The herald., 1898-09-11

was secured by the reporter and Freeman
fixed up comfortably.
The newspaper woman, who was also an
attache of the Red Cross. bathed the mans
head, relieved him of his bundles and made
him palatable luncheon. She told him
20 rest, but he was talkative and feverish.
and could not.
''Oh, you women" he said, IT might say
it was Red Cross woman who saved my
life. 1t was the first day before Santiago.
We were charging up the sleeps and being
shot at from everywhere. Three lines were
shot down in front of m. My chum, Arm
strong, was killed at my side almost. A
Mauser got me in the back and side and
exploded after it bored hole In me.
dropped and tainted. I don't know how
long I was there when chap came along
and filled me with a package Of First aid
to the injured He was a Red Cross or
army doctor I don't know which. The
Spaniards shot him, though, and I fell fiat
on my stomach. my face on the ground. and
whispered to him to go on; we fellows
would die, anyhow, and he might save HIM
self.
But he wouldn't go. He deliberately
bathed my wounds, cut off q. branch OF
tree, carved my name and home address
on the bark and then said: Young man.
the hospital is in that direction; take this
cane and crawl and knee your way over.
and the surgeon will attend to you
81 started and l must have tainted again,
for 1 awoke and it was dark and raining.
and 1 was in the trench. 1 could see the
Spaniards moving around as plainly as
anything, and I thought it was all up with
me; then I lay quiet and still, and nearly a
whole day must have passed. s@
'I then started crawling again.
crawled, it seemed to me- for hours, but
only got on few INCHES. Then AIRED Cross
woman saw me, and the boys came and
took me to the hospital. 1t was the worst
sight you ever saw in your life. Men, man
gled almost beyond recognition, awaiting
their turns. Mine finally came, and was
operated upon, but the doctors said that
probably the night in lfhe trench would
probably finish me-. i
by the by, lots of Cubans passed me by
the trench. They didn't care for
wounded soldier, not even their own. II
they want ratons they understand what
you say perfectly; but if you are wounded
and want help they don't know a word Of
English. They stole our blankets, our
clothing and everything in sight and all
of our boys have contempt for them Sec
ond only to that for the Spaniard.
1.-THE Spanish soldiers were not starving
ir .fe trenches. as we supposed. The Sixth
cavalry got at them first. These boys are
about as cool and collected as any on earth;
they would shoot at Fellow; kill him, then
jump right down in his place In the trench.
In this way nearly all Of them got cigar-
cites, wine and live chickens hung up by
the legs. The brutes of Spaniards had
their wives and sisters along there in the
trenches, cooking for them. The Sixth cav
airy left neither grub nor cigarettes for us.
but most of our men were killed and wound
er and didn't need them.
eve were splendidly treated at Key
West, but the hospital there has not ac-
commodations for all the men. The wo-
men, headed by Mrs. Babcock, got us
transportation home. They have given
me an indefinite furlough; that's sort Of
made me think"
MARGHERITA ARI4INA HAMM,
Inspector of Supplies, Head of Nurses
Staff. Women's Auxiliarics National
Guard.