The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-13
ROUGH RIDER N GLURE
Is Warmly Welcomed Back to
Oklahoma.
LITTLE LOVE FOR SHAT TER
How Dave Got the Mauser
Bullet in His Leg.

Guthrie, o. r. Aug. n.-(Special.) -Cor
poral Dave Mcclure. the sturdy young
football player whe won renovn and glor!
for himself as one of RooseveIt's Rougf
Riders before Santiago, is home on {
thirty days folruugh. When ne paSset
through Guthrie the gallant young cor.
poral was recognized by the usual CROWD
at the station and he received a popular
ovation. Queries about the Guthrit
Rough Riders elected from him the in
formation that they were all doing well
and that Captain Bob Houston had been
/ promoted major for gallantry In battle
/ At Oklahoma City. Corporal Mcclure
home. he was accorded hero's reception.
! a graphic description of which is fur
nished by Charley Walker IN the Oklaho-
( man. The account reads:
Yesterday Dave Mcclure, OF the Rorsn
Riders, arrived home from the hospital
at Fortress Monroe. Dave is as fat and
hearty as can be and is home on a sixty
days 'furlough. TO enjoy with his parents
and the city full of friends
Dave during his stay in Cuba had two
attacks of sunstroke, and IN the battle
before Santiago received Mauser bullet
through the cali of his left leg. The
wound has healed entirely. He yet has a
bad cold, contracted in Cuba where he
says one sweats his clothes wet in the
morning. wades a creek at noon, is rained
on promptly at o'clock in the afternoon,
and no matter how tightly he wraps him
self up at night is soaked through with
a cold dew by morning.
Dawes experience would fl book but
the following interesting facts were picked
up by the reporter during yesterday aft
ernoon while a crowd surrounded the
brave soldier listening to his story. The
facts of the battles have been told again
and again. but each private gathers his
own interesting ideas which are overlook
ed by the war correspondent and the his
torian.
Dave was lying in a trench when he
received his wound. BY his side was Cap
tain Houston, and a Spanish sharpshoot-
er was trying to hit Houston. the sharp
shooter fire being directed at the officers
Dave raised his foot and the bullet in
tended for Houston's body pinged Dave in
the leg.
He states that the story that the Span
tards are poor marksmen IS wrong. While
the Rough Riders were in an intrench-
ment captured from the Spanish they lay
very close to the ground, and for diver
sion few of them would put their hats
on the end of gun barrels and raise the
hats to the top of the bank. Immediately
a score Of bullets would zip across the
bank, throwing dirt in on the soldiers and
perforating the hats. However, the Maui
ser has not the killing qualities of our
hrag-oJrgensen rife, as the former makes
small hole, not much larger than the
end OF a cigarette, while the latter's
ouItet tears very large hole at the
place Of egress. Many Of the victims of
the aMuser bullet continued fighting after
being hit two and three times
Dawes three greatest generals Of the
war are Wood. Wheeler and Bates. be-
cause they in person led their troops.
Shaftr he saw but once, and doesn't take
much stock in him.
The only medicine the hospital corps had
at Santiago was diarrhoea drugs, and il
a soldier was suffering from fever, cold
or rheumatism he was given a cure for
O4cL44 NOSd
In regard to the gossip of the white
feather being shown by the New York
volunteers, Dave believes they ran. At
least he says, the Rough Riders and the
two negro regiments passed them, and
Dave Ia full OF praise for the coaored
troops. None fought as desperately at
Santiago. and he states If a white will
lead a colored troop they would charge
anything.
Dawes arrival home was not expected
for week, and he had planned a sur |
Prise but his father and sister were al
the depot to meet friend. Dawes father |
IS a little stiff in the joints, but the way
he jumped from the carriage and grabbed /
the boy was the envy Of an athlete.
Dawes progress up town was an ovation |
and is genuine proof Of the honor the 1
Rough Riders are held in by Oklahoma
Dave bears his honors modestIy. and has /
taxed himself hoarse answering questions. /