Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-26

DEATH AT DRILL
Private Trad Cochran, Of Las Vegas,
Died from Meningitis Brought
About by a Fall from
His Horse.
Under the New Call New Mexico Furnishes
Only 68 Men-The Latest News from
the First U. s. Volunteer
Cavalry.
The First Death

Special to the New Mexican.
San Antonio, Tex, May 20, ls9s.-Pri-
vate Trad Cochran, Jr.. of troop f, who
was thrown from his horse n few days
ago. while at drill and severely injured,
died this morning of meningitis. The
body will be taken to Las Vegas for in
terment. The dead soldier was only 10
wears and six months of age, a native OF
Concord, n. H.. and by occupation a
clerk. His parents reside in Las Vegas,
Mr.. Trad Cochran being an owner in
the Preston Beck land grant.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Geo. p.
Money, who is very anxious to join the
volunteers, called for by the presidents
proclamation yesterday, wired his father,
Z. S. Senator II. D. Money, for particu-
lars as to the call and received at noon
today the following answer: 1.-Two
thirds of the new call for volunteers
will be used to fill the other regiments
to maximum war strength; only So new
men from New Mexico; no more cavalry
wanted
Special to the New Mexican.
Camp Riverside, San Antonio, Texas,
Nav a1, 1S9S.-''Work! work! work!
Drill. drill! drill" That is the watch
word in this camp, and the boys of the
| LIST United States volunteer cavalry are
getting all they want of both. Tit
| camp must be kept clean, the stable
| and horses must have careful attention
and the men must be strictly disciplined
Some of the boys who have not HANDLED
IL pick or shovel for years, are agail
making their acquaintance and devel
oping new sets of muscles. Steady drill
is necessary to bring the troopers an,
horses into the highest degree OF ell
cheney. Many of the lads are'incline
to kick whenever the thumb-screws q
discipline are turned on, but that
because they do not yet realize the grea
need for thoroughness in drill, and pre-
cision and neatness in all other cam
duties. While the unthinking ones hay
kicked vet none has refused to perfor1
every duty required of him. Orders ar
faithfully obeyed in the full belief tina
our officers know what is best, and |
the desire to make each troop the crac
troop of the regiment.
Equipments and trappings are bein
issued as fast as received. Horses ar
being shod. commissary, quartermastel
and subsistence stores are coming IL
and the pack trains are being drilled
anticipation of an early start. Thirtee
DAYS field rations will be issued on MOI
day and that is why we expect to stal
toward Houston, almost Immediately.
Mounted drills are had every day an
it is wonderful how readily the horse
pick up the various formations and con
mands. The writer was off duty toda
and from the grand-stand Witnesse
mounted drill by the New Mexico squa'
ron, under Major Hersey. Veteran
could not have done better, and Lie
tenant Colonel Roosevelt who watcht
the proceedings commended the trool
very highly, saying that if they kept
the improvement in the coming tW
weeks at the rate of the past week,
would not be afraid to match the.
against any regiment in the reguls
army, and if they would only fight wit
the same earnestness that they drillt
he would guarantee for them a fan
even greater than the famous 'Ligl
Brigade"
We are all anxious for Sampson
strike a decisive blow at the Spani.
feet, for upon the destruction of II
"Armada" depends our successful |
vasion of Cuba. With the gulf, tt
straits, and the Caribbean sea in posse
sion of the American feet the SPANS
forces in Cuba will be completely at Il
mercy of our army.
Work. work! work! Drill! dri
drill!' That is the watchword OF u
regiment today. Hard work, to inu
our frames to the hardships we must Q
dure, and hard drill to convert us in
a fighting machine-a regiment OF W
%unteer cavalry. Como.