The Jersey City news., 1898-07-05
IN SKATERS LINES.
Spanish Brutality Shown in
Slaughter Of the Wounded
What They Expected.
By cable, copyright 1898, by The Asso-
ciated Press.)

(By cable, copyright, 1898, by The Asso-
ciated Press3
AT THE FRONT, HEADQUARTERS
OF GENERAL SHAFTER'S ARMY, Be
FORE SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Sunday,
July 3, 1885, via Kingston, Jamaica, July
4.-Early in the day a man on the lookout
had reported that the Spanish fleet, under
the command of Admiral Cervera, had
sailed out of the harbor; but It was not
until late this afternoon that the result
was known at the front.
AS the word of the magnificent victory
flew from sentry to sentry along the fir
ing lines, and was shouted to the COM
panies, regiments and brigades, great
cheer swept down the line Of weary men,
which was gathering force as 1t went,
until the rattle of musketTy was drowned
in the roar from glad American thoa,s.
The news flashed back into the underbush,
where the Reserves lay, and the men all
most stampeded in their enthusiastic de-
sire to get to the front.
The cheering continued through the
evening. AS the details of the fight came
in the men could not have displayed more
enthusiasm had the victory been theirs
instead of that of the Navy.
Although the firing continued all day
was done on either side. General Chaffee
was wounded slightly. a rifle bullet cut
ting through his foot, but he will not be
compelled to leave the field
JI0e only severe IlTli1E the DAY sOC-
Cured when the Spanish fleet were leav-
ing the llarbor The enemy evidently at
tempted to divert the attention of our
troops, but the Americans responded SO
willingly that the fire soon ceased, and
only resumed at intervals during the re-
mainder of the day
Last night the only aggressive move
ment the Spanish had made resulted in
their severe defeat
At about ten O'Clock the enemy came
out of the trenches about the city walls
in large forces, and dashed straight for
the American lines. In one or two places
our men fell back from their position,
but quickly rallied and drove the enemy
back pell nell into their own bitches. The
Spanish forces must have been frightful
as they We're exposed to terrific fire for
quarter of an hour. The losses on the
American side were very light, as our SOL
'diers lay in the pits and had every adj
vantage.
The most daring of the Spanish forces
positions almost at the wall, and from the
dense tree tops do execution with smoke
less powder, making It difficult to locate
them Several times they have Shot into
General Skaters tent, which is several
miles from the front, and they have in
tested the trail for ten miles between
Juragua and the outposts.
One of the most horrible features of
the war is the dozens of men who have
been killed as they lay in litters, and the
surgeons. although wearing the emblem
have been the special object Of attack
The number of killed and wounded for
the week reaches tonight about eighteen
hundred. No effort is apparently being
| ing of a complete list and not one-ffsh
of the total names are known even TO the
commanding officers Already eight hun
pital here. because Of the overflow from
/ the hospitals at the front. All the wound
ed here are reeovering