The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-25
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Good "a IL.
The other burial was that of n single
man, mounted policeman Haywood, one
on Ay OoMla-c. ID tie Fiist Volunteer
Cavalry. Henry ii. Haywood was one OF
the four New York ci.y policemen who
followed Tie summons OF Their former
chief. Theodore Roosevelt, ana enlisted
under him in the ranks Of the Rough
Riders. he was sergeant in Troop *,
the troop. which. owing 20 its late for
nation. contained an unusually large
contingent of Eastern men, among them
Woodbury. Kane. its captain, and the
late William Tiffany. who was promoted
To be It's FIRST lieutenant. Haywood. after
his transfer from the mounted service.
WIS attached TO one OF the downtown
precincts of New York city. and during
his service there attracted the attention
OF Police Commissioner Roosevelt by sew
eral acts Of cool bravery. lie was the
first New York policeman who jeopardiz-
cd the tenure of his municipal post 10y
going 10 war. In the first tight az Las
Guasimas he distinguished himself by
his impetuOus bravery, and was promptly
promoted 10 the first vacant serseantcy
in his troop. one week afterward he
lost his life IN charge of the Rough
Riders mp San Juan I'LL After the bat
tie Colonel Roosevelt paid a warm per-
sonal tribute 10 his bravery. His former
police comrades in the troop buried him
on the battlefield. IL was then discover
ed that he had no relatives in New York
city.
When the troopshlp. with it's load Of
dead soldiers arrived I'm New York. Hay
wood body. like the others. would have
been shipped 10 Washington. Dr. one OF
his comrades had not remembered him.
This man. a policeman himself went %
the wharf and made q thorough search
through AN the boxes until Doe found the
one bearing the name of Haywood. Then
he reported 20 the New York CHIEF of
Police and made AN earnest appeal that
the Police Department AS such accord an
honorable burial 10 IT'S former member
Reluctantly the request was granted.
The captain of Haywood lasf precinct
was instructed 20 furnish an escort OF
one hundred men for the funeral process
sion from the wharf % che church ot
St Teresa. where a service OF ahso'utipn
was conducted by the Rev. Father Mcln-
tyre. \ band OF music led the process
sion. Aftcrward a number Of Else police
men and some others who had known
the dead Rough Rider walked from the
church 20 the ferry leading 10 Cypress
/ Hin Cemetery.
For his military honors this dead hero
had 10 depend on IL small band Of his
former comrades In the police force OF
New York. They turned ouf I'm TWO n'7-
toons. and four police officers who had
served al the front acted as pail bearers
Two Of these had been among his fellow
troopers. Fourteen other Rough Pifa~-
appeared 10 fire the last three volleys
over his grave. OF this ptiable remnant
Of one of Americas proudest regiments
"A round dozen were recruited from tho
wild West Company OF Buffalo BIZ. As
soon as the funeral was over these tFe te
Rough Riders rode hastily back 70 New
York city 90 perform their part as eShi-
bitiOn cowboys and bruncO busters I'm the
arena Of the show.
As We crossed the ferry ono OF the
Rough Riders told ma what he thought
Of the funeral:
This here town is a queer place" he
said. First they all 90 wild about so11e-
thin. next they forget r.. Do you mind.
last fall. when our OUTFIT was mustered
out. how them people carried on? Why.
they couldn't do enough FOR us, No. we
ran for Guv'nOr and won out. most Of us
made tracks for home, and that was the
end Of Il.
"Tain't that way out West. Our people
there don't forget a thing so quick /
tell you. ii this here funeral had come
70 oklahoma the whole Territory would
have turned out. Tial Haywood was one
Of your New York city men, too. and he
warnt so bad neither. lie put up a good
fight he did. as might have done old ok
lahoma proud. All the same none of
your townspeople turned out 10 see him
buried but only them policemen that had
to. Where was all them fellers IN Hav.
woods troop that belonged 10 them high.
toned Firth Avenoo clubs with outland.
ish names-the NickerbuCkers. the AM
ulet. and the likes OF that?
why. when Phil Sweet came along and
told MS ut the show how he could ge,
nobody 20 help bury Sergeant Haywood.
we thought he was Just ioshing. but
when Brien. what used TO cook for his
troop. said IL was all true. sure. We had
TO believe II. And now. by gollv. We see
that they was right. n We hadn't turn
ed out, there might have been nobody
even ia shoot OF gun over the place
where they buried Haywood"
say said another Rough Rider. hy
way of changing the subject don't you
wish We was I'm the Philippines \ grim
policeman retorted.
That's where the next funerals Will
come from. Edwin Emerson. Jr. in Col
iier's Weekly.