Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-21
FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS.
Indian Territory Contingent Has
Arrived Drill and Practice
Marches.
DaAnaual4 Haa. Da..,Ia.-po.aana MoAaa
Roosevelt Very Popular Personal Notes.

Special to the New Mexican,
San Antonio, Tex, May II, 1885,
Two troops arrived here this evening
from the Indian Territory. These troops
complete the regiment. 1t was thought
that most Of the Indian Territory boys
would be Indians, but not more than a
dozen are of Indian blood. They are in
charge of Lieut.. Capron, who will be
adjutant of the regiment. All the boys
are exceedingly glad oyer the arrival of
the troops 81" and ''M," tor this is an
indication of our early departure from
stood the trip well, and they look as
though they will make good soldiers.
AS all supplies are in readiness it will
not take long to equip the new arrivals.
The rifles and pistols have not been
issued, but they are on the ground and
will be given out tomorrow. The regi-
ment is the possessor of W rapid firing
naval tripod guns. They are so made
as to be easily packed upon mules, and
they have a firing capability OF 400
/ shots per minute. At this rate it will
| not take long to kill the entire army of
Spanish soldiers.
The troops are well drilled and are
anxious to see Cuba. Many of the Off
GERS at Fort Houston, who have viewed
the practices, have expressed their sur
prise at the aptness which we have
shown in learning military tactics.
Night before last a crowd of people OF
the city, accompanied by an excellent
| band, came down to serenade Lieut..
| Col. Roosevelt. After the band had
| finished playing the "Star Spangled
Banner" our commander stepped out
from his quarters and made us a pithy
talk, which was direct to the point. He
showed how necessary iG was for us tt
learn to drill and to pay close attention
to everything that concerned us. lie
pointed out how important it was fol
rs to act collectively not individually
organization must be perfect. He then
finished BY saying: 1.-The war cry Of
the heroes of Texas, as they fought and
bled, was Remember the Alamo" and
every time that cry went up victory was
achieved, and the Alamo was avenged
Men, when we land on the shores o.
Cuba, let us never for a moment forget
our beloved countrymen who were
blown to atoms by a dastardly foe, anC
let our war cry be. Remember the
Maine" and let us never falter nor cal
for quarter as long as one OF ms re
mains"
When his last words had fallen upOr
the crowd. loud cries. Remember the
Maine" and Long Live Roosevelt
rent the air, and when. the band struck
up Dixie" that soul inspiring tune
which drove the half fed confederate!
to battle upon battle, the atmosphere
fairly shook with the huzzahs of south
erners and northerners.
The entire regiment took a six-mil'
march this afternoon, under the super
vision of Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt. HI
showed his satisfaction in the way tn
boys drilled by ''setting 'em up" to al
of us, and car assure you that severa
hundred schOoncrs were sunk in a yer,
few moments. 1t actually looked like
naval war. .!QUIEN."
Sergeant John v. Morrison is quarter
master sergeant of troop |.
Ralph L. McFie is troop clerk of troo'
4 and does frst-class duty as such.
The issue of horses to the men has no
yet been completed, but about so horse
per day are being shOd and then givel
out.
The officers and men of the volunteer
from Santa Fe are all well, except VIII
Hogle, who is somewhat under tn
weather and on the sick list.
Privates Numa Frenger and Darwil
Casad, of troop E, have been transferre'
to troop L. The boys would have pre-
ferred to remain with troop E.
The San Antonio correspondent o
the London, England, Standard, talk
rather slightingly of ''Teddies Brown
les" If sent to Cuba the regiment will
make a record that will change the cor
respondents opinion.
1t looks to the New MEXICAN as if il
the organization of troop 1, the me
having been taken from the New Mex
leo quota, the three commissioned off
GERS of the troop should have been chosel
from New Mexico also.
The following is the consent writer
on the enlistment paper of Sergean
Garfield Hughes, of Albuquerque, by hi!
father, Hon. Thomas Hughes, editor o
the Citizen: II hereby cheerfully Civ
my consent to the enlistment of my sol
in the U. S. service. 1t is my earnes
wish that he will keep up the fighting
reputation of the Hughes family"