Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-12-14

post of honor. General Summer said that such was not the case, but that it was the turn of the rough riders to be at the front that day.
 Some time after Summers brigade, under Colonel Carroll, including the Third, Sixth and Ninth (colored), fol- lowed by the rough riders, as the sd- vance of Woods brigade, had passed on beyond Crimes position at Fl Poso. the two remaining regiments of Wood, the First United States and Tenth (col- ored), started forward. By the time these two regiments reached the danger point in the road the Spanish fire had somewhat abated. In fact, but for the balloon the column would have escaped casualties until it reached the San Juan lords The balloon moved just ahead of the Tenth cavalry, which was first in the column. It was high enough to draw fire, and one of the officers said at Camp Wikof, What the balloon didn't get hit us" The firing at the balloon also caused some casualties from shrap- mel and bullets in the ranks of the First cavalry.
 Finally the balloon was pulled down, the observers got out, and it was tied to a tree, where it fioated above tree tops and still drew fire until the Spaniards destroyed it One of Rents infantry regiments had a similar experience with the balloon, for it was passing down trail to the left of a road where the cavalry was marching and just abreast of it.
 At Hell's Crossing the Tenth cavalry lost half dozen men. As the shells at that point passed overhead with their peculiarly startling shriek, the negroes strengthened up at attention and saluted them. The two regiments lay half or three-Quarters of an hour in the river bed, which was dry at the time, except at the deepest part, where the river cur rent runs. In order to escape the fire they then moved out. changing direo- tion twice and passing in front of Car rolls brigade to cover under a high bank, and lay there another half hour. From this point, looking through the trees in front, as described in the story of Carroll's cavalry brigade, the Span ish position could be seen. It was well known to the officers what was expect ed of the line and finding in front of them a barbed wire fence of six strands, all hands went to work 10 clear away the obstruction. The men pulled out the posts and twisted and broke the wire, all the time under fire.
 4 boy hero was developed at this time in the son of the colonel of the Tenth, Theodore \. Baldwin, Jr. Young Baldwin was a civilian, who went along to see the fun. He was l9 years old. He had picked up carbine, intending to fight along with the rest and was foremost in tearing cown the fences. Afterward he charged up the hill with the line, and President Mo Kinley commissioned him for his gal lantry. After the fence had been level ed the line of Woods brigade was formed, with the rough riders in front
 Much had been said about this, that and the other one having initiated the charge on San Juan hill. It is evident from what has been told of the situa- tion in Carroll's brigade that the line officers and men were not left to their own devices at this crisis Wood was the colonel of the rough riders ('' Wood s Weary Walkers, as their regular com rades called them, initiating the first alliterative title), and it is to be sup posed that he looked to them and to the rest of the brigade as we'll
 He was new to command-in fact. comparatively new 10 the service. Colo nel Baldwin of the Tenth is regular army war veteran; same with Major 5. T. NorvelL Major Theo Wint of the Tenth is a war veteran of the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry. Colonel O. D. Viele of the First has been in the regu- lar army since 1861, and Major A. C.. Forse was at West Point from 1861 to 1865.
 When the line was formed, the barbed wire fences cleared away-al of this some hours be it remembered, after the Spanish guns began their killing work | in the crowded road and at the crossing Colonel Wood appeared on the line oi his brigade and gave the order to ad- vance. Colonel Baldwin of the Tenth arranged his two squadrons one ID front and the other as support Colonel l Viele of the First cavalry took his squadron commanders through the fringe of trees and pointed out red house on a hill (to the right of the blockhouse), which will be spoken oi hereafter as San Juan hill or Kettle Hill" He said to Captain Tutherly' commander of the First squadron, That is your right" Tutherly asked, "When shall I firei" to which Viels