Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-25
new MEXICO VOLUNTEERS
Times at San Antonio with the San
ia Fe Troop and the First U. S.
Volunteer Cavalry.
Notes and Items-New Mexico's New
Quota Will Be Speedily Filled.

terest throughout New Mexico and
especially in Santa Fe:
San Antonio, Texas, May 49,
We had mounted squadron drill at
10 o'clock this morning. We have all of
our equipment. Two troops from
the Indian Territory have arrived.
They are being equipped and after they
are drilled some we may start for Cuba.
Will Hogle gave out at drill this morn
ing. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt
| drilled us for two hours yesterday. A
lot of us boys took a swim in the river
last night. Keeping clean is our great
est trouble, except, perhaps, the mos
| quitoes, which are very thick. Some
of us look as though we had the small
pox from mosquito bites. One man
slept with his feet outside of the blank
cts and they bit him so hard that he
can scarcely walk. No n seems to
know what We are going to do next and
everyone seems to have a different idea
as to where and when we will 60. Two
of the boys from Texas went out and
shot up a saloon last night. There
wasn't a piece of whole glass left in the
place after they got through. They
brought back the largest pieces of the
mirror for use in camp. The police
were afraid to arrest them. This Is the
only thing in the nature of a disturb
ance that has occurred since the regi-
ment came here.
The dust blows as hard here as it does
in Santa Fe in March.
Our canteens are made of zinc and
covered two or three times with can
vas. When the canvas is wet and
the canteen hung in the shade, the
water will keep cool a remarkably long
time.
San Antonio, May 2O.-I have just
come off guard. Have been on stable
guard since 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. There are three r%eliefs, which
gives the guards two hours on and four
off during the "a. This is a cloudy and
windy morning. The wind always
blows from the south. Yesterday morn
ing every one had to drill in the rain.
We have to spend lots of time in drill.
The guard duty is treble that of an
ordinary post, and requires about IS
guards per day. In addition to that,
there is the mess, kitchen and general
police. Aside from the New MEX
loan l have received no papers
from home. l would like to get
the New MEXICAN as often as you
can conveniently send it. Mail is rather
uncertain and some of it seems to go to
Fort Sam Houston and other to the
wrong troops. Address my mail to troop
e. Tell MI. Gerdes when we 60 to the
coast l will wear sulphur in my shoes to
keep off disease. The smell of it alone
ought to keep off disease germs and it
probably make the S~paniards believe
that they are entering their future
home sure enough. Some of the boys
get letters from Santa Fe girls regular.
They ought to see us now. We are a
rough looking crowd.
l haven't been able to get a pass to
town yet. The order to fall in for
mounted drill has just been given, so
goodbye. ***
The Brownies at San Antonio.
A special dispatch to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat says:
San Antonio, Tex, May 22.-Camp
Wood was thronged all day with people
anxious to see the varied manners of the
rough riders, who will probably soon be
doing battle against the Spaniards in
Cuba. There were no drills, but the
sight-seers found plenty of interest.
Along toward 6 o'clock, when the men
began to ride their bucking bronchos to
water, and the men on kitchen detail
began to fry bacon, the camp became
more interesting. Religious services
were held during the day. Goodrich,
the famous Harvard athlete, has been
made second lieutenant of Troop d of
the l%stsquadron. Goodrich is probably
more popular among the westerners
than any other of the sFifth Avenue"
recruits, and his promotion gives great
satisfaction. Sergeant Major Joe Carr,
of Washington, has been promoted to a
first lie%utenantcy.
The captaincy of Troop l, of the third
squadron, has been given to 5. A. Nc
Ginnis, who has been first lieutenant
of Troop D, of the first squadron. Capt.
McGinnis, who is one of the most prom
inent young lawyers of Oklahoma, has
already shown himself to be a thorough
soldier and his promotion gives great sat-
isfaction in the camp. Lieut., Swetzer,
of Troop D, has been made sergeant
major in his place. First Sergt. Ring,
of Troop B, has been promoted to sec
ond lieutenant of that troop. All the
promotions were well received by the
rough riders. All of the 1000 men In
the regiment were marched in squadron
formations out on the field south of the
grand stand this morning to have the
articles of war read to them, in accord
ance with the army repnlations IN tho
subject. The articles of wal are very
lengthy and the reading occupied nearly
an hour and d half. Each Of the cap
tains read a portion of the instrument.