Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-24
HORSEMEN FROM THE PLAINS
Torrey's Rough Riders Moving Toward the
Front,
STOP TO FEED AND WATER IN soUTHoMAHi
second United states Volunteers Cav
airy, Made In of wcstcrners from
Fort Russell, ON Their Way
10 Florida.

The Second United States Volunteer
cavalry, better known as Torrey's Rough
Riders. spent several hours in South Omaha
last evening, while the horses and men
were given much needed rest. 1t was $50
o'clock when the first section, carrying
troops G, L and NJ, pulled into the yards,
and the crowd which had gathered at the
foot of N street to welcome the troops sent
up n cheer, which was answered by the
Cavalrymen as they swarmed. from the cars.
Stable call was sounded as soon as a yard
engine had hooked onto the cars containing
the horses and a detachment was told off 10
attend to the unloading of the animals. The
cars were switched into the stock yards and
the tired bronchos were turned loose in the
pens. Water was furnished in plenty, and 1t
was a sight to see the WORKOUT horses quench
their thirst. The troopers then brought
grain in nose bags and fed the animals and
while eating each horse was groomed. 1t
was after dark before the last of the four
sections arrived and the railroad yards were
filled with cars and pulling engines, while
the downtown streets were crowded with
men and officers wearing the yellow and
blue. All of the men looked healthy and
strong, and were bronzed by exposure. They
were dressed in the regular cavalry cam
pdlsn unllOIlh anu NUIt STU dIllS.
Seven troops of this regiment were re-
cruited in Wyoming, two troops in Colorado,
one in Utah, one in Nevada and one in Idaho.
j. S. Torrey of Wyoming is the colonel, J.
Q. Cannon Of Utah lieutenant colonel, while
the majors are Hartford, Wheeler and Cavel-
rey. Major Wheeler is an officer in the reg
ular army. Major Wheeler comes from Den
yer and Major Cavelrey from Wyoming.
Herbert ". Lacey of Cheyenne, Wyo., is the
adjutant.
Full, Quota of Men.
AS now made up the regiment is composed
Of LOIS men and 600 horses, the full quota
Of officers and men being 1,027.
An officer of the regiment is now in Den
yer purchasing horses which are to be
shipped from that point to Jacksonville, Fla.
and are expected to arrive a few days after
the regiment.
The regiment left Fort d. A. Russell
Cheyenne, Wyo., at Z o'clock Wednesday
evening, there being four sections of the
train, which is composed of thirty-f five stock
cars and forty-fve coaches and baggag,
cars.
All of the enlisted men are using travel,
ing %rations, which consist of canned good.
and hard tack. This is supplemented by no
coffee, which is procured at points where
the regiment is stopped to give the horse:
feed and water. Colonel Torrey came il
with the last section, but left on the frs
section of the train. From here the regi
ment goes to st. Louis and thence to Jack.
s%onville, Fla.
Most of the horses stood the trip remark
ably well, but some of them suffered TO
want of water. A stop was made at Grant
Island yesterday afternoon and hay was fed
but the horses could not be watered 70
lack of facilities. The horses with the sec
ond section went thirty hours without water
never having been given a drop from tn
time they were placed aboard the cars a
Fort Russell until upon arrival here.
AS officers are not provided with travel
ing %rations, the restaurants here did a rush
ing business for a couple of hours las
night. There was no disorder of any kind
the men walked about the streets and at
tended strictly to their own business. Som
visited drinking resorts, but there was n
over indulgence. Nate Long served 100 gal
Ions of coffee to the enlisted men, a tele
gram having been sent by the quarter
master, requesting him to make the neces
sary preparations. All of the horses are o
the broncho variety and look tough an,
hardy. They are branded "U S" on the lef
shoulder and each has a number burned il
the left front hoof.