The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-13
ALL LIKE JERSEY CITY
Rough Riders Say They
Were Never So Well En-
tertained as Here.
CAN'T SPEND THEIR MONEY
Commandant Prepares for q
Three Days Longer Stay
at the Armory.
CAN'T SPEND THEIR MONEY

The Rough Riders, Troop T. First United
States Volunteer Cavalry, are still in
Jersey City. 1t is likely that they will
remain for several days. They are quar-
tered in the Fourth Regiment Armory
and are in more comfortable circum-
stances than at any time since they went
into camp at Tampa. The men are being
treated royalty by the people of Jersey
City who are anxious to do all in their
power to make the men comfortable
Government rations have gone begging
since early yesterday morning when it be-
came generally known that the Rough
Riders were in town. The men appreciate
the hospitality which has been shown
them.
I'VE have been better received in Jersey
city, said one private, than in any city
we have been in since our organization.
From Tampa to North Carolina we got
nothing but sullen greetings and black
looks wherever we happened to stop. The
people did not want US with them. They
seemed afraid of US We would probably
have been paid in Tampa if the Mayor or
the city hadn't used his influence TO pre-
vent it, declaring that we would wreck
the town If we had money to spend lie
needn't have feared. The Rough Riders
are gentlemen and know how to behave
themselves
There has not been a single instance in
this city Of, a trooper causing any kind OF
a disturbance. They have been by far the
best behaved soldiers that have entered
the city in spite of the fact that they have
been given almost unlimited liberty. No
arrests have been made since the men
arrived The only prisoners with the
troop are those who were brought from
the South, where they were guilty of
slight breaches of discipline. Very few
of the men ate their supper in the armory
last night. There were more invitations to
supper than there were men to fill them
Some persons living near the Armory took
as many as twelve troopers, and left or
ders that they We're to eat nowhere else
while in town.
c. F. Ackerman, baker of Vroom
street and Bergen avenue, has been par
ticularly good to the troopers. He has re-
fused to accept any pay from those who
have gone to his store to buy food and
has fed twelve of them at his own table.
Mrs Decker, OF Storm avenue and How
ard place, whose husband was a soldier
has made provision for dozen men, and
so has Mrs. Dusenberry. of Glenwood and
Bergen avenues. Mrs. Dusenberry last
night sent over seventy-fiye sandwiches
for the men in the Armory who were on
duty and could not get out to their sup
per. The vicinity of the Armory last night
was crowded with persons anxious to see
the Rough Riders, ask them questions and
shake them by the hand. Nearly 1880
persons crowded around the Bergen ave
nue. and Church street entrances to the.
Arnlory
All of them wanted to get into the
building and see how the men were pro-
vided for. So great was the crowd of
visitors that none were admitted unless
vouched for by one of the officers of the
cavalry or the Fourth Regiment. Nearly
500 visitors were received by the men as
it was.
Major Parker. surgeon of the Fourth
Regiment, National Guard, was at the
Armory last night and offered his services
to any of the men who were ailing. Sew
eral of them were feeling sick and We're
treated. One more man was sent to the
City Hospital. A number of the men who
We're unwell and who went to neighboring
drug stores for medicine were not per-
mitted to pay for what they had. They
We're told that they could have all the
medical supplies they needed without pay.
tt was the same with nearly severything
they tried to buy. The BARRIERS in the
vicinity Of the Armory made it known
that they would consider it a favor If
the men would let them shave them and
trim their hair as their share towards en-
tertaining the Rough Riders. There was
no change in the orders concerning the
troopers this morning. Lieutenant
iWeinges said:-s'Our latest orders from
Washington tell us 10 remain in Jersey
City until further notice and to make the
men and horses as comfortable as pcs
sible. We are to get our ration at the
depot in New York. We drew three days
rations this morning.
An interesting incident occurred yester-
day afternoon in Newark avenue. Police
man George Van Veehten was patrolling
his post when he mel one of the rough
riders whose features seemed familiar
The policeman said Hello, Ed, !" and held
out his hand.
Amt you Ed Van Vechten?" he asked
That my name, replied the soldier.
We'll, don't you know me?" asked the
policeman I'm George.
The soldier then recognized the police
man as his brother They had not seen
each other in fifteen years The police-
man tok his brother home and there was
a happy reunion.
will give the Rough Riders a banquet If
they remain over until Monday evening.
The affair is being maEaged by Louis
Steubenvoll of the Republican Club.