The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-20
Maj. (. NJ. Hayes Talks
ABOUT THE WOUNDED FROM SAM
TIAGO-PRESENTED FOR BRIG
ADLER GENERAL.
He Tells About the Penetrating Force of the Mauser Bullet
Col Bryan Expected--AsIeep at Their Posts
Visitors at Camp--Pers0naIs.
Camp Cuba Libre,
Near Jacksonville, Fla. July 10.


Thomas Lake. of Company Il, Second
Illinois regiment. is in the hospital to-
night at the point Of death, and Private
Mclean, of the WaynesvilIe company,
is under arrest, charged with shooting
him. 1t seems that they were both
drunk and got into dispute, when Nc
Lean shot Lake for calling him vile
name. Mclean denies his guilt, and
says that one of two other North Caro-
linians in the crowd did the shooting.
Three shots were fired, two of them tax
ing effect, one in the left side, and one i'll
the left arm. The wound in the side
may prove fatal.
Private Turlcson. of the Shelby COM
pany. was yesterday badly cut i'll a.
street brawl. His wounds are not
dangerous.
Espey Nj. Hall, of the Concord com
pany. has been fined twenty dollars by
the court martial for sleeping on his post.
Delaige Saddler, of the Hornets
Nest Rifles. left for Charlotte tonight
on a months furlough. He is sick with
typhoid fever. His father accompanied
him.
Private W. T.: Black. of Company II,
Fiftieth Iowa regiment, died this morn
ing at the hospital of typhoid fever.
His body was sent home tonight.
MAJOR HAYES FOR BRIGADIER.
Since Major II. M. Hayes. of the
Seventh cavalry left here Friday | have
learned that his name will this week be
presented to the President for appoint
ment as brigadier general of volunteers.
This news comes to me from a source
fhnf no. and hriy
much joy to the North Carolinans in
camp here. With every one of them
Major Hayes is favorite. Most of
them he has at some time met personally.
Major Hayes is one of the oldest men
in the cavalry in point of service. and. as
General Burt said the other day, there
is no one that more richly deserves pro-
motion.
Though Major Hayes married North
Carolina lady and has spent much of his
time there, his appointment would not
be credited to that State. and would inI
no way interfere with the proposed APP
pointment of a brigadier general from
North Carolina. He is backed. not only
by General Miles and General Lee. both
of whom are his close personal friends,
but lie has the unqualified endorsement
lar army to-day.
Should the Major be appointed General
Lee will ask his assignment to the
Seventh Corps. In such case, | am told, |
the North Carolina troops will be put
under him. So it will be seen that the Tar
Heels here have Il selfish, as well as Il /
patriotic reason for wishing his APP |
pointment.
MAUSER WOUNDS NOT FATAL.
While here Major Hayes told of some
interesting experience related to him at
Tampa by the wounded returning from
Santiago. He inquired more particular
" as to the AIauser rifles used by the
Spaniards. and finds them not a bit more
destructive than the latest model Spring
field rifles. They shoot further. and use
smokeless powder, both of which are
great advantages over the American
weapon, but it is not so accurate or so
deadly as the Springfield, or better still, |
the Remington.
"a peculiar thing / noticed continued
the major, lis that all the wounds sns-
tanned by the American troops are
smooth and even, the ball passing on
through whatever it hits, and away.
There being no laceration, the blood is j
quickly stanched and the wound washed
with an antseptic. The result is that
there was scarcely any fever in any of
those that | examined They were all
doing well. and it is seldom Il man
wounded with a Mauser bullet dies I'M
less struck in vital spot. On the
other hand. large per cent of those
wounded by Springfield or Remington
bullets die.
.'The Mauser bullet is nearly an inch
and a quarter long. about the size of
lead pencil and tipped with steel. man
hit by one of them. even though only
slightly wounded, falls to the ground as
if struck by lightning. The penetrating
force of the bullet is something terrible
/ saw one man wounded i'll four places
by the same bullet, and | saw quite
number through whom bullets passed.
Some of them will recover. Taken all
in all the Remington is equal TO the
Mauser."
ANOTHER DEATH IN CAMP.
Another death-the twelfth since the
camp has been established here-occur-
red early Monday morning at the Divi-I
sion hospital. Private George \. Kayler,
of Company C, First Wisconsin regi-
ment. died of typhoid fever after short
illness. He was - years old. Ills
body has been sent to Jonesvillc, Wis,
for burial.
Still the soldiers marry. Miss Anna
Ward came here several days ago from
Chicago to see Charles \. Morenl, fhel
young man to whom she was engaged.
Sunday they were married. Inc cefe
mony was performed in the y. NJ. {. a.
tent of the First brigade. Moreni Is IL
private in the Second Illinois regiment.
A First Wisconsin soldier was very
dangerously cut Sunday by Mississippi
an. He is in the hospital and it is feared
his wounds will result seriously.
One of the North Carolina soldiers
shot negro in the restaurant mt Pablo.
The ball struck him in the fieshy part
of the leg.
The following resolution has been
unanimously adopted by this Board OIL
Trade, of this city:
Resolved, That this Board of Trade