Das Roosevelt Buch; Auswahlen aus den Schriften von Theodore Roosevelt. Um sich um die Verwundeten zu kümmern, völlig unbeweglich durch das schwere Feuer. Der Trooper Hugo Brittain^brachte den Regimentsstand-ard nach vorne, schwenkte ihn zu und fro, um themen anzufeuern. Nicht früher waren wir auf dem Kamm als die Spanier von der Linie der Hügel auf unserer Vorderseite, wo sie stark verwinkelt waren, öffneten avery Heavy Fire upon US mit ihren Gewehren. Theyauch öffnete sich uns mit ein oder zwei Teilen der Artillerie und verwendete Zeitsicherungen, die sehr ac-kurately brannten, die Schalen explodieren direkt über den Ourheads. Auf der Spitze des Hügels

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The Roosevelt book; selections from the writings of Theodore Roosevelt . totaking care of the wounded, utterly unmovedby the heavy fire. Trooper Hugo Brittain^when wounded, brought the regimental stand-ard forward, waving it to and fro, to cheer themen. No sooner were we on the crest than theSpaniards from the line of hills on our front, where they were strongly intrenched, opened avery heavy fire upon us with their rifles. Theyalso opened upon us with one or two pieces ofartillery, using time fuses which burned very ac-curately, the shells exploding right over ourheads. On the top of the hill was a huge iron kettle, or something of the kind, probably used forsugar refining. Several of our men took shelterbehind this. We had a splendid view of thecharge on the San Juan block-house to our left, where the infantry of Kent, led by Hawkins, were climbing the hill. Obviously the properthing to do was to help them, and I got the mentogether and started them volley-firing againstthe Spaniards in the San Juan block-house andin the trenches around it. We could only see. THE FIGHT AT THE KETTLES. These kettles were on the crest of the first hill, up which General Wheelers divisioncharged. Captain Day, of the Rough Riders, was wounded here, and being unable toaccompany his men, sat on the edge of the second kettle and watched the advance ofthe troops up the second hill. The Battle of San Juan Hill 119 their heads; of course this was all we ever couldsee when we were firing at them in their trenches.Stevens was directing not only his own coloredtroopers, but a number of Rough Riders; for ina melee good soldiers are always prompt to rec-ognize a good officer, and are eager to followhim. We kept up a brisk fire for some five or tenminutes; meanwhile we were much cut up our-selves. Gallant Colonel Hamilton, than whomthere was never a braver man, was killed, andequally gallant Colonel Carroll wounded.When near the summit Captain Mills had beenshot through the head, the bullet destroyin

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