The times., 1898-07-19

New York, July ls-One hundred of The
2z2 wounded American soldiers who were
landed from the steamer Olivette Sat
urday night and established at the Ma
rine Hospital at Staple-on, Staten Isl
and, held a regular levee yesterday. The
hospital grounds We're crowded by old
and newly-made friends from sunrise un-
Ill sunset, the hour at which under the
hospital regulations the grounds are
closed 10 visitors. Less than tweny of
the wounded men were in such enfeebled
conditions as to be obliged to remain in
their beds. The others passed the day
in roaming about the beautiful grounds,
stretching themselves at fun length on
the grass in the shade OF the big trees in
complete abandonment To rest Every
man 50 employed soon became the center
OF a group of visitors. TO whom he re-
lated over and over again the story Of
his experiences in the battles before San
1iago.
While all the men seemed in excellent
spirits and rapidly gaining in health and
strength. the appearance of all as far
as clothing were concerned WAS almost
deplorable. Most Of them were literally
in rags and not d few were without COW
ering for their feet. Among the whole
one hundred there was not one complete
uniform owing TO the fact that as last
as the wounded were taken from the fr-
ing lines TO the field hospitals their
clothing WAS cut of 50 as TO get at their
wounds. and when they wer1 in condi-
tion 10 be moved they were hastily clad
in whatever scraps Of raiment came nrst
to hand This in most cases was cloth
ing taken from the dead on the HELD or
from those who died of wounds IN the
HOSPITALS Unfortunately, no provision
was made for clothing the men Wheh taeE
were uIaced on the transport II Is eN-
pectei that am abundant supply OF cloth
ing viii be furnished 10 them today, the
Worrar's War Relief Association anu
other similar organizations having vol
unteered TO supply all that is necessary
A .a. the men need Jus, noa mos ui-
gently. after clothing. IS supplies oi pe'S'
pencils. postage stamps ana st3.'ohSt -
50 that they may write To their trleauS-
Many Of the poor fellows. too, are quite
destitute Of money
In the big. cheerful ward set apart Tor
the most serious cases Surgeon Stohei'
tn charge of the hospital. and MS assist
ants were busy all day examining anu
drassi,,g wounds and performing minor
surgical operations All those operated
on were reported 10 be progressing rap
idly toward recovery. In fact. all the
cases in the hospital may be considered
convalescent-
In the shade of an enormous tree be
hind the hospital services were conducted
tn the afternoon by Deacon Henry A
Stewart. Of St Pnurs Memorial Church,
assisted by several young ladies. Nearly
half the wounded men. including some
who leaned from the windows of one OF
the upper wards. took part in the services
and Joined heartily "a the singing
Among the visitors was Judge John X.
Thomas. Of Kiuita- Indian Territory. who
went with his daughter to shake hands
with Sergeant Kline and Private Kulver,
OF Troop I of the Rough Riders, COM
manded. after the death of Captain Ca
prom. by the judges son, Lieutenant
Thomas. Both had thrilling experiences
10 tell Sergeant Kline, wiry little man
with light blue eyes. was shot in the sec !
Ond fcht through the knee cap, the bull
let coming out through his hip. He was
standing beside Lieutenant Thomas when
the latter fell with a bullet through his
foot The lieutenant at first refused TO be
moved, and lay on the ground cheering on
his men until he was picked Up by twO
IriVates and carried of the field. after
Kline had cus off his trousers ana tie0
the string Of his Canteen around his leg as
a tourn.quet 80 check the bleeding, in all
probability s.y ing the heutenant's life.
In describing the first fight Of the Rough
SRiders Kline said that il was no ambuS-
cade and that RooseYelts men deliber-
ately charged the Spaniards. knowing
that they We're probably outnumbered /
ten TO one And / want to say right
now" said Kline. that the colored troops
OF the Tenth Cavalry backed Us up in
splendid style. No men could have fought
more gaIlantly than they did, and if il
hadn't been for their assistance I'm not
sure what might have become of us.
I'VE found when we captured the
trenches that the men had been primed
with liquor in order TO make them fight
the harder for in many of the trenches
We captured quantities of rum and brandy
in bottles and TASKS. and even barrels of
wine
Private Edward Culver who belongs to
the Cherokee tribe in the Indian terri
tory. was struck by the same bullet which
killed Hamilton Fish. After passing
through Sergt. Fish's head the Mauser |
missile struck Culver under the left arm |
and traversed his body. lodging in the |
muscles OF the right side, where ii still /
remains.
He WAS thought to be mortally wound |
ed. but rallied rapidly and is now far en- |
the way % complete recovery. Culver /
lay where he fell for twenty-six hours. /
and managed TO fire forty-five shots al |
the enemy before ne became too weak |
wounded on the Olivette and from his |
berth witnessed the destruction of the |
Spanish feet. 81 tell you it did me |
good" said he, ''to see the way our pso-
pie wiped them out. The boys on the |
OIiyeite who were lying in their hunks |
got uFD and crawled up on deck and cheer |
ed until they couldn't stand. 1 think that |
sight did US all more good than all the |
surgeons in the army. although I don't |
want TO say anything against them. for |
all Of US who were hunt received lhe /
very best attention as soon as we could |
be carried of the field"
Both Kline and Culver. and. indeed. all /
the regulars and Rough Riders with |
whom ] talked. agreed in paying the |
highest tributes to the bravery Of the /
boys Of the Seventy-first Regiment. who !
they declared could not have behaved /
with greater gallantry. The only trouble |
was. they said, that the regiment was |
terribly handicapped by Its Springfield /
rifles the smoke from which drew the |
FIRE Of the enemy whenever q vGlley was |
fired. This was the cause of the fearful |
losses sustained by the regiment and the
reason why it became necessary to with
draw them from the firing line.
All of the men had stories to tell of |
their sufferings for lack of sJbacco. A
man lucky enough to possess a pipeful of /
the precious weed had 10 hide himself /
and enjoy il in secret. One officer ac-
tually paid S47 for two-ounce package of
smoking tobacco. and the standard quo
cations for a single cigarette was 1.-TWO
bits or twenty-five cents. Those who
had a little plug tobacco saved their
-'chews" after exhausting them as thor
oughly as possible. and carefully dried |
them 50 as 10 serve for a smoke in a
pipe.
Henry r. O'Malley. or Company B.
Eighth Infantry, was wounded four times |
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