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J, PA., MONDAY, OCTOJ3 LOCAL WAR NOTES.JmSince the exclusive publication in the M Timiiunk on July 11 of the death of «tre Sergeant John W. Jones, the first cha man of our vicinity to fall in the pbo late war, the Thihunk has endeavor- jlt;,h ed to obtain further details of his death |n \ than wero published in that Issue. »j With the assistance of his brother, Evan R. Jones, of Scranton, we, present today»dJoseph C. Fitzgerald, a member of Com pauy E, Seventh regular Infantry, toK-idaKid[ffill-ittoIllsnt.*dsrinidPe-Isio10s.)0«•ine,tin? expiration of his term, May 30 last,Dr. David Kennedy^SO Cl,r to our readnrs part of a letter from u ^T no nikli I li'ili rnrnlil o iiin.uKnit n f f V. nHilomerm which the deceased belonged. This ^ letter was written to David J. Reynolds, ^ ^ of Denver, Col. The latter was a personalFrf»lt;a friend of John W. Jones, and slates that ^ John had agreed to leave the service at ‘ ' »S fli.i AVttirnllnn n f I ■ I o to rut Muo *!lt;» lout |0 Ibut the breaking out of the war caused ,,:lir him to change his mind and re-enlist. forMr. Fitzgerald writes from Santiago, 1 ,H‘lP Cuba, under date of August 11, as aim“ follows: m!‘•In reply to your letter concerning M k our departed brother, John W. Jones, I f ‘r am sorry to inform you that 1 have been del| unable to obtain the address of any of s)'v liis relations. I havo tried in every way li possible* but liavo failed so far. How- belt lt ever, I am in hopes that in the near for ; future 1 will be able to furnish you with minthe Information you desire. Ho left j*jsome papers in the company mess-cliest, |,v p and I hope to bo able to get to it soon, vjsjj a‘ as we are ordered to leave hero for the |,;as United States and we may get onr moss- .o *chest, which 1 have not seen since we came on the island. You have no Idea 10 how hard it is to have to bury our *' dearest friends on an island like this* without even a box to place them in. j j*n John was hurled about seventy-five ° yards in the rear of where he fell, withtu r i del i As thirty-four others of his regiment. Ho ^or1(1 fought and died bravely. He was shot (*,iri through the forehead and nevor uttered M a word after being hit, dying almost Phil Instantly. It was a hard-fought battle mon** and we wore \i\ the thick of it from IV8.30 in tiie morning until 4 in the after- ter,l- noon. lt*it as cruel as the war was, it is relaMM^ hardly as bad as it is now, owing to 10 the number of fever cases here. The \,.vv way the men are suffering is horrifying. rnja If I can get his papers in the mess-cliest,^ I will give you more information about tj|0 ,e poor Jones, and In my next letter more ,s about our regiment's part in the uieiiior-M‘ able battle of Santiago.” AThe condition of John McKinley, of 1 Freeland’s representative in the Fourth Will artillery, became more serious last week, ti and tlio officials sent for bis brother, dun James, of New York city. The latter is feet tiow with him in the general hospital at part Camp Wickoff, Montauk Point, and is °pett leaving nothing undone to bring backliis brother’s health. Typhoid fevorand was (l malaria have set in, but so far the wen danger point lias been averted. John is T' one of tlm few Pennsylvanians who was vale given an opportunity to distinguish him- fit re self in Cuba, and his friends here hope I’hil lie will bn as victorious over the disease The as he was over the Spaniards. *loh4l Thomas Newcomb enlisted at the vvi^! j. United States recruiting office In Wilkes- *a,MI barro, and was ready to be sent to Fort- ,,ut v res.s Monroe, when bis father appeared m on the scene and protested against the Fron is hoy going away, saying ho was under 21. W »n Lieutenant Hlviter refused to give him Miss sf up. Habeas corpus proceedings wero dow it then entered before Judge Woodward, Rea a, who ordered that the young man be Dov handed over to the custody of his father, aete saying he had first claim. Mis?William Sheedy, a recruit for the rng- J°rs ular army, who was on his way from con' Al Wilkosbarro to Washington to join his horn [y regiment, was taken to a Philadelphia ®ntfi l)^ hospital Friday In a frenzied state from has m drinking a quart of whisky. At Wayne *H ft Junction Sheedy became quite violent p(* J °’ and threatened to kill the other uien, N,na whom lie thought wero Spanish soldiers. ,,P I ilo was finally overpowered by bis companions and strapped down.Among the souvenirs held by Free- cjia land boys Is a beautiful silver badge, pjtt the property of C. F. Ilaganey, of the otln First Penn'a. It contains hi?* name, |i()ft ^ No.v5f and U. S. S., signifying UnitedStates scout. Charley was one of tin* was * thirty men selected by (ieneral Rrook nni\ from the 27,000 in the First army corps Hjon to do scout duty, and takes a pardonable j' pride in possessing this valuable sou-’ v°nir. tll()James Davis, of town, Is recuperating at V at the home of his sister, Mrs. David P. not ly Jones, South Centre street, after passing upp through the monotonous life at Cliicka-III mauga. He was with Company K, ofthe Ninth. Jim is an old standliy of *Uncle Sam’s, having served previously n in the Marine Corps.8. Eugene Riley, who served on the St.Paul, has decided not to re-enter the naval service, and will be honorably mustered out when his furlough expires. V .* t- Hone saw enough hot work on the St. a Paul to do him until the government C)( has another scrap on its hands, s. Robert D. Hay, chief musician of the y- Ninth Penn’a, will shortly publish the ire song “Taps,” the words of which uro by *ill the late T. P. Ryder. viaRoncootthemervaincollimenKturi
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Freeland, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Oct 03, 1898
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