The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-05

attempting TO install a gun in the
plockhouse.
We artillerymen recognized the
Wisdom OF this decision, though. mad
lened by the action OF the Spaniards
n trying TO kill Janney while he
vas rescuing q wounded man, we
Iould have chance TO blow them out
BIZ their block houses.
After supper We brought up the old
2-pounder A portfolio was made on
he side bearing on the town, and be-
ore daylight we were ready for bust
less
Just as the sun came over the
lorizon Osgood landed a shell square
y on the Isabella fortin. and for a
ouple OF hours deliberately shelled
hat work and others In the vicinity
As always when these fragile block
louses were under artillery fire, the
nemy left the structures and fought
n the trenches around them, where
pnly by chance were they liable 10
suffer casualties from our shells. Here.
however. our slight elevation above
he town gave us some advantage in
his respect
Our infantry supports were well
covered in standing trenches on the
fianks OF the blockhouse. these hay.
Rng been constructed during the
hight, so that there were no groups to
draw the Spanish fire. The result was
that the enemy paid but little atten.
ton to us.
II was finally noticed, however. that
about once a minute a bullet would
come through our portfolio or strike
near IT. Some exceptionally fine
sharp shooter was giving US his at.
Itention
On one OF my runs to the blockhouse
10 announce the result OF a shot, one
OF these bullets came in the portfolio
just as entered missing me only an
inch or two. Several OF those serving
| at the gun had had narrow escapes.
land everybody was keeping as much
rs possible out OF the danger zone.
After several unfortunate shots had
|been made, Osgood stopped over the
|gun to make on the sight a correc-
tion for wind. He had adjusted il sat
|isfactorily, and made the remark. IL
think that will do" when all those
near by heard a bullet strike him
with a sound like a baseball being
thrown against a building. He sank
|across the trail OF the gun. uncon-
sclous, and was lifted from II by his
comrades and hurried
down the hill TO one OF the dressing
stations. He did not recover con-
seriousness, and in four hours was
dead. The bullet had gone through
his brain.
The little group OF aliens, fighting
I'm q strange land for cause not
their own, were sore stricken. For a
time we did nothing but sit in the
blockhouse, well back from the fatal
portfolio, and gaze In awe at the spat-
ter Of blood on the gun trail and note
the deyilish regularity with which
the missiles from the sharp shooters
rifle whistled past us.
A staff officer who was in the
blockhouse with us had fastened TO
headquarters with the news OF Os-
goods certainly fatal wound. II was
General Garoia's desire that Cox, hay-
ing served directly under him, should
succeed Osgood, but Gomez overruled
him, and | was from that time In
command of the artillery OF the De.
partmento del Oriente
II was rightly guessed that the
sharp shooter was stationed in the
church tower, distant 100 yards,
end determined TO make II my
special business to kill him If could.
II was subsequently learned that
he was an officer using a rifle with
telescope sight. AS the gun had not
been touched since Osgood had sight
ed IT, / ordered the lanyard pulled,