The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-20
SOLDIERS ALL, YOU KNOW.
Rough Riders Fought Like the
Devil. You Know, at Santiago.

Major Alexander O. Brodie, senior ma
for i'm Roosevelt regiment. who Is now
nursing "a shattered right arm at the
hospital at Fort Wadsw0rth, says the
New York sun. tells of many interesting
Incidents OF the battle Of Las Guasimas
on June 2lth tho first time the Rough
Riders were under fire.
"Our victories thus far" said the Ma
ior 20 "a Sun reporter, have been won
bv the enlisted men. and of theee there
are no finer examples I'm any army In
the world than In the Rough Riders. The
papers and the people have called us
'Teddy's Terrors' they have said We
were "A wild, untamed lot of chaps. all
I'm the most gOOd-natured spirit some
OF the men I'm the regiment are rough
men. coming from rough country. In
Arizona and oklahoma, you know, men
do not always dress for dinner; but they
make staunch friends. they are brave
men. and their aim Is as true as their
hearts
when we Of the West heard that our
comrades I'm the regiment from tne East
we're the heroes OF the tennis courts.
golf links and drawing rooms. some Of us
were inclined 70 wonder "a little what
use such fellows would be I'm lighting
Standards I'm a climate which was sup
posed H. be more deadly than bullets.
Perhaps YOU New York boys had some
misgivings about us We didn't know
your contribution 10 the regiment then
and they didn't know ms. We got ac-
manted at San Antoine. and our trend
ship was cemented with lead al Las
Guasimas.
"The western contingent has learned
IN know that gentle ways and polished
manners are only the Eastern yeneering
Of a courage as splendid as was ever
shown on Western plains. And your
bovs have learned that. while We OF the
west may not all be Chesterhelds. neith-
or are we unlettered peasants, and In the
regiment to-day everybody Is Just SOL
der and IN the blue and yellow, IN camp
ar on the field. AT mess or I'm the trenches.
Won couldn't say which Of US came from
New York and which from Arizona.
There IS one Of your New York boys
who IS a particularly fine fellow and
that is Tinanv-Willie Tiffany / believe
his friends call him. / speak OF him be-
cause / have happened 10 see more OF
him than OF others Of the New York
men. He Is made OF the metal that
rings true every time. lie Is as fastdi-
ous on the field as he would be In New
york but he IS a soldier from the ground
up. as debonair as any OF his eliminates
whom he left behind. and as cool and
unconcerned when bullets are flying as
n he were playing a set OF tennis.
He was In charge Of the detail man
ming the Colt guns at Las Guasimas
and was ordered 20 hold his men In the
rear ready 10 come up II they could be
used. After ! was wounded | went "a
the rear. and the first man | met wa
Ti0anv when he saw me he exclaimed
".Ah. Major Pinked a bit Then
seeing that my arm was biz smashed
he added:
"'Why. Major they hit you hard,
Awfully sorry. don't YOU know. but Just
10, me do YOU I'd tin the surgeon comes
along. II won't take a minute, and
can patch a little Then sir ! should
Ike 10 take my men mp and blow hei
out OF those fellows. don't you know
Gle meant every word he said and
had IN positively forbid him 70 move his
command a foot II / hadn't he'd have
been blazing away In Jiny.