The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-15
THE NEW CHATHAM ACADEMY

Spaniards in Cuba. Unlike the Rough
Riders, however the Georgians re-
ceived no such orders, or. at least, they
were countermanded as often as they
were received
Some few of the officers and men of
the Second saw the gallant Roosevelt,
the man of destiny, now President OF
the United States-then lieutenant col
onel of the Rough Riders. They saw
him as he rode about the streets of
Tampa, usually accompanied by one or
more mounted officers and mounted
orderly, and some saw him in the
camp of the Rough Riders.
Those were strenuous times, however,
those days of camp life that followed
Immediately upon the advent of the
host of volunteers and regulars at
Tampa. There was not much time for
CAD abouts. Soldiers had to work,
and officers had to see to it that they
did work There were camps to be
relieved of palmetto roots and cleared
to accommodate the sleeping bodies of
soldiers, and the feet of marching COM
panies that had to be whipped INTO
some shape before being offered to the
deadly aim of the Spanish sharp
shooter.
Yet, with all their working and
into town. and there some of them saw
Roosevelt He was not there for long.
however, for his was not the nature
to permit him to adopt that trite ac-
'ceptation of the soldiers duty-waiting
orders, and, on receiving them, obey
ing. Roosevelt and his Rough Riders
would have been shunted, as were the
Georgians and as were many Other reg
iments, had it not been for the deter
mination of the man. He wouldn
have it so. He got deXtrous grip
upon the wires and had orders from
Washington to take transport for Cuba
,Fhen he turned loose the wires, and
some other man picked them up. That
other did some pulling, and orders
came that Roosevelt didn't like. They
were for him to give up the transport
that he had already boarded with ms
Roush Riders-it was needed for COM
NAMES of a regiment of regular frfan-
try. The order reached Roosevelt-he
tore it up IAN right. gentlemen. he
Said TO the expectant officers or the
infantry. 1--WE are already aboard but
Won are welcome if you can find room.
THE man is aggressive" said Col.
w. II. Hopkins land nothing showed
il more than that incident. Roosevelt
was not so famous then as he has
since become but it was easy TO see
that there was that in him which
would push him to the front. He Is
n fighter, and he permits nothing 10
stand I'm his way" Col. Hopkins was
in command of Company l. OF the Sec
ond Georgia at Tampa.
Col. William Garrard was sought Tor
an expression about Roosevelt. he
was lieutenant colonel of the Second
Georgia, and 1t is not improbable that
he came in contact with Col. Roose-
welt while they were in Tampa. Col.
| Garrard. however, was out OF the city.
Col. Beirne Gordon believes that
| should President Roosevelt's under
stood tendency toward militarism not
be carried to excess, he will make
worthy chief executive. Col. Gordon
was a great admirer of President NC
| Kinley, whose statesmanship ne re-
| earded as of very superior order.
President John M. Egan of the Gem
| trail Railway said that he was feartul
| that business men would not have the
same great confidence in President
| Roosevelt that they always reposed In
| president Mckinley. Mr.. Egan Tears
that President Roosevelt. with all his
brilliance. may prove a bit erratc. IL
wise advisors, whose advice he may
hear. are about the new President.
however. Mr.. Egan thinks that ne may
not commit any financial or diplomatic