New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-23
The frs, repor, Is as follows:

THE FIRST REPORT.
The frs, repor, Is follows
Colonel Leonard Wood. commanding Second Cav
Sir: on July the regiment. with myself in com
owing the First Brigade Before leaving the camp.
ing ground several Of our men were woundGi 10y
shIapneL Aftc' crossing tAe river at me ioIu W,
were moved along and w the rght bank undei
nie ana w,re heid IN IeSrrNe "a, - Su'iN KIM 49,
hcre we lost sood many inyil' nCiuulns a..
O'Neill killed and Lieutenant Haskell wounded W.
then received your order to advance and support
the Regular cavalry in the attack Oh the tntrench-
ments and blockhouses on the hills TO- the ti'.
road ana moved forward until We came to me rear
most lines OF the Regulars. We continued 10 nov
i6e riahi of orr aJvanc@ Thov aid the work in
Sno ,,, % lbnu,'L snTror,ra esverciv The gi,d-
summit. though the first men up were some OF \
and 3 tr1opers who were with me We then
opened fire the entertainments on n hill TO our
lefi, which some of the other regmcnis wcre as
Meanwhile. were under II heavy lie from the
where they also shellcd with piece Of field ar
tillery untl some Of our marksmen silehcea IL;
When the got their wind We charged again
and carried The second line OF entrenchm,nts with
Spaniards over the brow 4 the Can on ni.is IIom.-
ing Santiago. BY this time the regimenls were
much mixed. and We were under VERY h'aNE, mr.
teries. cnirenchments and forts lmmedlattN IN
self in command with fragments Of the SIX caVal!Y
regiments and the TWO batteries under me Ihe
Inc but ,y@re promptly driven back Both Gen
eral sumner and YOU snt me WORD to hoIG tn' re e
trenchments across our front using ne cap
Spanish entrencnIng tools. We had nothing TO eat
except what captured from the spaniards, but
their dinners had fortunately been cooked ana We
ate them with relish having been hGhtins an day.
We had no blankets coats. and lay by the
trenches all night The Spaniards attacked Us once
tIery and rim. fire. Very great assistance was
rendered US by Lieutenqn Parker eating battery
at critical moments. He fought his guns AT ,he
extreme front OF the firing line in way that re-
OF the Spanish batteries which was used againis,
us was directly in front of the hospital so hat ne
IRON, our fire for a considerable period The Span
ish Mauser bullets made clean wounds but they
which exploded. making very bad wounds indeed
Since then we have continued to h9ld tose,ne1ri
The food has been short. and until to-day we couid
the men Law ail dey ander the fire of the Spanish
batteries enrenchments and euerillas in tree and
Off their shoes; but they in excellent spirits and
receive AT the end of the FIRST day me es ,
first Ueufenants two by second lieutenants ana one
by the sergeant whom you made acting lieutenant
We went into the fight about l'J strons' s' were
killed or wounded. and there are nan dozeh
missing The great heat prostr1tcd Hoaiiy I rnr
mcni BESIDES Captain O'Ncin and Lieutenant
w f@sS' wonnded All BEHAVED with gaantry
As for Captain ON'ill his loss Is one oi 1ne gc
was n man Of cool head. great executive abh'y
and literally dauntless courage. 1890
bu. sComed 10 devote themselves especially 10
shooting at the surgeons. the hoIpiia' aSriS' u,
wounded who were being carried in httGrs ana
he buryng parties. Many Of thes" euerlId. W'Ir
-harpahootors among those in our rear ana also ,s
along the line where thoy h2a b''h Sh'o''"B ''i'
wounded. and killed thirteen
CONSPICUOUS EXHIBITIONS OF CALAMITY
To o,iorrpt TO give a list Of the men who showed
sic,.l ,.aior would necossitate sending In an al
mos, complete roster Of the regiment. Many OF the
cases which | mention stand merely as examples
e The rest not as exceptions. Captain jenkins
acted as major and showed such conspicuous ga
iontrv and efficiency that earnestly nope ne may
be promoted to major az soon as yacaHOi .Ef.
raptains I.ewelen. Muller and Luna !ei tneir
troops throughout the charges hamqIlht mem 80.
mirably At the end OF me patI' t"e tn :
thoir troops Immediately under my eye ana W., VIZ
particularly commend their ronnuS' r tnlus ,,
EornoraIe Waller and Foriescue and Iroopei NC
Kjninv Of Troop T.. Corporal Rhoades OF iIoon
TrooPers AbeT!scr Mntsr nr6e Sckson and
WaIier Of Troop A; Trumpeter Mcdonald OF troop
reeag rI MgShGs ali al c irTi to ash ae
Nr,rr wourded some very severely most Of men;
V"r,no ~ Troop r. who with his brother was by
nv side all throughout me ctai Sl..s, w r N,"
w5c fighting VIII marked and FT Trooprrs Ell and
carroll OF Troop Is Sergeant Dame oi ro9 Pm r.
rrgmpe,er Foster of Troop b. and TroopGrs Gregn.
void ana Bardehen OF TrooP a. and raamtrv
They ali merit promotion when the time comes
But the most CONSPICUOUS ealan'IIS W. "a a.
'rrNoncr Powland He wounded IN me Slde III
our AIRS. fight but kept in ne rns me; ne was SHd
narctod an; 10 rs overtakins us. ana foueht all
hrongh this battle with such indifference 20 "a n
cor that ! was forced again ana again 70 Dera'e
and thTea;cn him for running needless risks
Creat eallaufry was also shown n! fouf troopers
.tdr" "arno. IDENTIFY and by Trooper Winslow
clark Of Troop G. Il was after we naa taken me
ha,inr tx thar time lost my horse. cliinped a WI"
fence and started toward IT, Alter gong COUP.
~ bfrdred Yards under "A heavy hfc round that
no one else had come As discovered iater. II
US sirnriN because In the c0niuslOn WIN mon
hCo,inc ana bcing shot, they bad NOT noticed me
start told the five men To wall n9 } as
,o,rb, he rnlslnd orstood If We an ran Dack WhlIe
+ a. back and started tho regiment ana as soon
/ q. aid so the regiment came WIN a IT,, rn i bn'
,ea,ubue 10 five men cOOlly lay down ~ the open
/ rn,urrt~0 he fire from the trenches II j. 20 le
wondered ~ that only clark was seIlousI wound
VI "a 10 called ont ne passed again 10 lay ms
cantocn where he could reach i. oui TO CONTINUE
ma charge and leave him where he was. All the
rnnded had 10 be left until after the ngnt for We
could spare no men from ne nrine I'M, nne very
respectfully IliI-CDIy..'i T. = = caraiirv