Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-01

nirht. therefore made good meal
from the contents % fny hnvers1Uk con-
sintlug OF bareback and raw bacon sup
uicmontcd with the cuutcnts 90 my can
teen. then Wrapped myself lu % heavy
rubber coat and made my bed on tho
baggage with the guard and one or two
others I had been asleep but short
time when ! was rXcitcdiy awakened
by the others nnying, the franInrda had
broken over the hill ana irvislng ~ 90
nec--whnt gave II some colcr 80.
there was considerable flfinr EolrE on
aud numbers OF men whom had provl-
oualy gone up the road came running
back pcl mcli-onc shot through tho
hand tprohnbly b. HharpHhultcr1
shooting shortly after cela.ug we
turned In again.
The following morning. reaching tho
hospital by the creek. / was generously
Invited to good breakfast by one %
the doctors which gratefully ncknowl-
edged. laying low IN the meantime e.
avoid stray bullets which were num-
crous. and shortly after Joining my
command. learned that the excite
mout Of the previous night was claimed
10 have been o. nlght attack by tho
Hpanlardr, which. although creating
n0mc momontafy confusion resulted 10
loss 90 the splnlnrds u some 5000
men Firing WINS resumed on the fil.
lowing day sunday. The night bc1r
occupied To improving our position.
During the morning We heard above
our own firing. some very heavy and
rapid frinr r0lnE on outside the hHr-
Dor. Ohio destruction ~ c'rVcru'n firot
taking place nH we shortly afterwards
lcnruodl, that settled tninrn. fur tho
present nj an events. the first and most
important phase In the settlement -
hcnt.llticr. AZ noon a Spanish iing "
truce was observed. the result being
an armlatlcc lnatlnE n week.
Now. everything assumes mora
peaceful altitude. the men IN both
armies no more afraid 10 expose them
selves. they parade the tops ~ the
trenches ln full View ~ each other. be-
Ing IN some cases not more than 800
yards apart The Spanish rcvcllle In
torfnlnglcs with our own and music
from the bands IL occasionally heard.
During this time Lieut. Hobson and HI.
brave mon were exchanged. shortly
afterwards our brigade bolng relieved
We were moved a couple OF niles or -
nearer the right OF the line and com.
mandlng a good view Of the city and
harbor
on Sunday. the 10Th. coming 20 no
good understanding IN thu mCanilmc)
the b0mbardmcnt % 9he city COM
mcnccd. our lines In she meantime hav-
lnE been gradually extended In a semi-
seven miles. rides grlnning GU. over the
hrsaatwlrks, IN some eases not more
than ~ inches apar,. the clty'a water
supply Gu; on and the city Absolutely
without provisions. We vacated the
trenches In order 20 allow a battery
Immediately htMnd ~ 20 work over
our heads, che commander 81 which.
who was watching the cfscs Of the
fh0.H, constantly vNclalmng. Good"
That's nne." Or That's Immense"
etc. nomhardlnE was resumed Tor a
short time she following day. when an
1,hcr mas ~ truce practically endel
hostlllilcs ~ FAR a. santiago was con-
cerned. The ian July told ua % the
surrender but not uu.l ire i7th was
= oihcially accomplished. after Gen.
Shar,cr had received the arms and ani-
munluon. then We lined the cntreurh-
menia ana Immediately after our nag
n1ated over rho city. our biHtrlea