. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. JACOB F. KENT. every time. Every rush meant a gain offrom ten to fifty yards, and the only checkto our advance during the day came whenthe 6th and 16th infantry and rough riderstried to carry Marianoje hill. After the first unsuccessful trial the Gat-lings were brought forward, and while ourboys were rushing up the slope the Gatlingguns swept the intrenchments, weakeningthe Spanish fire materially. The Spanish. HENRY W. LAWTON. ran down the slope back to their rifle pitswhen o
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. JACOB F. KENT. every time. Every rush meant a gain offrom ten to fifty yards, and the only checkto our advance during the day came whenthe 6th and 16th infantry and rough riderstried to carry Marianoje hill. After the first unsuccessful trial the Gat-lings were brought forward, and while ourboys were rushing up the slope the Gatlingguns swept the intrenchments, weakeningthe Spanish fire materially. The Spanish. HENRY W. LAWTON. ran down the slope back to their rifle pitswhen our men got close to them, and scoresof them were shot in the back by our Krag-Jorgensens. Over sixty-five dead Spaniardswere found in the rifle pits and many wound-ed. That is the report brought back to-night, but the account probably is exag-gerated, as all reports are at this time, whilethe blood is still hot and the scent of bloodis in every mans nostrils. It is evident,however, that our riflemen must have seenthe tops of Spanish heads, for the majorityof the dead Spaniards were shot in the face,forehead, chin, throat or thorax. Neverthe-less our men continually cried, Show us those — ! For Gods sake dont keep us here to be shot without giving us ashow. And they cursed and raved becausethey could see nothing to shoot at—nothingbut the cleared hilltop, and what looked likea long pile pf freshly thrown-up earth. In the field hospitals and divisional hos-pital the surgeons noted the fact that alarge propor
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