The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-26
FOURTH HORSE
As INVADERS
OF MEXICO
Troop B Of Cavalry Now Station
ed on Oahu Crossed Line in
1886 Under Lawton and Cap
tured Apache Chief Geronimo
and His Band, Defying Mexican
Troops.

Troops.
II Intervention in Mexico is ordered,
/ it viii not be- the fret time by any
means that United States troops with
arms iu their hands have crossed the
border. since the Mexican War, some
ftimes with, bat generally without the
permission Of the Mexicsn government
as represented by the redoubtable Diaz,
and several times in the face of Mexi.
can troops drawn up to prevent the in
vasi0n.
The last invasion was by Troop b
of the Fourth Cavalry, now stationed
az sehoheld Barracks, and this was a
notable invasion, in that il resulted in
the capture Of the Apache Chief &c.
roniiro and his band OF Indian murder
ers. The troop was commanded by Cap
tain Lawton, afterwards General Law
ton, who Wa killed at the head of his
men IN the Philippines. IL was in 1856
that LawtOn and his men trailed Ge-
ronimO and bis band into the heart OF
the mOuntains IN Mexico, and captured
them, afterwards standing of troop
Of Mexican Turales, who demanded the
prisoner, by threatening to open nre
on them.
Pursuit Of Geronimo.
Lueian q. Ciespin, who recently re.
tired a. first sergeant of Troop =, FIJI
teenth Cavalry, at Leavenworth, Kan.
sas, il the last Of the men who were
with LawtOn at the capture of Geroni-
mo TO leave the Army, with the excep.
ton Of Ger. Leonard Wood Crespin
belonged 10 - Troop of the Fourth
Cavalry at the time. In telling Of the
pursuit BE said
ut was my troop Of the Fourth
Cavalry that chased down and cap
tured old Geronimo. We put in weeks
on his trail. making forced marches by
night and some times through the burn
ing desert by day. The old murderer
twisted and turned, but Lawson stuck
10 his trail like a Iceeh.
Man after man dropped out because
Of the hardships, Tut Lawton swoie he
would capture the redskin or die in
the attempt
We had no right 10 90 beyond the
border, but Lawton was determined TO,
get hIs man If he had 10 march TO the
tity Of Mexico after him. Finally we
Z drove the old fellow into SHELTON q
Canyon and he surrendered.
"a troop Of Mexican ruraIes. also on
he lookout for the Indians, followed Us
I into the canyon and demanded our pris.
cners. J.awtOn refused to surrender
them, and II was only when we threat.
ened 20 open FIRE on the rurales that
they drew of. We nearly involved the
J United states in a war with Mexico,
but we got Geronimo and seyenty-fve
other murdefers and took them back
: across the border TO Fort Bowie, Ari.
IONA.
General Wood now wears n medal
/ Of honor for his part in the capture
I and Lawton also got a medal. All of
the men were given one honor or an.
other for their part. ] fought Indians
several times afterward. but il was
, child = play compared with the capture
Of Geronimo. We were on the trail
steadily for two months, without ever
y once reaching civilization"
Invasions in 1877.
II During 1877, Lieut.. John L. Bulls
:. twice crossed into Mexico at the head
y OF United States troops to chastise
Il Mexican Indians who had robbed Am.
Q orleans and TO recover cattle stolen by
.Iexiean cattle thieves, and on one Of
Il these occasions when 10 was reported
n that he was surrounded and in danger
/, Of anDihiliation troops were promptly
dispatched to reinforce his command
In November, 1877, President Diaz
sent an official order to the general
n commanding the Mexican troops on the
= border 10 repel by force an invasion of
-, United states troops, and Lieutenant
y Colonel Shafter, testified before an in.
y yesti2ating committee that he crossed
y the border no less than six times in
u 1877.
= "The most important American expe.
- dition into Mexico WAS that of Gen.
~ Ranald $. Mackenzie, U. S. A., in the
~ spring Of 1878, says the Army and
y Navy journal.
ellis command consisted Of two col
= umns, one under Lieutenant Colonel
7haiter, and the other under Capt. Sam
ri Is. ~ Young, stb u. \. Cav. Al
kemalin0 Mexican troops under Colonel
Valdez we're met. Colonel Valdez told
Il General Mackenzie that he had been
ordered 10 repel the advance OF the
~ American forces General Mackenzie
lk replied that the expedition had no hos
oi tilr intent toward Mexico, but was sim
u ply ln pursuit Of cattle thieves and In
~ diaps. The Mexican colonel said th'
PIG American force VIA too strong, but that
y be expected endorsements al two .. "a
~ Accordingly General Mackenzie graei
W ousiy waited til that iOur aud ther
Ni moved forBam 20 ibe attack, wbefeap0i
all the MeKienus ran away ~ fast a.
their legs could eaUy them The IN
tine expedition VI Mackenzie recrosset
the no without collision, trouble Of
fuHbrr ann0yapre.
~ "Dnfrrs who were with that caps
~ ilNOu point ~ fbn fsef fbat u Il puf'
~ blun uow as then sui lint " ihs Msr
sr raHs faup0i ~ niil not punish tb0s,
nu guilty pf Expectations u is ihf busl
lh nas ~ ibe United hiaies ~ ~ tia
u son iof ihem ~ a 40 ig lsy7 aa'
~ lsit"
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