The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-15
CUBANS WIN AGAIN.
Defeating the Spaniards With
Terrible Slaughter.
wEYLER's MEN IN A TRAP.
The Patriots Get Them In the Mount
aims and Cut Them Down With
Dynamite and Bullets.

Havana, May i4.-Msager details have
been received OF an attack made upon
the famous Piatero camp OF the insurgents
by Col. Segusra's column. which was al
m.t.ediy severe for the SpanIsrsis. The
Official report. however. places the loss Of
the troops al only one lieutenant and four
priyates killed. and one captain AMI TWEEN
ty-scven privates wounded. while the re-
ported loss OF the insurgents was iifty-
nine killed and estimate 100 wounded car
ried OF the field. Col Seguara left va
guajay AZ the head o. his column on May
9. and encountered an insurgert band In
ambush at Santa Cruz. These retreated
after only a slight skirmssh- Arrived at
Se.eabo. Col. Seguara perceived the in
surSent infantry going toward the noted
Fiatere camp. The troops went in pur-
suit. proceeding cautiously. Though only
slight resistance was offered to their al
vance. They went forward 10 the hills.
whore the insurgents had built a strong
hold with earJhworks and Entertainments.
Here a bloody engagement occurred
This insurgents allowed the column TO
advance until they had entered a detila
close under she heights. the cavalry bag
gage train being, however. stu In the
rear.
In a moment the heights b,azed with
sudden Are OF mrsketry. ard there was
hurled down upon the heads OF the troops
a deadly shower OF dynamite bombs ard
shells. which exploded IN the ranks OF
the Spaniaris. This sudden onslaught
mas unexpected. and threw the troops into
temporary panic. II looked though tho
Insurgents would sweep everything be-
fore them. The artillery was thrown into
confusion. and was heip.ess ard useless.
and was placed hors du combat The
mules wAica we're dragging TIE PIECES SHE'D
a; the noise ard fearful explosives. and
sneV fell into = atfch. The artillery men
had 70 LIT tao OF the cannon oGs OF the
ditch hv main strength before they be-
came available fer service a. all. These
ase trs u ID he works hui there Was
no enemy visible 70 are CT. she only sign
q them besrg heavy smoke cloud which
hung over ;se rocks sna showed where
their terrible attack had come from.
The vanguard Of tne COMMA also had 20
faces an attack from Tire o. the enemy
IN Insreachrneafs or the steep hills which
faced them. and 20 add 20 the damage and
confusion an attack was very soon opened
upon tire ieft flank % the troops. The
first company Of the 2amore battalion
and the csvslry vsrs intrasteS WITH the
task OF rvpssling the Sank attack. The
engagement began az u o'clock and con-
tiaued until / The oficial report an
naunces that st the end o. that time the
spaular1fs were the sole rSssessors q the
field, the losses incurred being as above
stated.
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