The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-13

How the Brave Coforcd Troops
Walked Over Them at santiago.
Fhehaitx. Wash. Oct. 70.

CheaaiiS. Wash. Oct 70 IsS>-
To the Ediiov: Il your paper q ms
date notice that you refer 70 the state
ments 81 Congressman Lewis n Ms ma
Is,r,sy' Letter IN connection With the Seven
sy-iirst New York ard some ether reEt-
Inen;s recruited as be claims from ne
BRYAN Silver Clubs"
In The Maloney letter he sisted:
Now see even the New York sun praises
ths Seventy frs New York They were
peoples rights Sec how they die 20 Eefu;e
thc lie thu, the Reform forces are not
l0yai 10 the nation.
Mr. j. Hamilton Lewis must have intend
81 by that famous tMaloney" letter 70 con-
vince the peopls OF the United States Of the
absolute truth o. Grosvenor's statacrea.
that Re never knew Lewis 10 make state
rrsnt OF fact"
Knowing Mr. Lewis fatal facility in MAX
tng Measurements / waited With soma in
terest for soma more reliable Information
about the reform forcas'' as represented oy
IN. gallant Seventy first New York.
Gen ] Ford Kent IN his Official report
OF the battles Of July : and In tFoat
Of Santiago. says:
regiment OF Hawkins brigade came up
turned them into the bypath indicated ny
Lieut.. Oil. Derby leading 70 the lower fcr1.
sending word 10 Gen. Hawkins OF this
movement, This would have speedily de-
Evered them TO their proper place on the
left Of ths brigade. but under the gazing
fire OF the enemy the leading oattaion OF
this regiment was thrown into confusion
and re.reate; in disorder on the troops IN
the rear At this critical moment. the OF
ficers Of my staff practically formed a
Gordon behind the panic stricken men ana
urged them 10 so forward.
Il finally ordered them 70 lie down IN the
thtcket and clear the way for others etc
II again sent a stan officer at gailop
n Fs1rx ara fA -
The head OF Wikof's brigade reached the
forks at 1920 p. m. and hurried on the lei:
stepping over the prostra.e forms If men OF
the Seventy-tirst New York.
As II this were not enough there appear
ed in the ST. Paul Pioneer-Press of Sep
terher Is, an Interview with Col. Page OF
the Third United States regulars In which
II Is stated:
This line Of thought led Col. Page 10
review the conduct OF the Seventy first
New York
The Seven.y-irst' said Col. Page.
came into line OF battle with an amateur
photog IRA pher at their head. His duty WAS
to snapshot the first man who Iire,. gym.
whether the Spaniards were in sight or not.
or course il Was arranged that the o.uest
blood dude in the regiment vas 10 be puc
forward as the target for the camera and
SO the JOB was done. And. then, when the
bullets did begin to fly what did the Sew
enty-first do? Laid down to get out OF
harms way, and Of officers 10 rally the men
and lead them on there was none. Finally
along came coiored regiment, and these
black but undaunted men were compelled
10 walk over the New York blue hoods to
get up 10 the firing line "
1t seems from this account that the ''rs-
form forces outside OF the state OF Wash
inston, have some dudes in their ranks
ana that Dude Lewis will have TO look 10
his laurels.
The next reliable statement brought TO my
attention was All interview with John Nc
Neill CT the First United States cavalry.
as published in the Dai.es Times Mountain
eer, in which il stated.
Everybody has read OF the flunking OF
the Seventy-first New York: how when
they refused 10 face the storm OF Spanish
musketry, negro regiment In their rear
compelled them TO lie prone on the ground
while the negroes marched over them. Mr.
McNeill's regiment followed in the rear OF
the colorcd troops. AZ they marched over
the PROSTATE bodies OF the New Workers
ore OF the latter's officers lifted his head
and addressing the cavalry captain, said:
Say, for Gods sake so no farther; they
are lighting ike hell up there. You id
fool, YOU answered the captain -d!d You
suppose it was going to be a Sunday school
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