The Washington times., 1904-10-09
The Battlefield of San Tuan
As It Looks After Six Years
By ONE WHO WAS THERE.

Standing on the top OF San Juan Hill
( and looking down the slope and across
70 Kettle Hin I try to forget the peace
full dairy herd which is grazing on the
historic ground, and turning backward
TO that steaming day six years ago /
imagine J. see the taking OF the hill all
over again, writes a traveller in Cuba
Irregular lines ard groups and single
figures in dark blue shirts are climbing
ana waving and rushing up the slope.
stopping to fire. and then on and up
again, while over their heads the bullets
and the shells from our infantry and
artillery rush with whine and roar,
keeping the Spaniards down as much as
possible
As the climbers approach the top
some OF our shells burst too close TO
-heE, but on they go, until the gunners
have TO stop 1ring rather than hit
friends.
They are close TO the top, when the
Spaniards turn and fly, and the leaders
yen and wave their hats TO those be-
low. who yell in turn and wave their
hats theH down the line the yen goes
On, back past the field hospital at Bloody
Angle. back past FL Paso, where the ex-
haUsted gunners are breathing free.
back past the Cuban reserves, back TO
where ATEAkeAe=4 SHELTER SITS SICK On MS
cot, where the yell tells him that the
day is won.
Jap Was With Us.
Stephen Crane was one OF us. and
Major Shsba. the japanese attache. now
an artillery commander. trying some Of
the lessons he learned that day on the
Russians in Mauchuria.
Men who were able TO walk at all
were sent back 70 the rear out Of the
way. There were no ambulances at
the front at that time. and wonderful
were some Of the feats performed by
men so badly wounded that the marvel
was that they Nere able TO stand at all
One Rough Rider stopped 70 show as
where he had been hit nve times by the
same bullet. He was strolling back,
stiu holding 70 his gun
The Bloody Angle"
Where the San Juan River crosses the
road was the field hospital. afterward
known as Bloody Angle" Here the
wounded got their first aid dressing,
and II they could move were sent on 10
the rear 10 make room for others
whose wounds were 10 stain the waters
OF the river Some men died and were
buried on the spot where they fell.
There was q little group Of graves az
Bloody Angle" where Chaplain Swift
toiled for several days and nights. al
though wounded himself. taking charge
Of the few possessions and making
notes OF the last messages OF the dying
men. II took a number OF able-bOdied
men 10 help the wounded 10 the rear.
met two coming down the road
looking 50 nearly dead that I stopped
shem. and the only one that had The
ID dasaH-
It was terribIel on, It was terrible
Where are you hit" asked him. I'm
not hit" said he I'm heIpin' him.
Where is he HIT them "Oh, he amt
hit either; he's Frustrated with the
heat. on, IL was terrible.
Grave in the Road.
For several days there was grave In
the middle of the path by the side OF
the main road No hole had been dug.
the earth was merely piled up over the
dead man and we had to turn out OF
the path In order TO pass.
IT IS difficult at
praciate the disgul
comfoFts OF the can II
at eadquarters an
throw OF the gene
tempt at the most
arrangements were
made a pit Of mire
den by thousands
ground is Of
consistency. That
land for agriculture
taLiou OF ages OF n
Churned into muck
than man.
Fever in
Fever arose with
smote the nOstrtls. ]
the sick and WOl III
bOughs, imprOviSed al
the hospital tents. =,
were blown down
lying beneath theI
the water las ia q
wall0wed In them e
some OF Hfc's prlm
sun beat down On q Is
of the soldiers on 3.
who, standing IN
only from tbs lit IA