Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-20
CROUCH RIDERS" IN TOWN.
Frank G. Brito, George Shafer and A, B.
Duran on Way Home to Grant County
Enthusiastic Praise for
Rnnseyelt.

Three Rough Riders" are in town to-
day Ell route to their homes in the
southern part of the territory, They
are Privates Frank c. BritO and
George Shafcr of Troop |, from Pinos
Altos, and A. b. Duran of Troop H,
from Silver City. The troopers put up
at the Palace hotel and there as we'll as
ON the streets they have been the
recipients of many attentions. Trooper
Duran is of Captain George turrvS
troop, while the commander of troop |
was Captain McGuinness.
These boys were not so furtunate as
to be sent to the Queen of the Antilles,
for their battalion or squadron under
Major Hersey had to remain back at
Camp Tampa to herd over 200 horses.
The camp was most unpleasant eX-
perience. as the presence Of so many
horses brought in myriads of flies which,
with the equal myriadS of mosquitoes,
the red hot climate and the sand, made
the place at times almost nnbearable.
Then the boys were not given any time
to themselves. They had to care for
those horses, do camp police duty, drill
several hours day do fatigue duty and
lots of other things that gave them no
opportunities for rest at all. SO the
boys were glad to get away. Major
General Coppinger was commanding the
camp. Many men were sick. and
Troopers Brito and Shafer got their
share of the malarial fever, but not
enough to break them down. However,
Trooper Duran managed to escape
unscathed through it all.
The men and the horses were all
brought on transports to Montank Point,
which they thought was very pleasant
place, and SAID the sickness there was
simply the developing of the seeds of
disease contracted in the southern
camps. OF course the men who did not
90 to Cuba felt sore enough over being
left behind. but it could not be helped
for some one must look after those
horses. and all could not be in the
swim. The men just think the world of
Colonel Roosevelt, and when they were
all lined up on the muster out, he went
down the whole line, shaking hands
with them. one after the other. and the
men could not hold back the tears. The
three troopers in town today are enthu-
siastic in Roosevelt's praises, and say he
will have walk-over in the race for the
governorshp of New York Moreover,
the Rough Riders are not alone in their
admiration of the gallant colonel The
10th United States regular cavalry think
Just as much of him. for the cOlored
regulars were for a time without COM
manding officers, and their command
united with the Rough Riders and
fought under Colonel Roosevelt. with
what glorious result the public already
knows.
The troopers say that their regiment
owned the town while in New York. ;
and it never cost them ii cent while they
staid there. Citizens seemed to vie with
each other in showing the boys hos
pitaltes. and milliOnaires took many
of the boys to their elegant homes and
showed them every attention Espe-
cally were the sick cared for by those
wealthy patriots, and the hotels were
open to them all. Trooper Duran put
up at the aristocratic Hoffman house.
and the other two men were not less
cared for. But they, as well as Others,
are glad to get back home now that the
war is over, to resume their daily avoca-
tions once more. and get the remainder
of the malaria out of their systems.
They had no complaint especially to
make about the camp fare except that
sometimes it was good and sometimes it
was not
Santa Fc people have been attentive
to the three visitors today, and every
possible courtesy has been shown them
They arrived over the Santa Fe last
night, and continue tonight southwark
to their homes with enough experience
to last them for some years to come.
They are good looking trio and have
evidently given good account of them
selves as soldiers.