New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-09
She listened with pathetic interest to the services
being held over the graves OF some other mothers


boys, and heard the dull thud Of the falling sand
s ss the graves were being rapidly closed Seeing
Young Mems Christian Association. who. in the
absence OF the hospital chaplain. was conducting
ri could " only I lave Se seen nv boy buried she
Shall not read the services over your boy.
grave now the secretary asked.
u,t ud !; you would The s01fO%ns woman said n
heart.
And there while the sun was slowly sinking in
the west. the mother. with bowed head and tears
na fell fast heard Tsad again the service S
to eternity
Talk about initiative. Why. II it had not been
for our officers would have gone into Santiago
that first day" He was a me nber Of Troop f. 30
Cavalry. There was something thoughtful in his
bronzed strong face. and his rich tones rolled out
with pleasing ard impressive deiberation that
is common IN the rural districts 81 the Middle
West. He was seated in a coach Of the through
express that rumhling on IT'S swift way toward
Montauk
How do you make that OUT incredulously
oueried a Tribune reporter. who sat next 20 him
and thought that there promise in hts re-
marks
We'll 7 make It out In this way" he replied,
choosing his words There is a species of mono
mania which | would call fghting mania II
swept through troops that first day in front or
Santiago. and II grew IN intensity until only one
impulse controlled us-the overpowering desire 10
fight. The only commands heard that day were
commands to halt. and they more needed
than II they had been orders 10 cut our own
threats. After that heard more commands
until We reached the trenches at the west Of the
hin. at or o'clock that night. We would stop
and shoot a while. and then some one Of the boys
would rip out a yell and We would charge forward.
ard thus II went all day.
I'VE fought from 30 o'clock in the morning and
all day and all night and It was 10 o'clock the
next morning before the mules arrived bringing
| US our first mouthful ~ food Some OF the mon
famished that they their bacon raw.
while so weak thai they could not eat
anything
"Bu; | was spea king Of taking Santiago mat
hrst night We had gone through enough That
day 20 kill man under normal circumstances. hut
when reached the Spanish trenches and saw
the cneney running the desire was as strong with
In TO follow as is the desire of hoLnd to oe IN N
a hard time keeping the men In the trenches ana
If /, had not been for our exhaustion We wouo
thai HSh, .n,. had N. s,-oDse., possess ior
10th Cavalry who couldn't ne stopped They pushed
on ont OF the trenches. and started down the MI
II they had some perpetual motion nachiT ~, ~
them that did not permit them to stop: nrn'
Su, hey We're dea. to ANYTHING excepi the whine q
the Mauser bullets thai the rear guhrd or we re-
Rsiaklsva why thos. 'coons' were going into az
certain deaf II they had Jumped inio 'aldro,
OF molten metal saw them l''I ''I, ~ W, .,
the shadows began fan. and finally they had a,
dronped Ten were dead and the rest were WOMB
cd They praised az well they InlRh' ne i"i
their bravery hut II really mania -.
The Spanards fought well too the iii'"S ' the
Americans They hgh. In silence" ncn ~ ~
IN 10 the h.oCkhouSc the Spanards began ,eaN ~ ~
4, ard We picked them OF as they did so rlnaIH
a s2anish officer came ont and instead % running
ne laced MS and cooy wrapped yellow ana Itt1
Spanish flag around his body Just as ne t"' III
shroud ahou, him he dropped dead T'dd'Fd WIN
Krag -Jorgenseu bullets. -, - ...,,.A
. ff,e RpgfI
Of revelation 20 the man who first begins 10 s'u"'
hin, as Is his peerless bravery. 80, ,
The well ones watcN thos" ~ho are SICK. a'.'
minister 10 them with the tenderness ~ = "onn".
Ims, a. he Al cavalry man had finished his analy
sic Of the American bravery at san Juan W.
haired infan,ryman. whose pale face tola 1". ~
| a long struggle with fever. came do"Il me Az.
~ mo car 10 ge. a drink. and Vher ne had nef' i,
reached The sea, o. the trooper. he STUNNED ana
feu headlonr and cit his liz badly. Inc chNa,
man and half dozen other soldiers sprhis ~ III
assistance and worked with dc''ncss IN "'' i,hin
and getting him drink Even 2 corporal o' ne
/ 9th Tnfartry who sleeping or )at on -, ~
roor was aroused At the needs OF one o. ms ~.
throwing ice-vater If the old soldiers face, ana
would have enpt'ed the cooler on nm ~, ~
cavalrynan had not sternly ordered MN 20 10y
| Another man had gone for surgeon. N!o SOU"
You fels think I'm drunk nu'teteu VA, ~ ~
dignant hero with Sag. Why. raven n np, =
enough beer to MI GROWER ! WIZ down 10 h IN.
verv relishious an had TO he so good there ina
I have taken tust drink or two 10 forget II Zoe.
| 10 nv mead I've been a teeiotaIer sone ~
| aIryman was putting the shoes on the ieet o' ~
| corporai who was trying forget II for fear NJ
would try 10 walk out in his stocking fee' ana s'
! into the Ruardhouee