The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-02
FAMOUS TENTHCAvALRY
One Battallon Of It Passed Through lIous.
ton Yesterday.
COMMANDING OFFICER HAD KICK COMING.
Docs Not believe tho Tcxnrknnn
i story--Troops We'll Behaved
4 iiigs Here.

A battalion Of the Tenth United StatoI
cavalry (coloredl, comprising troops G
+ ID. i and NJ. en- route to Fort Clark and
Eagle Pass from Huntsville. Ala. arrived
in the city over the Southern Pacific yes
terday afternoon, and after remaining fol
some three hours left between and s
o'clock last night for the West. An enor-
nous number of negroes surrounded the
cars during the stop.
Tho battalion was In command OF Lieut.
tenant Colonel T. a. Baldwin of the Tenth,
who served with distinction during the
Santiago campaign as n brigadier general
OF volunteers. The officers in command OF
the troops named above we're. respectively,
Lieutenants Dixon, Roberts. Whitehead
and Mccoy. The cnly other officer with
the detachment was Major Thomson of
the medical department.
Colonel Baldwin, who, by the way, was
mustered out OF the volunteer service on
Tuesday last, was approached by II Post
reporter during the time the troops wert
in the yards contiguous to the Grand Gem
trial depot and asked for information re-
garding the movement of the battalion
What paper are you connected with?'
asked the officer
The Houston Post" replied the re-
porter.
Il have nothing whatever to say re-
marked Colonel Baldwin as ne turned away
in an effort to imply that the interview
was at an end.
Am ! to understand that you decline
to answer n civil question regarding your
conmand?" the reporter asked.
II gavn you a civil answer, was tho re-
ply. Il have absolutely luthing Ia say
You would print whatever you wished any
statement OF mine TO the contrary not
withstanding,'
May ] be permitted 10 inquire as to
your reason for this action?' said The Post
reporter.
The arrival OF Lieutenant Roberts, who.
in addition to being In command of truop
ID is acting as Colonel Baldwu's adjutaui,
prevented an immediate reply. MIR. Rob
erts had a report to make, and when he
had finished Colonel Baldwin said TO him.
indicating the reporter, "Gou may, " you
wish give this newspaper man whatever
information he desires.
Mr.. Roberts saluted aud started across
the street to the Lawlor hotel TO sond "A
telegram To the commanding officer at
Fort Sam Houston. Tho reporter, at the
invitation of the officer, accompanied him.
During tho short walk Colonel Baldwin t.
reasons for his somewhat unusual action
were explained. The colonel had read of
The alleged doings of n part of his rogi-
ment at Texarkana Tuesday. as printed In
the Texas papers yesterday, and feeling
n natural nTlDs IN 'ho tHlOTpu men VINO
fought so nobly on Sun Juan hill, he was
somewhat piqued TO have acts of rowdyism,
which he did not believe were actual oc-
currences. exploited In the press.
Before Mr.. Roberts had finished his
business at the telegraph office Colonel
Baldwin entered the hotel and calling the
reporter aside explained for himself the
reasons for making tho remarks already
quoted. The conversation then loosened
mp somewhat and previous TO its termina-
tion the military gentleman showed that
his aversion TO yellow" journals had
nothing whatever TO do with The Post
Before parting from the newspaper man
ho invited the latter TO visit him at Fort
Clark. at which place he Will make his
headquarters,
Later, in discussing the Texarkana In
cident. Adjntant Roberts said that he had
served with the Tenth cavalry in some ok
tremely tight places and he did not believe
that any of the men composing the rcgf-
mont would conduct themselves as they
are alleged to have done at the North
Toxas gateway. They're only soldiers"
he said. 1--WE don't expect people to think
mat they are angels. They fought like
tigers before Santiago and can not bring
myself 10 believe that they would commit
such acts of lawlessness rs have been as
cribed to them
in answer to an observation regarding
the small number of officers with the bat
trinity built young fellow--a typical West
Pcfnter-said that the regiment went into
action on July | with only tNrnty-two Of
acers and that by noon on July . only half
of these were ut for service. Mr.. Roberts
himself was shot through the stomach
daring the charge up San Juan hill and
WIS incapacitate for duty for several weeks.
which he spent In hospital on This side
He graduated from West Point in 1897
Lieutenants White and Mccoy were also
wounded during the campaign, In which
three Of the four troops here yesterday.
c, d and +, participated
Colonel Baldwin and Adutant Roberts
were accompanied by their wives The
two trains occupied by the soldiers were
composed entirely of sleeping cars there
being of course. a special Pullman for the
use OF the officers on each OF tho trains
The horses and baggage OF the four troops
occupied another train. which during the
stop here, was taken out 10 tho stock
yards. where the animals were fed and
watered. The men were given their lib
erfy AL during the time they were here
and II can be said to their credit that
they conducted themselves IN n manner
which ELECTED nothing but commendatioh
from those who saw them. They are
fine, Justly looking set OF fellows and were
clad In the regulation blue, the weather
at Huntsville having been too cold for the
khakie uniforms issued them during the
summer.
Troops G. d and NJ will 90 to Fort Clark
and troop r to Eagle Pass.
Lieutenant n. n Duck OF the sixteenth
United States infantry. who served as pe-
rior major OF the Second Texas during ne
time that regiment Was IN the service. is
now stationed at Huntsville. according to
Adiutant Roberts, and Is doing some ex-
cellent work In his capacity MS provost
marshal.