Torrey's Rough Riders at Wyoming
June 23, 2018 all day
No, not Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. This is about Those Other Guys . . .So let's go back 120 years ago . . .Jay Linn Torrey was the Attorney who drafted Bankruptcy Act. At 46 years old, he helped initiate the "Rough Rider" movement in build up to Spanish-American War.He created a group of Pistol-Totin' Rifle-Shootin' Rough Riders to accompany Teddy Roosevelt's motley crew of Ivy Leaguers and Cowboys, but Torrey's group came from the REAL West - from Cheyenne, Wyoming.Long story Short, a train accident crippled Torrey and his troops . . ."On June 26, 1989 while the two trains carrying the troops and their horses were nearing Tupelo, Mississippi, the first train stopped to take on water. The second train rounded a sharp curve and smashed into the rear car of the parked train. Five men were killed and 15 were injured. Col. Torrey injured both feet and had to be on crutches for several weeks after the accident."While waiting their discharge, 30 soldiers died of typhoid.So why should…See More
