The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-21

soldiers are doing the work. he said,
modestly, and throughout the whole in
terview his desire was to sink his per-
sonality to talk as little as possible about
himself.
There" said he, sis the suit I wore.
TIE stains yoU ee ara blood Z"
picked up the soldiers coat of blue
and saw the dark blotches of blood.
MY hat, filed with grass, has been my
| pillow. We slept in open air under the
stars and Clouds" SAID Nj G3loupe
with a smile as he tossed the close away.
The Rev. Dwight Galloupe is the chap
lain of the Ninth United States Infantry.
He was appointed by the President on
| April 10 and went with his regiment to
the front
How did you feel at the front?"
began.
We'll" ne replied, there is a differ
ence between theory and practice. Wher
we started I studied the rules of my Of
fee, but when we got into real work, I
had to do everything from carrying a
canteen Of water 10 the thirsty men TO
holding a crucifix before the eyes of a
dying soldier.
Just before the battle, I received a
sunstroke and was ordered by Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Evers, now Brigadier-Gener-
/ al Evers, to return to the Siboney hos
pital, some eight miles from where we
were encamped.
ION the morning Of July the rumor
reached us that the battle was on.
wanted to get hack to the front where
my heart was, but I was ordered to stay
| BY and by the wounded began to arrive
and l could stand it no longer and so,
against orders that agfternOon L started
for the front. I passed lots of wounded
as l went, all walking to the hospital.
Il remembered one fellow whose leg
/ was shattered into a horrible shape. He
had cut a branch from some tree and
with grasses had made a. sort of
stretcher for the leg. He was crawling
TO the hospital some eight miles away.
As I saw him was reminded of a farm
er's wagon, which had lost a wheel and
which was tied up with a long pole that
was dragged along the ground. At the
end Of the branch was trailing his KNAPP
sack ard canteen. AS l passed he
| looked UP. and, in a matter of fact way,
asked the distance to the hospital. Say
comrade. can't you tie my leg to the tree
with the grasses?' he asked.
II CHANGED TO have pece of string
in my pocket, and after it was most Sc
curely tied the fellow gave me most
grateful look and offered me a drink from
his canteen."
II am sorry I didn't get his name"
the minister continued. half to himself.
But he was from New England and I
was told that he had to have his leg
amputated.
But tell me about yourself" I inter
upted
oh well! I got near the line again
and was inquiring for my regiment from
number of men when a shell was hurled
from the Spanish quarter near by. 1t
struck the ground about us. l only heard
the rattle of the shell. I don't know
what struck me. 1 think it was
peice Of earth-that is what I learned it
was afterwards. When 7 came to it was
growing dark; my nose and mouth were
bleeding. I joined the procession Of
wounded. back eight miles to the hos
ptal. There was seven hundred OF us.
Some We're walking; others were crawling
/ was not hurt so much as some of the
boys, so I assisted DR.. degrade with
the wounded, carrying water to the
thirsty and fever stricken.
"Oh. what a brave set of fellows they
were! I remember them standing in
line waiting their turn. Just as men
wait at the box office at the theatre. 50
waited these men in all patience for
their wounds to be dressed.
Did they show any Impotence?
mo. sir. remember one fellow who
answered the doctors your turn next
with here's Bill, doctor; take him first;
he's shot through the leg" In that way
several gave up to their comrades and
waited in the line another hour.
But about yourself, Mr. Galloupe?"
The minister said, with becoming mod
esty,
Toward morning my head began to
swim. They picked me up near the sea.
I suppose I wanted to get cool. for I
not only had a dreadful pain in my head
but l was feverish and awfully thirsty
l do not know uch more. They put us
to sea in the hospital ship. Then for
home! The second night out we were
fired upon ny one Of our own ships, the
Scorpion. She thought We were Spanish
because we carried no lights. We
thought she was Spanish because we had
been warned of them in this neighbor-
hood. The wounded were in the hold
l stood on the deck 1 heard their
The Spaniards are sinking u.s. was the
cry that Went through the ship The
poor. wounded soldiers crawled about in
the hold like a nest of serpents, for they
We're almost naked.
" Are We to die like rats?' Sobbed
one poor fellow. No chance for a fight
They fired six shots at US. The last one
burst under the stern. The boats soon
discovered their mistake and each of us
started on our way. All went we'll till we
left Tampa, where our train was speed
ing like the wind when we slowed up.
"A train behind ran into ours, tele-
serious. but the humor OF it was. one of
the boys was half hanging out Of the
window, crying: oh dear, 1 knew it,
knew it, We started with thirteen cars
But the rest Of the journey was IN
eventful. Here I am happy at home.
Not many can say that. within A week.
they have been sunstruck. wounded in
battle. and been in a railroad accident.
The boys in blue al the front are do
ing their best as soldiers. and unmind-
full Of their duties 20 God. We cannot but
help notice the difference. The Spanish
were profane, savage and Indifferent 10
religious teachings till they were wound
ed: then they cried for mercy and pitt