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YALE ALUMNI! WHEELS -_ Henry B. Joy, ex-’86S., enlisted in the United States Navy at Norfolk, Va., April 29, 1808, with rating as Chief Boatswain’s Mate. Was assigned to duty on the U. S. S. Yosemite, then fit- ting out at Norfolk Navy Yard. The Yosemite left Hampton Roads, May 30, 1808, convoying an ammunition ship to Kev West. She was among the block- ading fleet off Havana, later off San- tiago de Cuba and San Juan, where on June 28, she engaged for three hours a Spanish cruiser, gunboat and torpedo boat, the Yosemite having attacked and set fire to a Spanish merchant vessel. The Yosemite was attached to Com- modore Watson’s Squadron, which was to have attacked the Spanish coast cities, but, when peace was declared she was ordered to League Island near Philadelphia, to discharge her crew. Mr. Joy was honorably discharged from the service of the United States at League Island, Aug. 22, 18098. He had been a member of the Michigan Naval Reserves before the war. EFighty-Seven. Rodmond V. Beach, ’87, was commis- sioned Second Lieutenant, Second Regi- ment, United States Volunteer Engi- neers, June 21, 1898. Transferred to First Regiment, United States Volun- teer Engineers to date from June 21. Commissioned First Lieutenant and ap- pointed Regimental Adjutant, July 20. Encamped at Peekskill, N. Y. until Aug. 5. Sailed for Ponce, Porto Rico on transport Chester, arriving there Aug. 15. Taken ill Sept. 4, developed typhoid fever and died. Sept. 29 in the Red Cross Hospital, Ponce, of peritoni- tis, induced by the fever. transferred to the steamer Panama for return to New Haven, with all military honor, Sept. 29. The funeral was at New Haven, Oct. 7, under escort of the Second Connecticut Regiment, of which he had for many years been a member and officer. (A more detailed account of his service and death was printed in the WEEKLY of Oct. 6, 1898.) Franklin A. Meacham, ’87, was com- missioned by the President, June 16, 1898, as Surgeon with rank of Major of the Second Regiment, United. States Volunteer Engineers. He reported for duty June 22, at Camp near Fort Sheri- dan, Ill, where he organized and equipped the Medical Department of the regiment. Was stationed at Camp Sheridan until Aug. 12, when he was ordered to join the Fifth Army Corps at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point. L. L.; he was head Surgeon in charge of the sanitary arrangements at Montauk. Oct. 30, he went from Camp Wikoff, N. Y., to join the Seventh Army Corps, Camp Onward, Savannah, Ga. Was ordered Nov. 12, to proceed to Havana, Cuba, where he assisted in the rehabili- tation of that city, and the establishment of Camp Columbia, Cuba. Jan. 17, 1899, he was detached from his regi- ment and ordered to Military Hospital No. I, Havana, Cuba. On the muster out of his regiment at Havana, Cuba, April 15, 1899, he was appointed and mustered in on same date as Major and Brigade-Surgeon, United States Volun- teers, to date from April 5, 1899. Will remain on duty at Military Hospital No. I. Previous to the outbreak of the war, he was Major-and Surgeon, Utah National Guard. Lewis Seymour, ’87, was mustered into the United States service May 18, 1808, as Quartermaster-Sergeant of First Reg- iment, New York Volunteer Infantry. Encamped at Camp Black, Hempstead, L. I.; Governor’s Island; Camp Merritt, Col.; Presidio, Cal. Went to Honolulu, I., on transport Scandia, arriving in Honolulu Sept. 1. Stationed at Camp McKinley, Honolulu, from Sept. I to Nov. 30. Recommended for com- mission as Second Lieutenant by Col- onel T, H. Barber in October, 1808. Arrived at Presidio, Cal. (second time), Dec. 6. Mustered out of the service of the United States, Feb. 26, 1899. Eighty-Seven S. Lewis A. Conner, ’87 S., enlisted May 18, 1898, in Troop A, New York Vol- unteer Cavalry; went from Camp Black to Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va., May 26. Promoted to Lance Corporal in June. Ill with typhoid fever from: July 10 to Sept. 1. Given sixty days fur- lough from Sept. 11, 1898. Mustered out of the United States service, Nov. 28, 1808. His body was | Ure Deas (07S. cilisted a the” Third Regiment, Nebraska Volunteers. Appointed First Lieutenant. Served as Acting Adjutant-General of Brigade stationed at Panama Park, Jacksonville, Fla: George H. Wood, °875., enlisted April 25, 1898, as private in Company G, Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteers. Appointed Corporal, April 27; ap- pointed Sergeant, May 5. In camp at Camp Bushnell, Columbus, O., from - April 27 to May 18. Mustered into the United States service May Io. Pro- moted to Second Lieutenant of Com- pany G, May 16, 1898. In camp at ‘Tampa, tia. irom May 20 to July 25. Appointed Regimental Commissary, June 13. Served on staff of General H. - ENSIGN YANDELL HENDERSON, 95. S. Hawkins as Brigade Commissary of First Brigade, First Division, Seventh Army Corps, and on staff of General J. M. Andrews and General J. R. Lincoln, as Brigade Commissary of Second Bri- gade, Third Division, Fourth Army Corps.: In camp at Fernandina, Fla., from July 26 to Aug. 21. On sick leave Aug. 21 to Sept. 16. Sept. 16, rejoined regiment at Columbus, O. Mustered out of the service of the United States, Oct. 26, 1808. Eighty-Eight. Jesse H. Behrends, ’88, enlisted May 1, 1898, as Captain of Company C, Sixty- Fifth Regiment, New York Volunteers. Left Buffalo; N. Y., the same date, for Camp Black, Hempstead, L. I. Mus- tered into the United States service, May 17, 1808. Left Camp Black for Camp Alger, Va., May I9, remaining there until Aug. 24. Regiment ordered back to Buffalo for muster out of ser- vice. Resigned and honorably dis- charged from service, Aug. 24, 1898. Three members of Company C died of typhoid fever at Camp Alger. | Previous te the Spanish War, he en- listed in the Sixty-Fifth New York In- fantry, May, 1890; promoted to Cor- poral in Nov., 1890; promoted to Ser- geant in March, 1891; promoted to Sec- ond Lieutenant in May, 1892; promoted to First Lieutenant in Feb., 1896, and promoted to Captain in April, 1808. Harry W. McCauley,. ’88, was mus- tered into United States service May 1, 1898, as a private in Company E, First Regiment, Colorado Volunteers. The regiment was encamped at Camp Adams in the suburbs of Denver, Col., from April 29 to May 17; at Camp. Merritt, _ $an Francisco, from May 21 to June 14. on which day the second expedition for the Philippines went on board the transports, the First Regiment being on the flagship China. The expedition sailed June 15, stopping at Honolulu two days.. The expedition arrived in Cavite Harbor, July 16, and two days later the First Colorado was landed on the Island of Luzon between Cavite and Manila, and which later was offi- cially designated as Camp Dewey. His regiment was in the fights of July 31, Aug. I and 2. On the day of the Battle of Manila, Aug. 13, the regiment was . given the position of honor, that is directly opposite the strongest fortifica- tion in the Spanish line. Mr. McCau- “i was promoted to Corporal, Septem- er i. Send for Catalogue. James H. McMillan, ’88, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, United States Volunteers, was commissioned June 3, 1898, as! Brigade Quartermaster on General Duffield’s Staff. Stationed at Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va., until June 21, on which date sailed with a portion of Brigade for Santiago; landed at Siboney, June 27. Was with the Thirty-Third Michigan Volunteers dur- ing the engagement at Aguadores, July I. Executive nomination for appoint- ment to Major by Brevet for gallant and meritorious services in the presence of the enemy, Aguadores, Cuba, July 1, sent to the Senate on Jan. 30, 1899. Was assigned to duty July 18, under Colonel C. H. Humphrey, as Chief Quartermas- ter of the expedition at Santiago. Was relieved from this duty after all troops on original expedition had been shipped North, Aug. 25. Frederick H. Pomroy, ’88, was’ ap- pointed Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, United States Volunteers, June 8, 1898; Brigade Commissary-Ar- tillery, Fourth Army Corps, July 16; Brigade Commissary, First Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, July 18; Assistant Depot Commissary, Ponce, fF arta Rico, Ate. 3™ Depot Commissary, Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. go; Ciel -Conmissary. Jisteiet . of rouce;-Perto Rico; “Oct. 6* sick wath fever in Red Cross Hospital, Ponce, Porto Rico, July 31 to Aug. 4; Artil- lery Brigade, Fourth Corps, Tampa, Fla.; First Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Corps, Tampa, Fla., to July 23. Sailed on transport Cherokee for Porto Rico.. Fired on near San Juan by U. 5..9. Dixie July 31. On duty at Ponce on staff of General Miles and General Guy V. Henry. Dr. B. R. Ward, ’88, served during the Spanish War as Chief Surgeon aboard the ram Katahdin, stationed at Provincetown,. Mass., and at Fortress Monroe, Va. He was ordered to the gunboat Bennington of the Pacific Sta- tion in Sept., 1898, and is at present (April 1) with the Bennington at Manila. When the joined the Benning- ton she was at San Francisco. From there she went to Honolulu, where she remained about three months. During this time Dr. Ward volunteered his ser- vices in the United States Military Hos- pital at Honolulu, and was recom- mended ‘to the Secretary of the United States Navy by Charles E. Davis, Major and Surgeon in charge, for favorable notice. Left Honolulu Jan. 7, and went to Guam and made a report of the stores, buildings and condition of the island to the Secretary of the United States Navy. Arrived at Manila about Feb. 20, and has been in one or two en- gagements between our gunboats and the insurgents. Previous to the war was appointed Assistant Surgeon, United States Navy, Jan. 14, 1893, with rank of Ensign. Promoted to Past Assistant Surgeon, United States Navy, Jan. 14, 1896, with the rank of Lieutenant. -Eighty-Eight S. Richard H. Franchot, ’88 S., was mus- tered into the service of the United States May 17, 1898, as Captain of Com- pany I, Third Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. Stationed at Camp Black, Hempstead, L. I., from* May 2 to May 27; Camp Alger, Falls Church, Va., May 27 to Aug. 18. Company I was on Provost Guard duty, Falls Church, Va, July 26 to Aug. 12. Sta- tioned at Camp Meade, Aug. 19 to Sept. 11. Detailed on General Court Martial, Camp Meade. At home station, Olean, N. Y., Sept. 12 to Nov. 30. Mustered out of the service ‘of the United States, Nov. 30, 1808. Previous to the war, was commis- sioned Second Lieutenant, Forty-Third Separate Company, N. G. N. Y., July 14 1890; promoted Captain Dec. 14, 1894. 7 Charles G. Miller, ’88 S., in the capac- ity of Surgeon accompanied the Red Cross expedition that left Tampa, Fla., on July 13, 1898, and proceeded to San- tiago on the transport Lampasas, where it was intended to establish a hospital. This was not possible because of the yellow fever quarantine and the party went to Guantanamo and from there to Porto Rico, accompanying General Miles’ invading army. At this place, Guanica, the Lampasas was turned into an impromptu hospital ship and placed in charge of the Red: Cross. The party landed their sick at Fortress Monroe on Aug. 7, and arrived in New York Aug. 9. In month of September served for two weeks on Red Cross Hospital cars offered by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, carrying the sick from Camp Wikoff to Long Island City. DARK CORNERS...... Closets, Stairways, and Cellars not reached by the sun during the day or near the lights at night—ever Burning matches is bother you? unsatisfactory and dangerous. These annoyances cease with the advent of the ELECTRIC CANDLE. You can rummage and poke around in comfort as much as you like. Call and see how nicely and simply they are gotten up, finished in an- tique brass. United States Battery Co., 253 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. A RECORD which has no equal. Col. Thos. Martin, of Bluffton, S. C., shooting a Parker Gun at Elkwood Park, in eight days’ shooting from April 8th (including the Grand American Handicap), killed 501 live birds out of 567 shot at, and also made a run of 141 straight. On April 28th he won the Maryland Handi- cap, killing 25 straight. | That the “Old Reliable’’ is extremely pop ular is strongly attested by the fact that of the 263 contestants in the Grand American Handi- cap of 1899, 77 were using “ Parker’s.” 4 Facts such as these prove the “Parker” to be the most popular shotgun in America. There are more Parker Guns in the hands of Amateurs than any other make of gun in the world. PARKER BROTHERS, Makers, Meriden, Conn. New York Salesroom, No. 96 Chambers St.
