Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-05-04

range is too long. Load again-load!
and stand ready Wyatt"
Here, sir"
''Any work for you there?"
NO; only half dozen Yanks In
sight from this end"
Bring all but two men. and come
here! Wharton, stand ready to take
q hand. All! there the blue-bellies
come, lads--now give them the lead!
Fire! damn you-tire!"
The little squad OF us leaped down
the aisle, and Wharton's men clam
bered over the benches, cursing and
yelling. Already the smoke of the car
bines filled the church, and we could
see little except in the flash of the
gunfire. The swirl of bodies hurled
me to the right. away from where
Harwood stood, and brought me in
front OF the opposite door. Through
this opening and the narrow window
beyond / got a glimpse outside-at a
black mass of men sweeping straight
toward us. their guns cleaning
viciously, their voices echoing in saw
age shout. 1t was mere glimpse. an
Internal vision. and. almost at the same
instant they came crashing against the
shattered door. beating it down with
their gun-stocks, and leaping through
Into the maze of overturned benches
littering the vestibule The door fell in
splinters. How they got through that
tangle OF death know not. Into their
very faces we poured our tire-our
own men, caught within the narrow
space. striking at them with dubbed
guns-but they We're too many to be
held. Over the dead poured the tor
rent of living, firing. cursing, striking.
tanning the few gray jackets against
the inner wall, and in two resistless
streams. hurting themselves against
both vestibule doors.
Wedged in the portals. saw all this
30 clearly that each detail stands out
In memory-the infuriated faces, the
falling bodies, the distiguring blood
stains, the savage CLINT of steel Those
who came first We're not soldiers
they were Cowan's men, gaunt. rough
fellows, bearded and dirty, their fierce
curses sounding above the uproar.
And they fought ilke hehds, driven py
Cowan voice, ana pressed remorse'
lessly forward by the cavalrymen be-
hind. saw nm once, blood spot on
his cheek. and hred over the heads
OF those between us. but though ne
fell. he came to his feet again and was
awept tn ono side hv tha rush of men
saw al TINS. and no more; It was
IKE iiasA on me scNeet,-ahu .heh
everything became an laalstlhcl DUR
They were upon US, damned in the
f:rrow doorways, each man lighting
Tor lie. used gun ana revolver. In
Tie RED mist belofe me were Dlack
81 apes ha.elni races. lWlce ! lose
!9oe ana ieil' oae was up AGAIN, 'front.'
ing mem ! sseppea on ueaa pooies'
shipped IN pools OF h'oou; 1alhng men
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now-1I.r,eoa ,lrl,.rto,, ~ 800
h,ndfr, left anl We naaoa aoh, os -
tho host we could Tbara u.,s . mo
ment,s nansa fro marest ine,an, IN
which ia hraatba ana nv avss ~ q,
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waist ha.,ess blood drinning iron, .
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sa. .ns - .'-.'. ei'e'e Neie iai'kees
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. ea.n siapp!, nay Seen pae'ies
no'lsshs ''ne 'i."'' II was as 'hough
s.s ~ ''le y'i,f'ie. '''usi'e' men strug'
seu WIN i,'Neu 'la'us' struck death
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