The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-12-30
THEY DIED FOR CUBA.
Gallant Fight OF Detachment OF
Texan Sharpshooters.
THEY WERE tosAtstb II A BOTTLE"
And. Fifteen In Number, Fought Uadl
the Last Man was Dsad-Th-y
Ruled and Wound.d Dou-
bic Their Number.

New foRK, Dec. ss.-A Times special
from Key West. Fla, says:
Passengers from Cuba whe arrived
here Sunday night state that Havana
officials tte luLilahs over the news Of
q Spanish success reported at 0laao,
a small town few miles north OF
Pinar del Rio city. A detachment
from the "Lone Star" company OF
Texas sharpshooters, numbering but
Is men, WAS rorraled by two Spanish
sqdadrons belonging TO Gen. Mel.
quizo's command, and cut to pieces,
they refusing, to mar. I'd surrender,
eEeh with such odds against them.
The report states that early Thurs
day morning the Cuban band was OBJ
served near she city, and two squad.
fcns we're sent tdt after them. After
running fight the Texans were chased
into 'bottle' having but one open
ing. The Texans seeing this, retrertet
to the frtthef Shd and fortified them
selves behind some big powders. The
Spanish troopers dismounted hastily
and, surrounding them, poured in a
fire from all directionA The brave
Texans replied and tho 6ght waged
for over ave houFs BY that time six
were killed and four wounded, while
% Spaniards had been killed and ten
or more wsre Wounded. A flag Of
tfuct was sent In and their surrender
demanded, but remembering the fate
Of all who surrendered to the Spanish
forces they refused with one accord to
10y down their arms, crying: "Wc re-
member Macco."
This infuriated tho SpaniRrds and
they fought with renewed hercenesss
Twice they charged up to ths front
but the rarid fifS of the brave little
band drove them back. by getting Oh
a high ridge back of the Texans posi-
tion, the Spaniards were enabled tt
pour In ere that killed oil bat two n
the defenders, before the new danger
could be avoided. Even then thes,
two bravely kept up the fgh
and held off the enemy for al
hour longer. At that time
worn out with thirst, feeble iron
their sontinued fght and exhadste,
with blood flowing from a dozel
wounds they were cut to pieces as tn
| Spaniardls finally dashed up As the
, fell feeble shouts Of "viva Cuba Libre
filled the air, TO die out under th
merciless sabres VI tile SpAniards. Tn
bodies of the brave men were left
prey to the buzzards while the Spar
, iards were buried on the. field,
! wounded men being tkkbn Into Pima
del lilo.
The official report states that
:. Spanish column Of 100 men cut
pieces a band OF 400 insurgents, wit
!, but seven wounded. But, throug
Cuban sources, the main facts wei
|. obtained as above.
y Cubans here mourn the brave me
y who gave their. lives for Cuba's FIRE
dom. Gen. Riviera has ordered thu
L their names be called at roll call
next month as mark of honor.
> Several attacks wefe made On tt
7 suburbs Of Havana Saturday night
. different points by the insurgcr
u guerillas. not over four miles from Il
palace, and for two hours the hriI
was constant. Ten houses were burn
r, by the insurgents, and they captur
TO a lieutenant and five soldiers. The
s. surgent loss was thought TO be ov
ton men. Additional soldiers were Sc
ID 10 the ohtposts Sunday night.