Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-24
NEWS FROM The BROWNIES
Approaching Colonel Knaebel's Gig
ars--Hot and Plenty Of Mosquitoes
Colonel Wood and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Roosevelt Strict
But Straight.
Captain Cooper a Noble Man-Notes and
Items.
Captain Muller's Letter.

SFS
G. W. Knaebel, Santa Fee, N. NJ.
San Antonio, Texas, May 10, 1885,
Dear Colonel: l have received your
letter. also the cigars. You have no
realization how proud the Santa Fe boys
felt when l read your kind letter to
them and passed the cigars around.
They at once gave three cheers for
Colonel Knaebel and l tell you, colonel,
some of the boys showed tears in their
ewes. There are about 900 troopers
here at present. Last Sunday Twas Of
ticer of the day; there were about 5000
visitors in the park, about 600 buggies
and YOU may know what kind of q time
l had to keep the whole camp in order.
We have Is posts all over camp. We
expect to move most any day now as we
have all our horses and complete outfit.
Colonel l.. Wood and Lieutenant Colo
mel Roosevelt are perfect gentlemen
toward officers and men, strict, but
straight. Nights we have but little rest,
for the mosquitoes are here by the millions,
keeping us company all night. We have
regular government field rations and
the boys are pretty well used to it.
My troop is the happiest lot of men you
ever saw and, to be sure, am proud OF
them. They do what l say and l stand
by them as long as | am able to.
L will close now, again thanking you
for your kindness in remembering the
boys, hoping that We may be able to re-
turn your kindness some day. Captain
Cooper is still here and l tell you
that I do not think there is a better
man in the United States army today
He has treated us finely, especially my
troop, and in every way he could show
| US a favor he has done so. He is a no
| BILE man.
Excuse writing as l had only a candle
and a poor n at that. Your old friend
FRED MULLER,
Capt. Troop E, lst q. s. Vol. Cavalry
Notes.
There is very little sickness among tn
troops and the health Of the command /
remarkably good.
The strength of the regiment is nov
about 1000 men, about 70 men having
enlisted in che city of San Antonio; thes
are mostly Texas cow men.
The regiment has not had an cas-
time of it by any means, but the rough
ness of the situation has stirred the boy
up and is making soldiers out OF them.
The New MEXICAN arrives on tim
daily and the dozen copies sent here ar
greatly appreciated and every line Q
the paper is read with avidity and in
tereSt.
First Lieut.. Kane, of troop X, ha
command of a section of two rapid fiji
ing Colts mountain guns, which he an
some other New Workers have presente
to the regiment. The two guns cos
SIS, 1000.
News from San Antonio is to the e.
feet, that drill of the LIST regiment, |
$. volunteer cavalry, is going on steadil
and constantly, and that the volunteer
are improving daily in drill. disciplin
and military bearing.
At the regular meeting of Santa I
lodge No. 2, X. of p, this evening, yer
important business will be transacted
and all members are requested to be o
hand. Visiting knights invited.
Several of the eastern swells hav
been promoted. Maxwell Norman,
Boston, who is a millionaire, has bee
made LIST sergeant of troop X; Hamilto
Fish. Jr., of New York, I'd sergean
and Craig Wadsworth, also of New Yorl
a corporal in the same troop.
E troop, Captain Muller's, has r.
ceived its horses, they are %sorrels. III
regiment has about 900 horses and q
pack mules; every day practice is had
putting packs on the mules and there
lots of kicking on the part of the null
and lots of fun and swearing on the pa
of the boys.