Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-18

from the ranks to n commission. and
with \ handful ~ men Of the Thirteenth
regiment dnnhcd ahead " the line and
set the nng ~ Fort San Juan In the
teeth ~ the IRE from the Spanish Mnu-
rcra covering II from the second crest.
Roosevelt cannot be- forgotten among
the heroes ~ San Juan because OF the
wide notice his conspicuous figure at
tractcd. Frankly. though. II was the
young and untricd soldiers who mos;
admired the rough rider colonel that
day. His feelings. his impulses. ehimcd
In with theirs, old soldiers. ~ "a rule,
ARE Htolcul ana unrnmantic. Their high
est oncomiuma for Rooreyclt were that
h. has In him the material for nne
soldier because he ID Optimistic. intelli-
gent and brave" hut tho juniors. even
the graduates from the plains. told with
snap IN their eyes how he rushed In
front ~ the waiting line at the base OF
the slope ana said. "lf any three men
viii follow me. wen take that hill"
They told how he rushed on, leaving his
command, and didn't stop until the first
hill had been taken. Gallant o'Neil.
following close. was killed In this
charge. Then Roosevelt pushed on down
the nwalc and M the farther slope,
where he planted his thin line and said
TO all who came M, regulars and volun'
tcerH, This ridge must he held" so II
was. all through born hero burnlng
for distinction and rlsking life ana llml
to win II IN battle.
| nut. brave aH they were 10 the last
man. this gallant company OF choice
spirits. u can be said OF none that hi
place might not have been filled tha
day ~ that his absence might have
turned the tide. To ind such a maj
one must trace the career of Lieutenan
John H. Parker from his West Poln
academy days through months ani
years of pioneer work, not exempt From
the ridicule NJ colleagues aud Supporters
mp to the fullncsH ~ time when IN
hour struck on san Juan slope and IN
hero was there. ilr was there to AaV
the day. to Wrrat victory from impend
ling disaster. That story viii appear q
pnrker'a own words. A. u Hcnfchrr 10
, inside facts about tho taking ~ Sa
, Juan can tell only briefly what va
narrated "a me by soldiers On the FIELD
when the details Of the Infantry an
. cavalry attack were fixed In mind,
; WAS Htill impossible to locate any a,
: cisiNe stroke. An unimpasHioned In
/ qulfer could only say why did N
o. Spaniarda QUITE" This question wa
b anticipated and met by captain Churl'
= Morton. who commanded u battalion ,
o. the Third cavalry that day on that pal
h NJ the ncld which lay 10 the America
= right of tho fort, lie was very cautiUl
;. and modest, saying, In my opnio
}. parkor's Gntling guns settled the fal
@ Of Fort san Juan lic went on 60 Hn
{ that after the cavalry had passed D
= the flank OF the foft there was hen,
n hghtlng at that point, aud the sound
e the action showed that Rents lnfantr
II the hrigndos ~ Wlkon and Hawkin
Il had boon checked little past mldwu
Il ~ the slope. Then came the wh-r-r-r
Z the Gatllngs Tor few minutes and +
II lonce fell upon Fort san Juan -silen'
followed by the rush OF the infantry,
n Al Ut this rs Ca the check OF tho II
l. fantry by the spunlnrds was down
=. the notes Of the men on the spot. The