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Deaths This cessation of fire.html">fire.html">fire.html">fire on the part of the enemy
Spaniards climbing from their trenches. Until that time the Gatling
from that moment every member of the battery yelled at the top of his
as they climbed from their trenches, were caught by the fire of the
water. Bodies the size of a company would practically disappear an
fact that the charging line had cut through the barb-wire fences at
unable to stay with their heads above the trenches to fire at the
machine guns; and to remain there awaiting the charge was certain
were demoralized because they had been compelled to seek the bottom of
that the machine gun fire must cease before contact could occur, but
mistake of running.
The Gatlings had the range to perfection. Capt. Boughton, who was one
at Montauk, that he visited a portion of the Spanish trenches
inspected were literally filled with writhing, squirming, tangled
trenches was covered with wounded and dead Spaniards, who had been
machine guns, because the infantry and cavalry were not firing much
official report, that when his regiment reached the sharp incline near
Gatling bullets were striking along the crest. The officers of the
13th, who when the troops had climbed as high as possible under the
white handkerchief as a signal.html">signal to cease firing. At the same moment
shrill whistle gave the signal "Cease firing," and the Gatling Gun
interest as the long, thin, blue line swept forward and crowned the
from the San Juan block-house; then the roar of musketry and. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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