Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26

faster every minute amen Illrl LAO y
seemed filed with the singing and
shrieking of the Mauscr bullets. while
the short pop of the Spanish rifle could
be distinguished easily from the heavier
reports of the American weapons
Sometimes the fire would come III vol
ley and again shots would follow eacn
ot her in rapid succession for several
minutes. M#.".
| Captain Capron stood behind his men,
| revolver in hand. using it whenever r
Spaniard exposed himself. Ills aim
was sure and two of the enemy We're
seen 10 fall under his IRE Just as
he. was preparing to take another shot
and shouting orders to his men at the
same time, his revolver dropped from
his hand and he fell to the ground
with a ball through his body. IIs
troop was badly Disconnected for
moment. hut With all the strength he
could muster. he cried Don't mind me.
boys, go ahead and fight" He was
carried from the field as soon as pos
sihle and lived only a few hours.
Lieutenant Thomas, of the same troop.
received wound through the leg
soon afterward and became Gclirious
from pain.
The troops that were in the thicket
Mere not long III getting into the midst
of the fight. The Spaniards located
sent deadly fire in return, even
! though most of the time they could
not see the enemy After ten OF fifteen
minutes of hot work the firing fell off
some, and Lieutenant Roosevelt or
dered his men back from the THICKER
i into the trail, narrowly escaping G
bullet himself, which struck tree
alongside his head.
1t was evident that the Spariards
We're falling back and changing thell
+ position, but their fire continued at In
;, tervals. Then the troops tore TO ths
where the encmy's fire was COMING
from About this time small squad
It commenced to carry the wounded from
h the thicket and lay them in a more pro
y tected spot on the trail until they coul
be removed to the field hospital
Colonel Wood also ordered his FIotcn
: kiss gun into action, but the troope
h who rode the mule upon which part C
the gun was packed had been STAN
pcdcd. His animal broke into tn
~ woods III the opposite direction froI
l. the Spanish fire and the gun. conse
,e n,,ently. could not be used.
rs 1t was just before this change {
Us position was made that Edward Mai
st shall the correspondent of the Ne
York Journal and Advertiser, we
u If the troops and ball struck him
n the small Of the back. The surgeo,
&c we're unable to tell this afternoe
lie whether or not he would recover.
ng During the fight in the thicket seve
m nj Of the troops did some wild shootir
m into the troop ahead OF them, and
tie part of the American loss is due
~ this fact AS soon as the position hi
ed been changed the Americans direct
use \ more terrific fire than ever INTO
ic- Spaniarts as they got them into mo
ing omen country and could see them b
in ter. a.e
1t was not Tong before the ener
ted gave way and ran down the steep i
md and mp another Hill to blockhhH
nge with the evident determination OF ma
asst, ! in,y q final stand there.
rds Colonel Wood was at the front dir"
lg!l try III" movements and it was h.
adj that Major Rrndie was shot. Colo
IN | Wood and Lieutenant Colonel k'l6
,n- lve,t both led the troops in pursuit