VALE ALUMNI WEEKLY —
WAR RECORDS.
Additional Details of the Service of
Yale Men.
87 — On ~ Auigust* 24, Frankiin: — A:
Meacham, Major and Surgeon United
States Volunteers, was relieved from
duty at Havana, Division of Cuba, and
ordered to Manila, P. I.
’88—Harry W. McCauley was mus-
tered into United States service May I,
1898, as a private in Company E, First
Regiment, Colorado Infantry, United
States Volunteers. The regiment was
encamped at Camp Adams in the
suburbs of Denver, Col., from April 29
1o May 17; at Camp Merritt, San Fran-
isco, fron’ May 21 to June 14, on which
jay the Second Expedition for the
Philippines went on board the trans-
ports, the First Colorado Regiment be-
ng on the flagship China. The expedi-
tion sailed June 15. stopping at Hono-
lulu two davs. July 4 the fleet trans-
ports sighted Wakes Island, which the
government has since decided to use as a
sable station. Brig.-Gen. F. V. Greene,
with some of his staff, and a.number of
oficers of the First Colorado Infantry
and of ‘the First Utah Light Artillery,
went ashore. Gen. Greene raised the
American flag and left upon the island
in a weatherproof box official records
of the event.
only enlisted man in the landing party.
Wakes Island is the place of which the
Bennington took formal possession in
the name of the United States some
months later.
The expedition arrived in Cavite Har-
jor, July 16, and two days later the First
Colorado was landed on the Island of
Luzon between. Cavite and Manila, at a
place which later was officially desig-
nated as Camp Dewey. .His regiment
was in the fights of: July: 29 and 31,
August 1, 2 and 13. On the day of the
Battle of Manila, August 13, the regi-
ment was given the position of honor,
that is directly opposite Fort San
Antonio Abad, the strongest fortifica-
tion in the Spanish line. Fort San An-
tonio Abad, which was captured by the
Colorado Volunteers, was the first point
taken by the Americans, and upon it
Colonel Henry B. McCoy (then Lieu-
tnatn-Colonel) raised the American
lag, while the Colorado band, which had
iollowed its regiment into action, played
The Star Spangled banner. This flag
was the first American emblem to float
over Manila or its defenses. Colonel
Irving Hale, of Denver, who com-
manded the Colorado Volunteers during
the siege of Manila, was made Brigadier-
General of Volunteers the following
month, September, 1898. He was suc-
ceeded in the Colonelcy of the regiment
by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B. Mc-
Coy of Pueblo, Colorado.
Mr. McCauley was promoted to the
ank of Corporal, Sept. 1, 1898. He was
nade Provost Sergeant of the First
Battalion, Nov. 12; and Regimental
Provost Sergeant three weeks later.
When the Filipino insurrection broke
out Feb. 4, 1809, he went with his regi-
ment into active field service; and par-
ticipated in many reconnaissances, as
well as taking part in everv engagement
in which his regiment was concerned.
During the night of Feb. 4, when the
insurgents tried to break through the
American lines around Manila, the First
Colorado Infantry was in position on the
outskirts of the Sampaloc District, op-
posite Blockhouses 5 and 6, and on both
sides of the Balic Balic road. A few
hundred yards to the rivht of this posi-
tion was the Santa Mesa Bridge, where
the war began. Next morning at five
minutes past 8 o'clock the Colorado
Volunteers started the charge, which was
later followed by the other regiments
all along the 15 miles of American firing
line. At the hour named Colorado cap-
tured Blockhouse 5 and a few minutes
later Blockhouse 6 was taken by the
same regiment. This second blockhouse
was taken without the assistance of any
artillery. In these captured positions
were found 49 dead insurgents and 15
seriously wounded. Six uninjured in-
surgents were taken prisoners. Block-
house 6 was burned by the troops; but
No. 5 was allowed to remain intact in
order that it might be used as a station
by the United States Volunteer Signal
Corps.
Feb. 5, detachments of the First Colo-
rado Infantry, the First Nebraska In-
fantry, and the Utah Light Artillery
captured the Deposito or reservoir,
where the water which supplies Manila
Mr. McCauley was the —
is stored. Next dav the same detach-
ments advanced five miles further into
the insurgents’ territory and after a sharp
fight with the rebels, secured possession
of the pumping station and complete
water works plant, which is located
eight miles from Manila on the Mari-
quina river. The water had already
been turned off by the natives and im-
portant parts of the pumping machinery
were missing. When a Colorado man
dug up the missing parts in the vicinity
of the plant, the threatened water famine
in Manila was averted.
During the whole of the campaign
against the Filipinos the First Colorado
was on the American firing line. From
February 5 to March 15 it kept the coun-
try between the villages of Balic Balic
and San Francisco del Monte too warm
for insurgent occupation. And from
March 15 until the volunteers-were re-
turned to America the regiment cam-
paigned in the Mariquina Valley toward
the famous Laguna de Bay (the lake
of the bay) on the southeast and toward
Antipolo, San Mateo and other insur-
gent strongholds to the northwest. This
campaign was tnder the direction of
Brigadier-General Robert H. Hall. It
prevented the insurgents south of Manila
from joining the rebels on the north,
under Generals Aguinaldo and Luna.
while Major-General Lawton and Mac-
Arthur were advancing against Malolos,
the insurgent capital, and other fortified
towns to the north.
Was in expedition to Antipolo, Mo-
rong and adjacent insurgent strong-
holds, June 3-7. Major-General Lawton
in command. Also in expedition to
Las Pifias and Parafique, June 10-17.
Major-General Lawton in command.
The morning of June 10, the Colorado
casualties numbered 13.
Regiment left ilanila on United States
Army Transport Warren, July 18,
exactly one year from the time it had
landed on the Island of Luzon, to begin
offensive operations against the Span-
iards. The Warren trifled with a
typhoon seven days, all the way from
Manila to Nagasaki, Japan. The regi-
ment was ashore at Nagasaki, July 25-
27; sailed through the Island Sea of
Japan; ashore at Yokahama and Tokio,
July 30 to Aug. 2. Reached San Fran-
cisco Aug. 16, having buried two privates
of the regiment at sea after leaving
Yokahama. Came ashore Aug. 17, and
went into camp at the Presidio, to be
mustered out of the service Sept. 8.
On the day that Malolos fell, a mem-
ber of a Colorado detachment serving
with Major-General MacArthur’s com-
mand, unearthed in the main street of
the insurgent capital two twelve-inch
Krupp siege guns in practically new
condition. Formerly the property of the
Spanish army, they had been buried in
Malolos when Aguinaldo realized that he
would have to evacuate the town.
While serving in the tropics the health
ofthe: Farst- Colorade:: infantyy has
ranked with that of the most fortunate
regiments. Died of disease, 20; drowned,
1: Suicide, 1.- -Killed~in action, 10,— A.
large number, who recovered from their
injuries, were wounded in battle. Dur-
ing the Filipino insurrection the princi-
pal engagements in which the regiment
took part were on February 4, 5 and 6,
' March 16, 25 and 31, and April 15, 1899.
During the camnaign in the tropics Mr.
McCauley, in addition to his military
duties, acted as staff correspondent of
the Denver Republican.
’91—Edward F. Horr entered the ser-
vice Sept. 26, 1898, as Acting Assistant
Surgeon and was ordered to Santiago
de Cuba by next transport, which left on
the 28th, going by way of Puerto Rico.
On reaching Santiago was assigned for’
duty with the Fifth United States Vol-
unteer Infantry (immunes), stationed
about a mile out of the city on the road
to Morro Castle. Remained there about
three months and was then ordered to
Manzanillo for duty with the Fourth
United States Volunteers. At Man-
zanillo received orders to take charge
of hospital of detachment of that regi-
ment stationed at Jiguani, a place up in
the mountains, about in the center of
the Province of Santiago. After re-
maining there about four months the
Fourth Regiment was ordered home for
muster-out and he was sent to Bayamo
to take charge of hospital at that point
for the Tenth United States Cavalry,
which relieved the Fourth in this dis-
trict, and has been there now some four
months. Has had several attacks of the
Cuban fever, but only two severe enough
to be dangerous, one at Santiago in
November, and the other at Manzanillo.
All Acting Assistant Surgeons have
Same rank as Assistant Surgeon of the
Regular Service, First Lieutenant.
“Mr. Foley of New Haven,”
From time to time in past years a
good deal of money has been secured by
unscrupulous people who have had some >
connection with the college life, by visits
to Yale men or to their ‘families in dif-
ferent parts of the country and the use
of different stories. A scheme worked
within the last year by one who used to
be a New Haven tradesman was to go
to the family of some recent Yale grad-
uate whom he knew and to represent
himself as a friend of the student, or as
a creditor, presenting a note or a bill.
On one pretext or the other, he would
secure a small sum of money from
the family and would be out of reach
when the student returned. The story
often used is simply one of friend-
ship with the student when he was
in New Haven and of kindness done
him, with a request to help now that
the man: isin hard tuck... It 1s ‘com-
mon to give a list of the boy’s friends
and tell something about his ways in
College so as to make the impression of
having been much in his confidence.
The thing has been going on again this
last Summer, and, for the benefit of Yale
men who may be profitably warned, the
following is reprinted from the Hart-
ford Courant of August 14:
“A prominent Yale graduate and citi-
zen of Hartford has a son, also a Yale
graduate, whose name is the same as
his own except for the middle initial.
The other day this gentlemen was
called into the reception room at his
home to see a man who had inquired for
him. The visitor appeared surprised,
and asked if this was Mr. ° ‘Blank.’
He said he was looking for a younger
man of the name who had graduated
at Yale in 1808. “That is my son,’ was
the explanation, ‘and he is away at pres-
ent.’
“The visitor said that he was ‘Mr.
Foley of New Haven,’ and that he knew
the young man and had done work for
him in College. He named the boy’s
rcommate and a number of his intimates.
He said he had walked from Spring-
field and had had nothing to eat for a
day. He often did work for the young
man and knew, if he saw him, he could
get money to take him home. Just then
he drew too near, and the presence of
whisky became very evident. When
asked how long since he had had a drink,
he said it was easier to get drink than
food. He was dismissed on the ground
that nobody loaded up with whiskey
could get anything at that house.
“The incident by itself would soon
have been forgotten, but a few hours
later, at his law office down town, the
same gentleman was called on by another
man who explained that he wanted to
see the young man of that name who
had graduated at Yale. He named off
the same fellows that the other had
named. He said he had done work for
the young man. He, too, had walked
from Springfield. He needed help, and
he, too, was ‘Mr. Foley of New Haven.’
The stories of the two men were alike,
but the second edition of Mr. Foley had
no smell of liquor about him. He pro-
fessed to know nothing of the other man
of his name, and made a very good im-
pression by himself, but, as Foleys were
becoming so very prevalent that day, the
gentleman on whom he was calling
thought it the part of prudence not to
begin helping such an abundant family
until he knew more about them, and the
man was given nothing but an oppor-
tunity to leave. So far as known, the
Messrs. Foley did not try to touch any
other Yale men here, but they may turn
up in some other town. It may take
a long time to reach New Haven if they
can get free drinks and no food all
along the route.”
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