The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-06

Spanish right wing. Major Brodic wa>
wounded before the troops had advanc
ed 100 Yards Colonel Wood then took
the right wing and shifted Col"nr
Roosevelt to the left
ROOSEVELT : SPIRITED LEAD.
In the meantime the fire OF Il,
SpaniardS had increased in volume
but. Notwithstanding this an order fol
4 general charge was given. and with ;
yell the men >pran@ forward.
Colonel Roosevelt. in front Of hi,
men. Snatched L rife and ammunition
belt from L wounded soldier and cheer,
inc and yelling with his men. led the
advance.
For moment the bullets We're sing
ING like aSwarm of bees all around them
and every instant some poor fellow
went down.
,'On the right wing Captain McClin
took had his lee broken by bullet
from 1 machine gun. while foW. Of hi,
men went down vt the same time
Captain Luna. of Troop +. lost nine OF
his men. Then the reserves. Troops
X and +. were ordered up.
There was II" more hesitation
Colonel Wood, with the right wing
charged straight at blockh"uSc So'
yards away. and Colonel Roosevelt. on
the left charged 1T the same time,
Up the men went. yelling. and never
stopping to return the fire of the Span
iardS. but keeping on with 4 grim de-
termination TO capture that blockhouse
That was the end. When within
500 yards of the coveted point the
SpaniardS broke and ran, and for III,
first time We had the pleasure, whlcl
the Spaniards had been experiencing
all through the engagement. OF shooting
with the enemy in sight.
SURGEON CHURCH a HERO.
In the two hours fighting during
which the volunteers battIeo asaihs,
their concealed enemy enough deeds "'
heroism were done to MI volume.
One OF the men OF Troop +: aes'
perately wounded. was lylngsquarely be
tween the lines fhre Surgeon Gh1rci
hurried to his SIDE and. with oullet$
Peitins all around him, calmly dressed e;
the man 5 Wouna, ~, p'IoaSe0 ~ "au Nv
"aikeo "nTonceioeois II; o,''Ni -" '' -
turning Win TWO men ''io d ii,'ci'
Inc wounded man was plIeeo o''
the inter ana prGush' tTto T our ii"cs.
Aho1ner s1!oleI. oi ! tool - -. >t;', S"n,
ceailns hmseil as oeS' iie e'tiu oeninG '..lJ ~
tree, gave up MS place 10 i Mo"hueu ~
companion; ana d thol'ie'i' 'i '"' '''e'
was himself wounded. ;,
surgeon Bell S1ooa oy 'ne sue oi
captain Gapfon wheh 'he ia1'ei "Hs ID
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