Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-25
4 ROUGH RIDER HOME.
TELLS or HIS EXPERIENCE THERE,


49,, tsth Inst with Utah'H troop %
rough Riders for tho Torrey regiment
has reached homo a fen days In adj
vnpc. OF his comrades in arms, have
ing received a special discharge by the
war department just before 10 was dee
eidod that all the boys should De
mugtcrcd out. when lt was naccrtalucd
that the entire regiment would be- sent
home without unnecessary delay, he to-
rethor with others asked 10 remain un-
tn that work should have been consul
mated. Colonel Torrcy and Licut-CoL
Cannon said that they would be Glad
10 htyc all who had received special
discharges remain IN the nervicc TO the
vory tnst. Tut Immediately following
/ this expression orders were received
/ from Washington directing that all
DISCHARGED men tnl.o their departure
| forthwith. 10. acting On this advice.
l he bado go1d-byu forever 90 tho camp
| ln which he had been Dcatod for the
past few months and from which the
| rough riders long uED expected 60 $50
/ To cuba 10 assist In cXpolllug spain aud
] her deyouring hurdcs and hosts from
/ the American continent
/ CHICAGO. OMAHA AND DENVER
SIR. Hansen stopped over cn.r0utc
l home at Chicago and participated lu
| the great Presidential parade under
/ the auspices VI the Peace Jubilee. II
/ was. he says. IA very grand affair. and
was admired BY great muiutudcs of
| people from all parts Of the country.
! lie also visited the TfanHmlsalHaippi
/ international Exposition at omaha
and viewed over again the worlds
Fair at Chicago. IN miniature, Of
course. but nevertheless. the Worlds
Fair In many respects. lie Inspected.
closely. the Utah display and say u IN
very crcditablc. lie, however. saw no
Utah people there except those who
are directly associated with the show
ing from this state.
Denver also occupied one day OF his
time. His brief lt0p.ovcr there was not
as pleasant ~ desired. on account uf
q sudden attack OF sickness. He fen
In "a faint upon The street ne result
~ debility, contracted while In thc scr-
vice at Camp cuba i.ibrs. Panama
Park. Florida. Hut his roglmcntal uni.
form quickly told those who found him
In unconsclousncss upon the sidewalk
who he was. and soon Kind care and
treatment restored him tU HE normal
condition. Although never humr-slck In
his llfc. he says De- was a very happy
man when h. crossed the Utah lines.
. SAD HOSPITAL ScENES,
, During the last few weeks just prior
90 his discharge. Mr. Hansen was on
dUtACh. q service az tho dlvlfiun hospital
Into which 10 many fcvcr.ftrickcn SOL
dlrts wrr borne. only 20 BE- removed tl
the now cemetery near by after IN,
, struggling sparks OF llfe had been *.
7 tluEuiahUd. In this ana other hospitals
he says there was very great suffering
, Commanding upon thc condition thai
prevailed. h. Haidi IL was simply
frlghtfui. A. an illustration. each OF vi
who was called 20 DO hospital work wal
given charge OF thirty patients. wht
wcr burning W with fever. None Of "
: had acted as nurses; we never hadahat
j. a particle OF experience With the slcl
ln our liveHi We were Ia no way quail
ned Tor the work We had % pcrfrom
= yct We dld the best We could. ttkin,
their temperature hourly, Gmo0thlni
their hard pillows and giving mrdlcIuI
j. as directed By the phyulclans "a charg1
who IN very many lnftauccu SCENE,
Just a. ignorant and unaklllod a. our
aglvfh-ctrillnly Tar more Indifferent
I but u often happened that the men VIII
were placed VA cuAfEe were w and ia
/. different themselves. Then the a.cl
p soldiers know 10 was ease uf God hell
them, and many 1f them actually pine,
. away. The nrtt uiEh, % my sefylug a.
Y thv hospital u one that ! VIII long O.
member. one OF The hriyest boys WI
comprised a part 90 my charge died
The next night another also gave VI
the battle of earthly existence. nut .
10 went on daily aud u.Ehtly until th
death rattle In the throat % a sick col
= der Was ~ common AZ 10 cause lut lit
Ne comment.
BRYAN DROUGHT GOOD CHEER
"col. WIN. J. Bryan 0f the Sebraah
, volunteers was by Ear the most p1pu
Jar man In The camps. lie visited 10
u hospital every day and dropped word
y " cheer ana comfort wherever b
n went. Besides tina, little bouquets o
Il beautiful flnWcr were generously giy
u on % the sick soldiers and not lniT
y quently kttle delcaclca that were fJr
n o.gn TO the hospital biz OF fare. Thcs
j. o1urtealca were rendered IN such
y manner that tho atalwart young Ne
Draskan was talked of everywhere an
his foot fan On the uncarpeiei iiUor
" the hospital caused every man VII
had a cot In the ward. and who posaoi
-. ed SUFFICIENT strength. o. turn Owe
onto his elbow and rs his wan face d
NJ with a smile, extended his hand u
r the hearty grasp and expression 81 ea
{, cuuragemcnt that always came
STRANGE BREACH or DISCIPLINE
/. A. rule Bryan be- says, 10 r. Hiaunc
\. dlsclpllnarlan. Nevertheless, there ~
times when no Is not n1 Efe1t
l. a,lckler for military FORM aH might b
4. imagined. As an Instance 90 thia b
cites and Interesting occurrence, on
4. morning as Bryan rode Into camp 1
/, reglmental headquarters, tho officer o
- the guard. as Is customary at ihr ap
preach OF tho rsglmontl olnmu1ci
. Numbered ont Do Htsrriuruu tpArl
T" Turn out the push Tor thv main gu
10 coming" whereas the order shout
y have been: Turn uut thc guard Tot 90
H. commander Ia coming
The order. oouched ~ the language
? was, struck CONSERVATION 80 thr mind
h, Of the guard who quickly proceeded
obey the command, but muiiefei I
n themselves; THAT follow u IN for ]
h. such language was never before use
IN the regiment" Hut Bryan Whl hl
"a observed the breach with the lnHilr
taneousness Of his rapidly clnlpreheu.
N Ing mind, Immediately relieved the 40
uatlon by ruiIo and wave ot Oh
4 hand. accompanied by the c9mmln.
DO not turn ont the push aa N
p, main guy doesn't want H."
4. II was a risky piece of joking on u
part VI the officer VI the guard and "a
though the incident passed on FOR ~
time Il was beloved that the 0ifeui
: would be followed by severe punlnl
mont. But Il was not The lenlent
I shown tho reckless Joker ana q
friendly and arm words subsequent
SPOKEN 10 him IN private by iryn
X greatly Increased the respect OF n