The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-26

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strength he could muster he cried: Don't
mind me- boys, 90 and dght" He was
carried from the field as soon as possible
and lived a few hours.
Lieutenant Thomas OF the same troop
received a wound through the leg soon
after and became delirious from palm.
+ The troops tha, were In the thlcket
were not long In getting into the midst
of the fight The spanlards located them
and pressed them hard but they sen,
q deadly IRE In return even though mos;
Of the time they could not see the enemy
After ten or fifteen minutes hot work
the firing fell on some and Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt ordered his men back
from the ihIckct into the iral. narrowly
escaping a bullet himself. which struck a
tree alongside his head
1, was evlden, that the spanlards were
falling back and changing their positions
but the hre continued az Intervals Then
the troops tore into the front and into
a more open country than where the
enemy's fire was coming from. About
this time small squads commenced 10
carry the wounded from the thlcket and
lay them in more protected spo, on
the trail until they could be removed 10
the field hospital Colonel Wood also
ordered his Hotchklss gun into action.
but the trooper who rode the mule upon
which par, OF the gun was packed had
been stampeded His animal broke into
the woods In an opposite direction from
the Spanish ire and the gun consequently
could not be used.
During the fight in the thicket several
OF the troops did some wild aring into
the troops ahead OF them and part OF the
American loss Is due TO this fact. As
soon as positions had ben changed the
Americans poured more terrific fire
than ever into the Spaniards as they
go, them into a more open country and
could see them better Il was not long
before the enemy gave way and ran down
a steep hill and up another hill to the
blockhouse with the evident intention OF
making a final stand there.
Colonelwood was at the front directing
the movement and 1t was mere that Major |
Brooie was shot Colonel Wood and |
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt both led |
the troops In pursuit OF the fleeing Span
lards and a hail Of bullets was poured /
into the blockhouse. By the time the
American advance got within 10 yards
Of the blockhouse the Spaniards aband-
oned 1t and scattered among the brush
mp another hill in the direction of Santi-
ago, and the battle was 1t an end
During all this time just as hot a fire
had been progressing at General Young's
station. The battle began in much the
same manner as the other one and when
he machine guns opened fire the Spanl-
lrds sent volleys at the gunners from the
brush on the opposite hillside Two troops
,f cavalry charged up the hill and the
'ther troops sent storm Of bullets at
very point from which the Spanish shots
anne, The enemy was gradually forced
,ack, though firing an the time, until
hey, as well as those confronting the
'oughriders ran for the blockhouse only
o be dislodged by Colonel Woods men,
General Young stated afterwards that
he battle was one of the sharpest he
lad ever experienced, 1t was only the
luick and constant fire of the troops,
whether they could see the enemy or
lot, that caused the Spanlards to retreat
10 soon General Young spoke in the
highest terms of the conduct of the men
n his command and both Colonel Woods
md Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt were
extremely gratided with the work done
" the rough riders on the first occasion
VI their being under fire,