Arizona republican., 1898-06-04
The ROUGH RIDERS.
Bass Through Houston and
Are Treated Nicely.
1--we Hour Stop Gave the Ladies of
the Texas City Chance to Get
Acquainted.

Fue movement OF the Roosevelt
rough riders. $50 in number, with
HORSES equipment and rations. was
somewhat impeded by the wreck of a
freight train at Glidden last night
esIIy the first section of the military
trains passing through Houston on
schedule time as announced yesterday.
the regular morning train was also
delayed and reached here about 2::30
p. m. The section bearing Colonel
Roosevelt. Major Brodie and over COG
recruits arrived about o'clock last
night and remained here for about five
hours for rest and to feed the horses.
During this time quite number OF the
boys came over from the Sunset yards
and took an electric light view of
Houston, while the officers and the re-
mainder of the riders were being en-
tertained by an ovation of ladies and
Sitizens at the train. Many of the SOL
der boys were presented with flowers,
tanch and little keepsakes for luck,
which was but continuation of the
ovation they had been receiving all
along the road between here and San
Antonio. Some of the more contem-
pfatiye- were writing letters to home
and friends just to fulfill duty or TO
kill time while waiting here.
A Post representative visited the
train and found Colonel Roosevelt
Dacfng up and down the cindered yard
by the train side. He seemed to be
N deep study and impatiently strobe
buck and forth, now and then stopping
d answer questions propounded by the
men. or in response to the courtesies
of the citizen visitors. In response to
\ query as to what caused his seeming
perturbation Of mind he said that
everything was moving too slow for
himself and men, and what they want
al Vas to reach their destination and
get some action as soon as possible.
He thanked the Post and all the peo-
pie who had said so many encouraging
and good things about himself and
regiment. and especially was he i'm
pressed with the patriotic receptions
they had received here and at other
points on the Sunset road. He felt
sorry, as did many of the men, that
Young Ed Montgomery of Hampstead
had to be taken to the ST. Joseph's in
6raary, where he will be treated for
t1le measles None of them wanted
kheiY number broken when the roll
WIS called and heartfelt expressions
of sorrow were frequently heard from
All sides.
Notwithstanding the lethargy caused
~ the siowness, which was unavoio-
SHE. many of the men were in high
spirits and made themselves entirely
1t home with the visitors, chatting
Dkirg and singing, while others look
ID grum and sleepy and careless of the
surrounding merriment-
Pie train left for the east at
O'Clock this morning
Colonel Wood of the famous rough
riders expressed himself delighted
with the prospect of speedy embarka-
Eon for Cuba.
Meeting him at the depot Post re-
Dprter had a very pleasant and ex-
sepded conversation with him. in the
course of which he stated no officer
eould Yish more gallant body of men
than those he had the honor of COM
maRaing. He said he had been in the
U8iaed States service out west for
nole than ten years, and while times
were occasionally lively on the from
sieIs. they were as nothing compared
with what he hoped to soon experience
with the Spaniards. Speaking OF tne
runiinent and wealthy New Workers
Who had enlisted under his leadership
He said they were models OF soldier
4ke discipline. The first night they
entered camp several of them were Or
dcred to cook rations for the other re-
eryfts. and the alacrity with which
they did The work was more than re-
freshing. He also said his regiment
was composed OF men from every parl
af tile country. and how well they
acted while in San Antonio may be
gathered from the fact that of the
.yhoIe $50 there were only two indl-
yidua1 cases of intoxication in fourteen
days. vi have received 10000 appli-
estions." he added, from citizens anx
kus to join my regiment, and the
brave. fellows that are enrolled are The
nick of them ALL" Colonel Woot
closed. BIZ Significantly remarking: -
think my command will leave for CuDs
right away: in fact. 1 believe befor'
we reach Tampa orders Will De await
ing us to proceed to Havana instant
sr"-Houston Post