Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14
AN ARIZONA ROUGH RIDER.
Frank Frantz, of Prescott. Pro- noted to CaptaincY for Bravery
 on the Battlefield

on the Battlefield
 A telegram from New York to the Kansas City Journal has the follow ing to say of an Arizous Rough Rider:
 Bronzed and besrde4, former Wellington, Kas., boy, ho won great fame as a member Cf Colonel Roosevelt's Rough Riders came to town last week to see the sights. He was plain Frank c. Fra-tz when he enlisted his services st the be- ginning of the war in Prescott, AriZ-. where he has lived since leaving Wellington, not many months ago When he came to New York last week he wore the epaulets of a cap tain, which he had won for bravery on the field before Santiago, when the Rough Riders, accompanied by two troops of negro cavalry, led the charge up San Juan hill.
 When the battle had been won and the men were exchanging ex- periences in the trenches of the Spaniards, FrantZ, then a lieuten- ant, stood burnishipg 6 carbine he had taken from a wounded compan- ion, as the charge sped on, fiuging away his sword. Turning, as be saw 6 corporal giving the salute to some superior officer, Lieutenant Frantz stood face to face to Colonel Wood.
 Should be compelled to make such charge again" said the colo nel, addressing Lieutenant Frantz, q would not ask for better man at my side than you, Lieutenant Frautz."
 The young officer blushingly ac- knowledged the compliment and stammered something that sounded like: Il was only duing my duty, sir"
 That night Colonel Wood made known to Colonel Roosevelt that fact of the personal bravery of Lieu tenant Frantz, and on the morning of the following Sunday the papers published the promotion of Lieu tenant FrantZ to captainey. The promotion came direct from Presi- don't Mckinley in a dispatch along with the order promoting several other young officers, among whom was Dave Goodrich, captain of tbe '98 Harvard crew, who stepped from . second to first heutensntcy. and was suggested to the president by Colonel Roosevelt
 In speaking of the matter to a friend who chanced scioss him in this city, Frantz said: "The compli- ment from Colonel Wood on the field came like thunderbolt to me. had no idea he had any opportu- nity to watch for the action of any one particular officer during the charge and when he spoke to me l was completely taken of my feet for . second. I recovered, however, and the blood, rushing through my veins at such commendation from my superior officer, made me feel good, indeed. It gave me sn incen- tive which would have carried me through . much worse charge than we had just finished toward the Spanish strongholds.
 "I was not surprised vhsn re- eeived word of my prof1Ction oe- cause had been made to he.ievs 1t was coming. It was dec -odiy vel come, nevertheless"
 FEantz went through a cam paign unscathed by bullet de sui fered on four different occasions with the prevailing Cuban fever, be- ing down in bed twice. But aside from losing twenty pounds Ia flesh he came out without a scar. He IS proud he went to war, was able to distinguish himself and is now ready to return to his life at the mines. He has been rendered a position on General Woods staf at Santiago, but does not think he &ill accept. He is tired of the exposure of sol dier life and says the existence of a regular army officer is varied one. He would have to sign the regular army roll should he become a mem> Der of General Woods staf.