Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-23
WAS HIT FIVE TIMES
SERGEANT HURLEY At THE BAT.
TIE OF SAN JUAN HILL.

Although Perforated by Bullets, He
Likes Wars Excitement, and Does
Not Mind Fever, Pneumonia, ETC.
80 He 10 OF for the Philippines.
Sergeant G. L. Hurley, formerly Of
the Seventy.first New York Volun.
teers. has not had his patriotic ardor
Quenched by Ave bullets which hit
him In different parts Of his anatomy.
He recently enlisted in the Fortieth
United States Volunteers, which will
60 at once to the Philippines to serve
for twenty-one months, the time for
which its members are enlisted.
Sergeant Hurley Is modest young
fellow, apparently not at all anxious
to talk about his exploits in Santiago.
Yes, was hit Ave times In the
charge up San Juan Hill" said he, 10
response to a question. Once
thought l was gone, but the doctors
pulled pe through all right. although
| had fever, pneumonia and almost
everything else you can think OF be-
fore got we'll.
II should think that when a man
had undergone such an experience as
you have that he would have had
enough Of war to last him for gen.
Grafton" his visitor said.
We'll, like the excitement Of 1t. I
am young man and can spare enough
time to go over to the Philippines for
a couple of years. 1t will be nice to
talk about when l get back-if ever
do come back. You know luck can't
last forever.
lx kaN
about that charge up San Juan HILL
It's been written up in hundred diff
ferent ways already. l was only
private in the Seventy-first New York.
and only saw part of the fight. The
boys in the Seventy first were all fight.
ers and anxious to 60 ahead. II some
Of the officers in the regiment had
been a little more active we'd have
made better record.
II guess all the boys were pretty
we'll excited when the charge was
made. know l was. didn't think
bullet could hit me, and at the time
thought | wouldn't care II 1t did.
"All at once felt my legs give way
under me, and knew had been hit.
had Maussr bullet in my right leg,
and the other boys had to carry me
to the hospital, where my wound was
dressed. hadn't lost enough blood
to make me very weak, and as soon
as my leg was bandaged, up got out
Of the hospital and went back to the
front again.
Il was all right during the rest Of
the day until about o'clock. Three
other bullets hit me, but they didn't
Aoh
Of them lodged in my arm, and the
doctor had quite time getting 1t out.
They had to cut my arm open at two
different places before they could fnd
It. About o'clock I got the wound
that laid me out. 1t struck me in the
neck and went straight through, com.
Ing out on the other side. After that
had to give up.
"The Seventy first made a good rec.
ord that day. We lost % killed and
between 10 and 80 wounded, but 1t
iidnt discourage the boys a bit. There
we're soldiers dead and dying all
about us on the hill that day, but we
we're all so excited that no one paid
much attention to them, although we
helped them as much as we could.
AFTER the battle was laid up for
ave months in the hospitals in Santi.
ago before being brought to the Unit.
I'd States. We had pretty hard time
DOWN there on account of the climate
and the rations, but none of the boys
licked much. When was brought
back to New York l was In the hos
pital about four months. When came
sut was In fair shape, but my lungs
we're a little weak, and I came out
west to reeuperate. When | felt all
tight wanted to go back to the army,
Tor I liked the excitement, although I
wouldn't like to be soldier all my
ife."
After the Santiago campaign Hurley
vas made a sergeant. He enlisted az
l private In the Fortieth, but his COM
iades say that on account of his reputa-
ion for bravery and experience as
soldier he will be made a sergeant
when the regiment Is organized. After
ae has served his term Of enlistment
n the Philippines, he says he will set
lie down in New York city, where he
,as lived for a long time.