| Show A ROUGH BOUGH HOME edward hansen who left here on may last it with troop of rough riders for the T torrey 0 arey regiment has reached home a few days in advance of his comrades in arms I 1 having received a special discharge by the war department jupt before it was decided that all the boys should be mustered out when it was ascertained that the entire regiment would be sent home without unnecessary lelay delay he together with others asked to remain until that work should hive have been bonsu mated colonel torrey and col cannon bald that they would be glad to have all who had received special discharges I 1 remain in n the service to the very last but immediately fol following lowing this expression orders were received from washington directing that all discharged men take their d dei forthwith bb acting on this adi he bade goodbye good bye forever to the a in which he had been located tor for past few months and from weicht rough riders long ago expected ta tto cuba to adist in expelling ng her devouring hordes and hosts the american continent mr hansen stopped over en enn eni i home at chicago and participated j the great presidential parade IMI the auspices of the peace jubilee 4 was he says a very grand affair af fairi was admired by great multitude k people from all parts of the count he also visited the international exposition at 0 bonatt and viewed over again the war fair at chicago in miniature course but nevertheless the wort fair in many respects he inspect i closely the utah display and say it very creditable he however saw utah people there except those w are directly associated with the s ing from this state denver also occupied one day or of time his brief stopover stop over there wig WAS as pleasant as desired on account a sudden attack of sickness he t f in a faint upon the street as a re resti of debility contracted while in the sd vice at camp cuba libre P park florida but his regimental qa form quickly told those who found ll 11 in unconsciousness upon the side bid who he was and soon kind care car treatment restored him to his n noi condition although never home alch his life he says he was a very hai man when he crossed the utah lin allne during the last few weeks just pi to his dl discharge charge mr hansen was detached service at the division hos hosul into which so many fever stricken C ke n i diers wey borne only to be removed the now new cemetery neer near by after struggling sparks of life had been in this and other he says there was very great suffer buffe commenting upon the condit condition ioe j t prevailed he sald said it was aim frightful As an illustration each who was called to do hospital borte work a given charge of thirty patients w burning up with fever none ot of oti i had acted as nurses we never had J a particle of experience with the in our lives we were in no way au fled fied for f or the work we had to pertra perfy yet we did the beat we could t tah their thedr temperature hourly smooth smoot their hard pillows arld giving mcalli ineal as directed by the physicians in c acte who in ih very many instances se just juet as ignorant and unskilled as selves certainly far more but it often happened that the men meg oaise were placed in charge were ill anil anid different themselves then the i soldiers knew it was a case asee of god agod them and many of them actually pj away the first night of my seura the hospital is one that I 1 win ion long member orle one of the bravest boys comprised apart part of my charge i Thep the next ext night another also ga the battle baffle of earthly existence JF it went on dally daily and nightly uio death rattle in the chnat of a aay dier was so common as to saua bi tle ie comment col wm win J bryan of the net VP was by far the most lar man in the calipa cam ipa he v visited hoo hospital pital every day and dropper dropped 1 ot of cheer wid and comfort wheres went besides that little bouque beautiful flowers were gene generoux en to th the sick soldiers ad not itle delicacies that werl eign to the hospital nil bul of rare fare tp were tendered in manner that stalwart young braskas was waa talked of every a his toot foot tap on the uncarpeted J of the h hospital 0 so it a I 1 oa caused u be d every evelt ma A cot cat in the ward and who posses sufficient t strength to ta turn over 9 his elbow and as his wan face lit writh a sn smile lile extended his hand tor for i hearty grasp and expression of en ira gement ement that always came As Ls rule bryan he says Is a staunch nevertheless there are sea when he is not as great a 0 ekler er for military form as might be ed As an ah instance of this he ea and interesting occurrence one as bryan rode into camp to headquarters the officer of avard as is custo customary maxy at the ap ch h of the regimental oam mander dered out in steret orlan tones n out the push fo for the main guy booming ing whereas the order should eve e been turn out the guard for the amander ader is coming ape order couched in the langua language we it struck consternation to the minds the guard who quickly proceeded to fifty the command but muttered to elves that fellow Is in im for it ich language was never before used atoe regiment but bryan who had d the breach with the iastan aness of his rapidly comprehend r mind immediately rell relieved eved the sit uon by a smile and wave of the ad accompanied by the command 10 not turn tum out the push puah as the tin n guy want mant it t was a risky piece of joking on the tet rt of the officer of the guard and al ugh the incident passed off for the ae e it was believed that the offense dd d be followed by severe punish nt it but it was not the leniency wn the reckless joker and the ridly and firm words subsequently ten an to him in private by bryan itly increased the respect of the i for their colonel there was never r order r d e r given af after ter that to turn out s h on acourt of the coming of main guy it was always a plain ltd d for the colonel Is coming jan N says mr hansen is one of the sya yo and mingles and talks with them like them and that too without loosing their respect in the slight degree r I jansen hansen brings home with him lie interesting curios gathered dur his camp alf life at panama park ong long them axe are some very pretty and aue ue coral and other sea shells picked from the ocean sands by himself polished 1 to oder the most inter ing relic he brings back with him shawver wever is a spanish officers machete and nd new and highly polished its sea es are yet unsharpened but even its state it is a terrible apon n of offense it was brought from itriago tago where it was captured during f memoria ble against that city the transport three friends and finenco ento that he appreciates most aly I 1 and one that he will preserve in olfaction petion of his service as a volun r in the war against his count rys human itys foe Is one thing he greatly regrets that ils ds the fact that he was not bitted to participate in any engage uto with the enemy and it makes feel he says saya like a tin sold soldier let he says the boys were ever willing ready and would have welcomed change cha ange no alo matter how severe the tins ng to the ceaseless rounds pounds po of aoitan ous camp life troop 1 I to byh he belonged he said gald had great ise tor for congratulation n in that tt it had d k lost a single man by death only other A of colorado Oo lorado had A h a many men were wera sick b none acne were called upon to lay down r lives he believed this was due ely to the care the men from h took of themselves it wat wa hard eitard to with all the eted awi other rut but the ordera were carried out as s nearly as possible and with the result that benefits followed the southern Sow thern regi merits generally dm very well except the second mississippi which he de dares clares was made of shiftless fellows who had not the to look after their owin welfare the rough riders canteen was the only canteen to in the immediate vicinity and it had a considerable fund on hand when mustering out commenced something over to be divided among the boys who remained to the very last As halt half of the regimen lt had already been discharged or sent home on sick alck leave it increased the amount for flor each of those left behind they alone being entitled to a division of the receipts the canteen sales consisted I 1 principally of liquor tobacco canned fruit and delicacies pleasant to the of soldiers the last of the rough riders from troop I 1 were mustered out last baat evening and will be home hame shortly some of them however will basit the ithe large eastern cities while two sargeant Sor geant I 1 dale and corporal sharp will go to cuba for a brief isoo lurn |
