Fair play., 1898-07-02
fred the hillside commanding the road
gave forth volley after volley from the
Mausers of the Spaniards.
"Don't Shoot Until You See Something to
Shoot At

gave 1Orth VOliey after VOlley from the
Mausers of the Spaniards.
"Don't Shoot Until You See Something to
Shoot At
yelled Gen. Young, and the men. with
set jaws and cleaning eyes, obeyed the
order. Crawling along the road, and
protecting themselves as much as pos
sible from the fearful fire of the
Spaniards, the troopers, some of them
stripped to the waist, watched the
base of the hill, and when any part OF
a Spaniard became visible they fired.
Never for an Instant Did They Falter.
One husky warrior of the Tenth cav
airy, with a ragged hole in his thigh,
coolly knclt behind a rock. loading and
firing, and when told by one of his
companions that he was wounded.
laughed and said: ''Oh, that's all
right. That's been there for some
time"
The Twin Battles In the Chaperral.
In the meantime, away off to the
left could be heard the crack of the
rifles OF Col. Woods men and the regu-
lar, deep-to,.cd volley firing of the
Spanish.
Over there the American losses We're
the greatest. Col. Woods men, with
an advance guard well out in front and
! two Cuban guides before them, but
apparently with no tlankers, went
squarelv into the trap set for them by
the Spaniards, and only
The Unfaltering Courage of the Men,
in the face of fire that would even
make a veteran quail, prevented what
might easily have been disaster. AS
it was, Troop L. the advance guard
under the unfortunate Capt. Capron,
| was almost surrounded, and but for
the reinforcements hurriedly sent for
ward every man would probably have
been killed or wounded.
The Spanish Fire Accurate and Heavy.
There must have been nearly l 800
Spaniards in front and to the sides of
us, said Licut.-Col. Roosevelt to-day,
when discussing the fight. They
held the ridges with rifle pits and ma
chine guns, and had body of men in
ambush in the thick jungle at the sides
of the road over which we were ad-
vancing. Our advance guard struck
the men in ambush and drove them
out. But they lost Capt. Capron. Lient.
/ Thomas and about - men killed or
| wounded. The Spanish firing was ac-
curate, so accurate indeed that it sdr-
priscd me. and their firing was fear
fully heavy
Il want to say 4 word for our own
men," continued Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt.
Every officer and man did his duty up
| to the handle. Not man hinched.
Further Details of the Fight.
From another officer who took Il
! prominent part III the fighting, more
| details were obtained
when the firing began" said he.
! Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt took the right
| wing with Troops Ii and X, under Cap
! taius Llewyln and Jenkins. and moved
to the support of Capt. Capron, who
Was Getting l, Hard.
At the same time Col. Wood ard Mai
Erodic took the left wing and adj
| yauccd in open order on the Spanish
right wing. Mai. Erode was wounded
! before the troops had advanced 100
| yards Col Wood then took the right
wing and shifted Col. Roosevelt to the
! left
| Teddy" Yelled and SpranS Forward In
| Front OF His Men.
In the meantime the fire of the
! Spauiards had increased in volume.
| but notwithstanding this. an order for
Il general charge was given, and with
Il yell the men sprang forward. Col.
! Roosevelt. in front of his men. snatched
a rifle and ammunition from a
wounded soldier, and cheering: and
yelling with his men. led the advance.
| For a moment the bullets We're singing
! Ikea swarm of bees all around them
and every instant some poor fellow
/ went down.
! Heavy Losses Reserves Ordered Up
| Charged the I;Iockhousc.
| On the right wing Capt McClintock
| had his leg broken by a bullet from a
! machine gun, while four of his men
| went down. At the same time. Capt.
| Luna of Troop F lost nine of his men,
| Then the reserves, Troops X and L,
were ordered up. Col. Wood, with the
! right wing, charged straight at the
! ciihousc 500 yards away, and Col.
| Roosevelt. on the left. charged at the
same time. Up the men went, yelling
like tiends, and never stopping to re-
| turn the fire of the Spaniards. but
keeping on with Il grim determination
| to capture that blockhousc.
The Spaniards Broke and Ran.
| That charge was the end. When
| within 300 wards of the coveted point
the Spaniards broke and ran. and for
the first time we had the pleasure,
| which the Spaniards had been expe-
riencing all through the engagement,
of SHOOTING with the enemy in sipht -