Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-27
CRACK TROOP E
The Boys Becoming Hardened to
Duty--New Mexico Squadron
Sizes Up Finely,
READY FOR THE FIELD
Volunteers Under the Second Oall-Oaptain
Coopers Return The Santa Fe Boys
All Well-Oomplimentary Remarks
Concerning Captain Muller's
TrOOp.
Special Correspondence New Mexican.

OoiloolAiuS SoPo"Ah 40 |
Troop.
Special Correspondence New Mexican.
San Antonio, May %, '9S.-Letters
are received here daily from Santa
Feans and other New MEXICAN readers,
asking for more news from the volunteer
cavalry and requesting the recipients
to urge Wynkoop to write, saying they
are anxious to hear how we all are,
what we are doing, when we expect to
get away and where W. expect to go.
In the first place l have written the
New MEXICAN at every opportunity and
told all | could learn about camp. To
us the regular routine is only interest
ing. in as much as we are anxious to
become hardened to our work and learn
the various commands. However, to
those at home | suppose anything con-
corning the boys will be interesting.
With a very few exceptions the volun-
teers are remarkably well and very few
of them have been hurt by their horses.
Two or three of them have been trou-
/ bled with severe headache and a slight
fever. but are all well again, with the
exception of Trooper Howell, of troop
e, who is in the hospital, and Trooper
Martin, of the same troop, whose lungs
are affected, both of whom will be sent
back.
The mosquitoes and ''chiggers' are
especially troublesome to those of us
who come from a country where such
things are almost entirely unknown.
Our bodies, faces and arms are a sight
as a consequence. The boys who were
hurt by their horses were not so very
badly: Fred McCabe was kicked twice,
Arthur Hudson once and Willie Schnep-
pie thrown and kicked once. None of
them were hurt badly and all reported
Scranton by name, who is not very much
of IA horseman anyhow, was pitched Off
and kicked. and is still laid up, but will
soon be about again. He is limping
about the yard today.
A report reached Santa Fe, We hear,
| that McCabe, Schnepple and Skinner
were in the guard house. This was
| surely sent in as a josh, as not Il Of
| the boys has been disobedient. Every
man in the I'd squadron New Mexico
| troops) does all he a to improve his
own record as a soldier, is working
very hard and obeys every order and
command,
Troop z has been dubbed the crack
troop OF the regiment, this from hard
work and the military knowledge of the
officers. Colonel Wood and Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt are very proud of this
troop and continually watch it's move
ments. A few days since, during the
Ir;l1 .f thn OI canadian &c
troop e passed, Lieutenant Colonel
Roosevelt. was overheard to remark
that "this is the crack troop of the
regiment" On the grounds he rode up
to the various other troops and instruct
ed their captains to take their lieuten'
ants and non-commiSsioned officers and
put them through the movements anC
teach them the tactics. Troop E was
the last he approached. He said: Cap
tain Muller, | do no have to instruc'
you to take your lieutenants and non
commissioned officers out and teacf
them their tactics; they already know
them. / am especially proud of YOU
troop" He then asked the captain
various questions as to what command
he would give were he placed in a posi-
ton he surmised and the enemy in an
other. 1t is needless to say the cap
tain's average was 100 per cent. "Ted
DIV" again complimented Captain Null
Ter. After the drill troop E formed fol
their pictures in two different posi-
tions. both of which are good.
The boys have ordered some to sent
home. All the troop were not present
some of them being on guard and Others
on stable guard and fatigue. Any on
in Santa Fe can obtain them for abou
so cents a piece mailed to their address
by writing any of the troop.
We do not know when we are to leav,
or where we are going to from here
One thing is certain, however, and tina
is when we do move it will be of a sud
den and that we are to 60 to the front
We are all anxious for the fray and viii
welcome the news to move with a cheer
The regiment is 10Y complete and n
more men will be accepted. Troop !
has been strengthened to 70 trooper
and non-cOmmissioned, the new mel
being Waller and Fortescue, two younI
easterners, and Headden, Griggs an
Miller, all fine fellows. None of TIL
Santa Fe BOYS were among those trans
ferred to troop l. The boys all SEN
their regards to all their friends an
anxiously look forward to the arriva
of the NEW MEXICAN as usual. My re
CARDS to all.
HARTMAN H. WYNKooP.
Volunteer Notes.
Captain Michael Cooney, at Socorr
county, is anxious to raise a compan
under the second call and has so il
formed Governor Otero.
The issue of pistols to the list v~oluntet
regiment United States cavalry has bee
finished. They are Colts cowboy r
volvers. As calibre and u fine ws
weapon.
Hon. w. s. Hopewell, of Sierra coul
ty. it is thought, will also volunteer III
der the second call tor troops as soon
New Mexico's quota is determined
and as soon as the of it's organ
cation is a%scertained.
Captain w. G. Reid, Of the sign,
corps, N. M. N. G., is o in Temporal
charge of the Otero Guards at Las V,
gas and will very likely offer his servit
under the second call for volunteer
Captain Reid is an extremely brigl
Young man, who has made a study
military matters and tactics for the pa
year and would make a very good COZ
missioned officer.
The dispatches from Washington a.
very indefinite as to the New Mexico
quota under the second call. Some
the Denver papers, in Washington dt
patches, put it at s69 men, whereas II
49, IL N 1.,lA<