The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-27
TROOPS WERE IN A TRAP.
Continued from First Page.


Col. Roosevelt took the right wing with
Troops G and K under Capts. Llewelyn
and Jenkins, and moved to the support
OF Capt. Capron, who was getting il hard.
AT the same time Col Wood and Maj.
Brodie took the left wing and advanced
IN open order on the Spanish right wing.
Maj. Brodie was wounded before the
troops had advanced 100 yards
Col Wood then took the right wing and
shifted Col. Roosevelt to the left.
In the meantime the fire of the Span
iards had increased in volume, but, not
outstanding this an order for general
charge was given, and with a yell. the
men sprang forward.
col Roosevelt in front of his men,
snatched rife and ammunition belt from
wounded soldier, and cheering and yell"
ing with his men, led the advance.
For moment the bullets were sing
ing like swarm of bees all around them,
and every instant some poor fellow went
down.
ION the right wing Capt. McClintock had
his, leg broken by a bullet from ma
chine gun, while four of his men Went
down.
AT the same time Capt Luna of Troop
F lost nine of his men.
Then the reserve, Troop X and e, were
ordered up.
col Wood with the right wing, charg-
ed straight at blockhouse 800 yards away
and Col. Roosevelt on the left, charged
at te same time. Up the men went, yell
ing like fends and never stopping 20 re-
turn the fire of the Spaniards, but keep
ing on with a grim determination 10 cap
ture that blockhouse.
THAT charge was the end. When with
in 800 yards of the coveted point the Span
iards broke and ran, and for the first
time, we had the pleasure which the
ride overwhelming
through the engagement, of shooting with
the enemy in sight,
InAthe two hours fighting during which
the volunteers battled against their con-
cealed enemy, enough deeds of heroisIn
were done to I'LL volume. One of the
men of Troop 4, desperately wounded,
was lying squarely between the lines of
fire. Surgeon Church hurried to mis- side
and, with bullets pelting all around him,
calmly dressed the mans wound bandaged
1t and walked unconcernedly back, soon
returning with two men and litter. Inc
wounded man was placed on the litter and
brought into our lines.
Another soldier of Troop L, concealinS
himself as best he could behind a tree,
gave up his place to wounded companion
and a moment or two later was himself
wounded.
Sergt. Bell stood by the side of Capt.
Capron when the latter was MORALLY hit.
terrible odds, but he never tiinched. Give
me your gun a minute he said to the
| sergeant, and kneeling down he delibera tely
aimed and fired two shots in quick success
sion. AT each a Spaniard was seen to
fall. BELL in the meantime had seized a
cead comrades gun, and knelt beside his
captain and fired steadily.
When Capt. Capron fell ne gave the ser
| geant a parting message to his wife and
father, and babe the sergeant goodbye
in a cheerful voice and was then borne
away dying.
Sergt. Hamilton Fish, Jr., was the first
man killed by the Spanish fire. He was
near the head of the column as 1t turned
| from the wood road into range Of the
| Spanish ambuscade. He shot one Span
lard who was firing from the cover of a
dense patch of under brush.
When a bullet struck his breast he sank
| at the foot of tree with his back against
it, Capt Capron stood over him shooting
| and Others rallied around him, covering
| the wounded man.
The ground this afternoon was thick with
empty shells where Fish lay He lived
twenty minutes. He gave small lady's
| hunting case watchs from his belt to a
messmate as a last souvenir.
With the exception of Capt. Capron all
| the Rough Riders killed in yesterday
fight We're buried this morning on the field
| of action.
~Their bodies were laid In one long trench,
| each wrapped in blanket.
Palm leaves lined the trench and were
heeped in profusion over the dead heroes.
Chaplain Brown read the beautiful
| Episcopal burial service for the dead and
as he knelt In prayer every trooper, with
| barred head, knelt around the trench.
When the chaplain announced the hymn
| Nearer My God to Thee" the deep bass
voices of the men gave a most impressive
wandering Of the music.
The dead Rough Riders rest right on
the summit of the hin where they fell.
| The site is most beautiful. A growth of
| rich luxuriant grass and flowers cover the
slopes. and from the top a far-reaching
view is had over the tropical forest. Chap
lain Brown has marked each grave and
has complete records for the benefit of
friends of the dead soldiers.
Capt Capron's body was brought into
Juragua this afternoon, but il was deem
ed inadvisable to send the remains north
at this season and the interment took
place on a hillside near the seashore, back
of the provisional hospital.
After brief service a parting volley
was fired over the grave of the dead cap
tain and a bugle sounded taps as the
sun sank over the mountain tops beyond
Santiago.
BLANCO STORY OF THE BATTLE.