New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-14
FOUNDED SOLDIERS ARRIVE
FOUR OF THE SEvENTY-FIRST AND TWO
REGULARS ON THE KANSAS CITY.

FRIENDS AND RELATIVES GREET THEM AT THE
PIER-sTORIEs OF THE ATTACK ON SAN
JUAN-A TALE OF CUBAN CRUELTY.
Four members OF the list Regiment. who were
wounded in the FIRST days battle at Santiago. ar
rived here last night on the Savannah Line steamer
Kansas City There also two regulars on the
steamer, who had been wounded and sent
home furloughs. The members OF the list Regi-
ment
Private JAMES CARROLL. Company NJ. OF No aa4 West
Ffy-eishih-s,. wounded in right hand
Private JAMES E KELLER Company A. Of NO OIL
one hundred and dfcenth-st: wounded twice in arm
Private FREDERICK G KUEHNLE., Company D: No.
100 Pulaski-st.. Brooklvn wounded in left forearm
The regulars
Infantry Of No 2c3 shawmut ave, Boston; wounded
left
cavalry Of No. AZ East F1fteenthst.. wounded in
These men were among the first of the wounded
| to leave Cuba They with 100 others. were taken
across to Kew West on the IroQuois. and from
| there were sent to Mama by steamer Later the
six men who arrived last night were sent TO Jack
sonville and from there TO Savannah. from which
place they came to this city the Kansas City.
At the pier last night the friends Of the list boys
were gathered in large numbers. When the Kansas
City rounded up to pier the friends stood on the
| stringp!eces and running fire Of questions and
answers passed back and forth between the soldiers
on the steamer and their friends on the pier. Not
only the friends Of those who had returned at
| the pier but there were also relatives and friends
OF other members of the regiment there waiting 10
| obtain the latest news from the front
One of the first to leave the steamer was Private
| Keller. and he. with his arm in sling. greeted
| his brothers he found out that he had Deeh
| mourned at home as one OF the killed In battle his
mother and sisters had donned mourning for MIN
shortly after the first report OF the engagement OF
! July reached this city he reported among
the killed and II was not until he telegraphed home
from Miami that they found out he was safe.
Keller was wounded in the charge on San Juan Hili
on July J.
James Carroll Of Company NJ said in regard TO
his experience Il outpost duty with my
company on the night Of June so We were or
dered back to get rations and II was about mid
night when we obtained them. We were then or.
| morning We did not have much time. as We were
| ordered at o'clock In the morning ana directed
| eight miles from that place and we started on me
march We only mad about 9ad rs 4 9sc
there were only little paths on which Two men
| four miles the Spanish sharpshooters began TO hr'
at US from the trees. and they MT some OF our
men ! Iva MAS shot when We were making the charge
" Ku mf was shot while lying in one Of the
| trenches which had been thrown up near San Juan
| He was just about about to fire when Spanish
O! sandland is bugier OF Company G; IN United
States Infantry. and In the first charge a. san
| Juan on July / He with his company on the
top OF the hin. The spaniards had been driven
from their position. and the order had been given
| to stop firing. Sandland had just raised his ousle
| to his lips TO sound the call cease firing, when
| a Mauser bullet entered his arm. The Spaniards
| then renewed the attack. and the American troops
| once more engaged them.
Hoekstra. Of the Regular Cavalry. had rather
peculiar story OF Cuban cruelty TO tell last night
| Ee said: The Cubans off the heads OF prison
| ers | saw them do II, They had one Spanish prls-
| oncr that they brought In TO US and gave him
| into our charge. We did not want him SO We gave
biy h.ck he |
cut off his head" Hoekstra could give no detail,
as 10 other incidents Of Cuban baroarity. ana
| seemed a little cloudy to when and where this
particular incident took place.
| None OF the men who arrived yesterday were
| seriously enough injured TO be confined to their
| berths and with the exception o. a good coat OF
tan looked little different than they would have !,
| they had not gone TO the front They all seemed
| happy and as the captain OF the Kansas CITY said
| They did not forget to eat three meals DAY on
| their trip north" They reported that the re-
| mander OF the soldiers at ne front we're DONG
| fairly well. and while they did not have all the
| luxurIes OF lifc not actually suffering
| Al OF the men expressed their willingness 10
return to the front at the expiration OF their fur-
| loughs