The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-27

Copyright. 1895, by the Associated Press.)
JURAGuA, Cuba. June %, p. M, per
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dandy,
v!a, KINGSTON, jamaica, June &c, 10
a. m.-The initial fight OF Colonel
Woods rough riders and the troopers OF
the First and Tenth regular cavalry, will
be known in history Us "the battle OF
La ouaslna." Tint 1t did not end In
the complete slaughter OF the Ameri-
cans was not due to any miscalcula-
ton In the plan OF the spanlards. for as
perfect an ambuscnde as was ever
formed in the brain OF an Apache In
dian, was prepared, and Lieutenant Col
olel Roosevelt and his men walked
sqEarely into It. For, an hour and a
half they held their ground under n
perfect storm Of bullets from the front
and sides and then Colonel Wood at the
right and Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt
nt the left. led q charge which turned
the tide OF battle and sent the enemy
aying over the hills toward Santiago.
/, is now definitely known that six
teen men on the American side were
killed, while sixty were wounded or are
reported TO be missing
Il Is impossible to calculate the Span
fish losses, but It Is known that they
were heavier than those Of the Aneri-
cans, at least as regards actual loss OF
lI.e Already th!rty-seven dead Span
!sh soldiers have been found and buried,
while many others undoubtedly are ly-
Ing In the thick underbrush on the
side OF the gully and on the slope OF the
hill where the main body OF the enemy
was located. The wounded were oil re-
moved.
A complete list Of the killed, wounded
and missing on the American side, re-
vlsed to 4 o'clock Saturday, is as fol-
lows:
Tho Dead.
Captain Allyn X. capron. First Uni
fed States volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant Hamilton Fish. tr.. Troop L,
First United States volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant DohertF, Troop A. First Uni
ted States volunteer cavalry. &
Sergeant Marcus D. Russell. Troop G,
First United States volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant Russell lived in Troy, N. z.
and was formerly a colonel on Governor
Hill's stan.
Private Legget.. Troop A. First Uni
ted States volunteer cavalry.
Private Harry Heffner, Troop G,First
United States volunteer cavalry.
Private Milden W. Danson, Troop L,
FIrst United States volunteer cavalry.
Private W. T. Irwin. Troop F, First
United States volunteer cavalry.
Private Slennoc, Troop K, First
regular cavalry.
Private B. Work. Troop B. First reg
ular cavalry.
Private Krupp. Troop B. First regu-
lar cavalry.
Private Stark, Troop A. FRS. regular
cavalry.
Private Troop X. First regular
cavalry. 4299
Private Kelbe, Troop X. First regular
cavalry.
Private Barlln, Troop K. First regular
cavalry.
CORPORAL White. Troop E. Tenth regu-
lar cavalry.
wounied.
Major James Bell. First cavalry, shot
In the leg. Eyf5 40
Captain Thomas t. Knox. First cav
nlry. shot In the stomach. serious.
Lieutenant Bryan, First cavalry.
Private Frank Booth. Troop f. First
volunteer cavalry.
Private George Braxton, Troop B.
Tenth cavalry
Private S. F. Ishler. Troop c, First
volunteer cavalry.
Private Joseph Dole. Troop B, First
volunteer cavalry. -. ~
Private John r. Keene, Troop L, First
volunteer cavalry.
Pr!vote ". T.. Newcombe. Troop D,
First volunteer cavalry.
Private Martin Prell, Troop G, First
cavalry.
Private Samuel Redd, Troop c, First
cavalry. ~ l-
Private Arthur Wheeler. Troop B.
Tenth cavalry.
: Private Theodore Gryce, Troop D,
Tenth cavalry
Private Kelly Maybcrry, Troop c.
Tenth cavalry.
Private James Russell, Troop B..
Tenth cavalrY.es
Edward Marshall, correspondent Of
'ne New York Journal and Advertiser:
str!ous. l5 e:s.f.' 80
Private schulter Whitney, First vol
uhteer cavalry. 5s
Private Nathaniel NJ. Poe. Troop L,
flfSt volunteer cavalry, l7S ai "a
CORPORAL ]. ". Dean, Troop r. First
volunteer cavalry. sls
Private ]. N. Deal, Troop D, First
volunteer cavalry. IN
Private G. l.. Reed. Troop F. First
volunteer cavalry.
Corporal }, L. Rhodes, Troop D, First
volunteer cavalry. ~ f6f h
p Sergeant Thomas Ryan. Troop X,
fenth cavalry.
Private E. J. Albertson, Troop T, First
volunteer caynlry.a "a. y q
rTlimpeter I. +. Meagher, Troop L.
Fiist volunteer cavalry.
,,rrirate George Roland, Troop G.,
FIRST volunteer cavalry. q
rtivatc.F. Al Miller. Troop B. Tenth
:, Private n5,..a. D. V. Watson, Troop G, First,
vo,,I rTiyate John Damatt, Troop L, First
volunteer cavalry. 8 Z.
,o Saptaln James n. Mccllntock, First
'%1nteer cavalry. V
yo,,,si l,;,e,i,enant j.5R. Thomas, 5r., First
voi,,n, rir,yn,e @ 7. tWsWlggIns, Troop D, First
E"Iiln,eer cnvalrv,i $s
FL riET!yhte ltobect z. Bailey, Troop r,
Tsi volunteer cavalry.
yolnD, hln,ate at r. W Reid Troop q, First