Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-07-27

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life of one of the bravest, most DASH
| ing officers who drew a sword in de-
Tense of his country-Buckey ONeill.
The Spaniards had fought bravely.
| but the persistency of a foe advancing
| into the very jaws of death was a
method of warfare unknown to them
| and it broke their courage.
The first line of entertainments had
been captured by the Americans at a
heavy lost, but had it not been for the
pugnacity of the rank and file in pro-
ceeding in the face of heavy odds and
| great disadvantages history might
have told different tale.
The demoralized Spaniards did not
stop their fight until they had reached
second line of entertainments on an
other hill several hundred yards be-
yond the hill captured by the Ameri-
cans.
The first line of the Americans had
reached the crest of the hill so bravely
won, but they We're met by storm of
shrapnel The Spanish artillery was
doing deadly execution, for the Ameri-
cans were now exposed to view and
within range of the big guns.
A shell exploded In the very midst of
n cluster of the victors and five of
them fell, three never to rise again
Two were wounded, one of them being
! Willie.
1t was with 4 feeling of relief that
he dropped to the ground. He was
sensible of no pain. but a feeling of
numbness below his heart oppressed
him. Gradually his eyes closed and he
sank into oblivion.
CHAPTER XIII
With the setting of the sun that day
the American army was victorious, the
enemy having been completely demon
allied, and had the weary Americans
had the strength to follow up the en-
envy Santiago would have been cap
tured without a struggle, for the Span
iards were so completely frightened
that it was not until late that night
that the discouraged army could be
} collected and placed in 4 defensive po-
sition.
There was no rest that night for the
Americans. Tired and famished as
they were they were set to work eX-
cavating trenches and until the break
OF day ghostly shadows fitted by in the
dim moonlight and the smell of newly
turned earth in the air testified tC
: what the weary invaders had accom-
plished during the night.
Dawn found the army of the invad-
| ers still weary from their eXertions OF
the previous day and the sleeples:
night just passed. The men We're al
most spritless from the toll and the
want of nourishment, for on going
into battle they had thrown their hav-
) ersacks containing three days rations
= on the ground in pile and the brave
Cuban soldiers who were conspicuou:
in the battle by their absence, hat
plundered those fighting for them, ant
while the Americans were toiling the
1 entire night digging trenches for the
battle on the morrow, the Cubans were
= gorging themselves on their plundel
l in the bushes out of reach of the bull
lets of the Spaniards.
3 The Spaniards had also been working
/ during the night and at daybreak whel
the curtain of mist was raised so tina
r the earthworks of the Americans coult
! be seen. they uttered a feeble shout O
t defiance and the battle was again re
T sumed.
Slowly pacing back and forth owe
d the field of the previous days battl
r small parties of the soldiers wer
e searching for the bodies of the dead
g AT roll call that morning many wer
missing from the ranks; some never t
Il respond to their names again and 9th
: ers had got lost from their command
n and joined others.
e There was one Individual who did no
s belong to the American army VIII
t wandered back and forth over the hi
e of San Juan. 1t was Ramon. He ha
got lost the previous afternoon fror
# Willie during the final charge up tn
e slopes of the hill. He had learned tina
S Willie was seen to fall and it was sup
IT posed that he was dead, and so he wa
,e searching for the body of his friend.
y He finally noticed a party of soldier
It surrounding a spot near the crest c
d the hill and thither he directed hi
steps.
d The men belonged to the hospita
y corps and We're seeking those of tn
lie wounded that had oeen overlooke
il when darkness ended the battle tn
s. night before. One of the men wa
IL kneeling on the ground and feeling tn
ID heart of a PROSTATE soldier. He wa
lie preached. There were three dead me
lie stretched on the ground and Ramo
1t carefully looked into the face OF eac
to see if he could recognize Willie. De
ID spairingly he turned from the dead so
l. diers to look at the one who was bein
2 examined by the hospital attendant
Of Though he could not understand Eng
ly lish. he knew from the expression o
ar the face of the corps man that the ma
TT he was examining was not dead. Ra
0r mon looked into the face of the III
conscious man and recognized the fea
IN lures of Willie. His search was at a
is end.
Il The face was white with the pallc
Mt of death. where it could be see
through the patches of dirt. On til
r. left breast below the heart the blu
ed army shirt was stained with the bloc
e. that had come from the wound. bl
which had dried on the garment