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The herald., 1898-09-11
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Death of Capt. Richter

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Death of Capt. Richter
Captain Rheinhold Richter of Com
pany I, First California regiment,
d'ed in the hospital here Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. from
mortal wound, which he received Sunday
night, while leading his company to the
'front.' From the first it was believed that
Capt. Richter's wound was fatal, but every
| thing possible was done by the physicians
| TO prolong his life. An operation was per-
| formed upon him the day he was shot, and
| his skull was trepanned, In the hope this his
| life could be saved The first two days
| Capt Richter seemed to improve a little,
, and then he grew worse, and passed away
Thursday. He knew that he was going and
gave a message for his family to one Of
his comrades. His last hours were peaceful,
and he died surrounded by his brother off,
| GERS, whose hearts were torn by grief at his
untimey taking away.
How He Was Shot
| Capt. Richter was beloved by every one.
He was brave soldier and his men would
follow him anywhere, and he was devoted
to them. Since coming out here he had
| lived among his enlisted soldiers, eaten the
| same food as they, and borne the same
hardshps. Among the officers there was no
Ibetter-loved comrade.
He was buried yes esterday in the new ceme-
| terry south of Maricaban, which the army
has established. He was the first American
| to be buried there. Capt. Richter was .
Catholic, and the funeral services were per-
formed by Father McKinnon, chaplain OF
the First regiment. Nailed up in rude
wooden box and wrapped in the flag he
| loved so WELL all that was mortal OF the
| beloved officer was laid away to rest
Capt. Richter was one OF the first men
shot while leading his company to the front
| to assist Companies d and e Of the Penn
sylvania regiment, who were being hard
pressed by the enemy. The company was
approaching through a hail Of bullets and
| two or three men had been shot when Capt.
chter ordered his company to lie down.
Hardly had he uttered the command whenl
bullet struck him in the head infcting Al
mortal wound. Capt. Richter was carried
to the rear, but his company advanced ann
did effective work at the front. ~
Brisk Firing All Night
| The whole of the past week the hghtxQ
has been going On constantly in the trne
os The Spaniards have their sharpshq
ers stationed around our works in trees
behind cumps Of bushes, from where
fire on our men every time man ISL
posed. Monday night the trenches
II held by eight companies Of the Coll
regiment, under Col Mccoy and baH
of the First California regiment, al
Capt. Cunningham The exchangeN
between the lines was brisk all
Fred Springstead of Company D, 81
regiment, was killed. He was shot
the head while watching the enemy
a port hole. Ed Zachary of Con-
Colorado regiment, was wound
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Terrific Musketry Firing

The musketry firing of the Spaniards was
terrific and nothing can be said against
their craftsmanship. The hail of bullets
Vas terrific AT the same time the heav,,
guns at Malate and some from inside tho
:ity of Manila opened upon the entrencb-
nents. The cannonading. however. was not
lear so effective as the musketry. Our mon
ought magnificently. They poured volley
lfter volley into the advancing line, and as
he enemy was approaching over compar-
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have transformed II into a hospital. There
are numbers of large trees in the yard, and
the graves Of The dead heroes were dug
under one Of these. There was on grave
for Sergt. Justh of the California regiment,
and the seven others were laid side by side
In large grave. The corpses, wrapped only
in their blankets and covered by the flag OF
their country, for which they gave their
lives, were lowered into the graves and the
last brief services were performed by the
chaplains. Even while this was being done
the firing which was going on at the front
could be plainly heard. The graves were
covered quickly. Three volleys were fired
over the graves and taps were sounded.
Lights were out.
Died for Their Country
The heroes who fill the graves at Marica-
ban are Corp. w. e. Brown, Company d,
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment; Private John
| Brady. Company I, Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment; Private Jacob Hull, Company r,
Tenth Pennsylvania; Private William Bum
ton. Company f. Tenth Pennsylvania; Pri-
vate Jesse Moss, Company e. Tenth Penn
sylvania; William Stillwaggon. Company
f, Tenth Pennsylvania: Sergt. Maurice
Justh, Company A, First California;; Pri-
vate Ell Dawson, Battery X, Third artf-
lory.
A National Cemetery
A cemetery has been established about
a quarter of mile from this camp. The
| land was purchased from the natives by
Gen. Greene, and will be used as a nationa,
burying ground. The plot of earth selected
| is a little way south of the Miricaban con-
vent and borders on the Parnaque river
which flowly slowly to the south and emp
ties into the bay at Parnaque. two miles
from here. The spot is on high ground and
Is surrounded by dense foliage of tropical
plants. 1t has been fenced in with bamboo
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was transformed INTO a SIuSny marsh. -
courier from the front soon arrived and an
nounced that the troops in the trenches had
been attacked by large force of Spanards.
The order was then given TO march for
ward. The First battalion of the California
volunteer regiment under command of Ma
jor Boxton was placed on the advance line.
TIE Second battalion of the California reg
iment followed and in the rear of these
lcame the First regiment Of Colorado, in
command of Colonel Hale, while the rear
was closed by Captain Cunningham with
the Third battalion of the California regi-
ment.
The Noise of Battle
When the reinforcements started forward
the firing at the front was terrific The
blaze of musketry and large cannon lit up
the sky even through the rain. The noise
Of the big guns and the bursting shells
which We're continually exploding in the
air was deafening; the spectacle was mag
nifcent.
The troops were led into the Canine Real
the main road, which runs due north into
the trenches, and started forward at the
double quick. The road was in frightfu
condition. AT every step the men sank
above their shoe tops in the slush.
Lieutenant Colonel Victor Dubose of he
First California regiment went forward
with jor Boxton's battalion. When this
battalion reached the cross road. a mile
from here, one branch of which leads to
Pasay and the other to the beach, the
companies We're deployed to the left through
rice field. This movement was made 10
get out of the fire which the Spaniards
were pouring down ;he road. They had
evidently apprehended that reinforce
ments would be brought up by this road,
and had trained machine gun on it, whch
they kept going all the time.
Enemy's Danger Zone
About a quarter of mile beyond this
cross-road there is line of unused, trenches
which We're built by the insurgents whe n
they We're advancing their works around
Manila. Between the cross-road and these
first trenches seems 10 have been the
danger zone from the enemy's bullets, which
greatest number of their missiles, which
flew high over our foremost breastworks
fell in this space. 1t was wh-e advancing
across this field that most of the men in
the California regiment were shot. Major
Boxton led his battalion across the field,
and describes the fire as awful There was
a perfect hail of bullets. The soldiers lay
down on their stomachs and crawleGl along
on their hands and knees. Sergeant Justh
was shot through the abdomen and killed.
a little way from the trench Captain Rein
hold Richter Of Company / was shot in the
head and mortally wounded as he lay upon
the ground. Several others were injured
and many had narrow escapes. Two men
had heir hats puncture0 and several had
Their clothes cut by bullets.
California Battalion to the Rescue
From the first trench to the breastworks
where the men were fighting the firing was
less intense and the bullets seemd TO fly
high. Th California battalion hurried for
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atively level field IN a solid line. the execu-
ton done must have been great.
The Filipinos Scatter
When the insurgents ran away the right
flank was left entirely unprotected and it
was soon evident that the Span!ards were
concentra ting their attack upon that quar-
ter. They had forced their way far enough
around to pour raking fire into the right
end Of the trench where Companies d and
f of the Pennsylvania regiment were sta
toned, supported by the batteries H and X
of the Third artillery regulars, who had
been held in reserve at Pasay under COM
mand of Lieutenants Krajenbuhl and Kess-
ler and had advanced at the first alarm.
Flankers were thrown out to the right, but
as the country here is covered with
bamboo thicket where the men
sank in the water and slush to their waists,
they were unable to advance far Mean
while the Utah battery men were working
their field pieces for all they were worth.
They loaded the guns with shrapnel and
poured the deadly stuff into the enemy's
lines.
Ready to Go to the Front
When the firing began it was heard at
Camp Dewey and a general order was
given by Brigadier General Greene for all
the regiments to turn out and be in readi-
ness to go to the front a call 10 arms was
sounded and the soldiers jumped out of
their tents and promptly fell into line,
where they stood chatting under the re-
straint which prevented them from going
forward at once. The rain was still fall
NO heavily and the camp ground, which a
few days before had been broad. dry field,
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was brought to camp the doughty colone
ief. his bed and hurried TO his regiment.
Insurgents Had Withdrawn

The detachment which was attacked was
occupying a line of trenches extending
from the bay in an eaSterly direction about
BOO yards parallel to the Spanish entrench-
ments and about 500 yards distant from
them. The trenches had been occupied two
DAYS by our forces The Insurgents who
had forced their withdrawal to this point
when they We're besiegng Manila, with
drew last Friday to make room for our
forces, who began to extend the trenches
and to strengthen them. During the tW o
days that the Americans had been in the
trenches the Spaniards had made no at
tempt TO prevent the work. No thanking
works We're thrown up at the right, as the
district was in the hands of the insurgents
md they We're depended upon to protect
this quarter. How greatly the confidence
felt in the insurgents was misplaced was
shown when the attack was made. Almost
at the first volley Aguinaldo's men de-
serted their posts and scampered away like
scared rabbits, leaving the right flank un-
protected and the Americans to shift for
themselves.
The Spaniards were evidently thoroughly
acquainted with our position and their at
tack was well planned. Their main attack
Kas directed at the right flank, and had
hey been able to force their way around
INTO the rear of the Americans they would
have had them in tight place.
The Calm Before the Storm
A heavy rain was falling Sunday .ght,
which set in early in the evening and it
vas intensely dark. The men Were soaked
to the skin. Early in the night all had been
quiet along the line except for the ocCa-
sonal firing between the Spanish outposts
md the insurgents. Even this died out
about II o'clock and every one seemed to
have gone to rest when an outpost gave the
alarm by firing into squad of men whom
he saw approaching. A volley was re-
.urned and the sentry beat hasty retreat
behind the breastworks. few seconds
later perfect sheet of flame burst forth
Blong the entire front of our line 1t was
then understood that a general attack was
being made by the Spauiards. In an in
stant the men who had been sitting around
wet to the skin and grumbling about the
cold forgot Their condition and jumped to
their places along the entertainments, eager
to begin firing. At first volley firing was or
dered, but when the fighting got hotter and
hotter several captains allowed their com
panies to fire at will.
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Brought Him Back to Life.

Messrs Wells. Richardson & Co.
Gentlemen-I might have broken down
sooner in the campaign about Santiago if
had had time to realize what was the
matter with me before IT, Spaniards sur
rendered.
God knows broke down soon enough as
it was, and it was as great a surprise to
me as it was to the other boys who
knew me at home. But the Spaniards
kept us busy when we We're not busy on
our own account getting ready for the big
fight. That I was a member of the
Roosevelt regiment / shall always be
proud and the fights at Las Quasimas
and at San Juan Hill will be things to
talk about for many year.
But l would not have lived to talk about
them if I had not found something to
brace my nerves up again after the siege
had Of it at Santiago with dysentery
and slow fever. I got so 1 could hardly
shoot and felt like did not care whether
did or not.
I lost 20 pounds in weight and lot
more than that in spirit if you can meas
ure a fellows spirit that way Half a
dozen Mauser bullets could not have
made a worse mess of me than the Cuban
climate and the mud in the Santiago
trenches did. AS soon as I found I was
sick and my nerves We're all gone I hunt
ed for a tonic. found it on the way back
north, when I got some of the Paine's
Celery Compound l saw other men using.
How it braced me up my picture will
show better than anything else. 1t is the
greatest nerve restorer that can be made
for it brings all the force there is in a
man to the surface.
q. q. HOILT. Dango. Colorado.
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Escaped MOntauk Hospital.
NEW YORK. Oct. 6. 1S9S.

Messrs. Wells, Richardson & Co.;
Gentlemen If anybody in the whole
regiment of rough riders had chance to
observe the general weakened condition
of the men when they started back to the
United States as compared with their
stalwart condition when they sailed from
San Antonio on June 8, I think had.
Oklahoma is generally regarded as a
healthy climate, and last May, when I left
there, l hardly knew what sickness
meant. Earlier in life, however. I had
lived in the east, and after month in
the service knew that what I needed, in
my general rundown condition, was a
nerve tonic. l knew il my nerves were
fixed up there would be no trouble about
my general health as soon as 1 got away
from the army.
! also knew the position that Paine's
Celery Compound occupied, although 1
had not had occasion to use it much NY
self. got a few bottles Of it and began
to take it and give it to few of my ac-
quaintances.
1t actually seemed to build up my nerv-
GUS constitution almost as rapidly as the
southern climate had torn it down. The
same thing was true of the other men /
gave it to.
Unless I had found this tonic to re-
store my nerves I feel sure that I would
have gone to the hospital at Montauk
Point. and l might have shared the fate
of many other poor fellows whose ina
poverished condition did not yield to the
Doctors treatment
1t gives me pleasure to recommend
Paines Celery Compound as the best rem
edy ever sold in America
SERGT. M. DOUTHETT,
Guthrie, Oklahoma
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YOU CANNOT .cuRE PILES
BY Internal Remedies.

The only way to cure piles in every
form is to use a remedy like the Pyramid
Pile Cure, which is applied directly to the
parts affected, and its wonderful healing
effects are felt on the first application be-
cause the medical properties are rapidly
absorbed by the sensitive membranes of
the rectum. and the cure is speedily made,
and almost before the patient is aware OF
it every trace of piles has left him
This is one reason why the Pyramid Pile
Cure has been so successful. 1T is applied
directly where it is needed and where 1t
will do the most good. Not by the round
about way Of the stomach nor by the
harsh, barbarous methods Of various sur
gical operations and so-called systems.
It's advantages over all other pile cures
are these: II cures without pain the cure
is lasting. 1t contains no poison. and is the
quickest and cheapest cure yet found 1t
is made by the Pyramid Drug Co. of Mar
shall. Mich, and sold by all druggists at
81 per package.
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Clinton Men
Disciplined
BY CAPT. CANNON.
Freak Shows Attract Many
Local Citizens.

Clinton, Nov. 11.-Capt. P. ]. Cannon
caused Company K to feel touch of
the iron hand of discipline, today. Last
night, on the way out from supper, two
of the privates engaged in a little ar
gument, which grew warm enough to
attract attention before it closed. Such
an occurrence would probably have
been passed by while the captain was
i'll and the company had no real head
but it doesn't go now. AS a result, the
boys were locked in, as they term it,
and lucky was the man Who received
permission to leave the armory The
tedium of the day was relieved as usual
with basket ball and games of one sort
or another. But life in the armory is
not like life outside of it, and the boys
found things stupid enough
Patrick Mccarthy, Oliver Felaaa and
Michael Heagney, severally arrested fol
being drunk, were fined So each in the
district court this morning.
The appraisers on the Brimhall es-
tate have fixed its value at $50. 600.
John Connors, superintendent fol-
Contractor Mahoney, one of the CON
tractors engaged on the metropolitan
basin work, was struck on the head
by some unknown persons last eve
ming, and sustained a scalp woHn6
across the forehead some five inches ii
length. He cannot giv~ a description
of his assailant, and has no idea whom
he may have been. The wound is moi
serious.
The calendar fair of the Congrega-
tional Society held its closing session
tonight. The rain of yesterday daIrp-
ened the interest in the first night bui
the loss was in a measure made gCoo
by a greatly increased attendance this
evening. The calendar from which the
fair takes it's name, is selling well, only
800 were printed of which nearly al
are sold.
from time to time rLTes the dimes oil
Clinton people from their pockets
struck town day or two ago. It &C.
cupfes a vacant store adjacent to The
Oxford House. Its stock in trade is
principally a man with a large voice. {
plaster paris bust. with the abel t'this
statue comes to life every 20 minutes,
and two women, bearing traces of for
mer good looks, who stick their head.
out from behind black draper.cs, Of
either side OF the bust, into a show
which is them and which is the bust
This spectacle was in operation today
when small boy CHANGED to remark
See the statoo chew gum" 1t wa.
true. The jaws of one Of the female.
was moving ruminatively, and She wa,
chewing gum. The solemnity Of III,
spectacle was much impaired for tn,
rest of the Afternoon by the remarks O
the spectators.
In wandering negro card writer tn,
town has a show that is better wortI
the price of admission than the on,
already referred to. This gentleman
is Prof. Harry Coates. He wears
shirt with a check like a checker board
and after o'clock on nice afternoons, {
swallow tail coat, Which he sets of
with small round fur hat The Gin
ton boys regard Prof Coates as TIN
whole thing, and patronize him liber
ally.
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Nearly Dead From the Fever.
sT. Louis. sept. @. Is

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20, 1898.
Messrs. Wells Richardson & Co.:
Gentlemen-Nobody can blame me of
being disloyal if 1 say that Paine's Celery
Compound has done more for me than
any other person or thing since I left
Silver City to join the rough riders.
1t has pulled together the scraps of
stalwart man, brought me around from
all the bad effects of the Cuban climate,
and braced me up until l am in better
health than have been in ten years My
friends in the west think that 1 am nearly
dead from the army fever they called cal
ientura in Cuba, When / get back to Sill
yer City they will be as surprised as [
sometimes feel myself. had pretty good
nerves before I enlisted. They went to
pieces while we were lying out in the
trenches at Santiago lodging bullets.
began to feel feverish from the day we
got to Siboney. When the Mausers sang
about our ears noticed that l was get
ting nervous,
found myself scarcely able to walk
after the battle of San Juan.
I got worse until got back to Montauk
Point where I got bottle of Paine's
Celery Compound from another fellow in
the regiment. I saw several of the rough
riders taking it.
With some of them as with me. it
seemed to take the place of both food pn1
medicine, for the systems of many of the
men needed toning up before they could
IAN @al rs they mad zone before they
left this country.
don't know much about n'ea;nire~ ~,
don't need much medicine in New Mexi-
CO. But know Paine Celery Luilt..,u.pl
mas nNed me up until L feel able to take
the road for home, where I expect to tell