Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Bayan isowa Cuba, tsananin zafi da sauro na yau da kullun babbar matsala ce. O'Reilly ya kuma yi iƙirarin cewa ƙarancin ƙarancin abinci mai ƙarancin inganci "wani rikici ne mai ƙamshi, mai ƙamshi, mai banƙyama a cikin bayyanar da mummunan sakamako". Ya fara shaidawa a yakin El Caney.
Ka yi haƙuri. Yaƙin ya zama rashin nasara ga ɓangaren Amurka kuma O'Reilly ya bayyana rikice-rikicen da yaƙin ya ɓace. Harbe-harbe daga bindigogin Mutanen Espanya ya rikitar da shi, da kuma yadda zafi da rashin ruwa suka haifar da wasu abokan aikinsa suna fada da juna a kan kantin a tsakiyar yakin. Ya yi tsalle a cikin wani rami inda wani soja na Spain ya ɗaga bindigarsa a kansa, kawai don a cece shi a karo na ƙarshe lokacin da wani soja Ba'amurke Ba'amurke ya kashe shi a karo na ƙarshe.