I r KeEt is now a bTigadier gen
ersl on the retired list There are Two
others who are on the retired list as
bricadier acknowledgement ]. NJ Thomp-
son. afterwards colonel Of the Twenty
third regiment. and Major A. G MarkleE-
Captains Henry Wygant and W n; J.
James are colonies on the retired hst'
ant II
left active service with the rang of ma
ior General Markley served with the
Twenty-fourth infantry for long time
According to the Army Register he served
with the regiment from the time he was
transferred from the Forty-first infantry,
on Nov. II. 1862 until he became ma
ior in the Eleventh infantry on April 20
1898 Then he effected a transfer 10 the
TU-eutv-fourth infantry again on Aug. s
in that wear. and remained with II untiI
he was promoted to lieutenant colonel OF
the Twenty-second infantry on June y
1900 But he did not remain long with
that regiment being transferred to his
old organization on Aug. !. 1890. He be-
came colonel of the Thirteenth infantry
on Oct 5, 1901; was appointed 1rlga-
der general on March ?, 1907, end was
retired for age on April Is 1901
OF the sixteen officers still on the &C
tive list who served with the regiment IN
C11ba during the war with SPAIN cap
tain c. ] Crane is colonel OF the Ninth
infantry: Captain A. G. Ducat Is major
in the seventh infantry; First Iieuten-
ants A. A. Cabsniss W. r. Dashiell and
Tsleon r. Ker1vin and G. II. Miller
are captains in the Twenty-fourth in
| fsntrv. First Lieutenant c. e. Tayman IS
/ captain in the First infantry, First Lieu
/ tenant J. D. Leitch IS captain IN N. 'i Il
/ --U-enfv-fifth infantry. First Lieutenant J.
/ II. WhoIIey and Second Lieutenants n. }.
Price and c II. lincoln are captains IN
/ the Second infantry: First Lieutenant n
/ - d detailed to the paw depart
| nent and Second Lieutenants W z JACK
/ son and c. H. AfcNaster are captains IT
! the Third and Eighth regiments OF infan-
/ try. respectively