The times., 1898-07-04

There was no reply until the tenth shot
Then the Spanish shells burst over the
American line, all of them flying too high
to do any damage to the battery. The
First and Tenth regiments and the Rough
Riders were lying along the hillside in
the bushes. The Spaniards were raining
shrapnel on them, but they did not seem
TO heed it much, many of them joking as
the firing went on. None of them was
seriously hurt.
For half an hour the shells from both
sides whistIed and shrieked. The Span
iards on the hill were surrounded by
cloud of yellow dust that was torn up by
the American shells. Still the enemy
| fired. but. as usual. their shells went too
high. In half an hour more the position
became too hot for them. Their firing
gradually became weaker and weaker and
then ceased. The battery was silenced
| and there were no Spaniards in sight
The Tenth and Rough Riders were order
ed to make detour and take the hill.
Then began the real fighting. The Span
iards were not in sight. but there were
hundreds Of them in concealment The
Rough Riders marched through the
gulch across to the slope. whereupon the
| bi0ckhouse opened fire again. One of
their shells wounded Mason Mitchell,
| Trooper Long and Surgeon Devoire.
At the same time the Spanish sharp
shooters began popping away, picking of
men here and there. Lieut.. Col Roose-
welt. mounted rode at the head of his
troops. with the Tenth Cavalry ranged
alongside. The Riders all lodged behind
bushes and trees to escape the hail of
| bullets. The Spanish fire grew hotter ami
hotter and our men dropped two and
three at a time.
When they came to the open. smooth
| hillside there was no protection. Bullets
were raining down on them and shot and
shell from the batteries were sweeping
everything.
Roosevelt Leads His Men.
There was a moments hesitation and
then came the order: Forward. charge"
Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt led. waving his
sword
Death to every man seemed certain. The
crackle of the Mauser rifles was eontinu-
GUS Out of the brush came the riders.
Up. up they went with the colored troops
alongside of them. not man fiinching,
firing as they ran. Roosevelt was hun
dred feet in the lead. Up, up they went
in the face of death, men dropping from
the ranks at every step. The Rough Rid
ers acted like veterans. Tt was an inspir-
ing sight and an awful one.
Astonished by the madness of the rush
the Spaniards exposed themselves. This
was a fatal mistake for them The Tenth
Cavalry picked them off like ducks and
rushed on, up and up. The more Span
iards were killed more seemed to take
their places. The rain or smells and bull
let's doubled. Men dropped faster and
faster. but others took their places.
Roosevelt sat erect on his horse, holding
his sword high and shouting for his men
to follow him. Fine Ally. his horse, was
shot from under him, but he landed on his
feet and continued calling for his men to
advance. He charged up the hill afoot.
1t seemed an age to the men who were
waiting and to the Rough RIDERS the hills
must have seemed miles high. But they
were undaunted; they went on, firing as
fast as their guns would work The shoot
ing of the Tenth Cavalry was wonderful
Their ranks closed as fast as they were
thinned.
At last the top of the hill was reached.
have annihflated the Americans, but the
Yankee dazed them. They wavered for
in instant, and then turned and ran. As
they ran our men coolly picked them
off. The position was won and the
blockhouse coptared
Some of the guns were captured, but
not all of them. The men across the
gulch cheered wildly as they saw their
comrades victory. The Riders cheered
the Tenth, and the latter cheered the
Riders. Then on they went to drive the
Spaniards farther. They found the
trenches fun of dead, but none alive. In
the rush moreathan half the Riders were
wounded.
Though theyshad the hill. the position
was still perilpus, on account of the
sharpshooters.
A SfuBborn Resistance.
While this was going on Gen. Lawton
was advancing rapidly on Ell Caney. The
spaniards had prepared for attack.
though they had run away when 1t be-
gan. There were trenches everywhere.
Gen. Lawton advanced. but was met by
hot rifle fire from the enemy's in
trenchments. Chaffee's Seventh, Seven
teenth and Twelfth Infantry still had no |