The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-04

Thomas, arrived in Chicago from New
York on Sunday. He was brought with 500
wounded comrades from Cuba By the hos
pItal ship OhVette. In the tan and yellow
flei4 uniform OF Roosevelt's troopers he
sat yesterday afternoon boEstersd up with
pillows IN the easiest arm chair in the
swered with ooyish reluctance the many
questions Of relatives and friends.
Anecdotes are not needed 10 convince
the American people Of the courage OF the
Rough Riders, but here are few brought
frsh from tho field by Lieutenant Thomas:
Chaplain Brown OF Arizona was seen to
seize the carbine OF a wounded trooper as
the fight began to grow fierce and work
his way to the front OF the fighting line.
Colonel Roosevelt demonstrated
According to the articles OF war. chap
lain,' he said, you are not allowed TO
handle firearms
D the articles OF war; came the
quick response. Here's where I'm needed
now" And there he stayed
OF the bravery, coolness. and unselish-
ness exhibited by the men. Lieutenant
Thomas could not say enough. He told of
seven times before he would allow him
self to be carried from the field. and OF
Sergeant Joseph Kline. who fred 291 shots
in two hours and forty minutes. Il was
Sergeant Kline who bound up Lieutenant
Thomas wound with Spanish wind
less" made from the sergeant's canteen
strap.
Captain James McCHntock OF troop A.
formerly a newspaper man Of Phoenix.
AriZ., tells OF a slow trooper. who, before
the battle always went through the man
ual OF arms about twenty seconds behind
the others In the fight. however, he
worked his way rapidly to the front. and
when Captain McClintock fell. shot
through the body. the slow trooper. who
lay not far from him with the blood
oozing from a wound in me side. crawled
painfully over until his body lay between
his captains and the line OF Spanish fire
and said:
Don't worry, captain; their bullets VIII
have 70 go through my body first
When both men were picked up alive 70
be taken to the hospital ship five bullets
were found to have plowed through the
bloody earth a few inches from the slow
troopers body.
In the hottest part OF the fight, Second
lieutenant Richard Cushing Day. nephew
Of the man who blew up the >1lbemarle.
cooHy stopped 10 light cigarette. As he
struck the match one OF his friends cried:
Just hold your cigarette ND. Dick; the
Standards will give you light"
Lieutenant Day, who stands fest
inches has cen dubbed ''FOrty-eiE1t
Hours" by his comrades because he Is
such long Day.
Concerning the march Lieutenant T-horn-
as said troop L finished Il intact, Trooper
7. r. Phflpot OF N. Indian Territory.
who had not entirely recovered from an
attack Of measles from which he suffered
on board the Transport, keeping; his place
IN the ranks all the way. He also spoke
wit. enthusiasm ~ The bravery ~ Rriga-
der General Wood and % The indefatigs-
bic work OF the surgeons and nurses, ss-
peciaIly of Assistant Surgeon wood. who
carried more than ore wounded solder
from the Geld on his back.
Lieutenant Thomas has a furioarh 90
VENT DAYS re Is anxious - ct back -
the front. but viii not discuss his chances
for doing 50.
Judge Thomas cent telegram - wash
lrvtoa authorize. n ths afternoon asking
so- he latest n ins.-atfon concerning TIE
condition II DIIizvn Bell sni waiter
SINS II MN p Per and T. L.
Sharpe. respectively. ~ fhis city. Young
Rel was WOUNDED n ire eovboys' charge
ard 3. s. feared Young share may take
TIE fever 2 he remains IN Cuba