Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-29
THE TROUGH RIDERS"
Views Of Returned Veterans of the
Spanish American War on Events
of Interest Connected with
the Contest.
DON'T ADMIRE THE CUBANS
Native Troops Immense on Eating United
States Army Rations, and Appropriat-
ing Uncle Sans Supplies, But
They Couldn't Fight.

ing Uncle Sans Supplies, But
They Couldn't Fight.
Corporal j.. NJ. Dean, one of tn
Rough Riders" of troop e, has not an,
gilded opinion of the Cubans, and say
that the Spaniards could have downe,
them long ago but for the corruption 0
the Spanish officers, who were maxim,
Il big stake by the continuance of tn,
var Consequently, no really activ'
steps We're taken to clean out the Cubal
roost. The Spaniards are much supe
rior to the Cubans in every way. TIL,
latter were of no account to the Amer
leans at the siege of Santiago. They
We're, on the contrary, like a lot of co
votes, who swiped the equipment ant
rations of the American troops when
ever they got a chance, and got away
with a good share Of the American army
rations. Corporal Dean was wounded
in the right leg on June "a, two days
after the landing on the island. He
with his troop, was going up one road OF
trail, while the other cavalry regiments
We're marching along parallel lanes
when a Mauser bullet nipped him in the
leg and disabled him. He saw Ham Fish
of New York, shot through the heart,
and Captain Capron killed.
Corporal Dean says he was treated as
well as he could have expected in the
field hospital, considering the means at
hand for handling the sick and wounded
He was taken to Key West on the Oil
yette, after Il transfer to the Iroquois,
and recovered the use of his leg. He
then was sent to Montauk Point, which
place he found a very pleasant place for
a moderate sized army; but when rs, 0OC
men came to be crowded in there the
conditions were not so favorable. When
the wind blew from over the lakes a
stagnant smell seemed to sweep over
the camp that was malarious and not a,
all relished. Corporal Dean is enthusi-
astic over General Wheeler, as are the
rest of the Rough Riders and a v
the general was much beloved by the
troops. The corporal corroborates the
reports of the good times in New York,
and says the boys made their h%eaduuar-
tiers at h Hoffman house, where they
managed to amuse themselves In great
Arthur Hudson.
Trooper Arthur Hudson, of troop f.,
returned last night over the narrow
gauge. His opinion of the Cubans is not
any more exalted than that of Corporal
Dean, and he says they are no good.
he was not afflicted to any marked ex-
tent with the malaria, and vas not
wounded, as his being on a quartermas-
ters detail kept him out of active fight
ing for the most part. Troop E seems
have a good deal of desirable execu-
tive material in it, for both Lieutenants
Coleman and Griffin were regimental
quartermasters, Trooper Ledwidge was
1uartermaster's sergeant and Mr.. Hud-
son was also found to be an excellent
man to take hold In that direction. Mr..
hudson says that the water was quite
leep where the men and supplies were
anded from the transports, so that the
'essels could come within half a mile OF
ne peach, But there was a heavy surf
running n the other difficulties OF
ahding We're hard to overcome. His de-
AL had at n time 300, 900 rounds of
to unload for his regiment.
The siege guns could not be got off the
Iessels at all. But then, that was none
u MS funeral, as the artillerymen had
nat to look after. Many of the men de-
allied to unload the transports worked
naked. and the result was that they
we're terribly sunburned, so that their
KIN peeled off, making them sick for
he time.
Mr.. Hudson marched into Santiago
WITH his regiment, and ere sailing. had
eVeral hours in town. He was not par |
lcularly impressed with the architec- |
ufe or appearance Of the city or its
lfeets, which We're i'll a terribly filthy
ohuitlon after the siege. The firing OF |
pig l3-1nch guns on the American
shook the whole country, and
quite an impression on the troops. |
ar. Hudson sailed with his detachment |
n the Miami and he had a good look at |
he Reina Mercedes as she was in the
louth or the harbor. The part that was 1
~ Oh water did not seem to be particu- |
lriy injured, but he learned that the |
essei was a total wreck. Mr.. Hudson
turned home after spending a few |
avs IN New York, and appears to be in
health. He says, relative to critl-
on the transportation from the
each to the trenches, that the quarter
department was almost en-
rely without means of transportation,
nd there being so few animals, supplies
ere hauled to the front under the most
wing and discouraging circumstances.
n Following paragraph about Mr..
udson appeared in yesterdays Denver
"A. j. Hudson, formerly private OF
'mpany K, LIST volunteer cavalry. Roo
Velt's Rough Riders, passed through
enver Yesterday on his way from Mon
DIN to his home in Santa Fe. He
in glowing terms of his colonel.
I'd declared his intention of returning
New York during the coming cam
ign and taking the stump in his in
Sergeant Breen, |,
Sergeant Breen, of troop e. lately
turned, is the recipient of much
'mpathy from his fellow citizens I
accoun of his wounded arm. He
as making excellent time UP San Juan
IL with the rest of the boys and maxi
G n situation hot for the Dons when
9! and a Mauser bullet struck him lust
low the left elbow and tearing up his ]
m pretty badly. AT the same time
esley, who was next to him, vas hit.
q Breen thought the same bullet had
his compadre. The wound was 40
q that he had to go back to the field v
spital. where the injured member was a
C attended to; but with the poor :.
ANS at hand the job was not done as '
atty as 1t might have been, and the o
trooper may not have again
full use of his arm. Sergeant Breen U
S lot at all sick in Cuba. m tho oor- d