The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12
TERRoRs From ARIzoNA.
a Strangely ConpOaite Company or Fighters
hound for Cubs.
From The Ne,u Orleans Picavune.

a strangely CompOaite Company or Fighters
bound for Cubs.
From The Ne,c Orleans Picavune.
THE Real Tcrrors Of Arizona, Teddy Amt
In It." was the tenor Of n placard ornamenting
the side of one Of three tourists sleeping
coaches which were attached to the Louisville
and Nashville train which left the city at ii rs
o'clock yesterday forenoon, bound eastward
The "Terrors" were in charge Of Mr.. c. A.
Johnson, acting agent for the Quartermaster's
Department of the United States Army. They
were ninety four in number. and II appearances
go for anything they could lick double their
weight in wildcats or Spaniards, " for q tougher
lot of men never met together than these self
styled "Terrors." Their appearance was, how
ever. a great deal worse than their deeds. for
with all their roughness and apparent savagery
there was a current of mischief and fun under
lying their actions. That they would fight there
could not be the least doubt, for each and every
one of them had n record for some daring or
brave act and they were all typical frontiers
men, such as were the pioneers of civilization
in America from the days of the landing of the
pilgrims on the shores of the old Bay State
down to the present time. These men, who
had left their homes in the mountains of Ari.
IONA to serve their country as expert packers.
had most of them been without the confines OF
| civilization for so many Y ears that they had for
| gotten nearly all about it, and living. as they
were, in the lands OF the murderous Apaches.
known, they practically carried their lives in
their hands almost all the time. They are
Injured to hardship and danger and all OF them
can well be classcd as expert with either the
rifle, the, pistol or almost equally danger
was a master, at the cowboys art of 'ropinE, " as
was amply demonstrated during even the few
mommIents they spent in this city.
They were of all shades of complexion, from
the bluc-cyed. fair-haired blonde to the dark
skinned halfbrecd.. There were white men,
years, but ali tall straight. stalwart. active
men. whose bronzed c,omplexions and 1.-the, sup
open air. Then there were young men. none
of them. however, under % years, and these
were stout, strong. and athletic in build, and TO
all appearances giants in strength. There
were Mexicans among them. OF slighter build,
but wiry and agile as the panther. There were
morose in their seats, apparently Indifferent to
the strange scenes, by which they were, sur.
what they no doubt considerGd the boys play
of their white comrades. There were mulat.
toes, tall: slender spsscimens Of manhood, with
were halfbreeds. and these altogether went to
make up, one of the most heterogeneous GRO wds
of, men that ever was seen In this city. Nearly
all of them wore the Mexican sombrcro. with
the, gaudy silver trimmings, and leather bands.
while cartridge belts strapped around their
waists were all that went to make up anything
like uniform among these rough meR.
one controlling spirit among them. and his word
was as law among these wild men. Some OF
them had been GowpuncherS, others had been
traders among the savage tribes OF Arizona and
Mexico. Some were miners, others ranchers.
prospectors. mountaineers, but all of them
upon the 'burros' or mules used as freight
transports entirely in the mountainous districts
ton. which all possessed, that caused the Gov.
eminent to enlist their services. In Cuba
NOUN Il ."I is '" dome by sy" Means sS Of mules, mh iie66
carry, all the freight into tho Interior. In al
attack upon the island Of Cuba by the land
men will be indispensable. and 1t was for this
purpose that their services we're engaged
fighter. ana nothing would meet their ideas OF
fun more than a scrimmage with the Spaniards
One Of the men. speaking to a comFade, said
hroached: Won bet, the boys are all scrnppers
IHF paehe sPa and / guess nT" S"sy can Ts sss a %ia,! r 1ift
about ten times our number. Why. then
greasers would be scared to death to have {
dozen Apaches jump up out OF tho ground, nj
Another said that he would bet that he would
his belt. With MI this the men were In ioll!
good humor, and in their rough, ,unconth wa!
the head OF Canal street for a few moments to
take on the regular passengers. Nearly every
those they were amusing themselros catching
dogs or occasionally ,'roninG" one ,anothor
around a newshoy, who screamed az the top o
his voice at the unccromonious proceedings
Others caught mp the youngsters who hum
about the train ana pretended to he about 4
, take them along with them. The more the bo.
would struggle and scream the greater woull
} be the enjoyment of the terrors. As dog catch
I cs the tcTrors were eminent successes, ant
: many was tho unhappy canine that WAS rOpe'
D by them. When the train first reached the sta
ton mt the head Of Canal street a full-beardct
D man, wearing n huge white sombrcro with
Zarape swung over his shoulders. sprang froI
\ would have done credit to II ull'bl0odcd &c
o manChe warrior. lie swung his hal about mir
G and IN n iitfy n host of these Withholding me
were leApinR from the plHt forms or "i:t thrOug
r the windows OF tho coaches, spreading terrO
around them.
Ono OF the "Terrors.' having had II SUI
II felt of enjoyment of this kind. !inally becnm
c quiet and spoke tC the PirTRHHc roprescnt!t'v
He said that the men came from yartnus place
u in Arizona. from tho vicinity Of Berbce, Toni
stone. Tucson. and Benson. They had all rel
c dCZyOtsed in benson. and. uHrcr tho LEADERSHIP
OF MIR. Johnson. had boarded the Train and Wer
y on their way to Tampa, from whence they CSpeC
ed to 20 tn Cuba, where their ]SerVicoS as packer
= would be required. They Terc 10 receive froT
$40 20 500 per month Tor their services, az
u cordlng TO their cNpertnCSb us nNckerS.. l;ous
~ tho men appeared to he, he said TINT tho
were nearly all Of them in good
financially. and did not need 10 90, but tho
inont, and the present opportunity 10 satin
THAR appetite for such econcs was one not TO
allowed 20 slip by, Some OF them. lie said, ha
ZONE down out. OF the mountains % join TIC
+ oy's Rough Riders" but they found Thorn e
"audiAed" for them and they refused TO enlis
70 cGme. and they found that they could all go I
N Hether, they volunteered, for they were all co.
genial and could enjoy themselves together.