New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-18

tation Not even finger has been lost by the
use OF a surgeons knife"
The soldiers fond Of relating their expert
ences with the Mauser bullet. They had heard
a great deal OF it before the war, and what they
had heard had prejudiced Them against 1t. Now
they say. they dcspise its boosted powers. Pri-
vate Mont Manning. Of the 9Th Infantry, said
that in the fight of June -; Mauser bullet
pierced his He felt a little twnge there
but attributed 1t to rheumatism. and didn't
know he was wounded until the blood had
tricklcd down on his hand.
Joseph A. Golden. trumpeter Of Troop X Sd
Cavalry. is wearing a hat through which
Mauser passed without touching a hair OF his
head. Another bullet passed through his right
shoulder and left a course clearly indicated by
two holes in his shirt When he was shot he
noticed a slight sensation but thought merely
that comrade had hit him with the butt of
his gun 4 few minutes later ne thought he
perspirirg rather freely. and he pm, his
hand 10 his shoulder Much to his surprise. he
saw tina. his hand was bloody. and that was
the first he knew that he had been shot. After
discovering the wound he walked four miles
and swan across a deep creek before he had
medical assistance.
Aboard the Ovetto on the home trip Golden
several times cheercd up his companions by
giving the well known calls for camp and field
duty
Private Robert Bailey. Of the LIST volunteer
Cavalry who halls from Santa Pc. y NJ. was
shot in the knee and thigh during the advance
OF June 2l one bullet pierced the thigh bone
without breaking it, He didn't feel any pain
until two days aftcrward. when IT troubled nm
a little He had no fever
ID, al fI..
whose home is in Ration. y NJ. was hit in the
hip The bullet passed upward through the
stomach and came out between the ribs on his
right side.
Il pulled through all right. though" he said
and hope II Colonel Roosevelt IS going to do
any more lighting I'll Ice with him"
He is a fighter. isn't he" asked the re-
porter
"A fighter, You'd give a lifetime to sec that
man leading a charge or 20 hear him yell
Talk about courage and grit and all that-he's
got IT, why. | used to keep my eye on him
whenever | could. and I've seen him dash into
n hail OF bullets. cheering and yelling all the
time as II possessed. He doesn't know what
fear is. and seems to bear charmed life. All
the Rough Riders adore him"
Ohio Schoheld. acting steward of the Ovette. !
a Boston medical student. saw BENJAMIN Frank |
lin a Regular trooper shot through the chest.
Ben" who is "A giant negro. dashed right on. !
end at the end Of the engagement was sur |
prised TO find himself weak as child. He
couldn't account for It until comrade pointed |
at his great. deep chest 1t was covered with |
blood
schoneld also saw n Spanish lieutenant
prisoner aboard the Soacc The Span'ari had |
been shot through both wrists. both legs below |
the knee. through the right Thigh and also |
through the face He recovered quickly. Pri- |
vate William Ray has valuable souvenir. He |
IS a naturalized Englishman IN the 9th Cavalry.
Il was plugging away at the Spaniards" he
said yesterday when felt twirge In my
left foot My boo, soon filed with blood The
bullet fourd alongside my foot. Here It is"
SPANISH USE or EXPLOSIVES
Sergeant Hager Kicrne. a Dane. of the G,h
Infantry. confirmed The story about spanish
cruelty in the Use ~ explosives H. said: The
spaniards use both explosive bullets and brass.
jacketed bullets They stop at nothing The
heat was Intense on July we attacked early
In the morning and fought until night without
food or water We had 10 pass through open ]
ground and easy targets for the inircnched
Spaniards ! was hit IN thr iighi elbow" The
bullet is I'm my pocket nov. when our wounded
were being carried back 20 the hore. TWO Span
ish sharpshOotcrs fired at them from the trees.
This made our fellows AS mad as hornets. and
one II them suddenly dropped out u line.
craWled Ike snak" through The und"rhrush.
and finally located the Spanish sharpshooters.
He returned to US IN about twenty minutes
Well said the boys.
Two more Spaniards In he'll" was the re-
ply"
Edward Marshall. The Ncw-York Journal"
was the last wounded man 20
be taken from the Ovctte An ambulance
from Bellevue Hospital took him - his home.
al No % Fifth-aye.. Manhattan Many ~ his
relatives and friends greeted him. but he seemed
worn out and melancholy. despite his efforts 10
be cheerful. He said that he was glad 10 get
home again. When placed comfortably in the
ambulance ne Enthusiastically asked for a
cigarette The crowd seemed very eager TO
catch "A glimpse Of him.
The haselcss rumor that yellow fever had
broken out aboard the Ovctte while on her
way North naturally displcased Captain j. /.
Stevenson and the other officers ~ the ship.
They said that when they left Cuban waters
there was no yellow fever either at Siboney or
where they cOaled. They did
hear however that the fever had broken out
at the front
we are very grateful" said Captain Steven
SON we had no fever no infectious or con
taeious disease Of any kind, no trouble. no acct
dents Ideal weather bade us 20 peed at
and gave US royal welcome In
New York"
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