New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17

BY singular coincidence Captain Capron died
on ms twenty seventh birthday. June "A. ]
was then next In command Of the troop. and
! noticed that some Of our men lay too closely
together rs they were deploying | went down
the line ordering them 10 their proper distances
and as passed along poor Hamilton Fish
was lying MORALLY wounded a few feet from
me. When he heard my voice Fish raised him
self on his elbow and said 4 am wounded:
am wounded This the last saw Of him
in life. He very brave and was very
popular among the men Of the troop. Sergeant
Kline. Of Troop l.. wounded early that day.
and was ordered 10 the rear with several other
wounded men. on the way to the rear Kline
discovered Spanish sharpshooter in a tree and
shot at him. The Spaniard fell dead and
Kline picked up a silvermounted revolver which
fell from the dead mans clothing as a souvenir.
which he highly prizes.
'Sev. al Of The Spanish sharpsnooters had
picked UP cast-oh clothing Of the American
soldiers. md they wore these while they were
at their deadly work. As soon as we discovered
this. orders were issued TO all our men TO avoid
climbing into the trees. SO that any person who
discovered in that position was picked on
by our mon. with the result that several OF the
Spanish sharpshooters died with American
cotles on. These sharpshooters seemed 10 take
intense delight In shooting at wounded men as
they were being brought 10 the rear in ltters
and several Of our poor wounded brothers were
killed outrigh; by these marksmen. The span
i&rds pretty good fighters. but when our
men charged on them they quit their trenches.
Several members of our troop had indian olood
in their veins. but they were all brave lel-
lows. and good fighters.
Sergeant Dillwin Bell. Of our troop. who Is
son Of NJ. F.. Bell ~ Chicago. was badly injured
by an exploding shell while on the firing line.
He ordered to the rear. but qul'Ki! cam
back again. He was ordered away a second
time but few minutes later he was al inc
front again firing away. For a thlrd tiine nv
was sent back. and once more he insisted on go
ing 10 the front again. and when the other men
saw him they greeted him with rousng cheers
and he fouPht till the end OF the day. although
painfully wounded in the back. There were
many similar cases among our fellows, ara none
of them who could handle a gun reinGuished ms
place until NJ had tainted or had TO be carried
70 The rear Young Walter sharp, or chicago.
was reported Killed. but he Ia very much alive
to-day. He only missing Tor snort lln'.
II cannot speak too highly or Colonel me ,
dore Roosevelt Ife is every inch hghter' ana
led a charge Of dismounted cavalry against men
I'm pits AT San Juan successfully. 1t was Won
derflil charge and showed Roosevelts grit |
was not there. but have been told ~ II re-
peatedy by those who saw the Co'oneI on .n''
hill Colonel Leonard Wood. who Ia now brlea-
dier-General walked up and down the firing
lire in the first fight in the most fearless man :.
ner all the while giving commands to MS men.
Major Rrodie and Lieutenant DeveTeauN. ~
tho Roueh Riders. in the course OF conversion
terms OF the valOr OF the New-Nork men IN that
regiment General Wood and Colonel Roose-
Welt they said were two Of the bravest oihcers
who ever went or a battlefield. and were al
WAYS at the head Of their men cheering them on
Lieutenant Thomas was taken off the Olivette
nv MS father. and was landed a. Quarantine by
the Governor Flower Judge Thomas had OBJ
tanned a special permit from Secretary Alser
allowing him to do this. and also giving Lieu
tenant Thomas sixty days furlough. Judge
Thomas will take his son TO Indian Territory
to-day.