Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-03
GENERAL DUFFIELD'S FEINT.
Made a Move Against AquadOres as q
Cover to LawtOn's FlankinS
Movement.


Copyright 1885, by the Associated Press.)
WITH THE ADVANCE OF THE THIR-
TY-THIRD MICHIGAN. IN FRONT OF
AGUADORES, Friday, July !, Noon. BY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
BOAT DANDY, VIA PORT ANTONIO.
Saturday, July 2, a. m, VIA KINGSTON.
HIS a. m.-Delayed in transmission) The
American fleet has been shelling the fort
and rifle pits of Aguadores all the morning.
The Thirty-third Michigan volunteers took
train at Juragua in two divisions. the
first at a. m., and the second at 7:15. A
rickety engine ran the six miles in about
an hour, and stopped a mile and a half
from the fort. out of sight.
General Duffield, commanding the land
forces. signaled to the New York 10 begin
firing, at $50 The New York and the
Suwanee advanced about 1000 yards dis
| tant from the fort. The Suanwse, with
three successive shots. knocked the Span
ish flag off the fort. wrecked one corner Of
the structure and shot away the staff.
The Cubans and the Thirty-third threw
| out skirmishers on the hill, and shots were
| exchanged all the morning with the rifle
pits. The fort and blockhouse were both
silenced by the New York, whose secondary
battery peppered the ravine, while occa-
sionally the deafening roar of her turret
| guns was heard.
| Early in the advance, eight companies
marched up the railroad track and another
! force went around the beach out Of sight
| of the Spanish forts. Six small shells were
thrown over the heads of the men. too
close for comfort. and the troops were
! sent to cover under the embankment in
| the railroad cut. There they are now,
awaiting orders. The sharpshooters are
| popping away from the hillside and occa-
| siorally the report of ships gun is heard.
| The officers and men who formed this
| advance were General Duff1eld Colonel
Boynton, with the Thirty-third Michigan:
| Major Webb, Third battalion; Lieutenant
Colonel Schmidt, First battalion, and Ma
jor Burton, Second battalion. Captain
Fred Alger, son Of the secretary of war,
who is an aide to General Shafter, was
with the regiment.
No Americans have been hurt so far.
forced to return for water. On the first
trip. half the command were brought back
AMI the train returned for the others.
1t developed that this attack was mere
ly diversion in favor of General Law
toms movement around the right flank. II
is impossible to take Aguadores, as the
river is unfavorable, and the Spaniards
have blown up the far end of the railroad
bridges. Only Companies B, D and H tooh
part in the action, owing to the limited
space where the men could be depoyed.
The killed thus far were all the victims OF
the first shells fired by the Spaniards, who
had the line of range of the railroad
just thrown off their packs when a shell
from three-inch cannon exploded in the
ranks of l. company. The killed were:
John Franklin. of Diamondale. Mich.
- Seabright.
The wounded were:
Frank Lawson, of Lawson, Mich. lef
| arm fractured.
Clifford H. Curtis of Land Lake.
All the killed and wounded were mem
bers of Company L, which was made III
of sons of veterans.
AS the train left section shell exploded
on the track. wounding a number o
others.
Copyright. 1898 by the Associated Press)
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Saturday
July 2 VIA PORT ANTONIO, JAMAICA
$50 p. m.-Great disappointment is felt b.
j, | the naval officers over General Duffield'
inability to cross the stream at Aguadores
which runs through a gully. Had pom
toons been brought from Altares, the west
ern bluff of Aguadores, commanding Al
excellent position. could have been take
and held under cover OF the fire of tn
fleet. There was a trestle across tn
. stream. one span of which had been partl
destroyed at the western end. 1t is no
, quite understood why General Duffield di
, | not try this method of crossing.
The auxiliary cruiser Yosemite and tn
repair ship Vulcan arrived this morning.
The Newark was not damaged by he