The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-01-13
fc. .ts artillery to do their work. The

fc. :l:s artillery to do their work. The
cavalrymen. who had not heen ordered
by summer to remain on "Kettle" hill,
and plunged down tho slope, across tho
valley and up the farthest slope toward
the Spanish second position. When this
movement began. San Juan blockhouse
was still belching fro. and part of tho
Third cavalry, together with tho Sixth.
under Major Lebo, struck out in di-
ogonal line for the stubborn fortress.
Hawkins men, nearest the cavalry nc
that time and separated from Wikof o
regiments by shrubbery and trees and
the elevations of ground between. start
ed forward, the Sixteenth apparently
leading and DETECTING somewhat to tho
left. At tbs very head Of the Sixteenth
regiment ran that stalwart negro, whose
powerful machete had cut through the
half dozen strands of barbed wire with
one blow. Frenzied with his hatred oc
tho Spaniards and overjoyed that tho
American army was at his back, be
plunged forward, bowling like Il demon.
AS the line neared the crest an officer
Of the cavalry warned Parker that hc
was in danger Of shooting his own men.
Not yet" said Parker. "Tho range is
too high. I'll stop when they arc we'll
up" Some one in Parkcr's OWE rcgi-
ment, the Thirteenth. sien2led him
with n white handkerchief when to
stop. Likewise Grimes and Parkhurst.
over 1900 yards in the rear, trained
their glasses on the blockhousc, watched
the advancing infantry lines, and just
III the nick of time ceased firing, for tho
concrssion Cf ore Cf Grimes shells,
which fell shcrt. stunned and knocked
down Captain Mcfarland of tho Six.
tcenth regiment. The Hotchkiss bat
terry. from the same range as Parker
that is the slope of "kettlo' bill
poured : inch shell into the blockhousa
over the heads of the charging infantry
The men of the Sixth and Sixteenth
aimed for the trenches on the Spanish
right and left of the blockhuusr, pull
ing themselves up where the ground
was abrupt by graSping the thick, s;ron:
grass. Under the very crest they were
safe from Spanish fire, but at the top
they encountered four strand Ea-GpG
wire fences. which the lleu Of the Six.
teen,h cut throuSh, using their nipperS.
The Survivors say that the trenches
were lined with dead and wounded
SpauiartlS, whom they had killed by
krar. .JOrgcnscn fire, while halted, at the
emtaukmcEt farther down tho field.
They SLY also that Pa-ker'S guns did
good worli, especially in their moral
effect upon the advancing infantry.
One of the artillery shells had cut
down TIE Spanish flag. which. tho men
of the sixteenth say, was lying on the
roof when they passed by the block
house, or through ii, for Lieutenant
Carey Of Company + did pass through.
Ten minutes later he SAW tho Thirteenth
men takiEg the flag from tie roof. Tho
men ot tho Sixteenth say that when
they opened fire upon the SpaniardS re-
treating from the blockhouseS and
trenches SOHO Cno cried ont. They're
Cutans"' The fire was stopped, for the
Spanish uniform and that worn by some
Cubans was similar; otherwise more
Spaniards could lave been captured.
When the Spania1ds began running.
MajCr Auman Of the ThirteCnth started
ahead shouting: The Spaniards are
running, boys. Forward TEi:tecnth. -
This speech of Auman's, it was declared
by officers in tie brigade. was Il general
bracer for them all. Aur:an was vet
eran In the firing line Of the Thirteenth
was gallant boy soldier, the son and
namcsal:e CT General T. NJ. Anderson,
who is with tho army in the Philip
pines. Young Anderson had won his
way from the ranks to u lieutcnanCy
AS the line of the Thirtcenth started
forward for that last squirt Anderson
called out to the men nearest him, "Ad-
vance rapidly" and with abcut Il dozen
others broEe loose from the line and
rushed en- to tho Spanish ditch which
lay farthest down the slope. This ditch
bad been one of the targets Of the krag
Jorgensens OF the Thirteenth. Chamber