Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-05
SANIARDS NOT ALL BRAVE.


Center OF the Line Before Santiago.
July l. Delayed In Transmission. via
Kingston, July T. 1 %. m.--tCopy-
rlghted 1895. by the Associated Prcss)
Ono feature OF the nght which has
aroused great indignation among tho
American troops is tho act uf the Span
ish In having sharp shooters In the
trees along tho line ~ march uf tho
American troops OF course. IL the
sharp shooters had fred on armed
men, they would have done nothing
more than might huv, brcn expected.
but one Spanish mlrkHman from HE
post iired on wounded men and on men
carrying the wounded o. the rear
several members ~ the ambulance
corps were wounded An this manner aud
two wounded men who werr tnlllng
along % The rear were shot and killed.
less Than hilf mile from the Ameri-
can camp. Colonel l.iHcom. OF the
Twenty fourth Infantry. SAID.
Il was nred unon several times hv
men In trees and six bullets tlew very
close to me"
Later In the day q company Of cav
airy was sent along 60 clear them out
and tho work WIS en- .ctlvely done. The
rnilAntry ~ the general officers was
conspicuous during the nrhtinr Major
GUnUml wheeler, who was spriousIv
indlsp1Hrd. the nlFht before the battle
was suffering from an attack " FOYER
on the morning N the night hut AZ
soon as De was aware that the United
. states troops were llkHly % De- sn-
gagged h. ordered an ambulance 10 CON
vry him % the front Ills surgeon at
tempted 90 dlgsuuds him hut INC aid
general was ohdurnte and h the front
h' went The ambulance once there. tho
sound N i1h'ing restored his breath
ana in a short time h. was calling Tor
hls horse and personally dirsrting hi.
doubt.
General Hawkins. COMMANDING Tho
First brigade, Ninth division. was e1u-
sp'runus Tor the manner m which h.
,Nn1f'h hlmanlf ~ SnlnlHh bullets. ana
mItnclr now hr escaped SERIOUS
| injury Aftor taking the ralluht ~ a..
NV by hlH cnmm1nd. aided bv dst1cb.
m'nis from General VIII .ollr's divislsn
h. stood Tor long limo on mo ann.
nit Of ne Iedouht, watching the prog
ess ~ the fight
4 heavy FIRE ~ tlmos was concen-
| irated ON The Hppt whore ne was stand
ing but free from npnlront fanr. he
surveyed the fold M hattie while tbo
drods "''
Lieutenant Colonel Roorovel, was In
! front or MS regiment throughout tha
day and hls boot heel was carried
away by piece Of sholl.
The greatest care md attention un q
| bestowed up0n the wounded mon nnd
an were cared for ln q very rhart Tim
after r'nchlng the hosnltni. Tho nos.
nlinl Of the second division was eqtsb-
llFhcd on the nold ~ battle. na wns oiso
| o cavalry division hosptial Tho hov hi.
tai ~ the frat division was est,biiuh "A
2 short distance west N General sh4f
| tors headquarters, whore nv no n'ciorl
| fully bon men hnd received incident
attention. Those SERIOUSLY hurt vera
kent near the hosnital. the Officers h.
Ing placed under two large palms Tho
men were placed upon tho ground
| around the tents and made ns comfor.
| tahle me- p0qsihle.
The ambulance corps proved worry -.
fcctlrc ana no wounded men were al
lowed 10 remain on tho field after darn
The provisional hospital AT Slhonov re-.
celved large number 81 men who MI
nlrht long lolterrd nlong tho rood from
the front nH hest they could. Waeons
| conveyed many. but others nroferred
walking ana ihrnnghnut the nieht mo
road was filed with the wounded who
moved slowly along the path leading
down to the seaeoast