The times., 1898-08-10
HEROES OF THE REPUBLIC.
Scared Veterans of Santiago nj
Washington Barracks

Close enough to Washington Barracks
to view the daily guard mount, yet far
enough from the grim horrors of war to
hear the calm ripple OF the Potomac and
the distant NOISES of the. CITY, stands a
pants are wounded survivors of San
tiago, and their sleep last might was
broken by the burning twinges of Mauser
bullet wounds and soaring scars made by
Spanish shells.
There are nearly 100 of these battered
heroes, and the glory of their wounds
has failed to change the grim earnestness
of their desire to recover in time TO ''get
another shot at Spain" They3are first of
all American soldiers, and then, if you
please-heroes.
They already think that they have been
repaid for the terror of facing a storm OF
lead. Their new mansions with double
from the dog tents that they can only
laugh and look happy. The three course
dinners which have replaced hard-tack
fried in grease are too good to be even
imagined, therefore these men feel that
Uncle Sam has squared his accounts, and
they only want another chance to show
their gratitude.
They come from the command which
composed the firing lines at Santiago, and
which made the charges. Not one OF
them but has covered himself with glory,
yet they find little glory in crutches,
Sings bandages and canes
Say" said one ''if this arm WASH (
paralyzed do you think I'd be here? But
y see, can't even shoulder a cane, so
/ guess I'm out of it,
whats the news from Porto Rico?'
This was the Interrogation all down the
line "Pd give months pay just to be
able to have staid with the push re-
marked one poor wreck who had a shat
tered ankle.
The wounded troops have been trans
ferred from Fortress Monroe to the bar
racks and are nearly all convalescents.
A detachment of 125 viii arrive this morn
ing and will receive the best of care and
attention.
There is a general hospital on the line
of tents, and here the real horrors of mod
ern warfare may be seen to some extent.
Nearly a score of brave fellows groan
restlessly on the white cots. All are Sc
riously wounded.
Some of them have half dozen wounds,
the pitiful result of a shell, and while it
would seem impossible that they should
live and breathe, they still smile family
and welcome word of coincidence.
The line of greatest interest however, is
down the tented street where the SCARED
heroes barter tobacco and experiences in
the cheerful sunshine Here one might
sit, open-mouthed, for hours and hear
tales so thrilling that the flesh might
well creep.
The Thirteenth Infantry Sixth Infant
ry, Twenty-fourth Infantry and Sixteenth
infantry are all represented. One of the
men, Private Salender of the Thirteenth,
has the following diary of the war, as he
saw 1t, written on the rim of his hat:
Fighting Thirteenth Infantry. Left
Fort Porter Buffalo, N. Y, for war April
IS, So. Arrived at Tampa, Fla, April q,
'9S. Broke camp at Tampa and got aboard
the transport Saratoga at Port Tampa
June $, '9s. Forty-six days in camp at
Tampa Landed at Siboney, Cuba, June
%, ss, after seventeen days on board the
boat Battle of Santiago Cuba, July 1
and 2 Louis Salender, Company G. Thir-
teenth Infantry, wounded at the battle Of
Santiago July l. '9s. Gotaaboard the hos
pital boat Breakwater at Siboney. Cuba,
on July 8. '9S. Landed at Fort Monroe
July IA, SO, a. m. Now at the general
hospital, Fort Monroe, Va