Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-20
REWARD OF HEROISM
Graphic Account Of the Reception
That Was Accorded the Rough
Riders" in New York.
STRONG MEN SHED TEARS
New Mexicans, with Their shrapnel- Torn
Silk Banner, Little More Than
Shreds Of Silk, Conspicuous
ly Honored.

The welcome given the "Rough Rid
ers" and their colonel. when they LANDED
at Montauk Point last Monday, wa
worthy of their deeds at Santiago, ant
is described by the New York Journa
as follows:
| There were not women enough to len(
the scene of debarkation the picturesque
and emotional features that the occasion
would have warranted, but tears trickled
down the bronzed cheeks of bearded men
and grutf voices raised in welcoming
cheers became husky and broke into
sobs as cOmrade embraced comrade in
disregard of the rigid regulations of the
quarantine and the double picket guard
set to enforce them.
| News had got about camp early in the
day that the Rough Riders" would be
landed at the lower railway pier about
IL o'clock. The rumor was confirmed
when Captain Edwards, Of the 1st cav.
airy. threw double line of dusky troop
ers from the 9th cavalry all about the
pier and its approaches.
To keep back the crush of the crowds
Captain Edwards had to send for an ex-
ira detail of guards. ''Rough Riders
from the Tampa detachment had begged
the privilege of acting as the reception
guard to their comrades, and it was ac-
corded them.
On the end of an empty express car,
Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs. John A..
Logan Jr., Miss Babcock and Mrs.
,,.if of of b,,
list New York, were placed in posts of
vantage, surrounded by gallant gold
laced officers of cavalry. Below, all
around, crowded and packed, We're
Rough Riders" and Sd cavalry troops.
At 10:45 the big transport Miami,
''No. l." by the immense white numeral
on the stern, got up her anchor and
steamed cautiously in toward the dock.
In moment or so it became apparent
that the fine passenger ship had been
decked over with rough roof of pine
boards, and that a lowering superstruc-
ture aft had been extemporized of the
same rough material.
Mrs. Logan waved her handkerchief
frantically, and so did the other ladies.
''Oh, must see General Wheeler"
boy Jack and can tell me all about him."
The first man over the rail of the
transport was DR.. Magruder, the qnaran-
tine inspection officer, who had boarded
the Miami and disnfected her
The first maeh T. step down the gang
way was General Wheeler Directly
behind him came Colonel Roosevelt.
General Joe's 20 years sat very lightly
upon his silvered head yesterday. The
old cavalry leader was nattily dressed
His blue fatigue jacket fitted his slen-
der, 1.-THE little CURE like a glove, his
riding boots cleaned below close-cut
breecheS of the dandiest cavalry style.
His white beard and white helmet ac-
centuated the mahogany brown of his
complexion.
The old general trotted down the
gangplank with the agility of his cadet
days and seized Captain Edwards by
the hand. Colonel Roosevelt, heavier,
dressed in the brown duck and bright
yellow facing of his corps, came down
the plank more sedately, beaming
through his glasses beneath the shade
of broad sombrero. He shook hands
with Captain Edwards, too, and then,
turning, was clasped in regular war
hug by General Young, commandant of
the camp, who had just arrived. Cen
eral Wheeler, too came in for a warm
embrace from General Young.
1t was more affecting than as If a
woman has been party to the saluta-
tion. Behind General Wheeler and
Colonel Roosevelt came the gentlemen
of their staffs Navy officers from the
cruisers and transports came ashore in
cutters and participated in the general
hand shake.
Behind the staff came the band of the
3rd cavalry, which, with Troops f and
| G of that regiment, came on the
Miami. The bandsmen, ragged. beard
ed, bronzed, unslung their battered in
struments and took position on the
dock. Clearly the cavalry intended to
land with the usual jaunty ceremony OF
that arm of the service.
As General Wheeler and Colonel
Roosevelt moved down the dock witt
their officers following, the band blazet
out the Introductory bass of Rally
Round the Flag" and the cheers tina
had gone before were eclipsed by a roa
that made the sound waves crinkle.
Another followed as the colors of thu
3rd cavalry came into sight. Troop 1
led, at its head that gallant Captain
Dodd, who wounded nigh unto death II
the hornets nest at Bloody Bend, tried
to crawl out of the hospital to rejon MS
troop.
"Three cheers for General Joe Wheel
er and the heroes of Santiago" came ;
shout from car roof. Even Mrs. Logan
Joined in that cheer.
"Three cheers for Captain Brown,
came next, and slender pale man II
the black uniform of an officer, bowe'
gravely, hut smilingy. at the recognl
tion.
The band swung into ''Auld Lam
Syne" as a standard-crimson. whit
, and blue shreds of shrapnel-torn silk
supported on either side by gaud
guidon, came down the dock. 1t wa
the flag presented to the Rough Rid
ers" by the ladies of New Mexico-th
flag that was hoisted over that bloc
house at Siboney, of which our men ha
made charnel house. Beneath II
folds walked proudly Major Hersey,
:, the Rough Riders" Behind it cam
30 men--all that Spanish bullets an
Cuban fevers had left serviceable out {
the 100 brave lads who went into til
fight beneath the guidon Of Company
. "Say, Hub, where did you get IL
2 Galways?" yelled one Montana man
another. "Hub," pale weak, leanin
. on a comrades arm, grinned and pointt
= !, to q Spanish sabre which he carried
way Of reply.
Troop f, Captain Muller, followe
:, Troop c beneath the colors which I'll
New Mexicans prize above life itsel
Meantime Colonel Roosevelt was war;
/. lily greeting his brother-n-law. N
- Cowles, and Douglas Robinson. of Il