The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-31
THE ROUGH RIDERS
Pass THROUGH THE CITY ZEN ROUTE
TO TAMPA.
They Attract General Attentton-A
Fine Body of Men-Tnll< with
Colonel Wood. -

! The movement of the Roosevelt Rough
Riders, 900 in number, with horses,
equipment and rations, was somewhat i'm
pedsd by the wreck OF a freight train at
Glidden last night. only the first section
of the military trains passing through
Houston on schedule time as announced
yesterday. THE regular morning train
was also delayed and reached here about
$50 p. m. The section bearing Colonel
Roosevelt, Major Brodie and over 600 re-
cruits arrived about o'clock last night
ana remained here for about five hours
for rest and TO feed the horses. During
this time quite number OF he boys came
over from the Sunset yards and took an
electric light view OF Houston. while tho
officers and the remainder of the riders
we're being entertained by an ovation OF
ladies and citizens at the train Many OF
the soldier boys We're presented with flow
ors, lunch and little kespsakes for luck.
which was but continuation OF The ova-
ton they had been receiving ali along the
road between here and San Antonio. Some
of the more contemplatlve were writing
letters to home and friends Just 10 fulfili
a duty or to kill the time while waiting
here.
I. Post representative visited the train
and found Colonel Roosevelt pacing up
and down the cindered yard by the train
side. He seemed 10 be in deep study and
inlpatiently strobe back and forth, now
ANA then stopping to answer questions pro-
pounded by the men, or In response to the
courtcsleS OF the clti>.n visitors. In re-
Spouse to a query as 10 what caused his
seeming perturbation of mind he said that
everything was moving TOO SLOW Tor HIM
self aIip men, and what they wanted was
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action as soon as possible. He thanked
The Post and all the people who had said
so many cncourag ng and good things
about himself and regiment, and espe-
cially was he impressed with the patriotic
receptions they had received here and at
other points on the Sunset road. He felt
sorry. as did many of the men. that young
Ed Montgomery OF Hampstead had 10 be
taken to the st. Joseph's infirmary, whero
he will be treated for the measles None
of them wanted their number broken when
the roll was called and heartfelt express
sions OF sorrow were frequently heard
from all sides.
Notwithstanding the leihargy caused by
the slogness, which was unavoidable. many
of the men were In high spirits aad made
themselves entirely at home with The Wis
itors, chatting. joking and singing. while
others looked grum and sleepy and careless
Of the surrounding nerriment.
Tho train left for the East at l o'ciock
this morning.
Colonel Wood OF the famous Rough RID
ers expressed himself delighted with the
prospect of speedy cmbarkation for Cuba.
Meeting him at the depoi a Post re-
porter had very pleasant and extended
conversation with him, In the course oil
| which he stated no officer could wish a
racrc gallant body Of men than those nc
| had the honor of commanding lie said he
had been in the United States service o1'
| West for more than ten years. and While
| ,imes we're occasionally lively on the
| frontier. they We're as nothing compared
| with what be hoped TO soou experience
! with the Spanlards. Speaking OF the PROM
| insnt ard wealthy New Workers who had
| enlisted under his leadership, he said
! they we're models of soldier-like discip-
| line The first night they entered can't
| several of them were ordered 10 cook ra
| tions for the other recruits, and thu
alacrity With which they did the worl
| was more than refreshing. He also SAX
i his regiment was composed OF men from
| every pert OF the country. and how wei
| they acted while in San Antonio may b.
gathered from the fact that OF the who'll
| 800 there we're only two individual case
OF intoxicaton In fourteen days. Il hay
received 10000 applications" he added