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Updated: June 24, 2025
With upturned heads they admired these giants of the forest and then passed on to view other trees from many climes and countries. "Here's the Lumholtz pine that father wrote me about from Mexico," cried Ethel Blue, whose father, Captain Morton, had been with General Funston at Vera Cruz. "See, the needles hang down like a spray, just as he said.
And the Twentieth Kansas, under Colonel Fred Funston, broke camp and hurried to San Francisco to be ready to answer that call. Thaine Aydelot had never been outside of Kansas before.
Landing unarmed on the enemy's side of the river, they fastened their rope to a part of the very trench works of the Filipinos. With this connection established, Colonel Funston improvised a ferry and was soon on the enemy's side with supports. A stiff, unequal fight remained, as the ferry carried but six men on each trip.
Good-by," Thaine declared, and, at the bugle call, fell into his place. Beyond the river a steady fire was opened on the American forces, and no bridge nor boat was there by which to cross. Doctor Carey stood watching the situation with a strange sense of unrest in his mind. "There must be rafts," declared Colonel Funston. And there were rafts, hastily made of bamboo poles.
"There they were met by Simeon Villa, military commander of Isabela province, the man who was chief of staff to Aguinaldo afterwards, and was captured by General Funston along with Aguinaldo in the spring of 1901."
While the soldiers under General Funston took military charge of the city, squads of cavalry and troops of infantry patrolling the streets and guarding the sections that had not yet been touched by the flames, Mayor Schmitz and Chief of Police Dinan sprang into the breach and prepared to make a desperate charge against the platoons of the fire. This was not all that was needed to be done.
He lived mostly in the company of Kansas University men, and with the old University yell of "Rock Chalk! Jay Hawk! K U!" for their slogan, they stood shoulder to shoulder in every conflict. Lastly, he was a hero-worshiper at the shrine of his colonel, Fred Funston, and his captain, Adna Clarke; while in all the regiment, the fair face of young Lieutenant Alford seemed to him most gracious.
"Never learned!" laughed Donald. "Seems mighty funny down here, doesn't it?" "Sure does; but you're just as well off without it. Live here?" "No," replied Adrian; "we were on our way home and got stuck!" "What's the matter?" asked the soldier, with much concern. "Out of coin?" "We haven't much; but Gen. Funston has promised to find us passage home in a few days.
"How do we know you have?" asked the officer. "Haven't I put Gen. Funston into your hands?" "We are not sure it is Funston," said the other. "Then bring him out and look at him. You know the general when you see him, don't you?" "I think so, although I've never seen him but once." "Well, that is he, all right," declared the American. Donald turned and looked at his companion. Then he chuckled.
Orizaba gradually faded from sight, Billie turned to the others and in a voice tinged with sadness remarked: "There's only one thing about the whole country that I admire." "What's, that?" asked Adrian. "Lucia?" "No; it's the wholesome respect the Mexicans show for Brigadier-General Funston." "Yes, and if he is let alone, he'll make them respect the American flag," echoed Donald.
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