The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-15

1of t04 men 4nG one oteSPet xOE Inc or
ncers. Fast time was made. considering
evexything. including the stops mads.
Both officers and men ct Camp Robin
SON are praying for fair weather. and this
may be said generally Of people who have
taken an interest In the arrival OF the
troopers. While II has not been cold and
the rain has not seriously Inconvenience
the soldiers. yet there has been no fncen-
tive for people to take the trip TO the
camp, which IL well worth the trouble.
They told ~ that Il had rained ninety
eight days" said Q big sergeant OF Troop
X yesterday, as he tried TO light his pipe
In . gentle downpour outside his tent As
. result OF the weather sightseers were
few IT Camp Robinson yesterday. and the
men lounged about IN their tents or came
down town In the street cars for . trip
about the city.
That the camp 3 most fortunately To-
Gated 10 conceded by every one, including
the officers and men of the Third. Sur
geon c. b. Ewing. who naturally Is on the
lookout for signs Of disease breeding con-
ditions. proncunces the camp site excellent
from . sanitary point Of view.
The ground N light and sandy and all
moisture quickly disappears" he said. 1T
Is comparatively level and advantageouSly
situated, % that we should be very COM
Portable here during our stay. ] am well
satisfied with IT,
There 10 practically no sickness IN the
command. as the few men under my care
have only slight ailments"
Surgeon Ewing. who ranks as captain,
- man OF fine presence and Of attractive
manners. He Is said TO be q thoroughly
competent man. having been executive Of
fcer Of the Sternberg hospital at Chicka-
manga during the Spanish war. This hos
pital had 1.000 beds in II. The most COM
mon disease was typhoid fever. The care
Of the sick and the general arrangements
IT Sternberg hospital were universally
praised by army officers OF high rank.
VETERANS OF SANTIAGO.
OF the eight troops Of the Third cavalry
who viii board the transport 81. Paul at
this port. four saw hard service In Cuba
during the late war. These were Troops
c, E, r and X. The latter company took
fifty men into the Santiago campaign. anc
Of these perhaps fifteen are now with the
command. OF these there are q num-
Der who were heroes in the fight with
Torars men In the trenches before San
tiago.
There are half dozen men in Troop X
who viii bear to their graves mementoes
modest fellows, who talk but little OF Their
deeds OF prowess and who do not boast
OF the wounds they sustained while defend
ing the flag Of their country.
One Of them Is william A. Weld. short,
sturdy built trooper OF medium weight,
who was In the front at Ell Caney anc who
was carried more dead than alive from the
field during that hot engagement. with his
life blood pouring from huge cash in his
hip made by Mauser The bullet plowed
its way downward. coming out through his
thigh. making a terrible wound.
1T was hot fight" sad Weld. modest
ly refraining from saying much OF his part
in the battle before FL Caney. "Our boys
were In 1t for all they were worth. I was
Going my best until felt something strike
my hip and cut me az II i was ripped open
by a knife. I was In the hospital two
months and eight days. but I'm good now
for many another fight"
Quartermaster Seret. Riese had the top
Of one hand blown Oh by . she'll Among
the other Santiago veterans in the COM
niand are SerGt. Henry Koch. Sergt. Hen
~ 6iagel and edfst. Frank Interest.
TROOP ks MASCOT.
The members Of X troop were yesterday
rejoicing Ia the happy return to them Of
their mascot. . shepherd dog named "Har-
~" and who u the central figure In true
Cog story which has no parallel in canine
cunning and fidelity.
Nine years ago. the troop was CHARTERED
at Fort Reno. Oklahoma Territory. One
day . lean. lank. shaggy dog. evidently