The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

air tight oven. \ mess of baking pow
der dough was placed in each one. n bed
of Goals spread in a crescent shaped
ditch, more Goals scattered on top of
the pans and in "a few moments we had
hot. delicious baking powder bread.
Even when on the trail making forced
marches and trying our best to catch
the Indians we never missed our bread
every day.
II had about a year of that cam
paign; was in Mexico when Geronimo
surrendered to Lawton, met Wood fire.
quently when he was serving as sur
geon, never spiked watch on night
herd, never shrked trail service, did no
squealing over "A dry camp and when II
came time to write for Endorsements
later on the officers I had soldered with
told the powers that he that | was "A
good soldier.
That campaign was about sixteen
months in duration and at the close we
went to Fort Huachuca. The post had
been built by the Sixth Cavalry in the
late 'IOs and had accommodate for
four companies. II was built in the
shape of paralleogram with the Off
GERS quarters facing the west and the
mems quarters facing the officers row.
The post hospital was at the extreme
north end facing inward, and to the
south were the sutler store of accursed
memory, the officers club and hay bag
row.
"Huachuca was made regimental
headquarters and, after the troops had
been weedt d out, the outfit | was in was
one OF those to remain. Prior to the
sending away Of the other troops there
were in Huachuca eight troops of cav
airy and two pack trains. great
many OF the troopers had been in the
field sixteen months and had not had
any social intercourse with others than
themselves. Four miles away from the
post, due north, there were three sl-
looms. The soldiers had plenty Of money
ana longed for the privilege OF buying
beer at so cents a bottle and much red
liquor.
There were close to 500 soldiers at
the post and counting supernumeraries
1t took twenty men to mount guard. and
so 1t would have been all the soldiers
right TO grant passes of forty-eight
hours in patches Of about one hundred
at time. Instead Llwton had the
whole body Of men detailed on daily
duty cleaning out a spring higher up in
the canyon.
Now let this soak into your system:
Five hundred soldiers had not had any
FUN for "A matter of over a year: all of
them had money; suddenly the chance
To spend II comes, when for no reason
al all they are set to work and denied
all opportunity for any pleasure. Nat
ura.ly after taps the men went down IN
the saloons in droves lots ~ ,h.m got
drunk. missed r.y,iIle and wera n,ocad
in the guard bouse was one 90 ,b.,u,
and mid my li,,.e slO ana yorl,oa ,ht,,,.
DAYS in the mil
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ri'a'''''n' III" no good AS
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nffIcors oi,har ,,,ia ~. w. uu' ."e
SEQ ~. rt"d ~, nu' VI Mouiu NOT
form ~ nassos ,a,.. III 'ne
Fort Myer va with bic ,roo,, ~
special mari, ~ ,aIor ,a. h,,.t.
tured Geronimo and ,b, s,,rt,r ,.t,-
been cleaned Tho .xtra ,rod,,s - 80
to other military nos,s ana ~. IL
chuca settIcd down to ,ha ro,,.tno =,
regimental headouartere
"Tboro ,,.or
.,,,r,. n. - "--' nv u Ups vi
rb, ,,,r,r,..,7.,'. - "V"i'""'
a co,,,ia u,o "'',' Hru '" nave
more. the Major A1t,,an,
and Ouartermnster carb nm, Lostda.
one for each Cnu,ofr and io,,ta.nar,
Then there were men detailed for ev,ra
duty as Caruont.rs n,irt.rs bl,,,l,