The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-27

rJuASON MITCHELL. the well known
Wll actor who at the outset of the
v II Spanish war retired from the stage
and Joined Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
serving in Cuba until severely wounded
and invaded home. arrived in Seattle
last evening. After recovering from ms
wound to find the war had ended. Mr..
Mitchell resumed his profession and Is
now a member of whitney's "Quo Vadis"
company. playing the part OF Petronius.
Mr. Mitchell was one Of the first vol
unteers for the Rough Rider organization,
Joining at San Antonio. Tex. With
patriotic desire TO serve his country he
was attracted to the Rough Riders by
his personal acquaintance with and adj
miration for the man who was then their
lieutenant colonel and liz now governor
of New York and candidate of the Re-
publican party for vice presdent-Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Mitchell is today as de-
voted TO his former commander as ever
and II. TO use his own expression. "a
dyed-in-the-w Republican"
According to Mr.. Mitchell. II was Roose-
welt who ordered the charge at San Juan,
and had that charge been successfully re-
sisted by the Spanish troops. II Is not
improbable that the New Yorker might
have been compelled to face court of
inquiry.
last evening "were hrigaded with the
First and Tenth regiments Of cavalry.
The Tenth was colored regiment. Mat
tiers 50 shaped themselves that day at
san Juan that Col Roosevelt deemed a
charge necessary. He outranked any Of
ncer IN our vicinity AZ the time, and so
he gave the order himself and we went
40 and through the Tenth 10 the front.
n we had been beaten back the colonel
would most certainly have been hauled
up before a court 81 Inquiry. Undoubtedly
he knew this at the time. but he gave
the order nevertheless, regardless Of pos
sihle consequncs."
In speaking of the story sent broadcast
over the country by the Democratic press
ers would have been annihilated had not
the colored regiment gone TO their as
sistance and swept by them up the hill.
Mr.. Mitchell says tho very reverse OF
this n true.
The Tenth was In front OF us when
the orier came 10 charge" said he. land
they did not seem 90 understand Just what
was expected u them. They remained
IN their position and Roosevelt rode up
taking the Rough Riders with him. We
rode directly through the ranks OF that
regiment and 40 the hill
Z 10 not say this as an ineinuation
against the vaior % the coi0red troops
! Tor J. IN common. with every man who
fought with them In Cuba. have been
/ compelled many times 90 take on my hat
/ % them IN admiration ~ their bravery
I They simply diA not understand What was
g. b. done. and consequently ours was
the nrsi regiment 60 attempt the hill.
= don't want 20 givs a wrong impress
| sion about the cQiored troops. After I
I had returned 20 this country went on a
{ lecture tour. and IN Richmond Va, where
7 delivered my lecture. was roundly
hissei hecause ! praised too highly to
suit fhe NirEtnlars the vaiof ana hrav-
eFY a The boys % the Tenth 4"
NJ. Mitchell Afterwards accoupa MED
I Gov Roosevelt % his eiectionesrinK tour
Z inafioa fof govsrnar. ana be has maEy
I pleasant "reminiscences % tho trfp