New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-18

sharpshOoters. The cocoanut and royal palms
were used for the purpose and 80 were trees not
high The foliage Of the palms IS thick
that II affords almost perfect hiding place.
so little smoke follows the discharge Of Maui
rifle that (. was extremely hard 20 tell
whence a shot came II was a terribly effective
fire tina: kept up from the trees Aiming
carefully. the ri1eman often hit his mark. II was
q trying Ere for the Americans. They felt as II
they were targets for assassins. shot at thus
from unknown ana undiscoverable places.
keen lookout kept by sharpshooters detailed
FOR The purpose At times the sound would In
dicate the tree from which tn" rife was fired:
occasionally a Whit Of smoke could be seen in
the leaves After that Il a simple business.
one or TWO shots. aid body came crashing TO
the ground. But II is likely that son OF these
marksmen who We're in the country taken by
the Americans remained In their perches until
nilht. and then made their way into Santiago
Certainly even those Nho were killed sold their
lives dearly
POTTTNG a TREE FIGHTER.
John T. Moore a private Of the 9th. potted
an especially pestlferous tree soldier The shots
from this elevation came WITH regularity. and
number OF men kept 4 sharp watch for the spot
whence the firing done. Finally Moore saw
the SIaniard at a range OF six hundred yards
HIS first shot brought the man tumbling down.
Usually when OF these shaipshooters was
knocked from his nest several soldiers claimed
the credit. OF course. II was impossible to tell
who the successful MAJ man. SO each cas-
uqlty Of the kind was The basis Of considerable
self-congratuation.
one Of the things that greatly affected the
AHeri ans was that there was no zone or IRE
except the entire battlefield The range Of the
Mauscr rife made II unsafe 70 be even mile
fenipi Nriug
ton done by oushwhackers In trees. AS the ith
Infantry was marching 10 the aid Of General
Ludlows brigade, apparently long distance
from the front. a bullet struck First Sergeant
Kirby squarcly IN the heart. Tho body was
placed beside he roai
Ludlow's brigade was 50 much exhausted that
the TWO fresh regiments. The 4ih and 18th. We're
showed I'm front - take its place. These men
aid magnificent fighting. They were hard
pressed AZ time. and sent word for assist
ance Colonel Niles had only some Cuban
guides available. and ho ordered nifty Of these
forward 20 the right HI says they fought Ike
demons Their Lieutenant vas shot r the stom-
ach with an explosive bullet being horribly torn
The first hatta' .ou Il the -jth-Comparics 6, D.
q and II. Captain Scptt-was nonentarily held
near ne foot 81 me mn. but soon advanced
again tn" An Infantry had . fall back Il 1T
tie under the heavy Gre First Lieutenant H.
/ McCorkle. Of Tennessee. was ~ command ~
Company q Of the 10Th which. with half Of
Company C. made the hnal charge w tho hill
Colonel Niles wanted to make the assault by
brigade but he negro troops didn't walt FOR
this on a ridge about three hundred yards
from the fDrt The hghiing was hottest There
WAS q crossfre nom the fort and the village.
and three or four men fell In many minutes
Lieutenant McCorkle Was shot under the right
arm. waving his sword and urging his men 20
come lie fell 10 his knees tore open his
shirt. looked NJ IN" wound and Fell over Lou
tenant Moss. OF his own company. was beside
him. Three prirates dragged IA" wounded man
back 70 lltt'e hollow ami sought 20 stanch the
now ~ blood In two or th-s' minutes. how
ever. Lieutenant " eC'rke WIS d"ad
Lcutenants Moss. Klnnison and Murdoch I'D
their men down ne a'lin" 20 creek. the bank
~ which afforded some shelter Bullets came In
n shower After n brief stay IN the hollow ~
'he creek Lieutenant Moss resumed he charge
The ith vas putting - a cros+are which threat
ened TO hurt some - the 10Th mon. 80 ID" i'h
was asked 70 cease nring Lieutenant Moss or
dNred some ~ hls 7harnshoot"rt O. watch for
heads I'm tho trenches md 20 Are carefully when
one appeared Several Snauiards wcr' thus de-
Iosed o. Holf- way ur ihi hiii Lieut. ant Muir
foch heard SON" 80 .ls mon say MAJ NOR" WAS
Saw she'll of shrapuci burst one hundred and
htry wards awnv This was ~" last hrod hy
Capfain Capron's hhttcry. piece struck Leu
tenant Murdoch IN tr" LEFT foot. injuring II
slightly Two Of his men wers also bit but moi
hurt much.
sPANIARDs RFTH TO RrH.
rs this time the span!arls began TO run from
the rlne-rits up 20 tho stone fort The Ameri-
cans brought down several The assailant.
were now closing In from several sides and
there were constant shouts Of warning lest they
shoe. one another Soon the rife pits were
CROSSED AID two PUSHES brought Lieutenant
Moss and his troops into n" fort TINS was AZ
= - O'Clock The Sranlards surrendered There
were two officers and eleven men. Twelve
bodies were found there. number OF others
were IN the rife-p'i and scattered about IN the
fields where The Mon had been killed In their
fight The fort was badly torn up with shell.
COMPANY j. Of the Eth Captain Evans.
reached The fort from thu east. and gut up the
Stars AM stripes and ia" regimcntal colors
Tho claim &c made that his We're he first men
IN the fort but n serfus clear after talks with
number u persons who were the spot that
the negroes OF the 25'h are entitled 20 The honor
Colonel Miles VIII say 50 IN his report
TIE 4th had some hard fighting AT FL Caney.
Company & lost twenty-five men Killed and
wounded. This regiment also reached the stone
fort.
Earlier In the day the s'h lnfantry vas under
a heavy fire Some If fhe men halted under
mango tree. tn fruit fell on them In showers.
knocked down by hu"ts Six dead men were
brought here for burial Just before dark II was
intended 10 have military funeral a trench
was dug by the pioneers. lust then the order
came 70 move back $50 the bodies were hastily
covered with earth TIL Nth had forty-two
men wounded Captain Il +. Ames. Of Com
pany f. saw "A Spanish officer In FL Caney on
gray horse Ne seized a dead mans rife ard
fired just a. four or five privai"H DID The man
fairly lcpped out Of hs addle and fell n the
ground. OF course. each Of IN" men who fred
believes that his the fatal shot.
Night fell with the troops who had been In
the FL Caney engagement marching back
through the mud to support General kents al.
vision In the movement cn san Juan. Some OF
them received provisions on the way. Ammu
milton was also provided. The cartridge-be belts
had been pretty well empticd Of their hundred
rounds although every tine man was killed or
badly wounded his supply WAS distributed
among his fellows
~ MEuORY or DR.. ROE