The evening world., 1919-02-15
MOSS BUFFALOES
ARE COMING HOME;
FIRST DUE MONDAY
Fifteen Hundred New York
Negroes of 367th Regiment
on the Rotterdam.

Tho FIRST contingent OF Col. Jane.
A. Moss's Buffalocs, the 367th colored
regiment, all New York drafted men
VINO trained at Camp Upton. is due
here on the Rotterdam on Monday
Just in time TO add color, If not mum.
bcrs' to the parade Of Col. bill" Hay.
wards Fighting Fifteenth. Tho But.
taioes were part Of the 92d Division
and saw considerable action in this
Argonne.
The contingent on the Rotterdam
comprises the Field and Staff OF the
5S7th, Headquarters Company, Medical
Detachment, Headquarters Troop
and Companies G, ]. X, L and M-5I
onicers and 1884 enlisted men. The
rest of the regiment is expected later
in the week.
The Buffaloes were at Camp Upton
while the nth Division was being
trained. Tho Buraloes had their
own dandy band and built the Buffalo
Theatre at the camp and gave many
unique entertainments before going
over tho seas.
With tho 367th on the Rotterdam is
Evacuation Hospital No. 5, % officers
and 272 men and go casual officers
ana II: convalescent officers. The
hospital Is scheduled for New York.
On the Rotterdam in all are 2,723 off,
GERS and men and 13 French enlisted
men.
Transports carrying more than L.
900 troops are due here to-day and
tomorrow. or fleet OF eight due to-
day only one had arrived at noon.
This was the auxiliary cruiser Has,
rLsburg, formerly the New York
Lines steamer Philadelphia
The transport brought seventy-fou
officers and 2,o59 men OF the s6sth
colorcd regiment. most OF which are
drafted men from Philadelphia who
trained at Camp Meade.
The Harrisburg encountered SINH
lar weather to that experienced by
the transports which have preced ed
her during the past fortnight. She
had her heaviest weather on We'd
uosday and Thursday, and for two
lays those on board had no hot food
On account of the tumult on board
caused by the wind and waves and
q heavy under swell. The wind blew
With hurricane free from the north
west. and the seas. skyscraper high,
rolled over her counter from the
southeast, pounding the decks. Fif-
teen men were injured and part Of
me forward rail was carried away.
one of the cooks was scalded by the
turning over Of a can OF hot lard.
Lieut.. Col. 7. A. Rothwell com
mandcd the homecoming 36Sth. He IS
with the regular army and his home
is at 80. 14i West 18th Street lie
vas Eassed in the Argonne. but kept
right on fighting. The 36sth fought IN
the Argonne, side by side with the
18th (New York's OWN Division.
When the armistice was signed they
were at Metz.
Major Benjamin +. Morris. fifteen
years a pracucing lawyer Of New
York and living at the Claridge, was
n command OF the Third Battalion OF
me 36sth, and his battalion sustained
moro than % per cent. Of the regi-
ment's casualties.
Lieut. James T.. Quigley. n casual
officer of the medical detachment,
who was with the British army, was
nine months in a German prison, and
what he has to say OF the treatment
by Germans of their prisoners isn't
mt for publication. He said anything
said Of bad conditions couldn't be
severe enough.
The Harrisburg brought in all
a,22l officers and men. In addition to
he 36Sth there were 80 casual off,
GERS, A bcdridden men and ) officers
in the isolated ward and seven naval
officers.
The Henderson. from Bordeaux.
with 1,272 men, all convalescing from
sickness or wounds, was scheduled
to arrive in port this afternoon. she
was to dock at Pier ?, Hoboken.
Others expected to dock to-day in
cludc the Woonsocket with 2l men,
The Danta Aligheri from Marscilcs
with l,jSS and the Hickman with Al.
Ships bringing more than 1000 SOL
diers are due tomorrow. They in
cude the Matsonia, from bordeaux.
with 3,3i5 men, including the 6S.h
Regiment Coast Artillcy Corps (dc-
f,nses Of Long Island Sound, and II!
casudls from Camp Upton; the cruiser
Louisville, from Brest, with 2,O6l men.
1913 sick or wounded, and l3 wives o.
sailors; the cruiser Huntington, from
Brcst, with 1883 men, and the SiXanld,
from Bordeaux, with A men, mostly
sick or wounded.