The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22

isxAs@a at the chance. When I got q
where the head 81 the left wing ct III
Ninth was lytnx. through sae courtesy oe
Lieut. Hartwick swo Of whose cosofe6
troopers threw down the fence. was ees~
aided 70 set back inso the lane az sha
sssss time waving my hat and giving thu
erssr - charge the hlli On oar right froo6-
Out ~ my sight over ca the gfSht. CapfAs
AcElaln and Taylor. .S iAe Ninsh. made
na their minds independently 10 charge ~
last about Ibis time: and AZ almost the
same moment Gus Carroll and Ham-ttc0.
who were Ell. Selseve. II nay seft. wheg~
we ccwfa sec esther item nor their men.
gave the a-teT 70 advance. Bat or Al this
knew noshiax az the time. The whnse
line. ss-Si % WAITING. 4slS ga ger 70 cioee
with the enemy. MAS sIvA4ElHx 20 81 IT,
Sars: ard II seems that different parts
xiirpAd the leash al almost ehs same ~
rnent-
s'sf was essentially troop conmander9.
snssesa, ainoss a squad readers nghs-
Infantry Takes san JnAa HAa1.
the snnsen lane. ~hica had = wire
ssssec en- ssshes saae. led straight zap To-
ward ard between. the swo aiiis in our
trent .hs h.ll en- tha issss, which contained
heavy hsces baesss. hesnS farther away
f1n ~ shan shs nin cn cur night. which
we asserwsra grew - cali Kettle hill and
which was surmouGisd mervly by some
large ransa buildings az haeiendAs. with
sanksn srscsssrei VAS AM cellars.
The Ninth regiment was Immediately
IN frnnt Of me and the First was on NY
left and these went sp Kettle Hill with
my regiment I'm sop Of the hin
Was a haxs iron Kettle. or somethinx -
the klns. probably usef For sugar refining.
Several Of cur Ee0 took shelter behind
this. We had a splendid view % the
charge on the san Juan block hostse 20
oGr left. wher~ Tire infantry Of Kent. I'D
by Hawkins, we're climbing tho hssi. -
crest ot ths hiis. A; last We could -
the SraniarEts running from the rtfle ptts
as the Americans came on In the nnAl
rush"
wheeler Not n CenaanA.
Gen. wheele4 was sick. bur with his
usual inaorasahie pluck and entire tndtf.
ference 10 bis own personal comfort. NJ
kept 20 the front Tie was unable TO retain
command Of the cavalry division. which
accordingly dsyosved upon Gen Samuel
Sumner. who commanded IL until MID
afternoon. when the bulk Of the nehting
MAS over. GEN Summers own brigade fell
TO Col. Henry Carroll Gen. Summer led
the advance with the cavalry. and the bat
tie was fought by him and by Gen. Kent.
who commanded the infantry divasion ana
whose foremost brigade was led by 0en-
-
Wheeler. who In the afternoon had ~
stunned command Of the cavalry dfvineas
came to the 'front.'
Ia regard 10 the artillery ~ Santiago
Col Roosevelt. says. We got no ap-
precsable help from cur guns on July L
Our men werr quick 10 realize the desecfa
OF our artillery, hus they Were entirely
phiiusorhic about IL. not showing the LEASH
concern at its failure. On the contrary.
~ Nsan I'd ar rYSk
they would grin as they looked at one an :
other and remark There so this gums
again: wonder Row soon they'll be shut
up' and shut up they were sure 10 be-
Miner Inciaents.
Gel Roosevelt dlspoxes az the SEVENTY
arst New York regiment Of volunteers -
The following words. Among the men
who were foremost was Lieut.. AtIsnn r
Davis, ns the First cavalry. He had heen
Joined ny three men Of the Seveniy-orat.
New York. who ran up. AMI. satatinE. md.
Lieutenant we want 10 20 with Yen. cur
officers won't lead rs.
Ia another place he Ways: "As the 6paA-
saras usesf susokslsss powder. their arsh-
lery had an enormous advantage over ourn.
and. moreover W. aid not have the bsR
type Of modern guns. our frs being slow.
As 70 men seeing the sraniards fan -
they shat them Col, Roosevelt ssyss "As
ran UP 10 the hill. Barashar stopped
,u shoot and two Spanlards fell ss ne
erntssied his magazine. These were fae
orfY Standards 7 actually saw TAN 10
aimed shots by any one Of my msn. with
the exception CT two gasrsIiias In trees
The entire article shows haSe IN pr~pa-
ratscn and lack ~ revision but IL u
straightforward story 81 what one man
saw in the Santiago campaign. and this
particular man was In position 10 SO
a great Zeal more than passing INTEREST