The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-19

OF their way 70 me hospital
The Thirteenth and Sixth United States
Infantry were brought ashore from the
EigHancia just as night was falling. The
Thirteenth-one OF thegreatest sufferers
IN the taking OF Sandago-was drawn UP
in companies il one long line. while The
Sixth was disembarking. It was remark
ed that all OF t41e companies were signifi-
canty small. One Of them had not more
than forty men.
Cod" said a portly captain, VINO mad
got no further Shan Tampa, and who
stood near the reporter. Half regi-
ment! and that's all of them.'
The men answered 10 commands with
precise Observation-Disclosures arms.
marched halted. and stood at ease Ike
soldiers on parade They answered 70
their names IN strong. sharp, voices,
when the roll was called. and stood
straight and silent; but when the order
was given to rest. they threw their loads
TO the ground at once, and many lay
down beside them. A Company was
moved near the spectators 10 make room
at the other end of the line; man
waved his nat and called for a cheer
and tnere was a hearty response from
a few OF his fellow-spectators; but the
noise subsidized quickly. Soon the regi-
ment moved off and was lost in the night
that had come while they stood wait
ing for the command.
The soldiers from Santiago are suffer
ing. almost everyone. from exhaustion,
malaria, intermittent fever, or dysentery-
Not many, however. are seriously affected
They are unkempt, emaciated. pallid. with
long, towsled hair and boards. most OF
them Of weeks growth. poor, lean
looking lot, evidently needing rest and
good food-in marked contrast TO the
Second United States Volunteer Engin-
GERS. who arrived from Fort Sheridan in
the afternoon: sleek and clean and dress
ed in immaculate uniforms. Had they
landed in their campaign uniforms, their
appearance and distress would have been
greatly accentuated no doubt; but they
were given new clothes or parts OF them
when they left the disinfection barge
Protector, and were spruced up consid-
erably by the change. To realize their
true condition one must be near enough
to see their lack-lustre eyes and drawn
faces. Their spirits are nigh. and the
voyage has done them good. There was
not hope enough to raise cheer aboard
the St Louis when she put out from Ssnti
ago; but where she now lies at anchor
the men are raising Cain" as DR.. Magru
der said. A few weeks will put the army
on its feet again. As for yellow-fever,
the fear of that has been quieted; there
that have arrived.
MILITARY TACTICS At MANILA
Copyright. 1898. by New York Journsl)
Insurgent Trenches, Near Malate. July
original and interesting way that a visit
to the front of their lines is well worth
the time and trouble, and as well as the
slight danger incurred. At this writing
am only $50 yards from the Spanish
trenches, behind which 1000 men are sta
toned armed with the best Mauser rifles.
Ping" just went a bullet through the
foliage of the overhanging bamboos.
Ping. ping. ping" go three more in sue
cession, one striking the limb if a white
gum tree about three feet over our heads.
These shots made US realize the danger
of exposing ourselves to the Spanish
sharpshOoters, and yet showed that II we
kept behind the earthworks We were COM
paratively safe.
As we approached the advanced line OF
the insurgents. young boy passing along
the road which we were about 10 take
was shot through the hand with a Mauser
bullet, which had nearly spent its force.
but made a wicked wound. and lodged
against a bone of the fingers.
Some one suggested that the Spaniards
had seen US from the walls of the fort.
and were getting our range, so without
further argument we hurried up the road
to the next and last barricade. This
stretch Of highway. the main one lead
ing out Of Manila, is really dangerous for
passersby.
When we came up to the last barricade
we found in bunch of thick bamboos a
bastion erected by the Insurgents for the
use OF big guns in bombarding the fort
From the hidden top of this, about eight
feet above the level of theground. we
could plainly make out the Spanish tren-
ches directly in front of US, with rife
barrels barely projecting above the earth /
and OCCASIONALLY a hat in outline as
man moved from one spot to another. /
,
he old stone fort and magazine, from /
he embrasured top Of which few can
lon protruded.
The trenches ran at right angles to the I
road along which we had come. and /
acros an open field to a grove Of bamboos, /
and then across another spread Of mead 4
)wland 10 a fringe OF trees on the shore 4
u the bay, finally ending on the beach, /
where a big barricade OF canoes filed /
with sand made an adequate protection.
Although warned by the general, Mari /
ma Noriel, and his lieutenant colonel. /
Juan Gales. VINO had kindly accom-
panied Us up 70 the last danger point.
hat we would surely be fired upon by
he Spaniards If We crossed the open field /
without wadlng in the trenches half filed
With water Of recent heavy rains. We
,raved tIesupposed danger and reached
he fringe OF woods on the bay side with
~ apparently being seen
Before We left we made a careful sur
-ey with our glasses OF the Spanish lines
md forts. 50 that we could report n
vi 10 Admiral Dewey and General Aader
on what we had seen. Up 20 this time
10 naval or military officer OF the United
states has made this trip. and hence we
re able to make the frs; reliable re-
,ort-
To my mind & would seem that the best
nd only thing for the psniar6s 70 DO es
matter Of warfare would be 20 send a
'ar;y OF 20 men around on the flank ard
the insurgents. gather them IL
5 prisoners. or shoot them IN iheir
racks.
As this letter all IN a. probability not
each America and be published un-l IRE
are Of Manila Is settled. : an q: lib