Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-14
HOW A HERO MET DEATH.


s,orv of Great Bravery In the Battle 81
El Cnney.
Louisville. July IA story or nero
ism in the ranks has been brought ou'
through inquiries made as TO the law
of a trooper in the First cavalry Inc
LIST of the dead after the battle OF ~
Caney on July / included the name u
d. Jacob. Charles d. Jacob, Jr., enilst-
ed in Louisville in the First cavalry he
was a SON of Hon. Charles d. jacob
four times mayor Of this city Ills par
ents could not believe the name in the
list was their son, but the following tele-
gram just received settles the doupt'
Fort Mcpherson, Ca, Jsly -
learn from a wounded trooper OF .he
First cavalry in the hospital mere OIL 'ie
death of Charles D. Jacob, IT,, July l.
while attempting to carry FIRST ser
geant Barry of his troop, who had been
wounded by Spanish sharpshooters, out
of the line of fire of the enemy.
"At the time of the death OF JACOB
four troops Of the First cavalry were
living concealed behind an embankment
about a half mile from the trochas sur
rounding San Juan, where were located
the heavy batteries protecting th1 APP
proach to Santiago, awaiting commands
when an observation balloon settled just
in the rear of them and attracted the
fire of the Spanish sharpshooters and
light artillery.
First Sergeant Barry, being upon the
embankment was wounded, and Jacob,
seeing he would be killed unless prompt
ly brought to cover, ran forward and
was attempting to carry him out of the
line of fire when he was struck in the
head by a shrapnel and instantly killed.
He also received bullet wounds.
IT have this informat ton from several
eyewitnesses all of whom were COM
rades in his troop and we'll acquainted
with him. Jacob was buried about nine
miles from Ell Caney, between Ell Caney
and San Juan. His grave Is marked by
a wooden head post.
"E. M. HEADLEY."
Hon. Charles d. Jacob is Frustrated
from the shock occasioned by the news
of his boys death. He thus loses his
only son.
BIancu Wants to Fight Yet
London, July IA special dispatch
from Madrid says Captain uehel al
Blanco has replied to the Spanish gov
ernment's reiterated representations in
regard to peace by energetically pro-
testing against the idea of peace. The
captain general says the report that the
government has resolved to negotiate
with the United States has had de-
plorable effect, especially among TIE
troops. He adds that deputation of
officers chosen by the army had begged
him to convey to the government their
protests against any propositions for
peace, claiming that nothing can JUS
tify cessation of hostilities at PRES mt.
Continuing General Blanco says:
THE army has only just come into ac-
ton and thus far cannot be said to
have suffered reverses, although OPP
posed numerically to far stronger
force. The deputation declares that so
long as it is not conclusively proved
that the troops are incapable of sue
cessfully defending Cuba Spain cannot
treat for peace without dishonoring her
army in the eyes of the world. The
Cuban volunteers are even more vio-
lent opponents of peace. They declare
they will not recognize any agreement
concluded under the present conditions
and that, even deserted by Spain, they
will continue the war themselves.