The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28
CAFES.
He Was sho, Through.

(From the st. Louis -Demoerat)
One of the heroes of Santiago, young man
whose right lung pierced by Mauser bullet
the ball going entirely through his body, lives
with his mother, stepfather and two young broth
ers at goo Shenandoah Avenue. He slipped into
the city quietly two weeks ago and only a few
of his friends know yet of his return home
The young soldier is Fred Muenzing whose occli-
patton when the war broke out was that Of a
carpenter He is twenty-five years old and enlist
ed on the 18th OF last May in Company C. Six
teenth United States Infantry. The regiment
landed at Siboney June "a and hurried to the
assistance OF Rooserelt's Rough Riders in their
first engagement with the Spaniards, but arrived
on the scene too late to be Of much service.
On July the fighting before Santiago began
and the Sixteenth Infantry was in the thickest
OF it. being part OF Gen. Hawkins brigade.
Col THICKER was in command" said young
Muenzing yesterday, in giving his experience OF
the battle. ''We fought-Or the regiment did
from ! in the morning until in the evening.
stopped about in the afternoon We were charg-
ing bayonets when | shot, but | kept on
charging not knowing that I had been hit |
had myself fred 100 shots, and after we stopped
charging fred two more. Then l collapsed and
fell TO the ground | felt blood trickling down
my right leg, and l knew l had been hit. A
lieutenant-I don't know to what regiment he
belonged-gave me a drink of water and told
me that il | stayed there | would be run over
and trampled to DEATH He helped me up and
told me to go back to the rear took his advice
and managed to get about 600 yards when | fell
apain. Pretty John Billmeycr, who lives on
Ohio and Russell Avenues, came along He is in
my regiment, in Company d. He washed my
wound with little water and put a bandage on
it. The bullet made two holes, entering here
pointing 10 his right breast. and coming out
here (under the right shoulder-hlade), and he
tied the cloth clear around me- Billmeyer had TO
leave me then and go to the front again.
Young Muenzing said that he could see no sur
geons about and that he heard there were only
six to attend to all the wounded from the battle
field. 81 had to make my way back alone to the
1t was four-Tnile walk but | got there by
O'Clock You know a fellow can walk pretty fast
when he has to. | was shot through the breast
and lungs but there were so few surgeons and so
many wounded soldiers that / had to wait there
about an hour before my turn came | think
about 200 fixed up before | was, so YOU can
see that things went with a rush. All that was
done to done in a few seconds Ny
wound was spongCd off and n g tied on
Then l put into wagon with nine other
wounded men, and six horses were hitched to the
wagon. Down hill and up hill, over the noun
tains We went, finally reaching The coast at in
the morning. There they gave drink OF wine
and about hour later put into a skill and
took me to a transport at anchor some distance
out. Three hundred and fifty OF taken
was there month. and then got a thirty days
furiough which | am making good use Of.
as you see.'
Mr.. Muenzing's wound has healed up nicely
and he expects to recover fully. He unable
to secure the Mauser bullet that hit him, as it
passed through his clothing well his body.
but he has one Just like tia % caliber ball, 1s
inches long, having q metallic rim filed with
lead.