Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-28
A PRIVATE SCRAP.
CASSIDY AND MUELLER FALL OUT
OVER nuLRANEy'S AMMUNITION.

One of the Minor Incidents Of the Ssnfi-
ago Campaign of which Historians VIII
Make No Mention shows the American
Soldiers Indifference SurrouadinS~
The quarrel grew out Of mere mat
ter of ammunition-some two hundred
rounds of cartridges issued the night
before 70 Private cassidy of Company
T. sixteenth United States Infantry
Private Cassidy took his place in the
trenches early in the morning. or. TO
be more accurate, rose from his bed
in the mud and water and began
working his krag-JoTgensen as soon
as he could see through his sights on
Cassidy's left was Private Mueller
two wears in the service of Uncle Sam,
eight years removed from the father
land. but ready To give his life at any
moment in defense of his adopted coun-
try on Cassidys right was his old
friend and time-tried comrade Cor
poral Mulrauey, with whom he had
shared q common lot ever since the day
they left Cork together as steerage
passengers. Their naturalization pa
pers bore the same date. they enlisted
in the gallant Sixteenth together. and
for fifteen years had worn the uniform
and shared the hardsi ip> of the service
side by SIDE
Ii can be .asiis understood. therefore
why Mulraney should lose his temper
and object in most forcible language
when Mueller sought to posses CASH
Gy's ammunition at a time when Cas-
sidy could offer no remonSrance. The
trouble with Cassidy was due to a
Mauser bullet that burned hole
through his brain and left him limp
and CHASTITY in the bottom of the
Null
ing lead toward Santiago that he failed
TO note his comrades death until the
poor fellow was being removed from
the firing line. Then he saw Mueller
in the act of appropriatiug two cart
ridge belts, one filled and the other al
most empty. Now ammunition was
TO be had in abundance that morning.
Every soldier in the regiment was sup
posed TO have all the cartridges h,
could shoot away. regardless of ac-
curacy OF aim. The two belts. one over
the shoulder and the other girt on the
hip, We're calculated 10 hold enough
ammunition to keep the barrel of each
krag hot from morning until the sun
went down behind Santiago Besides,
there We're boxes and boxes of the
stuff piled in heaps at the foot of the
hill behind the trenches. But il CALLED
Corporal Mulraney TO see another-and
a German at that-taking possession of
what once belonged TO his chum.
If We had any respect for the dead
yed lave thin cartridges alone" said
Muiraney with scowl on his face that
would have scared Spaniard to sur
render. 1T isn't the like of yez, We
Dutch duffer. thar can fall heir to me
friend Cassidy's belongings. III thank
We, an with a bad grace at that, to
pass me thin belts before | take
punch at your dirty face
Dot vas all right" replied Mueller
his phlegmatic blood stirred
by the heat of battle Cassidy vas
n good Teller. all right undt he toldt
me | could hat dose ammunitions ven
he vas
'.Ye lie, y~r Dutch robber," cried Null
raney, dropping his rifle and shaking
his fist under Mueller's nose. Yen
put thin cartridges down this minnit
or I'll ma e yez wish a Mauser had
d4oppjsss y ,nsIid Of me fist.
Irish dog robber Who
This pointed allusion to the fact that
Mulraney had once been a ..sfrikcr,'
Tor MS captain was more than Null
raney cared to stand. and his brawuv
arm Strengthened with stunning effect
or Mueller cheek Almost as quickly
tls6erman's fist landed Oh MuIrauev,s
use, and hen, to the wonder of their |
cmfades on either side the two mon
vent down together striking. kickino
ga biting with complete Indifference |
pr the fierce battle in progress. Be
pre- either combatant had inflicted any
Articulaf harm upon his opponent a |
'anS lieutenant interfered and order.
2 the men back to their places. with |
We assurance that each would suffer |
eVerely for such fragrant breach Of
iscipline
lie ii settle fer thin cartridges vii
M teliln We now. Dutchy" remarked |
Iuifaney moment later, when the
autehant had passed out of hearing. |
won't need ammunition when /
Il through wild We. Yen he erwin
7 the surgeon instid of stealth the
Its of of dead min.
Dot vas all right" was the stereo
ped response of Mueller delivered
tween shots that were fired at a re-
irkable elevation. .'Shust you wait
dli der ieftenant gets away und |
ii punch your hedt good und blenty.
Sh."
FOR few minutes both men pulled | =
Fir triggers with a fair degree of |
sularity, Notwithstanding the con