The Republican journal., 1898-10-06
, experiences in Santiago.


;'''' SENT md This has been
S. -t.ying day, to both patients
while several of the men
joor and many others far
2i .,,,ej. a number of GONZALES
III. .rt rejoicing in the promise
pis s' lecture. 1t cannot be de-
aF' -,s happiness of the fortunate
al. deeper tinge of blue to the
BE- ssof their comrades who have
t5gb. prospects in the near future.
.1,efsA mortals We're never
F. -.-se soldiers of Uncle Samuel.
t.1i dis is the young Lieuten-
ar.n Michigan who occu-
.Ee hospital corridor, and
-ra. aa earth are numbered.
.0a..sA tile battle unscathed,
.ros.tae Of course from its days
lld experiences. After
....- s .ompany, he had 'Ethe
nap where the men were
a ,oaked ground, alter
.,...l- 1t monday, drenched
.u. luNu-pour and shivering
-ur They had low dog
.agh to 80 around by
~. 4- HaJ 10 cots, and in most
.-.,l uauket, the men having
-n..oa al Throw away their kits
...r SO wonder that for days
.... .-., -ya men out of company
u., for duty! An over
-lgLeon made occasional
5l.y medicine was quinine,
.r lying of dysentary there was
Ire usual beans, bacon and
-.. would have required the
.-.t.-i suong man to satisfy the
r, lie fe,ered tor water-the
,.+aa. 1eng half mile away. This
.,- .ttmnr and the Chaplain of his
,ml Nd Leroic service, forgetting
,sl , aeungs in the care of others,
5.l . last penny to procure
Basal ueadier comrades, writing
fl. us.- taking last messages for
EFF le>. and closing the eyes of
.1r.. -e tlaplain read the burial
-.es. -ayeen men in one day-all
~ , elsonal friends. Shortly
.as .- own turn came to Join "the
4. U.Hl and now the young
uy ,'5ing.
l-aa II the same row, who is
~. uu- from a dreadful wound
Id ,ney, is best introduced
f.. words of Doctor Winfield |
l ...- LOSS surgeon from Boston.
gorge Kennen and | were
-4e Held, thirty six hours
doing what we could to
y Of men who yet lay where
uded through the long hot
4...- nights. The handful of
"ue working like Trojans
o~d hospital miles away,
r.> very big one and their
insufficient. Among the
n4Mzed a former college
Ncw Yorker, who might
-. 0a tpI Jay ion several hundred
rAe body, and writing
NJ Lazy i'll the wet grass,
O- blanket; it was raining in
t.-l night was coming on
lirel the battle. managed !
..er poneho, (the modest
T that it was his OWN, |
aFel iny wounded friend. |
IT, Take it to that poor
..'e. am only hurt-he is
Ais earnest request, we
erred ana took the poncho !
0aa-ed The latter was a
whose throat had been
mauser bullet. During
-i"ur hours his pleadings
ec all within hearing.
~ water at hand, had any
comrades been able to
a" Now his cries had sub
ans and life was almost
When We bent over him with a
i.e pag desired water, he was
"'".l- and died with a grateful
a were bathing the poor.
"l And still my friend
'neho; but Insisted that it
'' -e~"ed by a stripping of 80, who
-1F - q loon and babbling of |
~l "'rAer" l am happy to add
+sa4 account that this brave
.Fi t whom New York may
F''1V, viii not die, though he
4ruauently disabled.
''e-e IS so little selfishness
~ ' 'faFe boys who faced death
-7 n9spital attendants say that
p''g. lew lot of men starts for
'ls ai<'t Of their exuberant happi-
'olrespondingly depressing
'N '-e stay behinds, raising the
'S' i''y litty per cent. The poor
'-e $50 homesick that "mal de
lug >paniards call it, has be-
'''1V' and often fatal disease.
'le cannot touch. Suddenly
Nh Home, sweet Home
''ienee of the hospital-and
>-tN could not have produced