The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-17
SPANIARDS AND VULTURES
AWFUL EXPERIENCES OF THE
WOUNDED BEFORE SANTIAGO
Rev. Dwight GalIeOup, n Chaplain,
Tells of How the Spanish Sharp
Shooters Picked OF Those Who
Were Crawling to the Hospital,
While Vultures lowered Above
Awaiting Their Prey.

NEW YORK, July 16-The Rev.
Dwight Galleoup, rector of St. Pauls
Episcopal church, Newark, who is
known as the silver tongued orator OF
Newark" and who went to the front
as chaplain of the Ninth United States
regulars, was seen at his home today
He was wounded at the battle before
Santiago and returned to Newark last
night.
shell burst in front of him and a
mass of earth, which he estimated
weighed several hundred pounds
struck him. His right arm is helpless
temporarily. his right leg cannot be
used, and his body is black and blue
He has hemmorhages as a result of
his injuries.
Mr.. Galleoup is in a critical condi-
tion. He said: 1.-Two days before the
battle, which occurred on July 1,
was half a mile from the head of the
firing line, and attending to my duties
as chaplain OF the Ninth regiment
when 1 was affected by sunst; oke.
This necessitated my removal to the
hospital at Siboney, eight miles away.
While lying on a cot in the no :pital
ward word was received that the ba tie
vas en-. l intended to go to the fl ont
to attend to the wounded of my reg
ard While the s:-rgeol had his atte1t o I
turned in another direction I slipped
out of the hospital ar walked to VIII re-
the Ninth 1egin ext was stationed, just
outside of the city of Santiago. l d
my best to care for the sick and
Wounded. I did rot wear the Red
Cross badge on my 81 eve. for t did not
matter as the Spaniards did not e
spect it. During the tier part OF the
battle an Immense shell hurst ri. h il
trent of me. 1t hurled the earth
aeain.t my breast ard threw me for q
cons derable distance. I was not ren-
dered unconscious, but knew l should
/ OF he OF any further use during the
battle When | saw others fall about
me, l decided that the best thing wou'd
lie to try and reach TIE hospital.
ROUGH ON WOUNDED.
There was only one ambulance On
the shore during the battle, and army
wagons without springs had to be call
ed into use to bring those most dan
gerously wounded back to camp The
ride over the hard road in rough wag-
ons was terrible. Those unable to get
Into the wagons started to walk back
to the hospital at Siboney. L was eight
! miles distant, and the men had to go
through jungles on their hands and
y,
and blood was everywhere to be seen.
The Spaniards did not slacken their fir
ing, but kept it up on us, sharpshoot-
ers in trees trying to pick off the
wour ded
Had they known we were wounded
I believe they would have killed US
all, but to give the impression that we
were in fighting condition I took the
rifle Of one Of the men who was killed
and fired it. 1 shot from one place, then
dragged myself to another and fired in
another dire elton to give the impress
sion that the men in line were able to
fire In all directions. 1t took all night
Of the first day and TIL noon Of the
second day to reach the hospital. The
Sufferings of the wounded were beyond
description, but all bore up manfully,
and those not injured so much as the
others tried to cheer up their more I'M
fortunate comrades. Some of the
wounded with me became exhausted
after going a few miles and fell fiat on
the ground. Vultures were to be seen
soaring about in the air above them, in
a hurry to get their prey. The other
soldiers did not desert the men whose
strength gave out, but lay down on the
ground and with their pistols kept the
Vultures away from their comrades I'M
til the latter were picked up and hur-
ried out of the way.
Il only did what I could for the SOL
diers and hope to be able to join my
| regiment without delay
The newspaper men in and about
Santiago covered themselves with
glory. They helped wounded soldiers,
carried them to the hospitals, and when
the soldiers were unable to leave their
places in line they brought food and
provisions to them. They were con-
stantly in danger, but did not mind it,
and were always ready and willing to
90 anything they were asked to do"