The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-27
THEIR WARFARE'S DER.

kAON bFhVo onGh EcThheu - EhOuGh
Doeds OF Heroism Done to riIl a Vol
ume-Somo Pathetic Stories of tho Last
Hours OF the Deud iieroes.
Copyright. 1885, by the Associated Press)
JURAGUA, Cuba, June 25. p. M. per
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dandy,
via KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 2s, 10 a.
MN the two hours fighting during
which the volunteers battled against
their concealed enemy, enough deeds o.
heroism were done to fill volume. One
Of the men Of Troop B, desperately
wounded. was lying squarely between
the lines OF fire. Surgeon Church hur-
ried to his side and, with bullets pelt-
Ing all around him, calmly dressed the
mans wound. bandaged 1t and walked
unconcernedly back, soon returning
with two men and litter. The wound
ed man was placed on, the litter and
brought into our lines. Another soldier
OF Troop L, -concealinG himself as best
he could behind tree. gave up his
place to wounded companion and q
moment or two later was himself
wounded.
Sergeant Bell stood by the side Of
Captain Capron when the latter was
mortally hit. he had seen that he was
fighting against terrible odds, but he
never fllrched. Give me vour gun n
minute he snid to the sergeant, and
kueeling down, he deliberately aimed
and fired two shots in quick succession.
At each 4 Spaniard was seen 10 fall.
Bell in the meantime had seized dead
comrades gun and knelt beside his cap
tain and fired steadily.
when Captain Capron fell he gave
the sergeant parting message TO his
wife and father and bade the sergeant
goodbye In cheerful voice and was
then borne away. dying.
Sergeant Hamilton Fish, jr.. was the
first man killed By the Spanish fire. He
was near the head OF the column as 1t
turned from the wood road into range
of the Spanish ambuscade. He shot one
Spaniard who was firing from the cover
ola dense patch OF underbrush. When
bullet struck his breast he sank at
1t. Captain Capron stood over him
shooting and Others rallied around him.
covering the wounded man, The ground
this afternoon was thick with empty
shells. where Fish lay. He lived twenty
minutes. He gave small ladv's hunt
Ing case watch from his belt to n mess
mate as last souvenir.
with the exception OF Captain Ca
prom, all the rough riders killed IN yes
terday's fight were buried this morning
on the field OF action. Their bodies were
laid In one long trench. each wrapped
In blanket Palm leaves lined the
trench and were heaped In profuslon
over the dead heroes. Chaplain Brown
read the beautiful Episcopal burial SER
vice for the dead and rs he knelt in
prayer. every trooper, with barred head,
knelt around the trench. When the
chaplain announced the hymn Nearer
Nv God to Thee" the deep bass voices
OF the men gave most impressive rem
der!ng Of the music. The dead rough
riders rest right on the summit OF the
hill where they fell. The site Is most
beautiful. a growth Of rich, luxurlant
grass and flowers covers the slopes and
from the top far-renchlng view Is had
over the tropical forest. Chaplain
Brown has marked each grave and has
complete records OF the dead for the
benefit OF friends OF the soldiers. q,
Captain Capron's body was brought
into Juragua this afternoon, but 1t was
deemed Inadvisable TO send the remains
north at this season and the interment
took place on hillside near the sea-
shore, back OF the provisional hospital.
After 4 brief service parting vol
ley was fred over the grave of tho
dead captain and bugle sounded taps
as the sun sank over the mountain
tops beyond SnntiaCo."