The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-09-01
He was Wounded and is at Home in MARI
eta on Fur1ough,
THE ONLY GEORGIAN IN ROOSEVELTS REGIMENT
He Tells of the Hard Fighting Done in Front
of Santiago. The Cuban Soldiers
Wouldn't Stand Fire.

nm some scraps of beef which he
could not eat.
lie complained of the treatment he
was receiving, and said he must have
something to eat, and the reply was,
lit is that or nothing" He got & SOL
der to go to the commissary and buy
him some oatmeal, which was made into
soup and he drank that.
For the want of proper nourishment
and by sleeping on the ground. he be-
came almost delirious. He was nlsced
on the hospital ship, "Relief." and
carried to Bellevue hospital. New York.
Just before he disembarked his wound
which had never been properly dressed
had hemorrhage and he came near
bleeding to death. He called for q
doctor, and some time elapsed before
he received attention, when three doc
tors came and went to work on him at
once ana succeeded in gathering up
the arteries and properly dressing the
wound He received every attention
IN the Bellevue hospital that could he
possibly bestowed, and the ladies
Hooked to the hospital, bringing every.
thing that a soldier needed or could
askfor, showing iberality in kindly
acts, attention and purse that was re.
nla;yk 1ssle and patriotic
In speaking of the Cuban soldiers
he said General Garcia with 1000 OF
them came to help them fight. but the
Cuhans, mostly low grade negroes,
some with Spanish blood in their veins
couldn't stand the fire, but broke to-
wards the rear, crying "Spanio SOL
diers - Americana, braver The
Cubans proved arrant towards. and
while the Americans went bravely 70
the front facing death, these Cubans
went back to the rear and robbed our
soldiers tents of everything they could
get their hands on.
Sleeping on the wet ground WAS one
of the most disagreeabIe things our
soldiers had to undergo The blankets
would become wet, and the rotten
earth would saturate the blankets
with an offensive odor that was almost
mtolerable and quite sickening. The
ridges in Cuba are cool enough. but
the valleys between were so hot that
it kept the Precipitation running off of
the face and body perpetually, until
it was almost impossible to write a
letter or do anything in comfort.
He gave many instances of personal
bravery of the soldiers, especially of
Col. Roosevelt and number of cam
tains and privates; how in the open
they would charge the Spaniards, facing
Calling fire, while their comrades
would be shot all around them, vet
they would keep OH fighting He was
not very far from Hamilton Fish when
he was killed. He said he was glad he
had the privilege of fighting the Span
lards-that there was peculiar pleas
ure in it indescribabe. He says he
would be willing to go back to Cuba
and fight them again If necessary.
He says there is some very rich land
in Cuba, and the country is beautiful
in foliage but it is not very desirable
place in which to live.
He is glad to be at home again. His
wound has healed, but the circulation.
owing to the artery having been sev-
cred, has not been restored and he can
not use his left leg. He is on crutches.
but hopes to be able to dispense with
them in few weeks.
His face is considerably saffron. The
doctors thought at first, when placed
on the hospital ship, that he had the
yellow fever, but finally came to the
conclusion that it was the result OF
malarial fever and for the want of
nourishing food.
He thinks his regiment will soon be
mustered out Of service,