The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-22
TENTH CAVALRY COMES IN
COLORED TROOPS FROM FORT
KEOGH 60 EAST sa
Onion Depot Crowded With En-
thusfastIc Men and Women
Flowers and Cheers for the Duslky
Boys Who Are Speeding Toward
Cuba and the Seat of HOstilities
ALI Anxious for the Field.

well, this reminds me of the days
of 1861" said Maj. Norvell, in COM
mand of the three troops of the Tenth
cavalry from Fort Keogh that arrived
here yesterday, as his train rolled into
the Union depot, blowing its way
through a crowd of cheering people.
The three troops arrived five hours
ahead Of the expected time. They oc-
cupied special Northern Pacific train
and were preceded by a special carry
ing the horses and equipment.
This body of colored men is the sec
ond body of troops sent through ST.
Paul to the front since the present
Spanish crisis, and they were greeted
by large crowd of citizens who learn
ed of the early arrival no one knows
how.
The black faces of the boys in blue
smiled back cheerfully al the demon
stration and appeared gratified at the
sensation their arrival created.
The troopers who passed through here
yesterday belong to the Tenth cavalry
regiment, one of the four colored
regiments of the army, which for the
past eighteen years has been in service
in the West. They are commanded
by white commissioned officers; the
non-commissioned officers are colored.
The following troops arrived yester-
day: Troop A, in command Of Lieut..
Livermore; B, Lieut.. Hughes; E,
Lieut. Freeman There were about 1870
men in all, and were transferred from
the Northern Pacific onto a special
Omaha train, consisting of five pas
Senger cars and three baggage coaches.
They are en- route to Chickamauga.
The men seemed happy over the
prospect of immediate war and cracks
ed many jokes at the expense of the
Spaniards.
NV 1or OH 10 d, oft1Y0
sergeant, wen simply chaw 'em up.
I'm a Custer man, I am, and I don't
think the Spaniards- can fight like the
Indians"
The whole female colored population
of st. Paul seemed to have cleaned the
fact that the troops were in town, for
q large number was at the depot at
the platforms of the different cars bid
ding their friends God-speed and good
luck.
But the colored women were not the
only ones there. Hundreds of others
were present and enthused over the
military aggregation. One gray-hair-
ladies, God bless EN- which was
heartily given.
The men were all strapping fellows
and presented a very warlike appear
ance with their pistols hung in leather
holsters attached to cartridge-filled
belts. They all seemed in good health
and spirits. They looked like fighters
from crown to foot
The special train of five box cars,
one fiat car and twelve stock cars
with the equipment, and 1914 head of
horses, passed through ST. Paul about
an hour in advance of the troops. The
train was in charge of Sergeant Smith,
Troop A, and thirty-six men. William
Service, the troop veterinary surgeon,
was on board
A few of the officers families were on
the train and will accompany them
to Chickamauga. They are Mrs.
Norvell, the Misses Norvell, Mrs. Os-
borne and Mrs. Vidmer and little girl
Eleanor. Eleanor Is pretty child of
five years, and has been adopted by
the troopers as the daughter Of the
platoon. She was charmingly decorat-
ed with little American flags, and was
the idol of the colored boys.
Mrs. E. c. Saunders, of Summit ave-
nue., is sister of Mrs. Norvell, and
was at the station in company with a.
few friends.
The st. Paul ladies came with baskets
full Of beautiful roses, which they dis
tributed among the gallant officers and
men.
Seven troops Of the Tenth cavalry,
with the commander, Col. Henry, due
here yesterday via the Great Northern,
were delayed on account of the burning
of bridge near Willis on the Mon
tana division, and will not arrive until
today.
Four companies of the Second infan-
try from Fort Keogh, will arrive here
over the Northern Pacific at o'clock
and will be transferred to the Burling-
ton for the South with the least pos
sible delay.
The men who passed through yester-
day all expressed themselves as being
delighted with their transfer from the
Northwestern frontier to the South.
One of them said:
There is only one thing we are
afraid of, and that is the cold Yellow
fever can't touch US, and we'll show
our white brothers how colored folks
can fight in the South"