The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-16
1866 VETS HOME ON
TWO TRANSPORTS
"Buffaloes," Who Swept Back
Germans, Find Seas Worse
Than Machine Guns.
MEDALS GALORE ON MEN
Wounded Yankees Report Ill
Treatment and Neglect by
Foes in Hospitals.

This war was terrible thing. but the
schrecklichkeit of the Germans never
came UP to the rampageousness OF the
Atlantic. Machine gun bullets are low
down, ornery things to meet up with. but
they never take the taste out Of victuals
like the salt waves of the Atlantic.
Such were the sentiments OF 2.221
officers and men, including 2.0bs Of the
"buffaloes" of the sssth Regiment who
scrambled hastily onto the wet but stable
soil of Manhattan from the deck of the
transport Harrisburg, which arrived yes
terday from Brest Tho men were sent
to Camp Upton.
During the ten long days of passage
the vessel stood on everything but her
keel, initiated thousands Of times within
the space of an hour a diving subma-
rine and a rising airplane and generally
behaved like anything on earth but
ship. Even the commander OF tho YES
sci. Lieutenant-C ommander Henry A.
Candy, admitted that heavy seas and bad
weather were encountered throughout
the trip, and every soldier on board ex-
pressed the opinion that this was the
apex Of euphenistic description.
Not a Regular Meal for Days.
On February and 10 such was the
state of the sea that not a regular meal
was served. Not a yelp was emitted by
any of the passengers concerning this
yesterday, but murder would have been
committed, It was asserted. IL any mess
attendants had tried to coax the buffa-
loes to have a little bite Of something.
The 36Sth Regiment. consisting of ne
groes from Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Southern States, was commanded by
Lieut.. Col T. A, Rothwell. a Regular
Army man. whose home Is at IA West
seventy-sixth street, New York. In the
Argonne forest the regiment lost 45O
men while cleaning out machine gunners
who poured winged lead from behind
almost impossible barriers Of barbed
wire. Every one Of the German gunners
wore the Iron Cross, indicating that they
were specially picked to drive back and
discourage the American troops IL ina,
were possible.
Col. Rothwell went over the top n
commander OF a machine gun battalion
Of the Eightieth Division and was gasset
while serving in the Argonne- Negro
officers who formerly had served under
him in the Regular Army as non-com
missioned officers proved themselves
splendid leaders and disciplinarians, ac
cording 20 Col. Rothwell. Another Off
GER Major Benjamin F. Norris, former
New York attorney. said that one-quar'
ter Of his batta ion was wiped out dur
ing the drive on September 26. Eight
DISTINGUISHED Service Crosses were
awarded for that days work. the Major
being among those recommended for this
honor Another n. s, c. officer on board
was Capt T. r. Jones of Washington
D. c., a physician.
Neglected in German Hospitals.
Forty four sick and wounded men also
were on board the Harrisburg. Those
who had been captured told tales OF
neglect by the German medical units.
Corporal George H Wringler, for
merly of 1870 Broadway, was attacked
and wounded by a German patrol while
on hrst aid duty at the Marine. From
early on the morning of July IS unit
late on the night of July IT he lay
where he fell. both legs shot through
appealing In vain TO passing Germans e
helm him. When he asked for glass Of
water one German asked him why III
wanted water when he would soon bt
dead. Two young soldiers finally started
IN drag him toward the Marine, but h,
begged them TO drop him. They lateI
returned and carried him to the rivel
and took him across in boat. He wa
shifted about in eight German hos
pitfalls. getting little medical attention
except dirty bandages.
Neglect in a German hospital wa