Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-22
LOW THE SIXTEENTH FOUGHT
.o,.ln Noble Tolls the Story Of hi Regiments Campaign
IN cuba-charse UP San juan HiII-mauser Bullets
Did Stop the Boys

under hrt about the time IA struck this
lane, ana ihc men were exposed ID tha
Spanish bullets from that time until
the atd. three d1yf.
The regiment was without guide
aud was proceeding IN the dark. AZ
ihp men passed along the lane. which
was about 70 feet wide. they overlook
the scNOniy-hrat Sew York which
was somewhat d,m1faUE a. They nifi
pasacd several disabled dynamite ana
machine runs returning from jho cray.
and the boys ~ The sixteenth realized
they were rlEhi utNt q Dor Go a rcd hot
time, fhluth ihey ala NOT need I.hur
evidence than thU hiu ot load that new
In all directions about them until Do
seemed they wcr, being shot at from
every poiut 20 the compass.
JUNGLE Oh DEATH.
After thoy had proceeded about q
mile alung the lane. an opening Do 90.
right was discovered. ard ih regman,
passed through and int what was
afiurwar1 called ih1 Jungle If Death"
There seemed ul way uut II 90 urIoss
ON she back track. ana the boys wefp
being penperrd by an unseen enemy
sNithuut any opportunity o. return She
compliment. u was here thit itcu-
tenant SPONGE wis shot 100 the wrist
Later he was wounded iu ihU sh.sh
After % rough rycunulit0r c1r1i,
DuunInE. Whl a short time Hf.HrNIrl
was wounded. discovered au opening.
nui the regiment passed through 10
ana across tha Ban Juan river. Tho
rorimCrt formed Dol Hunken u111.
which afforded sJms protection from
the sp1ulHh ile, fud the men about !
o'clock ln she uficragan las down tl
Eet "a lliilo rDst
General Hawkins rode ~ aud gave
a.
must De tIkcn. The Americans " r1
losing more mon. h. said. than they
would 10 "a charge. 10 was found zoe
regimCut was against harbed wIra
fence. The h1YH cue this down lu 4
hurry with choir hAyUuUtH. iu ihIl
work they WEIR materially assisted by
"a Cuban. Who used a machrto with
tonug Cmcci. once through. the rgE.-
mcri formed 10 a ncl covered with
grass al the way from O. 9 fstt hiFh
Tho men were exposed 90 Che nlU from
The hlnck-hluHc and nlHl ~ the sharp.
shooters. who roasted about ,n sr,os VA
/ all sides.
Tho charge was q gallant ono. Tn,
spaulardH kHpt w a calling nrU. but
The advance ~ The Americans was not
checked. yelling and shooting. thay
we're reinforced By the Sixth and i
part OF the Thirteenth The rgF.mrrii
{ advanced in a. solid llnn. The hlttHfy
at ~ Poo opened up on tho hlII and
/ Captain Noble made q short d..lui
ana stopped che hlU.yH nro by Way'
/ irg hla Handkerchief from the end VI d
| pols.
DoNs Of THE run.
The distance from tho point 10 M.
I fcld whore ihn Sixteenth formed ti Do.
/ block house was about 300 yards. am.
, tho boys covered tho distance I1 81.
I markedly short time. Tho Spauari
I nroi by Wgular voneys uutil thr Amer
I leans reached The crcat OF Ne h.li. Whrl
Tho firing became drsuliury and th
I d1na lcf, the entertainments ana scam
/ ptrrd down thc other side.
The cheering Americans pcppenod
o. them a. they He'd Captain Nlhis
who faH among The ffst 90 reach a.
FpanlHh position. picked up a diHcardc
Mauncr ana let ny at thc rrtrcaIrl
firms u the spnn.nrds number q
/ times.
Company \. the Boise company. occu
pied prominent part in this crie
brated charge. Led by the Railan