Ka cika wannan magana: Bayan da muka isa ƙasar Cuba, mun fuskanci wata matsala mai tsanani, wato zafin rana da kuma sauro. 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 ganin aikin a
Yaƙin El Caney. 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.