Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-08
Some Further Details.


As the wounded continued to come in
after Fridays engagement it was found
that the early estimate of the killed and
wounded had been largely underesti-
mated. 1t is believed that the number
will reach 500 and possibly 1000 1t is
remarkable that in so large a number
of wounded so few amputations ARE
necessary. The character of the fight
ing in storming the main redoubt was
not fully realized until after the firing
ceased Friday night. The entrench-
ments lay west Of the hills Without
cover, the Americans, in their advance
up the slope, were fully 300 yards ex-
posed to the volley fire Of men protected
to the shoulders in rifle pits; but they
carried the trenches by successive
rushcs, rushing and hiding behind every
bush or root for temporary shelter from
the rain of bullets like storm driven
sheep. The wounded were dragged out
of the death hail. After each pause,
the men. undaunted pushed on. firing as
they ran. When they reached the
trenches. the latter We're filled with
the enemys dead.
The Spaniards had fled over the sum
NIT of the hills, but, standing upon the
bodies Of their fallen comrades. there
they remained fighting valiantly to the
end. They refused 20 give way, but
continued the work with they mausers
enilading the American line as it came
over the trenches. one volley which
a company Of the Sixth cavalry fired
under the command of Lieutenant Short
tumbled them forward on their faces
nj, ,saR IN, ,t.bfC fv4h
Third Ninth and Tenth cavalry and
rough riders, all dismounted, and In
which the Twenty-sixth, Sixteenth and
Twenty second infantry and the Sew
enty-frst New York engaged, led,in per
son by General Hawkins. He was
almost the first man on the summit.
standing there sword i'm hand, a target
for a thousand bullets, cheering his men
on Lieutenant Lyons Of the Twenty
fourth infantry distinguished himself
by deeds of personal gallantry, and there
were many others.
AFTER the trenches and redoubts were
taken, came a bold attempt by the SpaG-
iards to recover them. This occasioned
the fiercest fighting and the great loss
of the day. When the Spaniards broke
behind the hill and passed between the
reserves, who came forward with a rush
upon our breathless men, striking anc
| breaking the line in several places, theil
! impetuOsity for several minutes wei
nigh made our boys waver. Then
rallying CALAMITY, they staggered for
ward, carrying confusion into the en-
envy. AS the Spaniards fled towards
the city they We're shot down like rats
In all 10 Red Cross hospital flags tlOateC
from the buildings in Santiago during
the day.
Our troops bivouacked on the grounC
they had taken so calamity Friday, bu
it was stained with the hearts blood o
many brave men. Stricken homes am
sorrowed lives had been left behind, am
many a brave boy lay sleeping, with tn
dark dews OF death upon his beardles
face and curling locks, While mother 0
sweetheart far away lay dreaming q
him, all unconscious that he had give
his life to his country. No fires wer
lighted, with the moonlight streamin
softly down upon the scene OF the day
carnage. The men, most OF whom ha
not touched food during the day, ga
bareback and raw bacon from thei
knapsacks and then, without blanket
or shelter, threw themselves upon tn
bare ground and slept. During tn
night, fresh ammunition and food WEI
brought up and distributed, but non
of the dead was carried off the field an
the remains Of many lying in the dens
underground along the line OF the &C
vance will perhaps never be found, say
! by the buzzards. The wounded wei
carried back to the rear to receive I'll
ministrations of the doctors, which, Il
. matter how early it comes, is alwaI
tardy.
There are many evidences of disloy
: methods of warfare upon the part of II