THE PAN" FEANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JTT3sTE 19, 1898. 21

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forming sling, men. Reminiscences of every Western and for the part a a contrivance made for most from in and the purpose. carriage Indian campaign, cattle war or other about New York, although some hail The consists of disturbance that has occurred within Montreal, a cradle supported by a tripod. Into from and one or two from gun the last twenty years can be found Detroit. A fine, healthy, intelligent set' this cradle the is set. The cradle here, for of such men as have passed of young are, is fitted with spring clamps. In mount- through fellows they too. They ing a gun required these oxii.-ii.Mnes is the regi- average between 25 30 years age. all that is is to set ment of rough riders made up. There and of up the tripod, drop the eun into the any Among the vocations and professions isn't question as to whether they represented are eight cradle and the clamps hold it in posi- will fight order, however, lawyers, several by There is one doctors: the late superintendent tion automatic action. Two minutes they will be likely to ignore thnt of the is required to unsllng, mount load, and Presbyterian Hospital. New York City;, and is an order to retreat. They are not a Texas, and two minutes to return the gun to made of the sort <>t" goes United States marshal from a the stuff that into barber from West, mule's back. When the battery is a fight with any such end in view. 1 the and men from moving on level ground the guns are cannot the regular army and the artillery, conceive of any human force over and' placed on their carriages and drawn that could withstand onslaught half a dozen boys whose fathers by mules tandem, the of rank high on hitched but over this thousand rien once they are turned the list of United States mountain trails the guns are taken loose. All. the tricks of flghjting, millionaires. apart. gun Indian As soon The proper is carried in coupled wtth the great expertness they as the organization had a sling between two mules pack-sad- possess in the use of weapons, will shaken hands all around a vote of dled, complement wheels, ren- thanks was while its of der them an uncontrollable force, and sent to Mr. Astor. In an ammunition boxes, etc., is distributed the first body of Spaniards they run appropriate resolution they the appreciation told him of among beasts of burden. against willhave reason to believe that their of the chance his The officers in charge of the Astor inferno has been turned upon them, if munificence had given them; they said Battery are: First lieutenant, Peyton any of them*get away to tell the tale. they hoped to be an honor to the coun- C. March, late of the Fifth Artillery,in By the time this reaches the eye of the try and to the name of their benefactor, command. Lieutenant March is a reader the rough riders willbe in Cuba, which they proudly bore, and that they warm personal friend of Mr. Astor'a if present plans are carried out. Ican should always "remember the Maine." and it was at his solicitation Lieuten- ask no better assignment than to be Of late days the men have found ant March was put in command. Sec- permitted to report their first meeting time to form a glee club, dignified by ond Lieutenant Koehler and Second with the Dons, who fire from the the name of Battery Williams, shoulder, Astor Glee Club. Lieutenant late of the Sixth shoot high, and form in solid Its orchestration include three Artillery, Junior officers. Among the phalanx. violins, four banjos, three guitars and non-commissioned officers are: Ser- two mandolins, which the members are geant dimming, late of the Fifth Ar- expecting to take with them to camp. tillery, U. S. A.; Sergeant Burton culean frame, who goes about his busi- The battery has a mascot, course, Holmes, who has seen active service In thjef relentlessly of ness of catching as as New York special to a rescued Irish collie. He is pet the British army in India and Africa; a bloodhound, with scarcely less the Sun- the of and day Call: It is now definitely the battery and answers to a list of Sergeant Young, a member of the fam- certain results. To the few who know names worthy of royal imperial blood. ous Young family of Salt Lake City, these hardy fellows, to heat, him well he is a stanch friend and settled that John Jacob Astor's inured battery go His collar bears the following inscrip- and identified with the Mormon settle- cold and exposure in Arizona, New ally, who never was known to desert will to the Philip- tion: ment of Utah. Sergeant Sillman, of Texas, mak- a comrade, even in the most trying pines. Mexico and never think of Final orders to this ef- "ASTOR BATTERY, U. S. A. late a commander of a battalion sta- ing a complaint about their camping straits. Those who have seen exhibi- fect were sent to Captain tioned at Detroit, Mich. All commis- marksmanship, with the March We Remember the Maine." place. What suits their officers suits tions of his last night. The battery start sioned and non-commissioned officers them, be all same to old-fashioned, single-action six-shoot- will Thanks to the voluntary contribu- and it would the immediately. is expected of his mates, he go are mounted. them if they were told to camp in a er, which is his favorite weapon, mar- It it tions is to to the Among the supplies which arrived vel at his rapidity and skill. He never will embark from San Francisco front with full uniform, excepting only swamp. trousers and pedal last week were 120 red flannel blankets camp in does any talking, but when the instant with the rest of the paraphernalia. quality horses; Ivisited the the forenoon General Mer- Astor generous of fine for the also long and found Colonel Roosevelt at his comes to use a gun Itis used so quickly ritfs troops, comprising Mr. has been most in axes for clearing any- the giving orders for the personal brush hooks and the , headquarters, chatting with some of that the "hard man" never knows third shipment, equip- way when the battery operates in a the Spanish military autl. left side. lie finds the horse, which given thing it. about June 23. ment of the men. Each man receives his officers. Iwas the freedom of about The uniforms, wooded country. in Havana could get a momentary jnine times out of ten is standing on his the camp to make all the Daniels has had a long and varied horses and mules pur- two one the blue cloth of reported legs in air, a jiffy and told by light weight regular Lieutenant March has to glimpse of a regiment of soldit-rs hind the and in there photographs Iwanted. experience In the West. He was Mar- chased Colonel Astor will not of the artillery, a Washington that, except for some un- is a man in the saddle. "Here is a strange thing," the colonel shal of Dodge City, Kansas, years ago, be sent to San Francisco. Gen- brown campaign hat, brown canvas delay the arrival sup- encamped in the sand at West The horse rears plunges, leggins gauntlets. foreseen in of and tries to said. "Ihave here among a lot of re- when that town was considered the eral Merrltt will take only a few and The other uni- plies, battery willbe ready to Tampa ;hey would see one of the throw his rider by every means known form is of brown stuff, his move IF cruits Bob Wrenn, the champion tennis hardest town in the country. He is and an experi- canvas known Wednesday, June 8. The shell numerols sights calculated to cause rider, horses with him as cloth, boxes. to bronchos, but the turning player bC America, who wants to join has been for years a close friend and as kaki trimmed in scarlet, Immediately upon arrival, were sent to them unealiness. Colonel Roosevelt's ihalf-way around in his saddle, yells to a strapping good fel- companion fa- ment. He believes the native pockets and shoulder straps included. this outfit. He's of Bat Masterson, the be more the Government magazine at Fort rough ri'Ufs are there, to the number i "Bill"or "Snuffy" or "Shorty" to do low, with plenty of nerve, and I've mous Sheriff, now in Denver. He has horses to serviceable With this canvas suit is worn a cork loading something forgotten, Wadsworth for with ammuni- of a thousand, and they certainly de- that he has and sworn him in. Isn't he an odd char- been tried for years as a scout against and less expensive. The animals helmet— white—such as Stanley wore tion, they shipped probably darts off speed of outfit, and willbe serve the name that has been given then with the the acter to have with a cowboy well Indians on the frontier nnd against the purchased by Colonel Astor will during his African sojourn. Similar directly to the Presidio at San Fran- wind. Once the horse is started he sprinkled with ex-United States mar- cattle thieves and rustlers who almost be bought by the Government helmets are worn by the British ser- cisco. them. has to go. The rider is the master, and shals, of formerly 'hard a war in early nineties. vice in the far East. These arrangements They are not "roughs" by any man- unmilitary seat, sheriffs caused the and sent to Cuba, helmets Mr. Astor has made for his his supple, swaying towns,' and such types of Western life are seventeen are water proof, with top and side ven- a special to convey the troops. It they art; rough, body, every There notches on the train ner of means, but meeting motion of the as Ihave in this regiment?" Daniels' tilation. A protection hood which falls is to up of sleepers and bag- horse, a picture grace handle of six-shooter, and be made rtheleijß, and will play rough when is of and skill These rough riders all adhere to the every notch could tell a thrilling story over the' shoulders is made to adjust to gage cars. Each man has been given a enemy. They such as can be seen nowhere except Colt pistol, which has been each. The headgear th*- y get a chance at the West, .45 caliber if it would. In person Ben Daniels is Special Correspondonce of The Call. entire weierhs brierwood pipe and a pouch of tobacco. deal about man- lin the far or with this outfit of in use In the West since pioneer days, a giant. nearly only seven ounces. The outfit further March has orders from Mr. don't knov a great the men who come there. He stands six feet one Lieutenant ams, as practiced by the Amer- from and which has not yet been equaled. inch and weighs 240 pounds. There YORK. June 15, 1898.— The includes three suits of underclothing, Astor to keep the boys well supplied ual of And to top it all off, these men can- They will not use the Government 38- three blue woolen shirts, six pairs of they the array, they a rlile fight all, isn't an ounce of fat about him. Astor Mountain Battery, so- with tobacco until sail from ican and can't load not at according to the rules revolver, claiming that it is too said, socks, three patrs of canvas leggins, regulation caliber Colonel Roosevelt in speaking called because of the Golden Gate. and fire it with the trained laid down in the tactics for cavalry- i'light and jumps too much for accurate of his three scouts, that too munifi- two pairs of tramping shoes, six hand- The men are most impatient to be off But they can men. But they can drop the reins of shooting. judgment is much could cence of John Jacob Astor, the and a pair of gaunt- delight delivery of a veteran soldier. horses, That their sound not be said of Daniels as a man and a kerchiefs buckskin and hail with each new a swiftness their guide them with their by the fact that since the well-known millionaire, is about: let gloves. equipment. They are being housed handle a Winchester with knees, whip out is evidenced fighter in a just cause. Armstrong, he NEW of a six-shooter with each army and deadly precision that is astonish- 45 was replaced in the by the 38 says, is another type, and Is also an- to leave its temporary quarters^ The men enter for three years' ser- in one of Mr. Astor's buildings on hand and get In about three shots to a average of accuracy in pistol shoot- vice and receive $15 60 a ru- Broadway, above Spring street, ing, anc what they can't accomplish cavalryman's one, the other of his scouts. He is highly es- for San Francisco, en route to the Phil-) month. A Just mounted with the ing has dropped almost GO per cent. by Bell, mor has it that the day the battery and though the lower windows are with tlut weapon their heavy slx- distinction that every shot goes very teemed his commander. the ippines. whitewashed, gaze Through the influence of their third man selected as scout for out- moves each man will receive $100 in hiding from public .>. ill take care of. close to where itis intended to go. They regiment the Mr. Astor conceived the scheme to» gold. neatly cots mesa devil-may-care commander the has been fit, shares equally in the confidence of the rows of made and The rough riders are not men select- are a picturesque, lot of two guns, equip and sustain a company entirely* The field equipment includes twenty tables, in the upper story the men sit hardy men, are equipped with Colt rapid fire Colonel Roosevelt and is equally valu- graded size, weight, whose hearts in the using jacketed at his own expense emergency horses and 100 mules watching Broadway and its traffic. An ed and as. to right places and whose hospitality as the small 27 caliber steel able. All three men are distinct types for work and six Hotchklss measure- is bullet, capable of firing accurately West, in our present war. rapid firing guns. Each man carries American flag has been pasted upon soundress of teeth and waist broad as the limits of the earth. Their and of the and each is invaluable in This desire he made groups of weigh close to 600 shots per minute, at ranges from his particular line of work. known to President McKinley, and a self-cocking Colt revolver of the lat- one of the large windows. The ments Some them language Is sometimes more pic- est pattern with a shooting of civilian-clad young fellows have 250 pcunds; others won't tip the beam turesque than polite, to be sure, but 200 yards to two miles. J. T. Armstrong is from Refugio upon its acceptance Mr. Astor formed I bullet of regiment is not well supplied a 40 caliber and five chambers; and a created general comment and the start- the little fel- they are used to emphasizing their re- The County, Texas. He has long been an entirely independent organization- day in at over a hundred. But tentage, having only the little Deputy that county saber witha long curved blade, the reg- ing promises to be an event by on marks when obedience is not imme- with Sheriff in and has go front, artillery heralded with enthusias- lows' grizzled years of exposure forthcoming. "dog tents" which are carried by the a experiences which should at once to the ulation saber. New York life frontier, diately They have a had list of similar to — guns wishing them godspeed. the tvestern are as, tough as disregard men on the march. They don't seem those of Daniels. The organized bands preferably to the Philippines an ar- The six Hotchkiss are known as tic crowds wholesome' for rules and tents, however, guns, throwing pine knots and can shoot as fast and regulations and books on field instruc- to care anything about of thieves who a few year 9ago ter- tillery company, in truth, which three-inch mountain a According to the best authorities less as every man has lived out of of twelve-pound shell. These guns are part of the as straight as a man who weighs three tion. They haven't much use for Junior almost rorized that section the State have should be of mountain and emer- powerful than one thousand-millionth army, rule, doors all his life, and has been accus- good to nervy a very little weapon, especial- sun's rays reaches the earth. It is fortu- times as much. lieutenants of the as a and tree, reason remember this gency equipment In conformity to so, any a particularly for those of, regi- tomed to sleeping under a with no man, who was largely instrumental in ly designed for mountain service. nate that this Is as considerable •Teddy's" rough riders .can't ride State sky. the regulations of the regular a gun: of rays upon our planet — But they,uphold their officers, roof but the starry breaking them up and sending many of The Hotchkiss is French the concentration the According horse at all that Is. according to mil- ments. make-up of army, but individual In name and dis- factory is in Paris. It is thought by would speedily destroy It to itary regulations. They do not grasp who are to a large extent regular army As types of the the them to their last accounting. the same account, if all of the ice at the everything they say or rough riders, men who have been Bell, seen the tinctive in object and support. The experts to be superior to the Krupp were so pi.cd reins at a point one-third from bit officers, In do. three Sherman M. who is at though north pole that the heat of the any to selected as scouts may be taken as a right picture, mountain battery is indeed a modern make, similar in construction. the sun could be focused on It, it would to end; they do not all sit erect, with If one wants see .an aurora tn the hails last from strong of miles ranging with the of Is in midsummer or a shower of fair average of the men. One of those Cripple Creek. He is equally important light artillery. It is the first appear- The breech mechanism is and dissolve at the rate 300.000.000 of line of back line boreal midday, Daniels, and his last address the simple and is operated by the turn of solid Ice per second. The heat is esti- spine; they don't all sit 'ishooting stars in let him go is B. F. as a scout with outfit of which he ance of such a battery In this war, as lever, to generate energy at the rate of the horse's camp rough Cripple Creek, Colorado. He is a member, and his past a sliding the breech block to the mated with chin erect and eyes front, knees into the of the *riders apd was is a record is al- as the war service tbJa Gov- gun 10.000 horse-power to every square foot of any officers, famous type that has most equally thrilling. is a man of well in ot right. Each is forty inches long The beginning of the radiation of straightened out and toes only touch- criticize of its before the Marshal of that He weighs pounds, space. fact, every rid the West of its hard men. He has quiet demeanor, but crafty, keen and ernment. and alone 204 with car- heat from the sun must date back some- ing the stirrup. In man men. ninety-eight Hage 'little over 300 pounds. 100,000,000 years. Like every- own way of camp of the rough riders lies thr- reputation of having always untiring in the discharge of hie duty, The enrollment calls for but When thing like apparently has his riding The man, ready for the gun stands thirty thing else it had Its start and must have for a the directly west of,the town of Tampa, is brought in his when he went af- either as an officer in the West or as a men. A rigid examination is to be action may 15,000,000 and when he start* horse him, although not infrequently inches from the ground. It Is in two its finish. It continue for beast knows something is an open sand flat where the sun beats ter the scout. pased similar to that required of the — or 20,000.000 years longer, but there is a half-wild ,the;! in, in wagon, of goodly pieces gun and carriage. Four men coming. | "•' .. '-' down >all day with heat of a fur- man was sent a feet first. A book proportions might regular army volunteer for the East. limit and it must be reached. One cannot .1 slightest Any regiment of volunteers Ben Daniels has a record. To those be compiled in this camp, for it teems are required to handle each of the two but wonder at the condition of the uni- Ifdoesn't make tie differ- nace. •; * '• The company is, of course, volunteeiv they manage each piece time of ho. camped there Vi'hout shade and. with- who do not know him well he Is a with Western celebrities. •I have se- parts and with verse at that and what will cojn« ence to one., theafc-mjen, Dfissignless. man, Jpflfrefl thPKi^hrpp aimnly &3JtYJ}fiS •uounia froia Ina Tietit aid* cawhetherfrom iha 1 out tents .would die off like eaeeD.^But. _cold. secretive of Hex*. of tllS