The age-herald., 1898-07-07
HUNDRED MEN FOR WOODS RIDERS In the City En Route From New
 Mexico to Santiago TO JOIN THEIR REGIMENT Immune Regiment to Be Mustered in This Week at Columbus-Negro Company Being
 Examined and Will Leave for
 Mobile Saturday.
TO JOIN THEIR REGIMENT

''In Gods own light, in open fight, we will remember the Maine."
 This was the striking motto that decked the sides of the cars which bore 100 re- cruits for Roosevelt's famous Rough Riders through Birmingham yesterday: "We are following our brothers" was an- other one of their notices.
 These men came in over the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road about 4:30 o'clock, and left soon after via the Central of Georgia for Savannah. There they will be transported, as soon as possible, to their famous regiment near Santiago They were under the command of Captain Condit.
 All of the men are from New Mexico, most of them being from in and around Santa Fe. All of them were 'cow punch ers," as they style themselves, and are typical westerners.
 The command left Santa Fe last Sunday night, and have had a rough dirty trip. so that they were not running very much on their looks when they arrived here yes- terday. They heartily enjoyed their short stay in Birmingham, playing around the depot like a lot of boys just turned loose from school, and occasionally letting loose et characterized the famous charge of their brothers up the fatal hill at La Quasina. They all expressed great desire to get into the fight as quickly asthey can. Quite a crowd assembled at the depot to look at "us wild western animals" as one of the troopers expressed it. They cheered lustily as the train pulled out of the station.
 Recruits For the First
 Captain T. T. Huey, Sergeants Nick Nail and Ray Huffman and Corporal Joe Hines of the Bessemer Rifles who have been doing recruiting for their company in this district left yesterday for Miami to rejon their regiment. They took with them one recruit, Charles H. Gerst.
 Lieutenant Hardeman yesterday sent down the following men for the First regi- ment: Witherspoon, Raymond Smith, Walter Murphy, Walter Barnes, Sci bert, - Tipler, William Melton and Joe Scarborough Tpler was a trooper in Torrey's Rough Riders who passed through the city week or two ago, who strayed off from his company to hunt up brother he had in Birmingham. His brother made him have such a good time that he forgot all about his regiment, and since that time he has been loafing around the recruiting office waiting to be sent off. It is not known how severe his punishment will be-
 The Immunes
 W. c. Hankins of Captain Bankheads immune company at Columbus, Miss, is in the city working for his company. He sent four men over yesterday. The Magic City Guards sent three men. Lieutenant John Burke of the Huntsville company passed through Birmingham yesterday and said that Colonel Sargent had given orders that no company would be accepted after he had q thousand men in camp, and that portions of companies would be merged together and whole companies formed. There are now nearly 800 men. in camp, and the remaining 200 are expected to ar rive before the end of the week.
 Negroes Being Examined
 Surgeon c. H. Long, of the United States army arrived early yesterday morning from Camp Johnston, at Mobile, to begin the work of examining the negro company of this city zglich is to be mustered into the Third Alabama.
 He began work about 10 o'clock, and after about six hours he had examined P of the men, 54 of that number being ac- cepted. As the officers of the company have 1S0 men on their roll it is thought that no difficulty will be experienced in getting their necessary quota of 106 men to com plete their company. O. Hollis, of the United States army, will arrive here today to muster the com- pany in and it's officers, Messrs Trlmble, London and Meade are endeavoring to get their company off to Mobile tomorrow if possible, andfby Saturday at the latest The men all say they are anxi- | ous to go, and that they are tired of hang | ng around Birmingham doing nothing.