The Washington herald., 1906-12-16

with McDougaIl and Byrnes support
ing It was up TO US to do the opening
the-bau act. We captured the salient
afterward Of his wounds Wen, my
wounds took me out of it for a time. "
l. was perhaps. as well for Gen.
Brooke that he was put out Of Cold Har-
Dor early in the game. The general who
succeeded 70 the command Of his brigade,
was killed within a few minutes after
taking over the command. the next off,
Ger to take it was wounded, and a fourth
officer was killed. Time and again the
Federal troops rushed the works al Cold
Harbor. always to be repulsed with muir
derous loss by the cool fire Of the South
ern soldiers II kept up until at last
the Federal infantry only responded to
the order 10 "Charge, BY firing from
where they lay. It is reckoned that on
this fatal June about 900 federals
were fatally wounded, besides 4,500 wound
ed. who recovered. This ended what is
known as the Overland campaign.
After Gen. Brooke's return 10 the serv-
ice after his wound he was put on court
martial duty for six months. He con
tiHued at this sort Of service till the
war closed. For his gallant services at
Antietam, Fredericksburg. Gettysburg.
Cold HaTboT and elsewhere he received
honorable mention. and his chief. Gen.
eral Hancock cOmplimented him in the
very highest terms. He resigned from
the volunteer service in 1856, and was at
once appointed colonel of the Thirty
seventh United States Infantry.
Now ensued a period Of several years
service, still active, in the West In
Colorado, Montana, New Mexico. Dakota.
Missouri, and elsewhere. He was COM
mander Of the Department Of the Mis-
souri,. with headquarters at Chicago.
when the Spanish war broke out, and
he was at once designated TO the COM
mand Of the military camp at Chicka-
mauga Park, also of the Department of
the Gulf and Of the First Army Corps.
Here again the general had a chance to
see some lighting. But not very much, %
he says, regretfully.
Part OF my corps I took from Newport
News. Va, to Ponce, Porto Rico, and we
landed at Arroyo, on August ? Three
days later we captured the city of Quay
ANA, but there was mighty little fighting.
It did not seem as if the enemy wanted
to fight very much. You see, all through
Porto Rico there was a sort Of policy OF
nonresistance 70 the American forces, and
we had mighty little trouble. I joined
forces. after Guyana, with Gems VIII
son, Henry. and Schwann. and began a
movement toward San Juan There was
not any fighting TO speak Of We had a
few skirmishes, and the town of Coamo
fell on the 9Th, and on the 10th. Just 10
show you how bl0odless all this skirmIsh-
ing was. the first American soldier Of my
command was killed at an engagement
at Hormingueros. 1t really looked like
something Of a fight on the 18th, though.
when we met a pretty big force of Span
iards a Pablo Vasques-as q matter OF
fact. I had my forces drawn up in line
OF battle, when a mounted courier came
dashing up with the news Of the sign
Ing Of the peace protocol I rather
think said the general, with a smile.
that my men were little bit disap D.
pointed at being called of, but it could
not Be helped"
On his return TO this country Gen.
Brooke was appointed by President Nc
Kinley, military governor of the Island
Of Cuba. and he assumed the duties of
this Office on January I. 1899 OF this
period OF service. which lasted year.
the general does not care TO speak. NO.
no" he says; ASK Humphrey or some of
the fellows who were with me; they can
tell you what We had to do down there.
Of Gen. Humphrey, who was MS quar-
termaster general, Gen. Brooke speaks in
terms OF highest admiration He was
my Tight-hand man. he SAYS. no one
could have done more valiant or. service
able work
1t was an island of chaos that Gen.
Brooke was sent down to take cbsrea