The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-18
BOYS ARE INDIGNANT
FIFTY THREE MEMBERS OF TIIE
THIRTEENTH REFUTE CHARGES
AGAINST AfIES
WAS ALWAYS AT THE FRONT
Col. Ames Objected to Going to tbs
Hospital, and Only Did So on De-
mand of DR.. Embellishments
cation Is Forwarded to GOV. Lind
From the Preside Hospital, San
Observation-Disclosures AstOnished.

cAsco-SOIdIers AStOnished,
Gov. Lind yesterday received a COM
munlcauon signed by number of men
under the command of Col. Ames. and
embodying an indignant and vigorous
protest against the charges of cowardice
made against that officer, and which
have already been given certain nnb-
icity.
The communication, which is dated
from the army hospital at the Presidfo. is
as follows:
His Excellency Gov. John lind 81
Paul Minn.-Dear Sir: Never was gath.
eIIns OF soldiers so astonished and in
SSense9 as When We read that article in the
san Francisco Examiner (said to he q
copy OF the Minneapolis Times. Aug x
headed: "COwardice the Accus9tion
Against Ames.' 1t is our wish as we'll as
our duty to refute these charges as base
Col, Ames led our regiment from the
tIme we left provost duty in Manila for
the nrlng line until he was compelled to
90 70 the hospital. He was always at
the front and always looking after the
welfare of the enlisted men. Several of
US pelng IN the hospital at the same time
and could see the colonel from time to
time, can Youch for his being very sick
man. In fact, he was only shadow of
ms former self, and at the time Maj. Dig
S4SS NSNS y ilIS DIT Q6dIu QOOC he was
nafdly able to come and see him Dr.
Richie was heard to say that he had to
argue quite forcibly. with Col. Ames to
get him to the hospital Those remarks
that Gen. Wheaton is alleged to have
made, we do not believe, nor do we be-
lieve that Gen. Otis ever appointed a
board of surgeons to examine him and
pronounced him we'll.
The matter will be settled as soon as
the enlisted men can have voice in the
matter Yours resDectfully
I n I
7. Strachan, sergeant Company B; A.
MartensOn, private Company A; Charles
W. Ryder, private Company H, Chas. H.
Nelie, Company D; Nicholas Remakel,
Company b; Chas. F. Mullen, Company
D; Francis H. Cariveau, Company H;
Peter F. Roller, Company NJ; John J.
Company F; c. l.. Chamberlain, Company
E; George j. Seymour, Company B; Sam
uel Abrams, Company B; VIM. H.. Miss,
Company D; Jn0. c. Furnel!; Claude H.
ny c; Allen NJ. Smith, Company A; John
w. Mccormick, Company l.; George K.
Yorke, Company H; Sergeant Carl. K.
Reckner, Company G; Corporal Geo. Ma
har, Company E; Sergeant VIM. B. Bur
bingham, Company K; Egidius T. Fehr,
Company NJ; Joseph P. Kritta, Company
c; Michael Thernpfthng, Company G:
Harry M. Glazier, Company L; VIM. F,
McGilton, Company L; Corporal Fred w.
Reichert, Company G.; Frank d. Scott,
Company B; Charles 2: Michaels, Com
pany NJ; Geo. S. Wooding, Company c.;
Roy NJ. Blood, Company M; w. u. Har-
rington, Company d; Albert Erickson,
Company H; Eugene Harey, Company B;
Francis NJ. Varney. Company 3 John 7.
Whelan. Company K; Martin A. Bertram-
sen, Company NJ; w. E. Gore, Company
F; James H. Gilmore, Company H; Ro-
land O. Gray, corporal Company L;
Leonard J. Olson. Company H; Thomas
Calvin, Company c; Frank {. Smith,
Company H Musician M. ]. LeMay, Com
pany F; Corporal Robert ]. Kelliher, Com
peny E; Louis Meyer, Company L; Cor
poral A K Kavanagh, Company G.; Ira
S. TowIe, Company F; Allen A. Grimes,
Company 1; Charles D. Mason, Company
D.