The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-08
STAND BY COL. AMES.
SICK Members of the Thirteenth
Deny the Reports About Him.

Sick Members of the Thirteenth
Deny the Reports About Him.
There were no developments in the Col
Ames sensation yesterday, and probably
Will not be for some time, unless furnish
ed by Washington. The San Francisco
examiner published the story of the
trouble Saturday morning, and it is re-
ported that it caused intense Indignation
among the fifty or sixty invalid Minnesota
soldiers at the Preside. They are rep
resented as standing by their colonel to a
man. Sergeant Joe Strachan, of Com
pany B, one of the reliable and trust
worthy non-commissioned officers OF the
regiment, who is in charge of the detail
OF sick men, says:
l was in number Of battles with Col.
AmeS, and in a position to observe his
actions closely He was always brave
soldier, with the tendereSt solicitude for
every man in his command. The only
fault was he was too honest and straight
forward.
There is not a man in Minnesota, be-
lieve, who will credit this cowardly at
tack for moment. know that Col
Ames was a very sick man when he left
Manila None of. the men here ever
heard breath of these charges before
reading them in the Examiner Yesterday
morning. know all about the telegl am
in regard to the wishes of the regiment
about being mustered out. Col. Ames
was acquainted with our wishes in the
matter, and when he could not get the
message cabled from Manila he sent it
to Consul GoodnoW at Shanghai. [ be-
l1eVe the Minnesota regiment is one of
the most intelligent bodies Of young men
that ever volunteered to fight for their
country. You see them all about you in
this room now. 1 believe I can speak for
every one of these boys when l say that
no colonel in the Philippines is more be-
loved by his men than is Col Ames.
There was some talk, after he went away,
that as long as he had returned to Amer
lea he should resign, so that other Off
GERS could be promoted Perhaps there
is another motive behind these charges.
On April Is, or thereabouts, DR.. Richie
wired to Manila from Bigaa that Col.
AmeS was very sick man, had high
| fever, and was generally debilitated. DR..
Richie stated that Col. Ames should be
relieved and be allowed to return to the
states. never heard of any subsequent
medical examination by the board that
declared Col. AmeS was Shamming. None
of us ever heard of this until published
this morning. When the news came back
to us that Col. AInes would remain in
San Francisco and be mustered out, the
boys of Company E cheered the reading
of the telegram
Private Scott, of Company B, says:
was running an engine at the, front,
and was we'll acquainted with the opinion
held regarding Anes by the men and
officers of nearly all the volunteer regi-
ments. The charge of -cowardice is new
to me. I have seen Col Ames in action
gallant. soldier. 1 was engineer of the
train that carried Col. Ames to Manila
after he was taken Ill with fever I took
him from GuiguintO to Manila. 1 never
heard of any charges of cowardice until
l read it in the Examiner yesterday. 1t
is a shame and an. outrage. If any state
| In the union has a right to be proud of a
commander, Minnesota has a right to be
proud of Col. Ames. I have fought under
him for a year, and am willing to fight
wherever he will lead You will not find
a man among the Minnesotans who does
not feel personally insulted over these
charges. On April Is I was in the battle
of Maraguina, and near Col Ames
saw nothing but the braveSt of conduct
He has ever treated his men like a kind
father If the boys could only get hold
of the men who inspired this attack they
would get their deserts in short order
The following-named soldiers of the
regiment now at San Francisco being in
terviewed, support the stories of Strach-
an and Scott and testify to their admira-
ton for and belief in the courage and
efficiency of their colonel:
Privates William H. Miss, Company D;
John j. Young, Company C; George s.
Wooding, Company c.: Richard NJ
Knight, Company F; Charles NJ Mullen.
Company D; John P. Whelan, Company
<; Leonard Olson, Company H; Lester
2. Sorensen, Company E; Francis H
Cariveau, Company H; Corporal Roy NJ
Blood. Company NJ; Private Chester NJ
Ghamberlain, Company E; Sergeant Carl
K. Reckner. Company G.; Private Albert
p. Ericsson, Company B; Sergeant Joseph
{: Strand, Company E; Private C. H
Rider, Company H; Peter Sorenson. Com
pany L; David H. Allen, COMPANY H