The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
RUPERT WAS One OF
THE ROUGH RIDERS
BORN IN SCRANTON BUT HAS
BEEN WEST MANY YEARS.
Is Son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ru-
pert Who Formerly Resided on
Penn Avenue, But Now Live in
Waymart-YoungR Rupert Enlisted
at Prescott, Arizona, and Was All
Through the Cuban Campaign
with the Famous Cavalrymen-Is
Proud of His Experience.

When the history OF the startling
events of the flag end of this nine
teenth century Is written. the historian
who forgets or fails to record In prop
er style the part that our city played
therein so far as furnishing noble sons
to Uncle Sans service in every branch
will indeed have lost an opportunity
to be in good grace hereabouts.
Sixteen years ago. a boy then near
ly II years of age, left here to follow
the advice Go West Young Man" and
he landed in Arizona. This boy now a
man, is Charles W. Rupert. youngest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rupert The
family then resided on Penn avenue
but the old folks now live at Waymart.
Leaving here, IL humble lad. young
Rupert now returns a grown man and
hero. He came into Scranton Satur-
day night to visit his parents for the
first time since leaving them. During
those sixteen years he has passed
through many experiences. He now
owns modest little ranch in Lone
some Valley, Arizona. and has become
a typical Westerner of the broad
souled, healthy clean-cut type.
OF course there are hundreds of 9TH
crs Just as good or better than he as
he will tell you himself, out there, and
you would gain q different impression
of the 'wooly west" If you were fortu-
nate enough to draw him into conver-
sation. He is refined, well read and
full of vim. That's the sort to mould
heroes out of. and when cavalry was
talked of. among Westerners, he was
one Of the first to go in and that is
why he returns a hero.
ENLISTED AT PRESCOTT.
On May 8, 1898, Charles w. Rupert
was mustered into the Rough Riders
| at Prescott, Arizona. He was assign
ed to Troop c and went through the
| whole campaign even up to the Mon
| tauk Point part, and enjoyed 1t so
| much that he quantity says II would
| not sell my experience for any price,
| If that were possibility" His eyes
| gliSten, and a smile breaks across his
| open. fearless features, when asked to
| tell of La Quasima, Ell Caney and San
| Juan, but there he stops. and If he
| does talk it is to cite instances of OH
er mems bravery, or the little jokes Of
| camp life. No criticism of the govern
| ments commissary troubles escapes
him, though he says that food was Of
| ten scarce.
He pays a great tribute to the man.
| hood, spirit and bravery of the New
York boys who were mostly IN Troop
| X, and speaks with emotion when re-
| ferring to Fish and Tiffany. Concern
ing Captain "Bucky' O'Neil, he re-
marked why that's our style of men.
He only did what all of us would have
done if similarly called upon" And so
on, all along the line, he talks only of
others and not of himself, so far as
the campaign is concerned. But, when
questioned as to New York city and
his opinion of the place, he warns up.
"Why the folks down there would
spoil us If we were not so hard. When
l went into a saloon in Hoboken while
waiting for my train I was almost
drowned with the liquid manifestations
of their style of great pride in us riders
And say, they bought my ticket from
there here. Here are two bits Quar-
spend for four days.
TRIP TO WEST POINT.
when we were taken up to West
Point, on the Hudson river, Friday as
guests of the Queen Consolidated Min
ing company, of Arizona. say but we
did enjoy it. There We're about 2O(
of us and | guess others enjoyed us
too, for we did kinder break loose.
Roosevelt! Now, pard, you have
said 1t. Say, if he is nominated 70,
governor of New York state there'l
be an exodus of us boys from the west
and We will certainly stump that state
is it was never done before Why, We
can muster in a whole regiment OF
speakers who can and will do the
campaigning for our eX-colonel. No
bit of doubt of him getting there
when We start in for him. He tool
care of us, we had food and medica
attention and suffered little from di
sease. But our KILLED" list was high
Trooper Rupert left for Waymar
yesterday to visit his parents and viii
remain hereabouts for a month or so
He wants to meet some of his old boy
hood friends.