Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-04
TRIP TO LEXINGTON
Account of Journey from Whipple
Barracks to Comp Hamilton
in Kentucky.
RECEPTION ALONG The ROAD
ella Monsters from Arizona and "Gillie
Monsters" from New Mexico Oh
jeots Of Curiosity in the Mid
die States.

from Whipple barracks to Lexington
will always remain green in the minds
of the territorial volunteers. Many
places along the route turned out crowds
of wildly enthusiastic and admiring peo-
pie. Others treated the matter indiffer-
entity, and seemed to care nothing about
the destination or object of the regi-
ment.
The general apathy of the public in
the Middle states indicates hat the
soldier fad" is on the wane. Soldiers
are becoming common, and the tickle
public now proposes to turn it's attention
to the latest phases of horse shows and
| football records. The brave boys in
blue can no longer travel on their
shapes. They have been relegated to
the sphere of the has beens" and soon
the features of the late war with
| Spain" will live only in the reminis-
cences of those who suffered. So soon
forgotten! One Is tempted to wonder If,
| after all, the public is worth any risk.
The people of Prescott were evidently
glad to see the volunteers leave and the
volunteers were glad to leave the place.
They wouldn't take it along if they
could.
Williams, Aliz. headed the list in
| rendering the boys an ovation. There
is a halo Of red, white and blue patriot
ism lowering over Williams. While the
town boasts of but few inhabitants, they
| We're all out. The 16 ladies who reside
there rushed en- masse for the train and
lioniZed the boys. Your correspondent
was we'll known in Williams, and the
ladies quickly Invested his blouse of
brass buttons. They insisted on paying
so cents for each Of them. The anne of
the ladies were taken, mot for publica-
tion," but for the purpose vt preserving
with other relics Of the late wal with
Spain. Kind hearts and generosity are
scarce articles in this G Of great pro-
gression and little religion. and should
be appreciated when found.
At Albuquerque a large crowd met
the boys and gave them the glad hand"
Tom Hughes, of the Citizen, who has q
warm place in his heart for Santa Fe
boys, rustled lunches and did his utmost
to make things pleasant for those whom,
he knew. Garfield Hughes, who served
in the Santiago campaign n now
wears the leathery complexion peculiar
to recently returned volunteers, was re-
garded with pride and curiosity by those
who served in the Whipple barracks
campaign.
The boys on the first section could
scarcely restrain their impotence dur
ing the run from Albuquerque to Lamy.
And when the latter place was reached
they were so ratified that they neglected
to take proper advantage Of the tim al
lotted to them. The messages that they
intended to send to those who could not
come on the excursion were forgotten,
and things which they desired to say to
those who were present were suppressed
by the confounding excitement.
As the train pulled out of Lamy tears
stood in the eyes of man. of the Santa
Fe boys. Strange how a little love sent
into an existence which seems lonely
and distasteful causes that hard lump
to rise in the throat! There Is no senti-
ment in camp life and the forcible pre-
s~entation of the knowledge that some
one really has an interest in the soldier
is most affecting.
The crowd at Las Vegas was tremen-
dous. The band was out and the stand
ing room as far as the eye could reach
was apparently utilized. A vast sea of
humanity, surging. murmuring confus-
eddy and roaring with cheers, 1t seemed.
Your correspondent was surprised to
find many intellectual looking people
who acknowledged that they took pleas
ure in reading the New Mexican. One
party Of ladies, who desired to learn the
truth from headquarters, "as they ex-
pressed it, asked all manner of ques-
lions relative to the alleged sufferings
of the soldier boys. They seemed horri-
fed to learn that the boys had travelled
the day previous on one sandwich and a
cup of coffee each, then surprised when
they were told that a soldier could easily
subsist a whole week on less than that,
if necessary, The narrowing tales OF
privation which have reached the ears
of the New Mexico people had one good
effect. 1t caused them to send in enough
lunches to last the boys during the en-
tire trip. The strong, healthy appear
ance of the travelling volunteers was