The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-01
The Colored Troops Saved the
Lives of the Rough Riders.
COURAGE AND GOODNESS
The Oficers Are Proud OF the Twenty
Fourth and Twenty-Fffth b
Colored Soldier Makes an
Ideal Regular.
Washington Bureau Of the standard,
No, lao q street. ~. w. )

and cavalry regiments. The testimony
~ n hundred of the rough riders Is elo-
ouent on this point. and makes IL clear
that to the 9Th cavalry Colonel Wooo
m owed the support which came
nj 50 opportune a that it pre-
vented the complete destruction OF the
entire cowboy regiment. More recent
IN reports have come up concerning me
splendid work of the oath ana zolh III,
fantry, which show that not only ulu
| they conduct themselves In a most SOL
dierly manner. but were speeoliy recos-
nizeI as the strongest element III oeh-
eral Skaters entire corps.
few DAYS ago the war department
| received from the surgeon In charge OF
the relief ship Olivette a report snow
ing the character of the wounus re-
ceived by the men on board, lncludlhB
a dozen members OF the 25th and a score
of the oath. Here is the list OF the
dusky heroes of the 25th, with memo
randa as TO their wounds
Hugh Swan, gunshot wound In LETT
leg. painful. but not serious; James -.
Hunter, gunshot wound in arm, snort
range, not serious; David Holden, gun
shot wound In face, long range. serious
but will probably recover; Amos Gen
ny. con:u. on of rigat hip, presumably
from bursting she'll: Frank Colmah,
gunshot wound in hand, short range,
not serious; w. II. Clark, gunshot
wound in arm. short range, ana MP
long range, painful but not serious: Ia
yid Buckner, gunshot wound In pacH'
will recover: Barney Douglas, gunShot
wound In Toes of right foot, not serious;
Robert Cowan, Admits. not severe;
Robert Powell. acute malarial fever,
convalescent: Henry Brightwell, gun
shot wound in left thigh and leg, pain
full but not serious.
Here are the boys of the 24th;
Z. A. Clinton, gunshot wound in foot,
painful but not serious; j. C. Hellers,
gunshot wounds in shoulder and oack,
long and short range; Charles Baker
confusion over lumbar region, moder-
ately serious; Pearl Bounsler. flesh
wound of knee, moderately serious; Al
fred Thompson, lacerated thigh, pIoo-
ably from shell; Joseph DAVIS gunsn ~
wound in scalp, will recover; WmtSI
Washington, perforating gunshot wound
i'm arm and side: Il. j. Hartman, gum
shot wound in wrist, painful nut not
serious; Frank Hellems, long range
gunshot wound in shoulder, short range
in hip; James Grimes, gunshot wound
in arm, long range; j. n. Stafford, heat
exhaustion, convalescent Eugene
Crowder. gunshot wound in hand ana
arm: william Howard, gunshot wounds
in hin and bullock; William Clark, gum
shot wounds in head, chest and tight
side, long and short range; william
Tate. lacerated %gunshot wound In scalp
moderately serious but VIII recover
Alfred Riddle. gunshot wound In arm
long range William A. Houston, dislo-
Gated wrist from spent shell.
1t should be remembered that these
lists represent only a small number oil
the members OF these two
who were wounded in the hot work oe-
: fore Santiago, but they furnish suIi
49,. 4,,, f,r gnp,A Interesting nhSprNA-
/, lions by one of the most experienced
members of SUPERINTENDENT stern
7 berg's stan, who says:
: III is easy to see that these regiments
must have been under a heavy hfe IRON
e two widely distant points, and thes'
a opposing lines OF fire were very nearly
. at right angles to FAC other. 1t mus
2 have been terribly p~erplexing to thes'
5 men TO have TO face a short range nre
doubtless from the brush, and a ions
range fire. presumably from the hills o
hlockhouses nearer the city. The cour
age they showed and. above all, thel
I GOODNESS and perfect discipline moe
I fire. demonstrate more than any WORD
e can convey the great usefulness OF tn
e colored regular
$ No man is prouder Of the record o
a the Gath and 25th infantry thar Lieu
tenant Ahern. who is an officer OF tn
e 25th. and who has recently returned I
Washington after a perilous, hut sue
! cessful. expedition. which was engage
in landing munitions of war for the us
of General Gomez. In speaking or IN
v work of these two regiments before Sar
Ie tiago. Lieutenant Ahern said:
Il cannot say I am surprised, thong
4 confess l am as proud as can be
i these brave fellows. While | do NJ
think there is any intention on tn
20 part Of army officers or department Of
~ fcials TO belittle our colored soldier
~ vet IL a disagreeable assignment Is
70 be given out or an undesirable tauo
= to be filled. they are pretty apt TO q
49, II. Their fine professional qualities hay
~ not been very generally recognized GU
"a side of III comparatively small c1rc
:" of officers who are familiar With the
- work. and who know how steady al
- reliable they are under all circun
nj stances. I would not for the world di
a parage any OF the volunteers WI
he fought so bravely before Santiago, but
il, think that a comparison of their wol
with that of our colored lads i'm q
regular army will not result TO the di
IL advantage of the latter, and will, pc
a haps. win for them a little wen mertte
ia but much delayed. recognition from o.
us people throughout the country.
Ise My experience In the West \
1T taught me that the colored sold
10 makes an ideal regular. He Is intel
us gent. obedient, learns quickly and I
in members what he learns. and seems
find the soldiers life especially cons
NAL. He develops the fullest conhden
in his officers and will follow them u
a ~hesitatingly into the hottest place IN
can be found. He doesn't stop to arg
III a. m whether the risk is one that shol
be taken. but marches steadily a
quietly into whatever work Is cut {
M for him, and does IL in a celan-c
a. workmanlike
y The colored boys OF the 24th and 2
- regiments are the best hunters in
- army. and l regard hunting as the 20
ait SouisS VI
soldier. IL snaIp'hs ne
her teaches hlm ser rehdhce ane 49, .
i'm that species of wooderaft which Is
useful in campaigning and which
doubt proved most in the