Arizona republican., 1898-09-24
WOUNDED SOLDIERS STORY
RUEIeE Wsns Through His Lungs, Buf He Kept on F=igIe:ing.

We stopped at cot far down the line in the soldiers pavilion at Belle yue.
 Here's queer case," said the doc tor. "E-ook, see ,he red mark on his breast, it's almost gone; and then this ether one at the back. The bullet went clean through the left lung. It's . wonder he's alive today. We pumped ollt--iet me seo---''
 "A hundred and sixteen ounces, '' said the soldier.
 Il was easy to see that his mind had dwelt on these figures. Che hundred and sixteen ounces cf blood--ilis blood He had thought Of this for days. reck- oning 1t up at first with apprehension, aftsrward with pride. This was his titls to distinction in the ward. Exactly; 116 clnces from the left lung. The house surgeon thought pus would form. end wanted to cut away the ribs, but l stuck to the pumping and he pulled through. If he'd been 2. smoker, though, he'd be q dead smoker TOW, but his heart was sound ani could stand half rations of air
 T don't drink either said the sol dier; "that is, nothing but beer I'm . German
 Are you?" said |. Where froIa?v Fort German, Ia. I'm Guactermaster sergeant in ehe Sixteenth infantry" He seemed an intelligent quarter master sergeant. -sG l talked to him awhile. letting the doctor go cn.
 was ia at San Juan you get hit?' I asked.
 "Yez-llaf way up the hill. It didn hurt nllich-just jared me like 3 geod punch
 Did you keel over on the ground? ?:'' "Nsel oyer nothing. l went on up the hill"
 "Nhat-with bullet through your lurg2"
 seCert'nly. I tell you it didn't hurt; it just bied a little where the ball came 0isI
 And you went or fghting?"
 s'Tes, sir: I kept right cn--up 6 ways. then down fiat cn the ground, then up again. firing and yelling and laying low, until we got to the blocl. house"
 How long did ycu fight after you got hit?"
 About an hour. guess--till we got what we wanted. Then one of the boys told ne my unde2shirt was all bloody behind. and started to look at it. stood still to let him. and all 0; a sudden everything went black and fell in heap. It didn't matter then ; What happened after that?" "Oh, nothing much. l just lay there til I came to, and then l tore half ny undershlnt off and fixed the thing"
 Didn't any doctor look after you?
 Not that night--thsre weren't any doctors about
 Ibid you lie there all night with no one t6 help you:?"
 "Yes l lay there all night; and, lc. me tell you, there were others
 Did YOU sieep?' Couldn't sleap-too much noise; iyou sec the sharrshooters were setting their work in. Besides, 1 W25 tea hungry. Say, was hungry as h that night; that was verse than the bullet [ hcle. Il was Il o'clock Saturday morning when I Sct the first taste 0f anything, and that WIS Q n2ll cup c. beer tea at Bloody Bend. Th5 laat i had before that was o'clock Friday morning. guess ! looked like g freak whan they got He down there-CGlg had my boots on and my trousers and a little cf my undsrshirt. l was sense jess, they-say: and q lot e blood was coming from my mouth. II must have 6een fixing the stretcher that knocked ne cut. l rigged 1t up with 1Wo gua- and some canteen straps.
 Then he wlnt on Co describe how his lung filled Up slowly fer twenty days ard how the doctors finally pumped ! out That WEBS Mhas interested hin most, the manipulation of the sucking needle and the rubber tubes i9inted in to bottles, and tho fact that he h2t l been able to lCse more. ounces of blcoc and i've than the doctors thought pcs sible.-I1eslie's Weekly. --:o:----
 Many people have heard Of the latl Lady Charlotte GcArieber's wonderful ! ,.7T 1,.rt.. -,S