The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-16
"Teddy" Very Modest About His Own
Achievements, but Lavish in
Praise of His Troopers.
LIST OF DEATHS GROWING
DAILY REPORT OF VICTIMS OF DIS
EASE AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
Fever More ViruIent-Shafter to Sail
for New York on Saturday, After
Embarkation of All His Troops.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The transport St
Paul arrived at Montaul Point this morn
ing from Santiago, having on board the
Second Regiment United States Infantry
and one battery of the First Regular Vol
unteers. Health Inspector Magruder
made an inspection OF the ship. The
Rough Riders are also home. With
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Fighting
Joe" Wheeler they have reached Montauk
Point. They came on the Miami, with
the Gate City, the st. Louis, the Vigilan-
cia and the Matteawan, lie anchored off
shore. AS soon as the Miami was sighted
the quarantine physician, DR.. Magruder,
put off to her in his tug, the Pulver, and
went aboard. Colonel Roosevelt met him
and, with a hearty handshake. he assured
DR.. Magruder that both he and his COM
mand were in first-class condition. Il
never felt better in my life," he said, land
l have not had an ache or pain since l
went away. Here's General Wheeler, too,
and his son, Lieutenant Wheeler. There
does not look much the matter with them -
Colonel Roosevelt wore a faded uniform
of Khaki cloth, much stained and discol-
ored, but there was a wholesome bronze
on his face and hands. and if he has lost
some flesh since he went away he is not
4,
too, will pass the doctors without any
trouble. Always gaunt and grizzled, he is
thinner than ever, but there is fire in his
eye and spring in his step which shows
that the deadly calenturo has not been able
to quench his spirit.
Colonel Roosevelt and the doctor walked
up and down for awhile, and the command
err of the Rough Riders" talked about his
fr{yN -;r,
hap said he. Nearly all. my men are
WELL There is notca bad case among the
men and many of those who left Santiago
in bad shape are now we'll on the road to
health Wheeler. here, has been i'll, as
you know he added, drawing his arm af-
fectionately through that of the old general,
"but everybody knows how he fought. 1t
was lucky thing for the Spaniards that he
was bit under the weather."
The Rough Riders with General Wheel
er and Col. Roosevelt were landed to-day
and are now in the detention camp, where
they will remain in quarantine for a few
days. Some of the men were so weak
that they were hardly able to walk. The
newspaper men could not get near enough
to either Colonel Roosevelt or General
Wheeler to have interviews with them.
Later, however, after the Rough Riders
had all been landed and started for the de-
tention camp, Colonel Roosevelt was met
by the newspaper men. They endeavored to
get him to talk about his experiences, but
failed. He refused absolutely to talk about
his achievements. but gladly spoke of the
work of his men. He said they were all
brave and went into danger without hesi-
tation. Mr.. Roosevelt was asked about his
reported wounding and replied: THE wound
my right wrist was from a shell, but was
only scratch anyway" He said he was in
the best of health and looked it. I'VE had
a bully time all the way through" said the
colonel MY regiment is one of the crack
Attacks" Mr. Roosevelt added that the
men were glad to return, as there was no
more fighting to do.