The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-05
PARSON On TIE FIELD
What the Rev. Peter Mac
Queen Saw and Heard.
JUSTICE TO REGULARS
True Religion, Along With
Hunger, Wounds and Fever.

: New York, Aug. 4.-when General Miles
went to Cuba the Rev. Peer IacQueen
| a Congregational minister OF Someryille
Mass, went with him TO study certain
phases of the war He saw the land fight
ing at Santiago and helped 10 care for the
wounded. He returned fromlCuba on the
Concho and has written a description of
what ne saw in and around Santiago be-
fore leaving there on July %. He went
over the battlefield in company with Col
onel Roosevelt.
1--WE walked at one point" ne says. 'in-
to the underbrush lite way. Presently
We found stacks of MauseS cartridges.
Pace of the distance to our front
lines the colonel directed.
Il did so. II was 45 yards. I told
Colonel Roosevelt this. He said he found
some dead Spaniards there, and did not
suspect they came so near. / then plainly
asked the colonea II he had been anibus-
caded.
No; most emphatically. no he an
swered- you can state that with AL en-
phasis, The battle was most scientific on
both sides. The Spaniards could have
resistance. bat we knew they were there
and were thoroughly prepared
"Generel Wheeler * writing a book IN
this connection. In this book he viii say:
In regard to the difference between
regulars and volunteers. we must be fair.
just and honest in this matter. Many OF
the volunteers left positions with large
salarie. and comfortable and luxurious
homes 70 serve their country They were
self-sacrihcing; they were brave; they
were ch1vslrous.
But truth cornp4ls me 70 Eay that
for effectiveness in battle they could not
Re expected to equal tho trained soldiers
The regular army officers and men had
ben trained 20 estimate distances By the
eye and 10 adjust thair sights with great
precision Consequently when ithey went
iato action every man was An expert
nlarksmsn. and they used their riaes Sita
marvellous accuracy
1T was touching u sre ths regulars
get some q the American newspapers
ard read Of how relou5t after rs5ouo
aster redoubt was taken ~ the volunteers
and scarcAy any mention vas made q
the regular army. How disappointed ard
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