Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07
LETTERS FROM CUBA,

TWO wilmington f<uus IN INC HthftucS
Write to Their Parents in This City.
Mrs. Mary Robinson of No. Jos East
Fourth street yesterday week received
two letters from her son, Oscar, who is
10 tho marine service and Is now in the
American army in Cuba. The letters
are the first Mrs. Robinson has received
from her son snce he left. He 10 %
years Of age aud enlisted in Philadel-
phia as marine last January, and is
In the company with Joseph haley,
also OF this city.
Oscar Robinson, in writing to his
mother and aister from near Santiago,
gives SONS interesting details concern
ing the fighting in Cuba. lie writes:
IL am now seeing plenty Of fighting.
When we first landed We had fight
every night. The sergeant was
killed and several others we're wounded
during the first engagement. We are
| up on top of mountain and have
trenches dug all around. We have field
pieces with us and shooting is to be
heard almost all the time. Our COM
pany bad battle out in the hills and
killed GO Spaniards and captured 2S,
| and on the following morning more
came in and gave themselves up. Part
of the Cuban army bus Joined us here.
The Cubans are fighting people and do
not care for anything. -The marines
put up the Erat American flag.
1--WE had harn time the first three
days We were here. We were up day
and night driving back the Spaniards,
but they got all they were looking for
and now have let us alone. We ueeu a
field place shooting 800 times per
minuto on them and drove them back
every time they tried to get up the hill.
The Spaniards, believe, want to give
up. They ars nearly starved to death.
That ia the condition of all of ths
enemy here. About 10 miles from hers
the Spanish boats are penned up and
cannot get out"
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Haley of
Seventh and Union streets have also
receive an interesting letter from their
son Joseph who WIS referred to above as
being 10 thu company with Oscar
Robinson, both having resided 10 this
! city before their enlistment. In Jnseph
Haley's letter he writes as follows
"Last Saturday We vera attacked and
J never stopped fighting until Monday
morning. The Spaniards tried to take
the place and capture the flag. but they
did not succeed. They are cowsrds.
They do most Of their lighting at night.
In the day time they sneak in ths
mountains and bids. They are becom.
, ing afraid Of The marines, and say we
, shoot too fast. We have about GO Cubnnt
with us ae guides. They know righi
whore to find the Spaniards. On Tues
, day We went out with the guides ant
won great battle. We captured 81
Spaniards, including an officer, killsd u
: and wounded over 100. We Hleo cap
tursd lot of guns ard ammunition
| Only two Of our men were wonnded,
while one Cuban was killed. All told
we have only lost about eight men ant
six have bsen wounded.
1.-THE Spaniards are fendish. in ad
tlition to being cowardly. The first tw,
! of our men that they killed we're oil
' outpost duty about half mils from
/ camp, and after they were killed the.
! were cut up horribly by the Span iards
. Before butchering the men the Spani
ards took their clothing and shoes from
a them.
1.-Two of the Spanish soldiers VIII
3 gave themselves up said they had haI
nothing to eat for Az hours. w
4 1--WE put GU new suits when we lef
Key West, but now you would hHrdl
' know them.''
J. Both young men stated in, thei
d letters that they were we'll, but wer
q being worked very hard and obtaine
q but little sleep.
. Al. Neidermaier has received lette
4 from Emil Kramer, who is on board th
!. U. s. s. Brooklyn, and in the letter b
n tells of the cowardics OF the Spaniards
I Mr.. and Mrs. George Russell Of thi
Y city have received letter stating tina
n their son, Raymond Russell. blue
n jacket on the u. S. s. Texas, who wa
receutly injured near Santiago, wi
recover.