Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-25
NO. 81

they took military possession Of Yerba
Eurna. Two days previous 10 this
marines and sailors had landed at
Monterey and raised the American
flag.
y battalion Of marines commanded
by Captain Edison landed at Vera
Cruz on March 9. lSi7. to cooperate
with Gen. Scott. in command OF the
army of invasion. Sailors and marines
under Captain Edison took part In the
capture OF Vera Cruz nineteen days
later. After distinguished service AT
several battles In Mexico. Major
TWiGgs. with a volunteer party OF 20
lmarinrs under Captain J. J. Rey-
| nolds, led the attack on the castle
Of chapultcpec and took il. This oc-
CURED on September Is. 1Si7. On
November II. 500 marines and sailors
landed and. captured Mazatlan. on the
west coast.
| In 1865. american marines were
landed at Hiogo. Japan. TO protect
American interests from attack. The
then American minister ordesed the
marines 10 land. and the subsequent
attack on the Japanese was one Of the
most unusual fights ever witnessed
rs the American minister himself ac-
companied the detachment. Four days
after the marines were landed restitu-
| tion was made 10y Japan and the
American forces embarked. During
the same year guard of United
| States marines landed at Yokohama
was sufficient to prevent the landing
| of an armed Japanese force. The same
year an American surveying party
| was fired on in Korea and 655 sailors
| and marines were landed at Salce riv-
or. Korea. To avrngr this. They at
| tackled and captured the forts.
Three years later marines were
ANA. They landed field pieces and re-
maincd ashore four days. Marines
were needed to quiet the people NJ
Honolulu OH February l3. 1874. when
that place was in the thrors Of select
ing u new king. Marines were called
upon by the British navy to aid in
Iuclling riots i'm Alexandria. Egypt i'm
1852. ana tn" AMERICAN flagship he
came a refuge for men. women and
children of the city. Two years later
the marines had TO land ut Colon. then
a city OF Colombia, to protect Amrri-
can interests ana property during n
revolution. on March 81 OF the same
year il was necessary TO land an en-
tire battalion of marines and two bat
talions of sailors to protect the pana-
ma railroad and transit across tho
isthmus.
First" in Spain.
The corps continued year by year Ia
add TO its laurcls. and in 1898 par
ticipatcd in preventing conflict be-
tween the Royal government Of
Hawaii and the rcvolutionsts, thus
virtually establishing the republic,
which existed until July Z, 1898. when
the island was annexed by the
~ United StateSr .a.rs1n,p-a aanII
Spanish soil in the war between Spain
and the United States. On the 3rd Of
| May. 1899, the marine company Of
the L. =. =. Baltimore. under the
command OF Lieutenant Dion Will
liams, L. =. VI. c.. landed at Cavitc. In
the Philippines. to take charge of the
| Spanish vessels of war and tn"
navy yard and fort there. Marines
| from the American war vessels Olym-
pia. Boston. Baltimore. Raleigh, Con-
cord and I'ctrcl garrisoncd tho navy
yard and station at Cavitc until the
arrival of a marine battalion from the
United States in May. 1899.
Over on the other side of tho world
a marine force numbering GAG men.
commanded by Col. r. W. Hunting
ton. l.. =. VI. c.. landed at Guanta-
namO Bay. Cuba. to hold that port as
n base for the American fleet block
aiding the Spanish ships at Santiago.
The marine corps came to the front
lagain during the troubles in China. in
1900. The first move I'm the far east
in which the marine corps figured oc-
CURED on May %. when force OF
ltwcnty-thrcc marines and three sail
ors from the u. :. :. Newark and %
marines from the l.. =. =. Oregon
landed and marched TO i'ckin. under
command of Captain J. T. Myers. To
protect the American legation.
Ten days later moro marines and
sailors from the same ships landed at
Ticntsin, under Captain Is. II. Mccall
Ia. Of the navy. and joined tn" force
of British sailors and marines in the
expedition for the relief OF the besirg-
ed legations in Pckin. The expedition
was forced to turn back on account
of meeting superior forces and rum
ming out Of supplies. Eleven days
after the expedition started. though.
a marine regiment and several de-
tachmcnts Of sailors, commanded by
Colonel W. i. Biddlc. l.. $. VI. c..
Joined the international expedition
which took Ticntsin. marched to Pc
kin and relieved the bcsicged lcga-
tions.
/, The marines played a prominent
part in the almost bloodlcss revolution
against the rule Of Colombia in 1901.
being landed at the cities on both
sides OF the isthmus. Panama and
Colon. The only man killed in this
revolution was n Chinaman. killed on
the street in Panama by one Of the
two shots fired by Colombian gun
boat in the harbor.
Three times marines landed in Cuba
in 1906 for the protection of American
interests there before It was neces-
sary to land in force and keep
force there for the pacifcatlon OF
Cuba. This large force was under the
command Of George Barnett, now
major general commandant OF the
corps. then a lieutenant colonel. This
, force consisted of about 1000 men.
, and later was augmented by more
. marines, raising It to 1900 men. This