Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-04
"rEDDY's
The Fighting Regiment Of the West Now
Being Organized.


Being Organized.
San Antonio, Texas, will be the liyeli-
est place on the continent for the next
week, for that city Ia TO be the rem
devious Of the cowboy regiment 10 BE-
commanded BY Surgeon Wood, Of the
United States army, and Assistant Seore-
tary OF the Navy Theodore Roosevelt.
These nimble and daring gentlemen are
AZ San Antonio, where they will be met
by Major Hersey, the acknowledgement Of
New Mexico. and Capt. Alex. BrOdie. the
adjutant- general OF Arizona, who are 10
be majors, and Allyn X. Capron, second
lieutenant OF the cavalry, who is to be
a~djutant OF the cowboy brigade.
About 5000 have applied for this reRi-
ment, and only 1900 can be accepted.
The applicants are being subjected 10 an
examination at III PasO, Texas; Santa
Fe, N. NJ; Prescott. Arizona; Colorado
Springs, Colo; Guthrie, Okla, and Mus
cogee, 1. T., and only the most expert
riders and shots will be taken. The
others will have a chance TO enlist
Ia the other regiments that are now
being organized by Gen. Grigsbee
In South Dakota and j. l.. Tor
rey, Of Wyoming. their headquar
ters being respectively at Yankton
and Cheyenne. Everybody must be at
San Antonio next week, where the or.
ganization will be completed and the
equipments distributed. But the uni
forms will not be ready for a week or ten
days yet. and will probably be issued In
Florida on the way TO the front. Col.
Wood expects to be on Cuban soil before
the 10Th Of May, but there Is an immense
amount OF work 10 be done yet in the
way Of preparation. Twelve hundred
horses and three hundred pack mules,
with saddles and other equipments, are
now being gathered for the use OF the
regiment, and a peculiar uniform, SINH
lar TO that worn by English troops In
India, Is being manufactured Of Kahki
cloth, In Philadelphia. There will be no
style about this regiment. As one OF the
officers remarked. they will carry no ra
zoIs nor perfumery. But they will be
clad with especial reference 10 the cli-
mate OF Cuba and bushwhacking war
fare.
The regiment will not remain In the
garrison that il 10 be established by the
United States at some convenient point
on the Cuban coast, but will push at
once into the interior In charge Of arms
and ammunition for the insurgent army,
and expects TO undertake active opera
tons at once. Majors Hersey and Brodie
are famous frontiersmen. Both aregradu-
ates OF West Point and served in the
United States cavalry, but resigned some
years ago, and have since been living on
the frontier. They have been selected
by DR.. Wood and Mr.. Roosevelt because
of their especial qualifications. Lieut..
Allyn X. Capon. who has been selected
for a%djutant, is a son Of Capt. CapOn, OF
the First artillery, and, although only
2S years OF age, has made his record
az a plainsman and Indian fighter.
He enlisted in the army as a
private when a mere boy, and
served in the Fourth cavalry during
the Apache campaign. He was promoted
successfully to corporal, sergeant and
was finally made a second lieutenant.
DR.. Wood, who is familiar with the char.
acter and abilities OF the young men In
the cavalry regiment, selected Capon and
asked his detail by the secretary OF war.
Representative Dalzell has asked the pres
ident to appoint George W. Dunn, for
merly OF Colorado. his son In law, as the
third major. There will be several young
men from the regular army detailed as
captains Of troops. but the list has not
yet been finally determined upon. Sew
eral captains are recommended by the
governors OF Colorado, Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas, and will be appointed
from civil life. Three OF them are now
commanding troops Of Texas rangers.
Mrs. Mckinley is now making the gui.
dons for the regiment, with the assis
lance OF some Of the young ladies OF the
cabinet circle.