Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-09

next day Private Owens has never since
reported for duty. At 30 O'Clock on the
9th the Catania set sail for Santiago.
on July 10 the Catania arrived at Sibo-
ney, and at o'clock Company D disem-
barked- The officer in charge of the dis
embaTkattCn stated to the officers of Com
pany D that that company had gone ashore
in better shape than any other company or
the regiment. Each company moved in
separate dctachTnents, as soon as allowed
to do so, 10 d position about three miles
from Siboney near the scene of the first
battle of the Rough Riders with the Span
iards.
From this date Lieutenant Charles L.
Ldnham of Company II, acting ordnance
officer for the regiment, reported for duty
with Company u. having been SO assigned
by the regimental commander. On the 18th
of July. with the rest Of the regiment.
Company d made a forced march to the
trenches opposite Santiago, reaching their
position at 1890 am. During the after
noon of that day. Colonel Harries detailed
Lieutenant Lanham and Boiseau TO super
intend the digging of these trenches, for
the purpose of extending the line. Shortly
after dark, Company d. with Company l.,
was detailed as a working party to con-
struct trenches as directed by Lieutenants
Lanham and Boiseau. About $50 O'Clock
rain began to fall, and there was steady
dOwnDour. almost a deluge for eight or
rine hours.
Lost in Darkness.
Owing to the intense darkness Captain
Hodges with a large portion of his COM
pany. became separated from the remain
der of the working party. Not knowing
just where he was. he had very difficult
problem to solve in getting his men back
into camp. He had kept general idea
of the direction, and by waiting for flash
of lightning he would be able TO move
about FIVE feet, and then waiting for an
other such illumination. would continue to
proceed 1t took him about an hour. pro-
ceeding in this way, to get back TO camp
There one of the officers was found, and
knowing the location of the working party.
he and Captain Hodges started out i'm
mediately for that place.
They arrived there in very short time,
and Capt. Hodges remained with the party
until tie return to camp. Owing to the ex-
ceeCingly severe storm and the intense
darkness. the working party failed 20 ae-
complish what it was sent for. They re-
turned TO camp about / o'clock on the
morning of the 12th, every one worn out,
very few having had any sleep for forty
eight hours. The men were so exceedingly
tired that many of them dropped down on
the wet ground in q soaking rain and went
to sleep at once. There was one instance
OF a man who went ID sleep standing.
That was Private Austin and he only
awakened when he fell to the ground.
On the 18th Company D. together with
Companies f and l., were detailed TO
march back to TIE old camp for the pur-
pose of transporting the blanket rolls. The
march was exceedingly fatiguing. tie
reads being from ten to twelve inches deep
with mud and very sticky and Shiny.
Shortly after the party started on their
journey Iain began 20 fall, and continued
to do so all day. There were three streams
to wade. with the water reaching up to be-
tween the mems knees and waists. and for
quite distance the road was practically
running stream. The men arrived "a their
destination without dry thread on them.
Carrying Heavy Loads.
On the Hath of July they started on their
return to the trenches each man carrying
two heavy rolls. an aggregate of at least
100 pounds per man. The roads were al
most impossible on account of mud. AL
though the streams had subsidized, they
were quite deep and of course had to be
forded- After frequent rests Company II,
having become separated from the other
companies. arrived in camp at the trenches
at 1879 am. The men We're thoroughly ex-
hausted. At 2 o'clock on the same day
the news that Santiago had surrendered
was received.
On the 18th the regiment moved to a new
camp on San Juan heights. and on the 10Th
the I'd Battalion, TO which Company d
was assigned, was detailed to guard Span
ish prisoners confined In the adjacent val