THE SAN FftASTCISCO CALL. THR STORY OF THE CALIFORNIANS IN THE PHILIPPINE WARS.

— f the Philippine \u2666!:•\u25a0> \u25a0 ransport ship. Iin •"• jungles. They have been in the June 30 at o'clock in the afternoon the trenches, on the firing line and in the Peking entered the harbor of • storm and agony of battle. They have and i \u25a0 . \u25a0 . ff . Th< seen their comrades die by the slow poi- journey was over. The battle fie • fcon of disease or the quick sharp sting the Phili] 3 were before the Califor- of the bullet. They are worn with 111— -1 >:, Saturday, July 2, the ti ness and proud of their triumphs and \a ere landed and \*• duty that was to tak>- them both home. now for the first time the story of their in the < 'a . ks. The main thread of ih»- CalifornianS

• \u25a0 trials and their victories is. in com- Th \u25a0 for the is carried through the fabric of war by ' < !:•• •\u25a0. \u25a0•.'. It Just, there- pleteness, told. inila. 'ii July 24 the ai ''the First Is re, ;n ; what v. as done Few will forget the excitement which work began. Thr :om] tell by as mustering of the First Battalion were to per- the batteries their contribution attended the in of the First sent \u25a0 to \u25a0 glory of the Golden California Regiment. The streets were form outpost duty on the Pasay road. the Affairs were becoming critical. Th" The batteries were needed In crowded with enthusiastic men and • until strain was day by day becoming Manila aii'l there tl: remained women. The martial spirit was in the by the Government's command they air. The brilliant victory •Admiral of w.-r^ ordered home. Theirs was the Dewey was days - *.hat t he clash c armies must but a few old and pat duty guarding what had been soon come and on the night of July 31 of done riotic ardor had reached a pitch greater and th<- duty was performed. They ever history th>' summons came. It was the last well than before in the of the city their headquarters State. The war earthly call to s":n>- of the volunteers made the old with Spain had been and were ready, if occasion ever de- brought the very and it was one that none will forget to doors of Califor- manded, to defend the American posi- nians and the realization that sons of Within a very few minutes the sol- \u25a0 with "t" nia were on the tion their lives. The fortunes the Golden State were to take part in war dictated, however, that the Cali- the real drama of the Southern seas march. At 1 o'clock in ;h>- morning • i batteries were n"t t'> engage in came in the nature rather of pleasure ih>'y were within the zon< Along Pasay went, actual strife after the fall of .Manila. than duty. Governor Gage had Issued the road they the rain men, \u25a0 only I ss ng in torrents, the wind howling Their therefore was four his proclamation on April 26. and on who The complete Fred E. Rice, Vernon Roberts, Harry F. Burnett P. McGilvray, Henry .T. Marehe, illythrough the trees and swamps died from disease. Ross, Ryan, Henry Reeves; Ralph Mason, Friday, May t>, 189S, the First Regiment \u25a0 two batteries, from William T. Frank A. M Charles and shot and the 3 the that Ralph Russ, Ed- Moore, Albert E. Myers, Frank Muller, Infantry, National Guard of California, the shell of city William C. Roak'e. A. this and that from Los Ai < \u25a0\u25a0- makii ;:i t h•=•ir ears. \vars< ph B. M lieu- bergh, William J. Shearer, Otto Gustave Jesse E Norris, 11,I ,r A. Ostl \u25a0 rg, fantry. From that day in the armory After thai- night the Californians saw tenant; John A. Glass, second lieutt Smith) Julius Spiegel, John A. Steininger, Claude S Ortega, William Osborn, George active, d- 'lays Arthur I. Hayne, second lieutenant; T>. Stuart, Stewart, ( >'( \ >r, at Page and Gough streets the First service.' Two Charles A. Charles Jack M. nm .lar.it-s \v. Pend they J. Keohane, firsi S d< tier, Swift, K. Henry V. Thomas, E. Pattison, Prank X. California was under arms. Its long the intn Spencer, John Talbot. Owen Pendleton. '>n August 7 regi William C sergeant : Arthur W. Tipson, Levi B. Towle, Will Charles B. Perry, Jesse F. Platt, William of hardships, suffering and the entire \u25a0 series and tri- C. Schmidt t; Frank < i;> -;Ing, si r- Tanner, Richards, umph Stripes was sent to the front. On August 13 Henry Terry, E. H. William E. J. Rainford. Robert W. Ed- for the Stars and had bo- geant; Stewart P. Ell rgeant, Van, Thomas Ward, ward Reder, Joseph M Ripplier, Edward came the attack on Manila, which th^ Carl W. Wantz. .1. Kun. James M. Coyne, sergeant; Edward V. Warner, Warren, George F. Rathbun, P. Spaniards still in Marsha!!, John B. William Redman. John James From the moment of mustering in held stubborn posses- Moody, sergeant; Henry I-'. ser- Albert H. Nathan F. Wil- RawHon, Frank A. Sanders, Carl Sw k on day t; Ka.lin. si-rtr<-a!it Wlrth. Wilbcr. was no delay. were sac- that th.- First Albert : Ernest son, Waldi | Dunbar G. Warfleld, Herman «;. Seyler, James H. Somers,Dan- there Homes < Conklin, Oda Regimeni left -;j?n i. to become the Koenig, sergeant; Julius P. ser- August iel Harry Stiles, Stif- rificed, self-interests were buried, the re- Lundy, John R. Wolfskin and Walters. Scni.-!.!. W. John W. geant; W. L. sergeant; Alfred \u25a0 Berve. The Californians rap- .1 D, I-1 Angeles Henry Steere, ::\u25a0 r, Matt Schlenker, Andrew .T. citizen had disappeared in the soldier, advanced 1 1 Battery Stuart. idly, the First r,v.<} Aha F. ighi s, ser- F. Diss, first lieutenant; Schropshire, Hershel L. Spence, Al- on very next day. May 7, Second Battalions George Forbes, sergeant; captain; John W. Pleas and the the movi; - \u25a0 ii John McKeeby, second lieutenant; fred Schaufelberger. James E. Stockwell, regiment marched from its armory to s to the front in line of E Young, sergeant; William •! Healey, George L. \u25a0 Mackenzie, second lieutenant; Smith, .T. Snyder, th- [1 skirmishers and tl Third Battalion in sergeant; J. 9 Rant; Alfred E. John M. Peter Chris establish camp at Presidio. had Jeremiah John F. Lucey, second lieutenant; Sexauer, William Sherrill, transformation, column. The other battalions, in bat- 9 '"". Harmon, sergeant; William S. Frank L. X.ionel Stur- been a quick and the Willard, first sergeant; E. Dixon, ser- man, Nathan Starr. M. Traver, mation, were floundering through Wilde, Bergeant; William C Spencer, ser- C. P. Fred city could hardly realize it. Crowds • Henry Taussig, sergeant; John .hilius S. Tietz, Denis K. Twomay, lif-lds, \u25a0• : Philip J. Hauser, ->-.\u25a0\u25a0 int; M. A. geant; Frank thronged Presidio, where, day . the nun at times b I Tarr, Tewkabery, Harry : \u25a0 \u25a0 • Miller, tr> the -';•!). \u25a0 Bi • Garvey, sergeant; Charles B. ser- Vernon L. y waist deep in water. On reach- Was . Weise, Tuttle, Unruh, nfter day, the volunteers were learning sergeant; Joseph H. corp geant; Charles A. sergeant; Fred . William A John A. Van Bassford. ing the Intrei it was that sergeant; C. Brower, Kirk, Francis Van Craigh. Fred Weber, the rough life and seven discipline -f :hments found Thorn is Ilaws >•:, coi n J. W. Huntly, Charles 1 Din- Wolfe, Whitney, .like the camp. ido troops had ad- : Thomas J. Pitzpatrick, sergeant; Alonzo G. Graham, sergeant; Allan Richard C. \u25a0 way Turner, sergeant; Wiggins, George M. Wood, Joseph J. There the regiment remained until <. and were well on the to the -a!: James I. Frye, corporal; John Leslie M. Cameron de Ish iine. < Thoin, sergeant; Frank G. Henderson, Georg< Andrew Whitp, Monday, May 23, march, Lynch, irporal; Harry J. Morton, Wilson. J Wolfer. when the from sergeant: William K. Phelon, sergeant; William Wingfield, George A. Wat's. Har- City C ilonel Immediately .1 E. Manning, corporal; A. J. the Presidio to the transport of Smith moved the Bolderman, H. Gray, sergeant; G. ry J. Webb, Joseph Wentz and William ent l>y flank to the Geis. corporal: Bernard J. William Herbert Inking. b<\?an. The boys of California beach and then corporal; Bouchard, corporal; I.aux, sergeant; John A. Glass, sergeant; Verger. \u25a0 • \u25a0 \u25a0 Frank Pat- i\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 reaching were startin? on the long Journey that foi rick J. Heffernan, artificer; privates— John Robert P.. Parsons, sergeant; Cateaby C. Affairs progressed quietly for the not to end until some had met the Spanish battery on th>- beach the D. Adams. A. Albee, Jain-- Thorn, sergeant; William A. Simmons, was " C. C. Ander- l>,,yp of Callfi -ria during the month of death and others the terrible hazard of . mians were forced to ford a Lucius P. Armstrong, Henry L. sergeant; C. H. Ruch, sergeant; Jac. W. swiftly running Auerbach, <",. Austin, Jr., sergeant; August. The routine of ramp life was eprn^e war. As the boys marched stream. This was done Charles Sherlie Al- Purkeiser William Water- in Bennett, Silver, varied as much as possible, but in Idle- the Presidio to the transport they .t heavy Bre from the Spaniards, bin. George D. Haker. Robert man, sergeant; John P. sergeant; from fortunately very Joseph !<\u25a0 rgein, John J. Black, Willis I-. Willis S. Horton, sergeant, Elijah L. ness came thoughts of home. In Sep- were every foot of the way. On whose aim was poor. they were cheered Regi J> !.:: P. Bobb, Prank P. Boell. Moore, sergeant; Frank J. Campbell, cor- tember these thoughts took tangible guarding the important road to the In this town forced to hold Wednesday afternoon. May 25, the Pe- First mi nt nas i o\v within Bolinskl, where their fighting, Spanish Leonhard William A. Bourne. poral: Frank F. Atkinson, corporal; C. B. form. The Californians would not let town and arsenal to Santa Ana positions by continuous outer \u25a0 bay was the line of the works. \u25a0-\u25a0• )•\u25a0 \u25a0 king leparied. Down the she .'• /. f th*> On enter. D. Barrow, Roy A. John lilac-? under the direction Native engagement of the morning Santa Ana made military Governor of the island, 1, Peking the pretty to The boys from Cali- I-:.-- Frampton, Franclnl, Elbert Brousseau, June the entered Louis John J. Harry W. Butterfleld, King of the Golden West in the native had fallen the fighting Filipinos dignity which was quickly fornia were there fully hour bi Harry Forshay. F. Besemer, Sons and a followed harbor of Honolulu. The people of the an Fltzpatrick, Hamilton L. George Cathelln, Filipino death, cap- by appointment brigadier :the other American troops. Gillls, Glidden, M. Blakesley, John 11. theater. were shot to drowned or his as a city vied with each other in enthusias- This Will W. Peter W. Gorman, H. Cornew, disputed, bur (Irah.-im. Conklin, Samuel William T. October 4 the first regimental pa- tured. In that battle the Californians general. The natives made an attempt greeting. demonstrative \u25a0.is It ..as officially Robert J. John I">. Green, James Cooper, Ulysses On tic All that W, Grlnter, George M. Grove, Cochran, Howard G. S. regiment was given. The played a distinguished part, as is told at resistance, but by April 2 they were indicate good was published as a fact and so stands in Joseph Cummins, Hugh Cocke, T. rade Of the fseling could in .will Gaffney, Grier, Peter Covvl«?y, in trousers, elsHwhere in Scores oppor- conquered and Smith pro- records. That night . r. T. H. William M. Close, Albert A. men were robed white blue detail. of General given, and two days after the Califor- the California^ Haban, Halleran, Alfred J. Cronkhite, fohn given guard at gates <\u25a0\u25a0< Nick Michael J. James Simon H. and white helmets and made a tunities were for individual acts ceeded to establish a civil government, were banqueted by the citizens of stood the old Manila. Henk, Herbert, C. Dearberg, Dunham, George blouses accepted. nians land they had . r, Walter F. Henry Dotter, W. Dwlre, and striking appearance. of heroism, and they were for which he was awarded with the ap- Honolulu at the executive grounds. At 1:. a strange won strange I>. Hewlett, C. David Adelbert De- creditable and had proved John Hewitt. Samuel James quine, John H. Doyle, Abel Davis, Still true to the traditions i :' home the Day aft' island. Peking again set No one consid- the repre- Her.derpon. William F. Hill, Earll, Ed- sail. Fred Herbert miston, C. Horace Fanning, (>n February 7 1 sented. Sam James Berved Thanksgiving day, being enter- flict with victory. the On July 1 there was another uprising It unusual that the American Hunt. James Hurley, Jensen. John Richard M. Kurtz Flckas, Je<3se ered aft^r the capitulation Henry Joy- Fischer. l by the troops from Minnesota. town