The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-06-16

ment, and the folly of expecting single
track road, equipped for single track
business, and very limited terminal facili-
ties, to be able TO handle such an amount
as now comes to this one.
Better, far better, use Mobile and Jack
sonvlllc for ilghteT-draft vessels. and ship
from all three points to rendezvous at
Key West, than to try to rush all through
here.
As failed to find the 10th Inf or 10 as
certain to which ship ii would be assigned
| cast in my lot with most Of the CORE
SpondentS, and we were sent out TO this
vessel. When he got US here, the censor
must have reioiced, for we have been in
the haTb0r all day, delivering water to
other vessels OF the feet.
The D!ivette, IL addition TO a tank capac-
ity Of 10000 gallons storage. has q con-
denser with capacity Of ECO gallons per
day, 50 is a valuable part Of the feet.
While it may net be admissible TO give
number and strength of comma ilds going
on the expedition / wish to speak of one
concerning which much has been said,
and OF which but little has been said
which is complimentary. | refer to the
Cowboy Regiment, or, as generally called
"RooSevelt's Rough Riders"
In common with scores of others, / have
noticed this command, have seen il in
camp and elsewhere, and have for it only
words OF commentator, and ] am not
DoaSihS Wheh say mat 80 years OF SerV-
ice should enable me to Judge
In company with a foreign correspond
ent | visited their camp. With its men in
shelter tents and its officers under tent
flies, with no surplus baggage, and it's
well-appointed pack-train of $50 mules,
the men in brown canvas, clothing that oil
the officers trimmed with the yellow of the
cavalry, it looked like business.
j have not heard Of a serious breach oil
discipline in ii since it came mere, though
slight ones, for which extra fatigue or con
! finement 30 camp limits were imposed
have occurred. Six hundred of these were
selected for the expedition. and were
marched over TO the Tampa Bay Hotel
grounds, and paid, after night. that they
| might be ready TO 90. And despite what
has been said Of the helplessness of the
cow boy on foot, they were to go without
their horses, because there was not trans
portation for them
| Its personnel has been largely com
mented upon. 1t has in its ranks as
! prvates young men OF fortune and educa-
| ton. ] saw one taking care of two horses
near the picket line, whose language and
bearing would have stamped him the
gentleman anywhere, and was told that
one company from Altoona represented a
capital of millions of dollars.
1t has been said that they would not be
/ amena bic TO discipline + must saw that
i saw less Of the "haiI-fellow- well met
style OF behavior toward officers than
/ have seen IN some volunteer regiments.
AT the same time, any officer vino tries to
/ be martinez would have a hard time oil
| il, am certain.
Two transports had started down the
/ bay yesterday afternoon and were about
"hullsdown" TO US when a Gunb0at started
in pursuit, with orders for their return.
The men had cheercd wildly as they left,
and were answered by those on other
! boats, but when 1T was found that they
were to return not a sound was heard
! feelings were two deep for utterance -
| why the delay is to us a mystery.
/ lior. es are being unloaded, as the hot
( air between decks will soon make them
SICK, II the vessel is not in motion to
cause ventilation, bat the actual reload
ing, once the men have had experience.
will be but short work.
with the hope that my next will be sent
| back from Cuba or Porto Rico.
HENRY ROMEYN,
Brevet Major U. S. A., Retired.