Evening star., 1938-11-20

until recently as. has been said. 1t
is quite probable they were justly
entitled to all they received. AT any
rate. no doubt. they are still inter-
ested in all that goes on in Cuba.
OF course, the District boys die
not do all the fighting that was
done in Cuba in 1898. for if memory
serves us well, there was Gen.
Shafter, who reported lombard
ment by the Spanish as having
killed one mule; Gen. Lawton. Gen.
I Wheeler, Gen. FitZhugh Lee and
many others who Gid yeoman service
on land, while exploits on the water
OF Hobson, Worth Baeley and others
must be taken into serious consid-
Grafton. Sampson 4th Of July
present will ever be remembered. as
will the valuable services of Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley, who. when
the question arose as to whom credit
was due for the sinking of the Span
ish feet, made the modest. chari-
table and liberal reply. There is
glory enough for all"
7 HltC4 lIIC 1ot H. -. 1IlldIlIIN lldu
arrived at Camp WikoF. Montauk,
N. Y. and the people of Washington
were preparing to give them rous-
ing welcome of September 9. Col
Harrles indicated what the men OF
his regiment had been through in
the few months they had been away,
when he wired Maj. Sylvester. stat
ing that when 4the list District of
Columbia Regiment reaches WASH
lngton. Is of the men will be with
out homes. 40 will need to be taken
at once to hospitals and 40 others
will require carriages to take them
to their homes.
The 40 men who should go to
hospitals are all in the greatest need
of the best attention it will be pos
sible to bestow upon them. This
number is likely TO be increased
rather than to be diminished.
1T is expected 600 men Of the
District regiment will be in the
parade on Pennsylvania avenue.
This is about two-thirds of the
strength of the regiment when it
left Washington"
The intrepid Theodore Roosevelt,
as lieutenant colonel of the Rough
Riders, with the late Gen. Leonard
Wood as colonel. beat the District
troops and many other contingents
to Cuba and was soon in the thickest
of the fight. Sometimes critics try
to take away from distinguished men
some Of the glory which is rightfully
theirs, but evidence OF the valor
shown by the late President at San
Juan Hill and elsewhere in Cuba
fortunately. is recorded. and 50. in
The Star OF June IS, 1898, We find
the following war item:
"Roosevelt's Rough Riders were
the principal sufferers in an engage
ment yesterday that took place abou;
miles from Santiago. The troopA
marched over the foothills from,
Baiquiri and dismounted. The Span
iards were heard telling trees sho;-
distance away and the Rough Ride.s
were ordered to advance.
1.-The country a about is covered
with high grass and chaparral, anu
in this strong force of the Span
iards was hidden. As the Americalu
moved forward they were met by Il
whitening fire.
"Col. Leonard Wood and 1t. CO..
Roosevelt led the charge with
great bravery, and ultimately they
drove the enemy back toward San
tiago, inflicting heavy losses upon
them. The Rough Riders were sup
ported by the I'd Massachusetts,
Volunteers and the 10th Regular
Cavalry.
The Americans numbered less
than Thousand. while the Spanish
soldiers, who had every advantage
Of position, numbered more than
twice that"
Those reported killed in this fight
included Capt. Allyn K. Capron Of
Troop L, Sergt. Hamilton Fish, jr.:
Pvts. Tlman, Dawson, Dougherty
and w. T. Erwin.
The 1st Regiment, District Of CO.
lumbia Volunteer Infantry, was
mustered out on November 20, 1898.
40 years ago today, and two days
later its first banquet was held at
the old Ebbitt House, where now
stands the National Press Building.
Col. George H. Harries was the guest
Of honor and First 1t. (now 1t. COLI
c. Fred Cook was postmaster.
Tomorrow night, instead of Col.
Cook being the toastmaster. Capt.
William S. Hodges will probably per-
form these duties, and many faces
present at the first banquet will be
absent, for of all those who went to
Cuba. with the 1st D. G. Volunteers
in 1898, only about 200 survive today.