The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-27
THEY WANTED TO FIGHT,
Third Wisconsin Boys Were Eager
for a Battle.
JUST BEFORE PEACE.
Next Thing to Strife Among the
Companies to be Asst gned to
Outpost Duty.

In the Field Near Coamo. Aug 12-
Especial. There have been a numbC: II
brushes between the Wisconsin troops
and the enemy in this vicinity during tbe
past few days. Ever since the fight near
Coamo, when the Sixteenth Pc1nsy!-
vana had the brunt Of the shooting and
the Second Wisconsin regiment arrived
too late, after driving the Spaniards into
the PENNSYLVANIA boys hands. there has
been the liyelicst competition in the hri-
gade for assignment to positions on GU
post when the enemy was near. Cos. -,
+ and NJ of the Third Wisconsin, have
been for some days before the pass held
by the Spanish troops, the possession of
which they dispute very positively. Those
three companies have been exchanging
shots every day with the Spanish, but al
more OF less long range. Today stronger
forces We're sent out with Il couple of ad-
dItiOnal batteries of artillery. The bat
ter"> are to reduce the Spanish works
IN the pass, after which the infantry VIII
be used.
Day before yesterday the Third Wis
consln regiment was ready to move across
the mountain with six days rations 20
flank the Spanish position. The order 10
20 was countermauded, supposedly be
cause of the talk of peace. The SpaniartS
holding the pass, however, refuse 10
bulge and peace or no peace, are now TO
be dl>iudged.
Col. Moore at officers meeting this af-
tcrnoon Informed the officers of his rCgi-
mpnt that he thought he could assure the
command Of IA fight tomorrow or the next
day.
The men are well informed on tn"
mechanism of tEeir new krag -Iorgens"n
h.. -, Of
companies have not fired their pieces. The
Indications are now that they Will have
the chance.
In compliance with a general order
from division headquarters this morning
all Tevolvers of the enlisted men of the
Second and Third and Sixteenth ICnnSyl-
yana except the staff and other eNctp-
tonS, were turned in To the division ord
nance officer. This order was ISSUED be
cause of the fact that in the last twenty
four hours there has been three "acclden-
tai discharges of pocket weapons ana
the lives of soldiers are endangered hN
the carclcs handling of firearms. l he
regiments were assembled aud the person
al possessions of the men searched. There
are now very few pistols i'll the possession
of the men.
Gen Wilson also ordered Il search made
for arms, ammunition and a"coutrementN
belonging to the Spanish and taken on
Spania rdS threw away the new MauScr
rifles, etc. They were picked up by the
American soldiers and natives, but about
all eventually found their way into the
hands of the men. So few were beng
turned i'll that the general ordered
search Many Mauser guns intended to
be sent home to Wisconsin as souvenirs
If the fight Will never get there. The
search for pistols and guns was made at
the same time. 1t is ut pTop,- r. glE"
the pistols back until the return 10 the
United States.
The men are well aCclimated aud so far
have not had Il single march which taxed
their strength - much as the Charleston
affair. The majority Of the sick cases
hay, been returned tn Newport News for
treatment. the physicians aiming to get
the worst out of this country.
Sparta. Wis. Aug. 22.-E Special. "A
letter from a member of Go. l., Third
Wisconsin. now in Porto Rico. received
here today, says Private Nou-ht of the
Sparta company, who WAS shot in the
stomach. has since died. The other Sparta
boys who were wounded are doing well.
Tho Wisconsin regiments are in good
health generally 1t was Corp. August
Yank- instead of Corp. Fred lankc who
WIZ Mnnnlcl.