The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-17
SPAIN STRIKES A BLOW.
American Blood Shed in a Struggle
Lasting for Hours
FOUR OF OUR MEN BITE THE DUST.
While the Advance Pickets Are
Counted Among the Missing.
Number of Casualties on the Spanish Side
Not Known. but Some Were Hit
Fighting Almost Continuous for
Thirteen Hours - Expedition
Starts for Santiago de Cuba.

Starts for Santiago de Cuba.
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Daunt-
less, off Guantanamo, June II, via Mole
st. Nicholas, June 13.-[Copyright, 1898,
by Associated Press.l-Huntington's
battalion of marines encamped on the
hill guarding the abandoned cable station
at the entrance to the outer harbor of
Guantanamo has been engaged in head
Ing off a rush attack by Spanish
guerrillas and regulars since 8 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The fighting was
almost continuous for thirteen hours
until o'clock yesterday morning, when
reinforcements were landed from the
Marblehead Four of our men were
killed and one wounded. The advance
pickets under Lieutenants Neville and
Shaw are unaccounted for. Among the
killed is Assistant Surgeon John Blair
Gibbs, son of Major Gibbs, of the regu-
lar army, who fell in the Custer massacre.
His home was at Richmond, Va.
Names of the Men Killed.
The others killed are Sergeant Chas.
H. Smith, of Smallwood Private WILL
lam Dunphy, Of Gloucester, Mass, and
Private James McColgan, of Stoneham,
Mass. Corporal Glass was accidentally
wounded in the head. The Spanish loss
IL unknown, but it was probably consid-
cradle. The splashes of blood found at
daylight at the positions the Spaniards
occupied indicate fatalities, but their
, comrades carried off the killed and
wounded. The engagement began with
desultory firing at the pickets a thou
sand yards inland from the camp. Cap
tain Spicer's company was doing guard
duty and was driven in, finally rallying
on the camp and repulsing the enemy at
o'clock.
Spanish Loss Was Considerable.
The position on the hill held by Hunt
ington was captured Friday afternoon,
after a brief engagement, in which a
regiment of Spanish infantry was driv-
en- headlong from its position and $50
American marines landed on the east
ern side Of the harbor. The landing was
made under the protection of the guns
Of the Oregon, the Marblehead and the
Yosemite. This first landing in the vi
cinity of Guantanamo was accomplished
in broad daylight The Spaniards made
q feeble attempt at resistance, but they
were forced to flee under the heavy fire
of the American vessels. So hasty was
their departure that when the Amer
leans landed their first duty was tohaul
down the Spanish flag left by the enemy.
In it's place was raised the stars and
stripes, at the sight of which the ma
rines became wildly enthusiastic.
Precautions Against sickness.
The Spaniards left at Fisherman's
Point three Anticipated howitzers, sew
eral cases of ammunition shell and canis-
ter, some Mauser rifles and a regiment
al flag Of the Infantora Del Principe
No. 3. Every precaution has been taken
to guard the men from disease. All the
huts in the locality have been RACED,
large casks of Spanish wine have been
smashed. Two wells have been boarded
up and ali the drinking water used is
supplied from the fleet The marines are
well equipped for the campaign. The
camp will probably be named Camp
McCalla, after the commander of the
Marblehead, who is indefatigable and
has not removed his clothing since the
bombardment.