Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-08
d" ROUGH RIDERS RETURN.
Sergeant George W. Armiii and Heys
/. Albers at Home.
1HEY ARRIVED SATURDAY NIGHT.

IN pufbuauce 10 tne Suggestion maze
through THE CITIZEN last saturday after
noon, the people Of Albuquerque turned
out en- masse, and, with the First regi-
ment band, were at the depot 10 welcome
the return home Of Sergeant George W..
Armiio and Private Heye l.. Albers, OF
Troop + OF ROOseyelt's famous Rough
Riders"
When the train came TO a halt the
two gallant Albuquerque soldiers were
promptly placed on an lmproyised plat.
form, and Hon. b. s. kOdey, who had been
requested to publicly welcome them
home, delivered the following appropriate
address.
RODEY's TRIBUTE.
George Washington Armijo and Heyc l..
Aibersi
With that regard that all mankind
forever has for the gallant and the brave,
our fellow citizens welcome you home.
Ne welcome you back from glOry's field,
with thanks 10 the Providence tnat pre-
eefYed you midst the shot aud she'll OF
San Juan's hill; with feelings OF glad
ness we take your hands and give YOU
back 10 your proud parents, 10 the fond
mothers VIM never nlnched but sent you
fOfth Vn duty's call, and with aching
hearts hoped and prayed Tor your pre-.
seryatiOn. kesignedly they sent you out
10 ight for freedoms flag, for sweet lib
erty's sake In this holy War-wBged for
the human race, 10 do or die Tor the
eternal right.
You are superior to us all; you are as
high above YOU fellows a. bravery ever
stands above timidity. You have earned
your right to all the blessings that can
ever come meath freedoms flag. You and
your gallant comrades have gu. niched
yourselves ia GlOrJ's halls, aud history
will ever have a sacred tablet devoted TO
the deeds OF the yalliant"ROugh Riders"
In days 10 come when freedoms banner
shall DER happy and cOntented PEG.
pie In all the sunlit wales OF Cuba's Isle,
when all the valiant deeds Of liberty's
sacred war Of 1898 shall have been en-.
shrined Ia thesis and in song, a share OF
the siege Of Santiago and all Its glory
will still be yours.
In days Of old there was a time when
TO be a Roman was greater than TO be- a
king, and to-day 10 be an American citi
zen and 10 have fought for the liberty OF
the human race IL, and ever will remain,
greater than 10 be the chance ruler OF
any realm. But oh, what glory 10 have
been a Rough Rider at the stOrming OF
Las 6uasima, the charge OF San Juan
hill and the siege OF SanjilgOl For their
gallant work In those battles history will
cast a halo round the heads OF Roosevelt
and his men more brilliant and more
lasting, for twas In a iuster cause than
that which shone above the heads Of Bal
aklaya's heroes.
God bless you brave, patriotic boys;
and may your wounds heal quickly and
your days be long 10 enjoy liberty and
happiness such as you gave your blood 10
procure for the oppressed Cubans.
ESCORTED HOME.
After the eloquent address Of welcome
from Mr.. ROdey, the two Rough Riders"
got into a hack, decorated with flags by
the Soldiers Aid society, and, headed by
the First regiment band. marched through
west Railroad avenue. with crowds OF
citizens In vehicles aud on foot, to their
respective homes.
Leverett Clark, Grand Army depart
ment commander, was at the depot, and
welcomed the boys back to the city on
behalf Of that organization.
THE TWO HEROES
Sergeant Armijo and Private Albers, az
stated above, are members OF Troop + Of
the First United States volunteer cavalry,
and are here on a thirty days furlough.
Both were in the La Guasima battle be-
fore Santiago de Cuba, and both received
wounds, 1t was first reported that the
hand Of Sergeant Armijo had been shot
of, but this report, like 30 many other
rumors from the battlefield, proved a
mistake. A Spanish ball shattered the
magazine OF his gun and the right hand
was injured.
The bullet that struck Private Albers
evidently first struck a hard substance
near by and then glanced, striking the
hip OF the trooper and ploughing itself
underneath the skin for at least eight or
ten inches, and about an inch deep.
Several days after the battle, the
wounded were taken TO Key West, and
thence TO Port Tampa, Florida, from
which place the wounded were sent Ia
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, and Fort Thomas,
KY, Messrs. Armijo and Albers being
among the wounded assigned to the latter
fort. On July Is, the bullet that entered
the hip OF Private Albers was extracted,
and Heye intends to keep It as a reminder
Of the part he took In La GuasimR battle,
Both Of the Rough Riders" we're around
town yesterday, relating their expert
ences in the battlefield and telling in
graphic words the victories won by the
American soldiers. They state emphati-
cally that Troop y has a good officer In
Capt. Luna and that he was on the front
lines during the battle. They speak In
the highest praises OF Gen. Wood and
Col. Roosevelt, and state that they en-
joy the highest confidence OF the Rough
Riders"
The boys are in good health, and 1t il
evident that their thrilling experience
in Cuba added considerable to their gou.
eral appearance.
FOR over Fifty Years.
AN OLD AND WELLrTRIED REMEDY.
Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup has