Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-13
WAS IN San JUAN FIGHT
A New Zoalandsr Who Enlisted in he Amet-
can Army to figh, Spain.
IN SALT LAKE CITY on SICK fURlOUeH
Talks Interestingly Of the storming Of tho
spanish Heights -rrslse- the Twenty
rourth-Iicasy Loss Of Thirteenth

toned at Fort Porter. Now h9ih' Mi'
Garland was In Salt Lake city today
coming directly here from Lon AugtlcH'
where he has been on a sick furioush
for the past month. He carried Win
him a letter OF introduction 60 Hon.
Richard Macintosh. Mr. Garland is "a
native Of Now Zealand, and has segn
H0methinE iikc xix years Of active
campaign service in the English army
the greater part being In Australia hut
he has also participated In English ware
fare IN different parts Of the earth.
when the war broke out between this
country ana spain. he was In Canada,
but quickly responded 90 the call Tor as
distance by this government. and cn-
listed In the regular army, iila rrEi-
ment was one ~ the first % leave Tam
pa for cuba. sailing with the htil
thaficr expedition on The i3th OF June,
and landing at slbonoy on tha morning
OF the 25th ~ the Same month. 10 a
News" representative today. De FaF.
n very vivid ana graphic description %
the hombardmeui b. ihe American
navy OF the spanish shore batteries az
Santiago. lie particularly eNtpis tho
bravery and gallant work ~ the oticrrs
and men ~ the TcNaa, which mp luph
she nost prominent part IN the bom-
bardmnnL There was no hrinE on ihtt
DAY al Moro Castle. for the rcaH1u.ihlt
HObson and his hero comrldcs were I'M
prisonrd there. ana % was feared, az
that time. that the throwing 81 shot ana
rhell AGAINST tho old castle might lin-
peril " not destroy their lives,
The Thirteenth campQd one day et
Siboncy, then marched Inland 90 90
duty on tho roads 90 bQ traygrasd IN
the campaign against santiago. on the
evening ~ the iaih. they again struck
camp and that night lay Ia the open ar
without tcnt or covering ~ any Kind.
Thor was no rain. but the dew fell In
such quantities 40 10 thoroughly aatur-
ate the clothing and bodies n an ihe
troops. Al dnybrUak they commenced
their memorable march against the city
Of Santiago, and Tor more than thrgc
miles wer under a terrific Ore VI Span.
inh ahArpHhuItefH, who had located
Themselves IN the trees overlooking the
ruufs the American troops were 20 iray.
e. The Thirteenth. says Mr.. Garland,
was In the same brigade aa the TWEEN.
ty-fourih. aud crossed the river Just
ahead Of that gallant band u eolorcd
When the stream had been crossed,
the two rCgimenta formed side ~ side
and started up the hill t0gcshor. II
was on this pcnlUuH ascent that they
encountered the badly fnghtcncd-
for the time being, ENTHUSIASTICALLY
frHt of New York In that regiment,
h. says. are very many brave men and
officers, probably az brave A. any 10
the army. but Tor some reason uncN-
plalned, they We're ~ overcome with
fear. caused by the bursting shells and
terrific IRE u the spanish, ~ q he alb
rlluisly unable - proceed, Thuy Wcfs
REQUESTED o. either stop aside or DO
au.fN aha FNifI uHHNIa that
we're willing 70 80 IN and face what
Hegmcd certain death. The fact u
they were "mAfohrd over By those
who were willing % face the ASA uita
and resistance ~ the enemy
Air, Garland says that the Thirteenth
suffered moro Than any other Iyr mgnt
IN the loss ~ officers. colonel Worth,
It, commander, was wounded a. the
Outset and. unable 60 stand. laid dawn
behind a tree while the fght went on.
Major fNrnance was Killed outright.
and Captain John Guthrie Of company
\, MF. MaynaTda company, was shot
shrough the heart Lieutenant Safer
tam 81 a shafp-ahuutor'a bullet, while
standing ON an eminrncr. encouraging
his men % ~ forward
After passing through the spanish
trnchns, or wire fences, there VAS a
reforming ~ columns and the c1mpan-
les, very much mixed. marched W the
hiil Sogeihgr, The spanish. h. says,
were completely qyerawed al the AZ
pruach " the Americans uq that hIl.
under 10 terrific, sailing and DESTROY
ing frc. 70 think that Shuy were
driyVn from their trenches aud flrua.
cations BY men - exposed. was some
thing 20 which th0y were not nccua-
somed, In the pas, they had fought
the cuhahs who, aflcr few hours ems
H. U.Ia
Ana 90 500 soldiers 80 forth 49, dld thu
Americans, was something thcy were
ulioEcsher unpfeparcd flr They were
compelled, % course, o. retreat. hut
their retreat was orderly and bravo
and their resistance stubborn. Nj.
Garland says there has been u Er,nt
dsnl u question and dispute with
reference To the removal Of the spanish
e4ors from the spanish bl1ck-h1uso.
Whafeyer dispulnntn may say With
reference 70 this, he declares that 10
Ifyala Andrew AHnew % Olmpany
~ belongs the honor " tearing down
the enemy'a Has, The nrst American
60 successfully scale San Juan hin was
a 1asg,a.enant Andersen 81 o'npany ~,
The conduct VI the Twenty.fourth,
Ne says, was most courageous through
out, II Il composed 90 a. brave mon a.
can be found In the American Hrrylce
" taxes, ne says, the colurrd man "a M
lle longer perhaps 10 gct into good
nFhtlng trim than Il does his white
hroiheri hut when his blood is up. he
Nights like drmon aud knows noi
what fear u, After the bagls Was
over be- ala not know what became Of
the Twenty fourth, but tho Thirteenth
WAS put on the right ~ thr road lead.
ms 10 Santiago. During the afternoon
ahl mEh' mat followed, The time was
spent IN dlgglng substantial trench.s
ana the throwing mp " brcaHiWorlss.
Inv nrNt gay was spent ln walking
over the battle frld ana looking up and
hurylng che dead, ana collecting such
mementoes as might prove Interesting
70 be sent home TO relatives and
friends. Then the peace parleylur
followed for period 81 ten days nr 30.
During that time hfteen 10 twenty
thousand spanish el,laena iefi SANTA.
~ Tor hl cnncy. four miles distant.
Nearly an were hungry and loo pl.la.
bic condition In the whole rlty N
Santiago there was but one place
where famine had not begun ~ work.
That was In large. antlquited Htruo.
ture IN which arlgilcracy was Assem-.
bled, Here the occupants seemed 10 be-
supplied with everything except soap
The Thirteenth was ono Of the two
'lglnHnH chuFUn DO FIRST enter tho plty
n Santiago IN Nluth was The other.
The latter ala duty on public buildings,
aud ihe fnrmqr escorted the spanish
troops FROM the municipality 10 u DIS
ianer some miles beyond, 10 ana not
axe the soldiers NJ the two countries
ong 70 get acquainted with each other.
80 Tar ~ they were able NOT under,
nanalns each others languagcibut for,
nnAielA ,here were interpreters Unoach
NlD. ThN HuuuNsh ruNa fh. Aftt...l. 49,.