The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-02

Write Home, Telling About Ex.
periences in and Around
Santiago.


The Pawnee Times Democrat has the |
following letter from two Pavnee |
boys. who belong to Roosevelt's Rough |
Riders. The letter is proof that the |
-Pswnee boys are acquitting themselves |
-<on the battle field in manner that we |
an Justly feel proud Of
CuBA, July s, 1sSs.
DEAR MOTHER This is the third
time in the last three days that have
written about the same thing. We
are still before Santiago and under
the white flag, which has been again
renewed until tomorrow noon, when
one of three things will happen-the
= Spaniards will surrender, we will fght
or the truce will be continued.
Roy Cashion, one OF our boys, was
killed lie was in the front on the
picket line. lie died like soldier
All the boys wept when they knew be
was dead. We hope he has gone TO 2
better place than this A medal will
be sent to his mother.
Eight of our boys are wounded. as
follows: johnson, the school teacher,
who Charlie succeeded in getting into
the troop, shot through the leg. Starr
Wetmore, thigh broken. r. Holmes,
of Ponca City, shot through the leg
Corporal Mayer. shot through shoulder;
the ball came out just before striking
the backbone, went in again on the
other side and came out on the left
shoulder. Miller, the son Of the great
Buckeye manufacturing man, shot sim
liar TO MAYER; he will probably die. as
the doctor says there is no hope. Nc
Millen, shot through the shoulder aud
arm. Bailey accidentally shot himself
through the foot. First Lieut. Carr,
shot through the groin
Then we have about twenty sick
from sunstroke, but they will soon be
well. We don't think the fight will
last much longer, and you can bet that
we hope it will not, as we want TO get
home and see the folks. There is not
boy here but what thinks more of
America than he ever did before.
will tell you one thing though, our
boys are proud to be classed with the
sth and 10th, and they are proud to be
elassed with us.
Just think Of a thousand white men
and a-thoussnd negroes fighting like
devils side by side, shoulder 10 shoul
der, and helping each other in every
way that they can. Again just think
II II had not been for their hard fight
ing we would probably all be dead,
The End brigade OF G neral Shelters
division are the boys who il is claimed
do not know what it is TO turn back
The Spaniards whom we captured, say
they do not understand us; that we
never stop coming aud that we shoot
straight. The second brigade is com
posed OF the lst, 9th, ana 10th cavalry
and the Rough Riders. Col Woods is
acting Brigadier General Of the brig
Ade, so they all claim TO be Rough
Riders now, and they are surely wor-
thy of the name. The ninth cavalry
made charge up hill the first day
OF this battle, over to our right when
we heard their firing they were lust
about checked, Roosevelt gave an or
der which was as follows Boys
charge that hill and kiln or capture
every dam Spaniard on IL, don't shoot
until you catch up with the 9 IN, and
then give them hell" Our boys start
ed and we saw some Spaniards on tor
of a hill, yell went up and we soor
caught up with the 9th. | never heard
such yell in my life, and hope will
never hear another.
II is no wonder that Il scared the
SpAniards. Then we opened fire and
bsgan the charge IL earnest; men
dropping at every volley, either dead
or wounded We captured seven ride
pits in less than half OF an hour, n,
man took shelter at that time-yeli
ing like devils and shooting till ouI
gun barrels were so hot that we had l.
pour water from our canteens into
them TO cool them. Tell the old sol
diers that during that day we aver
aged 435 shots apiece, and they will
tell you how warm IL was. Co Woods
stood out in full view and hollered
storm them, boys, storm them
give them hell, give them hell, and
shoot low, boys, and hit them iu the
legs; that's right, that's right, as COO
as you please.
Col. Roosevelt said that he was no,
like some American officers. He said
that when some OF them started 10 ad,
vance, they could not get more than
four or Ave of the boys to 90 with
them, but that all OF his boys led him
and that be could hardly give orders
fast enough, and he could not give
them one that they did not know how
20 obey. He said that he was very
proud OF us; that he knew we liked
him, and that he liked us-he does the
very best for us that he can.
regular soldier, whose time was
out this morning, came up aud wanted
TO Join the Rough Riders, SO you can
see how we stand among the regulars
The Adjutant asked him II he was a
good rider and sent him TO Gel. Roose.
velt. We hope he will get into our
regiment The boys whom we left in
Tampa are on their way here now.
! will have TO close now. II you
hear about Stewart being wounded
remember that there are about twenty
Stewarts in this army. II Clyde or i
are either sick, wounded or killed, YOU
will receive a eablegram from Col.
Roosevelt telling how we are In less
than three days we will move. Good
bye, Remember TO write soon. When
you write please send lots OF paper and
stamped envelopes God bless you and
keep you well, and may we soon have
happy reunion. Tell Ike Wright that
Bill wants 10 hear from home All the
PAwnee boys are well,
CLYDE AND CLARE STEWART.
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