The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-13
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stories Of Their bravery at San Juan Told
in Camp WikoE- ColorOd Rough Riders.
NO regiments at Camp wikoff are
more popular among the soldiers than
the two colOred regiments the Ninth
and Tenth regulars. says the New York
sun They are quiet, weIi-mannered,
cheerful fellows, these negro troopers.
and far sooner than any other of the
other Cuban veterans they have reeOv-
cred their spirits and vitality after the
campaign. In an encampment made
I'D chiefly Of the sick and the half.sick,
It Is inspiring 70 meet on the road
group Of these fellows jogging along in
lively conversation their white teeth
gieamlng ia -sliiles. AS to their abll-
ties in battle bpt one opinion Is express
ed here, and almost Invariably in the
same words:
devils." l5e
Many are the stories Of their proves,
told By the men Of the other regiments.
a company OF the Tenth went into ac-
tion singing. The men Of another com
pany enlivened, their comrades during 9
very trying halt under fire by executing
a double flop dance, to which the whole
company began presently TO clap out
the time; their officers, meanwhile, be-
ing wisely band and deaf to these I'M
usual tactics.
The Rough Riders are enthusiastic
over the Ninth regiment When Roose-
yelt's men had made their rush up San
Juan htll they found themselves In
very bad position, pressed by superior
force OF the enemy on both Hanks anu
in front. It is Generally admitted that
they could not have held their position
but for the splendid charge OF the black
men to their support. After the worst
was over, a Rough Rider, finding hini-
self near one Of the colored troopers
walked up and grasped his hand say
ing:
We've got you fellows 90 thank tor
getting US out OF a bad. lsole."
',Da1s alb right, boss" said the negro,
with a broad grim Oats all right Its
ain In de family. We call ouahselves Dc
coiored Rough Riders"
at was matter of considerable
doubt" an officer Of the regular lnian-
try saws, whether the coiored troops
would acuuit themselves well. We Of the
army knew them TO- be good Indian
fiahters. burt this Cuban business was
no more Ike Indian fighting than q
game Of marbles like Billiards. Pro0a-
biy II was because I'm from the south
that dtdlit think much Of the cotored
regiments but having seen those tehoWs
in action rye changed my mind COM
pletely. They were the best, the readi-
est, the most cheerful, and, beneYe'
the dendliest fighters In the war. In me
charge up the HILL volunteer VINO mac
got separated from his company an
who looked pretty badly ratteo, gos
caught in the rush and carried along.
A big fellow behind him kept squirting
him on and trying 10 encourage MN,
but the man was badly ratified. and
tried to get away That settled him
With the troopers, who began to guy
him asking his name ano address LOT
purposes OF liberalization, and assuring
him that he would be readily distin'
guIshed among the other dead on ac'
count OF his color Presently Mauset
bu%et clipped the sleeve OF the man next
to him. The trooper turned to the Vo'-
ureeer.
Honey. dat bullet was a-callin' youah
name. shuah," he said.
"rhey tell me that the volunteer mar
iy plucked up his spirits, and fought 50
wei! that the negroes assured MN
that In the next battle he'd be an honoF
to any regiment.
"One thing I noticed about the negro
troopers was that they evinced less M
clinaaon to duck when tho bullets wins
tied over them thar icle other soldiers ,
showed. Aisergeen; explained It 10 me
this way: lI an,
'''W'enI de bu,les go aiorg Il say, ,Pi-
yi-yi! Pi.yi-yi!' Nobody amt goin 70
min dat. But &c shrapLet, dats diner
ent. Dat say. 10000. oo-oo; want yen,
want yeh, NAH honey! OATS wM
makes n mans head lsindah shrink hke
between HE shoulders
However. didn't see any snrinklhs
that could be Identified as such amons
those men. There wasn't an instant
during the hghting that thy didn't looS
as IL theyrwere In the very best place Oh
all places on earth where they moss
wished to be-"
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