The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-21
THE DEATH or FUNSTON.

Sbictt oIncers, a man VINO worker MS
way 20 the front by sheer will power.
hns shattcring the odd tradition that
a man must have a pull in order to get
ahead IN this busy world OF OTIS.
General Funston was born at New
Carlisle, o.. November .. 1866 Al
an early & ne moved with his paI
20 Kansas. His boyhood years were
spent on the farm aud. like most farm
er boys. he received a fair education.
Funston. however. displaying those
characteristics which have cropptd out
50 prominently o. Inter years was not
Satisfied with the progress he had
made in hook learning. 20 hid fitted
himself for entrance 90 the University
OF Kansas. from which institution he
graduated In due time.
Had Funston cared for politics he
undoubtedly could have had sooner or
later most u office within the gift OF
the people Of hts adopted state because
HIS father was a prominent politician.
the famous 'Foghorn' Funston who
represented MS district IN the lower
house OF s in h days Of In
gals Perkins and Plumb. But the
son seemed to abhor politics and set
about carving out for himself q career
In a different line OF work.
He was commissioned by the United
statcs department Of agriculture ON
some special work In Alaska. Having
completed that ne returned to the
states and about that time he Cuban
revolution was beginning to sizzle.
Funston went 10 Cuba. joined the rev
oiutionsls md served there during
1861. He uas severely wounded
during an engagement there and re-
turned home to recuperate. About
the time his wound had healed and ne
had recover ca &c hsalth the Maine
was blown up IN Havana harbor. tho
United states declared war on spain.
and Funston was commissioned az
colonel OF the seth Kansas volunteers.
Fate seemed 10 be on his side. because
fortunately. for Funston. at least. the
goth Kansas was ordered TO the phil
ippines. whereas " he had been as
signed to the other Kansas regiment
ne wouId have been marooned at
c~hickamauga and. while those who
knew him do not doubt that he would
have pushed his way to the front in
some or other. still his ad-
vancement would no doubt nave been
much slower than proved TO be tho
case. In 1888 while In tho Philip
zines he was commissioned a briga-
dier general OF volunteers. His most
notable achievement there was In i90i
when he commanded an expedition
which captured the Filipino leader.
Aguinaldo. Largely because OF the
daring displayed on this trip into the
interior OF the island. hunting down
and taking captive the leader 81 the
insurrectionlsts. he was commissioned
In the same month az a brigadier gem
erni IN the regular army.
After Funston's return to the states
he was stationed for a time at the
Preside at San Francisco. It was
there during the earthquake In April.
1906. that he again won commenda-
ti0i" A. soon as the gravity OF the
situation vac realized General Funs-
ton. without waiting TO get instruc-
lions from the war department. i'm
mediately proclaimed marital law aud
assumes charge Of the situation. II
was due 20 his prompt action ;ha or
der was maintained and footing was
prevented. Also. the soldiers under him
carried ON the operations Of dy aa-
hitting buildings in an effort 20 stav
the spread Of the flames. Ana : n
these operations General Funston
showed no faVors The mansions Of
the millionaires, the Stantords. the
crockers. the Floods and those %
many other financial kings we're level
ed TO the ground Just the same %
those belonging to people In more
moderate circumstances. After more
than forty-eight hours Of constant
%dynamiting the flames were finally
checked.
After the fires had been gotten un.
der control there was urgent ned for
a clear passageway through the streets
between the portion OF the city where
the refugees were q%uartered. and the
ferry building. The streets had been
filled fun Of debris from the wrecked
buildings. Travel on foot WAS diff
culi and q was impossible for teams
and wagons 10 get through. Hundreds
81 people were fiocking into the strick-
en- city, many Of them In search ~
relatives and others attracted there out
- curiosity. General Funston drafted
every male person reaching the ferry
Building and required them 70 pile
btick. tina ~ sssis In clearing a pass