The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27

howled across the road at the coolies TO bring over
litter and DO everlastngly blanked-blanked-
blank quick about II, too They came on tho
run with man behind them, threatening them
with a bayonot and nobody knowing that any
body was shooting at him. at least to Judge from
actions The coolies started down the road toward
the field hospital with the wounded corporal, and
the red rbbonod man went UP the road again to
look for more, walking upright and whistling.
NON coMBATANrs FEELINus UNDER FIRE
Fear is a curious thing. When the hospital
corps man was dressing that wound there was
such interest in his work that IL made one forget
the bullets and the danger of being hit himself
But after he had gone there time TO think II
all over | remembered Hugh Wynne's friend.
Capt Jack AMI his certainty at every battle that he
would be hit in the stomach II was extremely
disIucting. The stomach never intended
as a receptacle for brass patched bullets There
was one ludicrous feature OF 1t all The desire
TO be at the rear distinct and undoubtcd but
all the time there was the knowledge that II was
more dangerous to go to the rear than II was to
stay right there The hummock was good pro-
lection, although small, but to go to the rear in
volved getting up and running back right through
the thckest and most dangerous part of the fire.
Besides II you went back you never could tell
what happened at the front and curiosity may
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FILLING Up THE CANTEENs.
The heat was almost as bad as on the Saturday
bike To Las pnas bu, the men had borne It re-
markedly well under the excitement of the hard
6vhtinp We had bern in this position for some
time bovever aud 4, hogan Ia look as n we might
have NOR, trouhje in poinv on than had been an
tcipated and the men began to play out for want OF
water. The FIRE had not slackened a bit On the
left Of our line two men got up and walked up and
down collecting can,.cns When each had about
n do,.p tb.v started for the roar walking SLOWLY
and holt upripbt across the fields over which the
bullets ver. whis,line in shoals expected al
every instant IN Gee Them hit hut neither WAS
md they got 10 the rear filled the canteens and
came back the way they went without a scratch
II did not seem possible. When they got back to
their line they went about distributing the canteens
and giving everybody drink.
man clear across the field on the lett stood up
to get better shot and got bullet in the left leg
Just below the knee. He came lmping across
the field on the way to the hospital swearing at his
luck, and bringing word to d. tombstone that
Lieut. kerth, one OF Gen. Ovenshines aides had
been hit over there The next minute the doctor
was on his pony galop,ng across the held, in easy
sight of every Filipino in the trenches to attend the
wounded lieutenant He wore big brown helmet
with huge khaki neck shield Mapping behind him
as he rode. Across the field he went, Jumped OIL
his horse and kneeled down beside his man For
few minutes he was hard at work. then he jumped
on the pony again ana came galloplng pack across
the held Hall way ne came upon a man lying
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Jag 'hs up ''o "ou"ucu man. ",n no '""Ao eo'
iophe Oh as"'n No' lofN s",us nau no c ,,',
"noi l 90" MN u''"ou"' iva ''.' nm, 'in' ~,
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I! '''n anu '"hp'u Vi, '''o p'ns "',N Vi, w
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ar ''' '' wv ga ''. - '-'
just thcn came the nnai fush iot"aru. Ihere
was yell along our whole 'front.' ana everyood got
up ana ran toward the place from which the hre
was coming Inc na'tery went whooping ana
yelling along inc roao keeping up win the litlc-
ehcuh'oered 'hiah'rymen ~ e"eh sue pu' " was
short run not more 'han twenty or twenty-five
Eafus' JUST al tne s'at. 'nefe was oehd III inc
road TO the ngh' That MA what was IN our 'front.'
AS the battery swung around TINS bend the whole
SITUATION became PLAIN ihere' lus' ahead' was
the Hapote River ana the famous prldge where tho
Insurgents hdu given inc opaiiatus such tnrash-
ing only ht'ie more IMAM year ag" ACROSS the
Just IN 'front.' oil tho oridgc lay the TOP OF Dig
tree tha' had necn MI ny one Oh hen'E thfee lnch
shells IN the morning aruiefy oue ana cut clear IN
TWO
HOT BEFoRE But HELL NOW
The batterymen dragged the guns clear to the
approach to the bridge and it seemed as II man
was hit at every step lit had been hot before it
was hell now. The insurgent bullets fairly busted
up the road, and II was plain why the fire was low
Now we could see the enemy and We were so close to
him that 1t was almost Impossible 10 use the guns
The three inch fellows were en'reiy out oil II be-
cause thcy could not De depressed enough 10 get
their shells anywhere near 'ho men 'hey were
shot at
The little /. 65 mountain guns were right up
on the bridge approach and cut loose fast they
! could be served and the infantrymen behind them
showed the Filipinos a trick in firing which they
| will not soon forget That is some Of them will
| remember il Most OF those who were there will
| never know anything more until the resurrection.
Our whole line was now at the nvef bank, with
| only about forty yards separating the Americans
| from the Flipinos i1ut those forty yards were
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