Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

ed forward, tho Sixteenth apparently
leading and DETECTING somewhat to the
left At the very head Of the Sixteenth
regiment ran that stalwart negro. whose
powerful machete had cut through the
half dozen strands Of barbod wire with
one blow. Frenzied with his hatred Of
the Spaniards and overjOyed that III,
American army was ut his tack. b,
plunged forward. bowling like n demon,
As the line ucared the crest an officer
of the cavalry warned Parker that he
was in danger Of shooting his own men.
mot yet" said Parker. 1.-The range is
too high. I'll stop when they ara well
up" Some one in Parker's own reci-
ment. the Thirteenth. signaled him
with u white handkerchief when to
stop. Likewise Grimes and Parkhurst.
over 1900 yards in the rear. tE1inc,;
their glasses ON the blockhOuS,. watched
the advancing infantry lines. and Just
/ in the nick Of time ceased firing. for the
/ conclusion Of ono Of Grimes shells,
/ which fell short. stunned and knocked
down Captain Mcfarland Of the six.
teenth regiment. Tho Ho;chkiSs bat
terry, from the same range as Rrker-
that is, the slope Of Kettle" hill
poured inch shell into che blockhcDse
over tho heads of the charging infantry,
The men of the sixth and Sixteenth
aimed for tie trenches ON the Spanish
right and left Of the blockhousc, pull
ing themselves up where the ground
was abrupt by graspinS the thick. strong
grass. Under the very crest they wers
safe from Spanish fire. bu; at the top
they encountered four strand t.rbcd
wire fences. which the rlen of tire Six
teenth cut through, USin: their L = peES
The survivors say that the trenches
were lined with dead and wounded
SpaniardS, whom they had killed by
krae .Jorgensen fire. while halted y; the
embankment farther down the field
They say also that Parksr's guns did
good work. especially in their moral
effect upon the advancing infantry,
One Of the artillery shells had cut
down the Spanish flag. which, the men
Of the sixteenth SAY. was lying On thu
roof when they passed by the block
house. or through il, sor Liculensn,
Carey of Company < did pass through
Ten minutes later he SAW ;he ThirteSn,.
men taking the flag from tsC roof. I'll,
men of the Sixteenth say that whs,
they opened fire upon the Sp0niards =
treating from the tlOckhouSes SnG
trenches some one cried ont, "They'-,
Cubansr' The tire was Stopped. Cor th,
Spanish uniform and that worn by son,
Cubans was similar; otherwise mon
SpaniardS could have be, Il captured.
When the Spaniaids began running
Major Amman " the Thir,eeaih s;ar;st
ahead shouting; The SpaniariS Az
running. boys, Forward ThirteS NTH
, This speech of Auman's, il was declarcC
, by officers IL tbs brigade, WAS genera
bracer for j.'-,l all Amman was a vet
eran. In the iif'r line Of the Thirteent:
! was gallant hoy soldier. the >Cn ~,
!, namesake Of General T, NJ. Andersen
: who is with the army i'll the Philip
| pines. Young Andersen Ind won hi
way from the ranks to lie 1ssnancy.
AS the line of the Thirteenth s,a,sss
forward for that last squirt AnGc-So,
7 called out to the men nearES: him, "Ad
vance rapidly" and with about ado-e,
!. others broke loose from the line ans
rushed ON 10 the Spanish ditch wh,c:
lay farthest down the slope, This ditci
had been one Of the targets Of the k-ae
Jorgensens Of the Thirteenth Chamber