Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-13
TO MUSTER OIiTROUGH RIDERS


The Second United States volunteer
cavalry o. 10 be mustered out Of Sr-
Vice without delay Such Is the In
formation that came TO Governor Wells
last evening in tho following dispatch
from Colonel cannon
Panama Park. Fla.
oct u. 1898, 500 y. M.
Governor IIcbor 81. Wells, Salt Lake
CITY, Unhi
"Colonal Torrcy Just tolegraphed me
from Washington that our regiment
viii be mustered out here. the men re-
cciving travel pay.
JOHN @. CANNON.
'Llcuicnant Colonel"
ORDERED ny SECRETARY OF Wal,
Washington. oct ii.--socrctary Alrer
today decided 90 muster out the Second
United States volunteer cavalry. other
wise known as Torty's rough riders.
Tho order VIII probably De- issued lu a
Tow days Do take effect az once. The
men viii DEL mustered out ln Jackson
vile and most 0f them will return at
once o. their homes In the Rocky Noun
tain country.
a Tribune rpcciai rlya that Col. J. l.
Turuy, commanding the regiment. has
bccn ln Warrington FOR several days
past UniH1vlrinr to secure the dis
charge of the sick men IN the rrEImcut
and such others 49,. having families de-
pendent upon them. desired 20 return
20 thelr homes now that ths war IL end
Cd. Col Torrcy proposed 30 the war
department that 20 nll vacancies thus
made, recruits should be- brought ln
NHuHHH NMH 81 sol a.
mont was originally recruited. or the
department. drvmlnE this inndviHahlc.
the regiment was ready 90 obey orders
OF the war department. whatever thry
might be. and 20 rinnln IN thr service
as long or was deemed advlaiblc
Tho secretary ~ war. after con-
sldcring the matter Tor twenty four
hours gave his decision that the Inc
terraiH % tn service would hr best
nulacrvcd hy the mastering out % the
entire regiment.
His reasons ARE thai II has been de-
cldnd Co muster OUT all the volunteer
cavalry, 1rst ON the ground OF the ox-
prusr N maintaining ,ayairy ors iniza-
tons FOR garrison purposes. that the
mustered OUT and that thn SECOND
had been retained ao long as they had
because there seemed a possibility that
their services might Boz needed.
lic spoke OF fhe fact thar n large
number ~ the regiment whose excel.
lent personnel ls well known nt the
war department.. ore either family or
young men, students. and recently
rnEuFfd To- The diversified Interests "
ihe West. and h. fen 70 would De- more
60 ihe Interests of the section frum
which they came and go the ruvtrn-
ment that they should rcmnln In the
phauliH In which thHy wire rnHag a
prior 90 thrlr patriotic response 20 the
call from ihg government
colonel T1ury has 30 lar recovered
from tho railroad accident. which fnr
~ long q time lnri iu him ihH ure N
his foot, that be IL able 10 walk with
out crutchgr gr q cane, and while nos
quite as good aa new, has been lu c0n-
dillon 20 command his regimen. in the
saddle, ana 20 the casual observer
would not appear aH having suffered
any accident lie said last night.
There u no better regiment In The
service than mine ana none In camp
40 jacksonville which has "a finer rec
ord Tor admirable discipline and sol
derry qualities. on our trip 90 Jack
sonvillc no guard was placed over any
% The men, not soldier dlHgrucrd
himself Or HE command or deserted,
ana since our arrival In camp the reg
mcni has been unknown 10 The police
.u The ciiy fh.y are splendid.
sturdy, patriotic agFf CATION 90 West
ern manhood, only desiring 90 know
What orders are and then obvying them
like r1ldlHrL
I'VE were, naturally greatly diaap-
pointed nt not having tn opportunity
90 engage in the Santiago campaign,
but Wt have done our duty where We
were. We have not asked 90 be- mustered
out We have only asked what ihe
government desires ~ NJ ln TIE way
~ service. Gyn, Algrr s1ld o. me when
I saw him yesterday that De- had heard
nothing but word NJ praise from the
second United states volunteer cayHl-
~, That was compliments which my
officers and men VIII appreciate
CulonH rurrty faid that while there
was considerable sickness ln the roEl-
mUut. % WnH chiefly due % the lnfcc-
ton ~ typhoid from southern frEi.
ment adjoining iilH own regiment had
most carefully compiled wish every
sanitary regulation, each troop having
q non-CommIsslnncd 0ficur 10 look nf-
Ter ita sinks and policing under the
troop commanders. and the command
lur officers having every day made
pUrslnal inspection OF the sanitary ar.
! rtngemcnta
~ spoke In me highest terms Of
Lirut.-CnL Cannon, who commanded
thc regiment during hls lllnsss, aud "
] CAPT. Shnup. recently promoted from
| Lieutenant. nud who 40 the time ~ the
organization N the regiment Nsa
I rendered and declined majority. on
tho ground that h. desired 10 win his
spurs,