The times., 1898-06-01
NEW Y0RK's ROUGH RIDERS
A Thrilling Exhibition Of Horse
mansllip at Camp Alger.
MORE TROOPS ARRIVING
Mai. Gen. Butler to Command the
First Division, Second Army Corps
Uniforms and Equipments Ar
riving-ice and Sugar Wanted
New Brigade to he Formed Today.

riving-Ice and Sugar Wanted
New Brigade to He Formed Today.
The great feature of yesterdays life at
Camp Alger was an exhibition of rough
| riding given by Troops A and G, New
York Cavalry, during the afternoon. The
officers of the various regiments We're in
| vited to attend the exhibition. which was
| given on the rough ground in front of
| general headquarters.
About fifty men were selected from the
1 two troops and too much praise cannot
| be give them for their splendid work.
| Buffalo Bill never had an aggregation
more worthy the name of horsemen than
were these volunteer troopers.
The only spectators present were the
officers of the various regiments, the New
! York congressional delegation and news
paper correspondents. The band of the
| Eighth Ohio Regiment furnished music
| The first exhibition was mounting at
full gallop. This was fun for the horses
and men. The latter are a daredevil ag-
gregation, who seem to be utterly devoid
of fear The men mounted at gallop,
landing on their knees on the horses, who
| were bare backed. The troopers retained
| their positions while the horses dashed
along
The men then mounted at a run, stood
up on the backs of their horses and turned
around and around while the horses kept
up fun speed This was splendidly done.
The horses then galloped around, while
the men sat carelessly with folded arms.
A fresh batch then showed their skill
| with the saber They rode bareback.
| and, while jumping a hurdle, slashed of
a stuffed head mounted on pole. The
| troopers showed what splendid material
| we have in the volunteer army, and moth
| ing better than their work has been wit
| messed.
A mounted dressing race followed
which created much fun, The men lii
| cigars at the word go" mounted with
a Chinese lantern in one hand and rode
| TO the other end of the field, where each
| dismounted, opened valise, took out a
shirt, and put II on, dOnned a straw hat.
and again mounted, carrying back the
lantern. valise and cigar The work was
| cleysrly done. One trooper received a
bad fall from a collision with another
horse He was badly shaken up, but not
injured seriously.
The troopers then showed how they
changed 10 three-hoTse mount at full gal
lop, also changing from one horse TO the
back of third horse. while jumping q
hurdle Trooper Debovays, of Troop c.
gave a wonderful exhibition of jumping
from the ground and mounting two
horses while at full gallop.
The horses were then lined UP. and
the men raced over their backs and
played leapfrog.
Two Sides were then selected, who
started from opposite sides OF the field
and met in a dismountfng contest in the
center while al fun gallop. The object
was TO unhorse the enemy or even TO
haul him bodily from his horse and carry
him away. Several wrestling matches
| occurred before the struggle ended and
the contest was worth a long journey.
The hospital of the Sixth Illinois has
been supplied with full supply of linen,
sheets pillow cases and night gowns by
! Washington ladies. Mr. A G HaWley.
Mr., August Klebers Miss Harriet E.
Hawley and Mrs. A. C. Fawley. all of
Washington. supplied this hospital with
jelly, fans, reading matter. etc, yester-
day.
This hospital wants sugar. The Gov
erRment does not supply It. and the five
patients now in bed have to do without
it. A donation of this much-needed ar
ticle would be gratefully received
The spring water supplied by Joe Letter
of Chicago. Is much appreciated by the
regiment. The water is supplied in bar
rels and is the best obtainable.
Ten days rations were supplied TO the
Twelfth Pennsylvania yesterday. The ra-
tions include bread tea, coffee, candles
pork, etc Lieut.. Wallower was officer OF
the guard for the day.
Capt. Updegraff. of Company D. and
Col Coryell. Twelfth Pennsylvania, went
into Washington yesterday TO draw the
regimental pay.
Private Trevette Maffett of Company
c., Twelfth Pennsylvania. created quite a
stir while in Washington on Memorial
Day. Mr.. Maffett was formerly member
of the famous Bostonians and while in g
hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue sans
Brown October Ale" so we'll that the
place was crowded all afternoon listening
to the soldier with the wonderful voice.
Dr. Salada, of the Twelfth Hospita
Corps. wishes to inform the public tha
old days in company with Col" Open
heimer, Of the Eighth Ohio Hospita
Corps.
Congressman Cochran. of Missouri ha.
supplied the Fourth Missouri hospita
| with big box of delicacies for which tbs
patients return thanks.
There are at present ten men in tbs
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all slight fevers, caused by change OF
climate and water. One man dropped
from exhaustion during battalion drill
during the afternoon.
The Fourth Missouri is the only regf
mental hospital supplied with ice anC
this is from a private donation. The vari
Gus corps would like a little of the sup
ply sent by The Times and other donor!
for their patients. They say the division
: hospital certainly does not require th'
whole donation every day.
. The Sixth Pennsylvania, One-hundred
! | and-fifty-ninth Indiana and Fourth Mis-
souri, will be brigaded today. The bri
I | gade surgeon viii also inspect the caml
| of the Fourth Missouri.
: Adjt. Rollins, of the Fourth Missouri
r | was severely injured by a kick from
5 horse during the review on Saturday, ha
r | entirely recovered and has been dismisser
2 from the hospital.
5 The Eighth Ohio hospital tent will b
| moved today to a site in line with TIL
| Times tent where the dust of the roa
2 may be avoided.
Capt A. Y. Smith. assistant surgeon o
: the Eighth Ohio. delivered an interestin;
lecture to the regimental officers yester
l day afternoon, on Aid to the Wounded.
! He will deliver lecture to the full regi
2 ment today on the application of aid t
= the wounded. The lecture Will be illus
J. | tad h1ra living subject.