The times., 1898-05-09
TEDDY's TERRoRs.
They Number Among Them Few
MjIIiOnaires and Society SweIIs-

MilIfOnaires and Society SyyeIIs-
The office of Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt was one of the busiest apartments
urday Notwithstanding the fact that the
receipt of the official report of Commo
dore Dewey made the offices of Secretary
Long the chief centers of interest during
the greater part fthe day.
There were many reasons that account
ed for the hustle and rush in the assist
ant secretary's office. A goodly sized
crowd of well-known public men called TO
bid him good-by and to wish him every
success upon his venture into the enemy's
country. Many came into his Office TO
plead and almost to beg to be granted the
privilege of joining the regiment, and the
entire Eastern contingent of Secretary
Roosevelt's Rough Riders" who have
been here for two days awaiting his di-
rections to move to the South, called in
a body.
They were a fine looking lot of men.
mostly college athletes, mounted police
men of the New York police force. and
cavalrynen who have seen service on the
police force had charge of the men COM
posing the contingent, while they were
at the department. He was born an
Irishman and has participated in two
Indian campaigns, though only twenty
eight years of age and out OF the service
a year He was a non-commissioned ON
Ger in Gen. Cars famous "Galloplng
Sixth Cavalry" He says that those OF
the rough riders that he has seen are
like the Connaught rangers OF the DAYS
of Charles OMalley, and are all ready
TO storm the gates of Hades In the De
fensa of the American standard if need be.
A number of the party were recru uiteo
from the very cream of New YORK ciuo-
dom. They have followed the pasuInes
of polo and the hunt during the piping
times of peace bu1 in such stirring times
as these patriotism has moved theH 10
nobler deeds and they are resolved 20
rough it with the boys of the plains Ihey
are willie" Tiffany. Craig NadsWoFth'
Reginald Ronalds. and Woodberry Kane
Tbev are all members of the famous
Knickerbocker and Calumet clubs and
are persons out of the numerous apph-
cants from those two organizations VINO
have been selected by Mr.. Roosevelt
Woodberry Kane was the first of the
number 10 offer his services he Is an
expert polo player and an excellent rider.
and he has followed the hounds In Eng
land for a number of years. de Is Il
| Younger brother of Col Delaney Kane.
who is now on his way home from Eu-
I rope to offer his services to the American
[ Government. He is cousin OF John
/ Jacob Astor and William Astor Chanler'
: and also brother of Nicholas Kane, who
| was one of the leading graduates at An
/ napolis, and now staff officer of Capt
! Sigsbee on the St. Paul.
J William Tiffany is a great social favor
/ tie of Gotham. and his engagement has
/ Just been announced to Miss Maud Liv-
/ ingsfon He is a granddaughter of Com
I modore Oliver II. Perry. the hero of Lake
! Fire and nephew of the late Mrs Au-
| gust Belmont He is a good horseman.
and has seen several years service as
/ a cowboy on the plains. II was there that
| he first met Mr.. Roosevelt.
Craig Wadsworrh has figured promi-
nantly in New York society cotillions and
IS one Of the best. cross-country riders in
she Middle-Atlantic States. He is a de-
| scendent Of Geneseo. Wadsworth.
Reginald Ronalds is a son of Mrs. Ron
aids. the well-known American lady
| whose London house is on the visiting list
| Of the nobility. He is very wealthy and
one Of the best players for the Yale foot
bail team.
EsltN OF the IltEI N-elSLI recruits WIG
| paid their respects to Col Roosevelt ha.
an interesting record. The party Wa.
ushered into Secretary RoOsevelt's room
shortly before 3 o'clock. He received them
cordially and gave them an impromptu
| talk on what they would be required tC
do. He told them that they would have
! 10 brave the elements yellow fever. anC
that they would have to obey orders.
We WILL. they responded as a man
o. H. Ta.s1s r~-V
pose three cheers for Lieut.. Col. R0ose
velt and instantly the room was file,
with the sound OF two score voices. TIL,
shout reverberated through the long cor
ridors on the Navy side of the building
which are usually so quiet in accordance
with the requirements of departmental
red tape, and for brief interval causet
Consideration among the clerks in the va
TiOus bureaus.
The whole department was aroused AM
| almost every clerk rushed toward the di
rection of the unusual noise, expecting I
hear of another Dewey victory. They saw
however, only the material for anothe
American victory, for just them Teddy
Terrors' left the room of the Assistan
Secretary and started for the $40 BaIti
more and Ohio train to San Antonio I
join the regiment.
AS they left the building they wer
cheered repeatedly by crowds of newspa
per men and employees of the department
Secretary Roosevelt moved the boys for
ward from one of the verandas on the cas-
side of the building, Just outside the win
dow of his office.
Secretary Roosevelt will remain on du
ty at the Navy Department until Tues
day when he will start for San Antoni
TO join his men, II is expected that reg
ular instruction will begin by that time
conspicuous among the callers on MI
Roosevelt was Cowboy Harry Stanton
whose superb physique and splendid bear
ing attracted unusual attention MI
Stanton desired to enlist with the force
of the assistant secretary and his in
dorsements easily convinced Mr.. Roose
welt of his thorough ability. not only as
rough rider, but a man of sterling cour
age and tact, fully able to reflect credl
upon the command Mr.. Roosevelt ha
undertaken. MIR. Stanton is highly in
dorsed by Major John NJ. Burke an
Col. William E. Cody, of the Wild West
and Col. Allison Nailor of this city.
Mr.. Roosevelt thanked Mr.. Stanton 70
his volunteer services and promised I
wire him when they would be required.
4 Public and Personal Benefactior
From the Cincinnati Commercial -Tribune)
| In the excitement of the moment every