The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-20
/ TIE Il CAN{Y TRENCHES.
-s-r GEORGE GREENE. JR.. OF
TIVE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
uax. Sorshern and southern
r~oon. Mingled In Frtend1fest
ramvanionship Tribate To the
/ .~r,.r.-sbarpshoo in Trees

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II s.sln Z quietly spending a few days IN
e~,.le He T. Lieut. George Greene, r.,
n - "a York C8tE. & member Of the corps
=. @-s,,yseerx tinted States volunteer lie
" ,as3gfar.sa Al .na Stevens. and his chief
b $50, IL. fats city u 10 pay visit 10 Mr.
8usrwoo3 M0rsaE
-. 1;rss..sa is a very modest man. and
4,e,,A b. ;ae lsst person N iae Toria 10
- 70 himself the title of hero. But
was in the trenches under nre a: III
- and helped take t4at spanish
y s,-a,ghola sns sny one VINO took part IN
H.nat rn-EIiofa tse achievement y a hero ~
r. eyes ~ the American peopae
q Lssut. Gesfie - a f3at-Fe % Is1ss, nHis
r ~rsdrstai from Columbia College, and Is
III Esx Yories by adoption. Living, as ne
80 arns in both 1ae North and the South,
r. Is abe 80 judge vel - tne state % feel
H - airl a. "a Fesait Of the war = the
i cc,yrpieT placement % sectional feeling
n ar n manifestation of an intense loSalfy
snroug3out the country.
"a .-1s4I sras fra- noticeable" saald he yes
II ,ar5s. among me troops In Cuba. where
g ,ser, rom Ice South And men from tbs
Nor.s campsd and fought side by Sale.
u i'ney were ike brothers, and Ola bo'a sides
i ,asrs was A cling OF rnart sincere and
u Srepseated friendship. In fact, ] really be-
Iexs that the men of the Third Georgia
II srf those Of the Slxfy-nnth Mex York
II war better friends than the Pennsylvania
U snfNew York troops. Between the latter
go WA Of course. no deadly an imosiiy.
u IN, fnere VAS SOM. friegfon. caused. per
IA has by the intense pr De % each OF the
u az Northern states Ia its National Guard
81 sn fsa jealousy or one toward the other.
n The present visit OF President Mckinley
II A. rs South. and the royal welcome and
y rsst ovatiOrs he has been receiving there
n every city Will illustrate the feeling OF
y rs Southern people. The truth Is that
ii se people Of the south were anxious ior
n N OCCASION 10 display their loyalty 20 the
u sn.0n and President Mckinley has been
" artta and wise enough 20 give IL 10 them
Il soth during and snce The war. As re-
*,a,t ssetonai lines ARE completely wiped
II sR. ami nc ara more completely one people
y than He ever Hcfs.
u Although Lieut. Greene was in active
s.ryice IN Ctloa for three months, during
al June July asi August, ne Is, rather fet.
n sem In .a,ksE about MS personal share IN
Il The cainpa.gH apparently fearing. every
brave ssldies does that he may be accused
Il ~ sgofsrn or ~ claiming more theu his
i ia. share 4 credit for the glorious sue
g. .sss taat crowned the American arms. lie
Il poke enthusiastically OF the magnificent
II 1esrns Of the troops. especially at r
III vanev ans ~ the splendid charge up San
Il Josn IN lat when IL csne 10 mentioning
Il lie own d0lnss, be had little 10 say.
Al "Uur mea were wei treated. said he.
81 .as NeN 81 they could have been under
81 ne Circumstances. The stories which one
Il ssars about negligence and bad treatment
VI are mainly Gnards True, there were bard
II shlps and 3 ertaa amount or deprivation.
u bs; they wtn necessary part Of the cam
ssign Tne-. was never murmur uT COM
n pant from Iha regulars. Among Tue vol
y snieers taen was a. iirst some trouble on
/ ieeount of tie uexpeTIeace and impruyi-
teree .of a. men tn nsslVes Ratians
Il you'd be sasn ouf FOR three days AZ a
tine Insled Of appoT5jpn!ns them equal
| b for eaca ~ the three DAYS, the men
e1nSumed tet- provisions too rapidly. so
4 thai 81 tbs bird day there was q scarcity.
\ "B~ the sty, with ali the pride IN our
/ arms aud nVy, I do not believe that we
Ia Ice. fr
4 nhcsnr bod Of men We have in our rPEu-
Il lars. Tru2I belong 90 The volunteers. but
that does rot prevent my recognizing ne
& fgAiinE pNer and SUPERB courage II the
\ regulars think they arr the finest body
1 81 troopsn the world Now while I have
n seen al sits of praise lagishtd ON the vol
unteerS lni I'm most eases very propeTiy.
! YET ] hlge seen little or nothing about ire
j regu.arsnd their work. noticed that at
\ Mantau paint. after the troops had re-
turned he public MAS showeTing favors
upon Il volunteers and their camp was
fle4 vii all Kinds OF good things Nobody
y seenl.sio have 4 word for the regulars,
ard NE ~ the good things found is way
into tfr tents.
"TYs negro tronIs dsd splendid work all
d throuA tae campaign. II u had not been
isf y negro regiment OF cavalry at san
Iuar R0GseVelts Rough Riders would
/ havebevn cat 10 pieces. The latter. OF
eour-. as tho world knows. fought Gag
nsnchty In one respect their nEatiug tao
tcsbferet from those OF any of the other
;ra~ IA soon as they went Into action
the scattered. each fighting as an indi-
| visssl, probably iust many OF them had
! doe IN Indian campaigns In the West.
{ Mss much impressed vita the uer-
sfal bravery of the Spanish Officers at II
| (tsy While the men on both sides were
| mig prone Oh The ground. the Spanish
door we're walking about IN the most
sposei positions. actually making targets
| Themselves and AZ II IN defiance or their
| s'e. they were CdollY smoking cigarettes.
That the American Offers we're brave
sQeS Without saying. They were exposed
. all tht greater peril because many of the
| Spanish sharpshoatrFs had orders 10 fire
oa,Y AZ ura who wore the straps aud
! stripes II MAS dinfeult tn dlsloaxc these
saaFrNsi.uolcrs Ensconcyd So the top OF
= soue ,nlshy tree and using snokeiesa pow
kesr. i w3s almost impossible to tell Whcncc
he d.etl.y Nsuser bullets were coming
Wa gai foHr ~ These men from the .op %
kena tree" Two ~ them were FYenchmen."