Arizona republican., 1921-05-02
Capt. Thomas Rynning Resumes Old
 Post as Warden of Arizona Prison

Under Governor Campbelrs recent appointment, Capt. Thomas H. Ryn- ming resumed Saturday his old job as superintendent of the state prison at Florence, a position which he held under Governors Kibbey and Sloan. Captain Rynning's long and excellent record of public service assures good management of the prison by him, and it is said no other man in the state has 8 record equal to his in dealing with law breakers and con victed criminals. His long service in the army was a good preparatory school for him in his later work.
 As a mere boy Rynning enlisted in the U. 6. cavalry in Texas in 1885. That was a period when a cavalry man had something to do. Almost inn mediately young Rynning, under General Phil Sheridan. was in cam paign against the southern Cheyenne Indians in the Indian territory. Fol lowing that campaign and still as a trooper in the Eighth cavalry, he served under Lieutenant Fountain in Arizona against the Chihicahua Apaches in 1885 and 1886. On account of his reliability he was detailed to carry dispatches out of the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico to Gen
 eral Crook in Arizona. He was with Leonard Wood at the capture of Geronimo. With his command he marched to Dakota territory in 'SS, | which was the longest ride by cavalry in the world. There they relieved the famous Seventh cavalry Clusters old ] regiment) and pursued Sitting Bull l into British Columbia. He was hon. orably discharged from the army in | 1891 with a record of r battles l against the Indians.
 Having failed to see enough trouble, Rynning. as a lieutenant of 1 the Rough Riders, went to Cuba with | Wood and Roosevelt It is not gem erally known that an exceptional re- sponsibility fell to him in the battle of San Juan. Just before the advance
 up Kettle hill, when the Rough Riders were deployed in loose forma-
 ton and impatiently lying in the
 grass and brush under galling fire l an officer of the regulars passing
 along the lines went up to Lieut.
 Rynning and stated that Capt
 "Bucky' O'Neil had just been killed
 and ordered Rynning to take charge
 of that section of tho line. Just al
 that moment there was pontaneous
 decision of the Rough Riders. officer.
 and enlisted men alike. that they would not await orders where they
 were but would advance Under Ryn-
 ming the charge up Kettle hill began ' and was carried out with great sue.
 cess. With an enlisted man. Ryn 7 ming was the first to reach the sum , init of the hill and mounting a Erea , overturned sugar kettle (which gav'
 it's name to the hilD directed the en , listed man to hold aloft the Rougl Rider regimental flag as a rallyin.
 point: and it was while the two wer standing on that kettle that the ia ! nous flag. which now rests in a cas- Ar. <xpGf II. 21 , with bullets. Following the rall, on Kettle hin the Rough Riders am
 the regulars on each side of then
 pressed on to victory at the sunni of San Juan hill.
 , It was following his appointmen as captain of the Arizona ranger that Rynning got his reputation as l terror to evil doers; and itrwas a
 captain of the rangers that he gaine , criminal psychology that his success
 as prison superintendent was as sured.
 f It was also as captain of the gang {, CTS that Rynning showed himse s possessed of good quality of diplo : macy. Tn 1906 there was minin : strike at Cananea, Mexico. Riotin . by the Mexican miners was in pro i: gress and they showed themselye n eSpeCIdHy nOStlle 10 ADner1CanS. l. whom there were some 300 mel = women and children in the cam , Word came to Bisbee of the situatio i, and citizens appealed to Rynning [ = lead a rescue party to Cananea. H
 replied that 1t would probably mes 7 his losing his job as captain of il rangers. but he would lead the pro
 posed expedition :and he asked ft
 armed volunteers to the number
 300. The number required followe
 him immediately to the border tow
 of Naco. where they proposed to CT
 train for Cananea At the Mexica
 line Governor Yzabal of Sonora m
 Captain Rynning and forbade his CT h trance into Mexico. pointing out thi permission could not possibly given to an armed party of Anne
 jeans to come into his country Cal le tain Rynning replied that they we Tn not going in as a party but as il st dividuals: that they were going Is a peaceful mission to Cananea to pr, re tect and rescue Americans in pei in and they were going on that trai es Governor Yzabal made the best IS the situation and went along | 1- afterwards lost his job when it WI
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