Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07
VICTORY CHEERS OUR MEN
Wild Enthusiasm Greets the
News Of the Destruction
Of SPANS Fleet.
A SPANISH ASSAULT REpUlSED
A Sortie by the Enemy Resisted
In the Most Brilliant Manner
--Daring of Spanish
Sharpshooters.

At the front, headquarters of Gen.
Shafter's army, before Santiago de
Cuba, Sunday, July 4, via Kingston,
jamaica, July a. Early In tho day a
man Oh the Lookout had reported that
the Spanish feet, under command OF
Admiral Ceryera, had sailed out OF tho
karbur 0f Santiago de Cuba, but it was
not until late this afternoon that tho
result was known at the front.
Aa the word Of the magnificent vic.
tory few from sentry to sentry along
the firing lines, and was shouted to the
oumpHnies, regiments and brigades. a
great cheer swept down the line Of
weary men, which gathered force as it
went. The pews was flushed back into
the uuderbrush, where the reserves lay,
and the men hlmnst stampeded in their
nthusiaetin desire to got to tine front.
Cheering continued through the even
ing as the details of tho fight came in.
The men could not have displayed
more enthusiasm had the victory been
theirs instead of tho navy's.
Although the firing continued all day
between the outposts, very little dam
age was done on either side. Con.
Cbaffee was wounded slightly, rife
bullet cutting through his foot, but-he
will not be compelled to leave the held.
BEILLIANr REPuLsE.
The only severe firing during tho day
occurred when the Spanish feet was
leaving the harbor. The enemy evil
IDENTIFY attempted to divert the atten-
tivn of our troops but the Americans
responded SO willingly that the fire soon
ceased and was only resumed at, inter
walls during the remainder Of the day.
Last night the only aggressive move
ment the Spaniards made resulted 10
their severe defeat.
! At about 10 O'Clock the enemy came
out ut the breaches about the city walls
in large force and dashed straight for
thu American lines. In ons or two
| places our men fell back from their posi-
ton, but quickly rallied and drove the
enemy pack pei. nell into their own
bitches. This Spanish losses must have
been frightful. Ms they were exposed to
terrific fire for quarter OF an hour.
The lossea on the American aide were
very light az our soldiers lay in the
rifle pits anu had every advantage.
DARING SPANISH SHAREHOLDERS.
| Tha most daring of the Spanish foruef
arc the aharpshootsrs. They take their
positions almost st the wall, and from
the dense tres tops do execution with
smokeless powder, making 1t difficult
to locate theIn., Several times they have
shot into Gen. Shafter's tent which IL
several miles from the front and they
7 THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The humber OF killed and wounded
for the week reaches tonight about
300. No effort is appsrently beinl
made by our officers to expedite thu
listing OF the casualties, and not one
fifth OF the total names are known ever
10 the commanding offiuerB. Already
500 cases have been handled at the hos
pital here. because of the overflow from
the hospital at the front. All thu
wounded here are recovering.
There has been only one death sine,
the hospitals was established. that O
Private Meyera OF the Sixth Infantry
which occurred to-day. He was sho
through the hody.
Adjutant Wood of the Ninth Cavalry
who was shot through the faces and VIII
was not expected to recover, is improv
ing rapidly and will be sent to lie.
West next week.
SPANISH rRIsoNEhs.
LuuIc uhH Ddou tnuCu CunlbcLuTo 10
day as to whether Lieut.. M. A. Babo
Of the Ninth Cavalry, who is the actin
Typographical officer Of the staff, mad
the maps of the trsils before Friday
. battle. he has been at work ever sine
most of tho time in and around th
Spanish lines. fie hns almost Away
! refused an escort. aud though he ha
been shot at several time be has nc
been wounded. Thursday, while OH
. with two men, he encountered detach
ment of 10 Spaniards and an officer
and took all prisoners. A total of %
prisoners were captured in battle
Caney On Friday, of whom As were reg
y ular Spanish soldiers in uniforms tw
ofiicers and tbs remainder armed res
b dents of the town. Nine wounded mo
: were left in the blockhouee attended b
, a native physician. Tho other prison
: ers were brought TO Juragua to-day
: charge Of Cant. Macarthur aud twn con
: panies OF the Thirty-thiru Michigu
$ Regiment and camped slong the raj
o road. The Cubans followed them
, great crowds and hurled epithsts at ii
8 frightened captives.
9 All the soldiers belonged to th
Q Twenty ninth Spanish regulars and @.
Q peoted to be killed.