Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
WAS HIT FIVE TIMES
SERGEANT HUXLEY AT THE BAT
TIE or SAN JUAN HILL.

Although Perforated by Bullets He
Likes Wars Excitement, and Does
Not Mind Fever Pneumonia, Etc.
50 he Is OF for the Philippines.
Sergeant C. L. Hurley. formerly OF
the Seyenty-first New York Volun-
teers. has not had his patriotic ardor
quenched by five bullets which hit
him in different parts of his anatomy.
He recently enlisted in the Fortieth
United States Volunteers. which will
go at once to the Philippines TO serve
for twenty.one months. the time for
which its members are enlisted.
Sergeant Hurley is n modest young
fellow, apparently not at all anxious
TO talk about his exploits In Santiago.
Yes. | was hit Ave times IN the
charge up San Juan HILL said he, in
response to question. once l
thought 1 was gone, but the doctors
pulled me through all right. although
had fever pneumonia and almost
everything else you can think Of be-
fore I got well.
Il should think that when a man
h ld undergone such an experience as
y III have that he would have had
enough of war to last him for a gen
Grafton" his visitor said.
Well, like the excitement of It.
; n young man and can spare enough
I me to 90 over to the Philippines for
q couple Of years. II will be nice TO
talk about when l get back-ff l ever
so come back. You know luck can't
last forever
II don't know what / can tell you
about that charge up San Juan Hin.
It's been written up in a hundred diff
| ferent ways already. l was only a
private in the Seventy-first New York.
and only saw part of the fight. The
boys in the Seventy-first were all fight
ers and anxious to go ahead. II some
Of the officers in the regiment had
been little more active we'd have
made a better record.
Il guess all the boys were pretty
wen excited when the charge was
made. | know l was. ! didn't think a
bullet could hit me, and at the time /
thought I wouldn't care IL IL did.
''All at once ] felt my legs give way
under me, and knew had been hit.
had a Mauser bullet in my right leg.
and the other boys had to carry me
back to the firing line, and from there
to the hospital, where my wound was
dressed. l hadn't lost enough blood
to make me very weak, and as soon
as my leg was bandaged, up / got out
OF the hospital and went back 10 the
front again
Il was all right during the rest Of
the day until about 8 o'clock. Three
other bullets hit me, but they didn't
go deep, and / kept on fighting. One
Of Lodi In. nj I4n
doctor had quite a time getting il out.
They had to cut my arm open at two
different places before they could find
it, About o'clock ! got the wound
that laid me out. Il struck me in the
neck and went straight through, com
ing out on the other side. After that
I had to give up.
The Seventy-iirst made a good rec
ord that day. We lost % killed and
between 20 and so wounded, but II
didn't discourage the boys a bit. There
were soldiers dead and dying al
about us on the hill that day, but VIC
were all so excited that no one paid
much attention to them, although We
helped them as much as we could.
After the battle / was laid up fol
five months in the hospitals in Santi
= ago before being brought to the Unit
ed States. We had a pretty hard time
down there on account Of the climate
and the rations, but none OF the boys
kicked much When / was brought
; back to New York was in the hos
pitai about four months. When / came
out was in fair shape, but my lungs
were a little weak, and l came oui
west to recuperate. When I felt al
right l wanted to go back to the army
for liked the excitement, although
: wouldn't like to be a soldier all my
J life"
After the Santiago campaign Hurley
was made a sergeant. He enlisted as
a private In the Fortieth, but his com
/, rades say that on account OF his reputa
ton for bravery and experience as &
soldier he will be made a sergeant
when the regiment is organized. Aftel
he has served his term of enlistment
in the Philippines, he says he will set
tie down in Now York city, where h'
has lived for a long time.
TITAN BRONZE.