The Dickinson press., 1898-07-09
HEROIC ROUGH RIDERS.
Sample of American Pluck They
Gave the Spaniards.
SOME FEATURES OF THE FIGHT.

1..ssad Of : Retreat. when : storm Of
Bullets Was Pour.d ,1.to Them. !There
We. ! Steady. Cool AdvsnesS@-spirit q
she Nsa-TAsir Conduct Cannot Be
OverprAised-where Heroes Are Buried.
The frssfsport Is seht s. 81 U6dlonel WOODS
fight at LAagQuasinatMss simme-
diately after the firing ceased. It has
since been possible to2obtadn fuller de-
tails from, ia8spaniard whooMas in the
fight and was later captured by Cubans.
This prisoner said Of the volunteeM::.. /
"They did not fight as other soldiers.
When we fired asYplley, they advanced
instead Of going back. The more we
fired the nearer they came to us. We
are not used, to fighting with men who
act SOL a ~ A 4
This; comment touches the most graft
flying feature Of tho engagement. Five
hundred voluntsersssGprpxised in a mars
row trail, suoctsdMlydfpfe back -four
times their nud1ber dhder q fre which
killed or wounded every tenth man.
This,is what is called . decimating fire.
and one Under which, Aosdrdinggfto mil;
sitary. tsacticsShoope Ata sAexpected to res
treat. Credit for the engagement there
fore is all the greater Tor the. reason
that instead of a retreat there was q
steadE .cootAdyancesgMhieh only ceased
when the. enemy's base had been taken
and the spaniards were seen retreating,
carrying their wounded. Forty dead
Spaniards have since been found.
The charge Of the Tenth cavalry Of
regulars and the First cavalry, who,
coming up by another trail, cleared q
ridge upon which the enemy was in
trenched, assisted equally in the re-
pulse. The Spaniards had selected their
position with TAI TWO trails from
Siboney approached La 0uAsimas like
the wohalves Of q wishbone, the Span
ish position being at the meeting point.
The enemy, accordingly, was so placed
that the men were able to zee down the
valley and-Aoovex the approach Of l.tth the
Ameeicans whchever waEstAhsy oames
sf5enskafsYounS asrra1lEedat oGaneaetsC Colo.
mel Woodaats thisaspot, iandsas his+trail
was longer he started from Siboney with
the regulars half an hour in advance Of
the volunteefm |THisFzsaddtss raw the
Spaniards anahea1dgee4 long befopre:those
in the brush were discovered by Colonel
Wood and the losses in killed and
wounded were for that reason greater
among the volunteers because Of the
ambush, which brought them within
30. t so yartsofaths eneny. h.,
One feature tofszthe Aght, which illus.
.trates thassprit Shownlb5 hesmn wa
tint whom one sSellowa dropped out
wounded three oeafour $cthersGdid not
fall out to help him'to the rear-a serv-
ice which it, a. a rule, the, most popu.::
Lar. Dnthe' mtaary,sstha'woundedt were
left lying where they dropped, unat.
tended except by the hospital corps. r.
three cases men wounded imam armsad
leg cared for others who were fatally
wounded. There was noaone else 70 helI
them, for no one Of the volunteers whe
was able Is lhnot did.Ahythingsselsaaa Il
The spirit of Mr.. Marshall, CORE
II fhA New. York journal, wa
as admirable as that Of any soldier OF
the field. He was shot in the first frinl
line, and though the bullet passed with
in an inch. 81. his spine and threw hin
into heauent ad1ldiftsrnbless oonvuld6hl
he continued in his intervals Of con
sciousuess tolW14teetshis account of;sthl
fight and gave 1t to a wounded soldie'
to beiforwsrded:to his5 papar This Dc
votion to. duty by q man who knew h
was -dying.RasEas ana. ~ any Of ftHh,
many courageous and inspiring deed
that occurred during the7twoE hours q
breathless, desperate fighting.
The conduct of all the men in tn
fight cannot be overpraised II must b
remembered that mot for n minut'
during the two hours did the strail
! 6lacken nor did the officers Gala halt
IN movement was aEaat aapdincegBant
saatAballlmstolhls Thy HqpndsaNsshn
i &ven. ahd3the sadlancSFwassimB1eAE
vines an inch thick, trailing bushes and
cactus plants known as Spanish bayo
nets, which tear the flesh and clothes
Through this the men fought their way
falling, stumbling, jMetS with persp1ta
tion, painting for breath, but obey1nl
Colonel Woods commands instantly
They disproved all that had been sal.
in criticism Of them when the organiza
ton wa formed. The cowboys observe,
perfect discipline, and the eastern ele
ment in Troop z, from clubs and col
legeA acted with,shpolute GOODNESS ant
dnteMiganoe. LII / L
Cowboy Rowland, from Deming, N
n, was shot through the thigh, tn
bullet entering ut the side and goinI
ont at the back. He 1imped to the hoa
pdtal on the trail and was told nothin
could be done for him. That momen
accordingly he walked to the front an
maMled on his belly, firing volleys wit
the fes.
Colonel Wood, who was at the fror
fhruuehoutt the entire action, saws troo]
eeaprarentlysk ulldng so feet in the res
~ firing line ndorderedh him sharl
y3o SAdvanoe. The boy rose. hurrie
1Ned,limpdng. Al he took his plaa
y