72 The Rough Riders 



them swim ashore, if they could. Both of Wood's 

 got safely through. One of mine was drowned. 

 The other, little Texas, got ashore all right. While 

 I was superintending the landing at the ruined dock, 

 with Bucky O'Neill, a boatful of colored infantry 

 soldiers capsized, and two of the men went to the 

 bottom ; Bucky O'Neill plunging in, in full uniform, 

 to save them, but in vain. 



However, by the late afternoon we had all our 

 men, with what ammunition and provisions they 

 could themselves carry, landed, and were ready for 

 anything that might turn up. 



