Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-06-24
VIII.

| w N ENtiNNJpNSIJ,. lar regiments Ill
NJ ~'J,N1iTSW u the brigade
- - They held that il
was done simply to give its leader the
post of honor. General Sumner said
that such was not the case, but that il
was the turn of the rough riders to he
at the front that day.
Some time after Summers brigade,
under Colonel Carroll, including the
Third, Sixth aud Ninth (colored), fol-
lowed by the rough riders, as the nd
vance of Woods brigade, had passed
on beyond Crimes position ut El Poso,
the two remaining regiments of Wood,
the First United States and Tenth (col
ored), started forward. By the time
these two regiments reached the danger
point in the road the Spanish fire had
somewhat abated. In fact, but for the
balloon the column would have escaped
casualties until ii reached the San Juan
fords. The balloon moved just ahead
of the Tenth cavalry, which was first
in the column. 1t was high enough to
draw fire, and one of the officers said at
Camp Wikoff, "What the balloon didn't
get hit us" The firing at tho balloon
also caused some casualties from shrap-
nei ana bullets III the ranks Oh inc flrst
cavalry.
Finally the balloon was pulled down,
the observers got out, and it was tied to
u tree, where it foated above tree tops
and still drew fire until the Spaniards
destroyed IT, one OF hehts infantry
regiments mao similar experience with
a.. j. n
the pailoon' ior IL was passing down u
trail 10 mo let OF ROAD where the
caVairy was marching anu just abreast
Oh ~
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tnat point passed overhead WIN theif
peculiarly s."rtlihB shriek' 'ho negroes
s,r"iBn'eneu up III atteh'ion ana saiuted
tnem' Inc TWO regiments lay haii OF
three'quni'ers Oh an hour III tho river
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