Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-23

There was no one % scil us where 10 so
dr what 10 do Aftcr waiting twenty
-FOUR hours took the law into my own
hands AMI bourh food for tn men and
horses. Later. when we found our
camp we were all rlElr."
Were you reimbursed for your OUT
iay7"
u never askci X. II was per-
rlnai matter entirely"
CT. Roosevelt said a great condition
" confusion existed 90 Tampa. Mo-
body seemed 30 know anything. and ~
arrangements were evident a. 20 what
frarspuris were % he used. His own
rcEimofG waa assigned 90 the Yucatan.
Incidentally he heard that ,ho seventy.
ilrsi New York volunteers AMI Sevcrth
Infantry were also assigned 90 che Nu-
caian. A. soon ua he heard that. h.
hurried On she rough riders and took
possession ~ the ship. AMI held II
agnlnii dhc other regiments HE mtn
had died 10 gct 60 Cuba, ari 81 thcre.
DO you oGifhuso all she confusion
asked Gen. Wilson. ITO lack u intliii-
gene on the part ~ the men IN ehargr.
~ 60 the natural overcoming OF
work."
II WIS only " lieutenant coicnci. and
| could ~. know whose fault u was"
Replying 10 other qucsiionr. C1i.
npi ws.h ne exception ~ she ciuncd
roast beef. WIS rp1d The beef WIS
very bad. Col. Ila0ssvoa. told " the
voyage 60 Cuba. AMI Of she diaembark.
nfi ~ the reElmenr Ut Dalquifl. The
feRincre was one u the firsi 20 land.
CaItain Shaw.wh0 was associated with
col Roosevelt In she navy department,
sen, cuban r'iJi On bSard The YDca,
san. and h. took the fanspori a mile
and a hair nearer thc shore shan other
ships. There W. grsnt scarcity OF
material for landing men nnd horses.
col. iep'sgveh, SIN replying to
questions. sold In detail OF she marvh
~ hh regiment 10 IL first camping
place.
AFTER supper" he eon.inue,i. "cai.
Wood eph u shat I'VE were e. siart
iIfNt moaning to take the Spiniaris
The march was q hard one. especially
Tor the men Col. Roosevelt gave
brief details VI che nghtiLg
Asked about the fatlona. he said:
We had the regulation rataonH OF
salt pork. hard tack. coffee and sugar.
but she men wanted vegetables, and 1
wanted 20 yet them for them. I took
fNfty men with the officers horses e.
t'h1ney and tried a. buy them, Tho
department refused ~ sell me beans
nnd tomatoes unless I could certify
that they Nenv Tor officers CONSUME.
ton. stretched my conscience a.
Tar as l could, and then boarded a
transport and purchased about 600
men good"
Replying 10 questions. Col. Roosevelt,
said other REGIMENTS az she from sui.
feted from lack NJ supplies. one man
~ the FIRST IllimlIH regiment visited
the rough riders camp and offered q,
for seven hardtucis Two hundred mon
"i the regiment came 60 the rough
riders camp snd ate the broken hard
tack, The rough riders had enough 10
eat. hut II was the result Of individual
.for aud individual expenditure.
There was n great scarcely Of all medl-
cal supplies ~ the front, except aulnine
and cniomel. and = grca, lack Of sur
Teona and HOSPITAL stewards.
In reference tn Camp Wlkoff, Col
Roosevelt said there was great confii.
Aion Tor the frst few days after the
arrival Of the troops During these
days" he continued. II d. not think
our men We're treated as well as they
should have been no near home. bu,
after than there was uothlng that 7
could ind fiul, with"
why was there q scarcity ~ medl-
oal supplies n cuba2" asked Or. Con-
II DO not know. heard there was
plenty on the ships. There was q
iimentahle need ~ amhulhnces, 7
think We could have done better with
fewer men and ninre trinsp1ftttiu1."
Have you anything You can suggest
70 rs for the future7" asked Gen, VII
son.
u believe all the difficulties We mot
with would be- Ohvlaied In the future n
NE national guard was tralned as are
the armies Of foreign countries. cave
lh'm LONG marches. Let them mus 1t
han Anipnio and move % Galveston or
some other place. March them Ia a
port and embark them. No matter II
y dpea cost money, let them be
trained, Each year Ia the army IN
peace be put through the experience q
must have In time NJ wir.'
Col. Roosevelt referred the commits
f,on 10 his Official report for any fur
ther Particulars shat V might desire M
MS personal experience during the
campaign. The commission then adj
j1urned.