Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07
Driving the Spanish Back.

Driving the Spanish Back.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Signal office
has received the following from one OF
it's officers at the front: american
troops driving Spanish troops back.
Wounded being brought in right
along"
The attack OIL Santiago began
shortly after seven o'clock. Gen.
Lawton was sent to FL Caney and
Gen. Kent to Moro castle.
FL Caney being a point of vantage,
the Spaniards defended it stubbornlyr
and it was not taken till late in the
day.
SIMPSONS fleet assisted Kent by
bombarding Moro, and it is reported
that the castle is in ruins and all its
guns silenceG.
AS the Americans advanced on the
trenches Cervera shelled them vigor-
ously, but his range is considered to
have been short.
BY ten o'clock in the morning the
fighting was furious and wounded
Americans and Cubans were carried to
the rear.
At noon the Spaniards began to
leave their trenches and retreat into
the city.
When darkness came the Americans
took the outer works and occupied
them.
The American casualties reach 400
but not many were killed, according
to Gen. Shafter.
The capture of FL Caney will pre-
vent Linares evacuating the city and :
retreating by the only way he could
reasonably take with any hope of es.
cape.
That the assault on Santiago had be- =
gun was known by the receipt ir>
Washington at 9 o'clock in the morn :
ing of the following:
CAMP AT SEvILLA, Cuba, July l.-Ac--
ton now going on, but firing light and
desultory. Begun on right, pear Ca
ney, Lawton's division. He will move;
on northeast part of town of Santiago.
Will keep you continually advised OF
progress.
[Signed] SKATER,
Major-General, Commanding"
Spaniards Begin to Retreat After Five
Hours Terrible Fighting.
SIBoNEY. July l, $40 p. m, via Playa
del Este, Guantanamo Bay.-At one
o'clock this afternoon, after five hours
terrific fighting, the Spanish began to-
leave their intrenchments and retreat
into the city. Many Americans were
wounded and are being brought in.
One man had his arms shot off and was
wounded in the hip, but was laughing.
A Dispatch from Gen. Shafter.
WAsHINGToN, July 1.-The war de
partment has received the following
from Gen. Shafter dated at Siboney:
Had q very heavy engagement to-day which
lasted from a. m till shutdown. We have car
ried their outworks and are now possession
Of them. There Is Eow about three-quarters OF.
q mile of open between my lines and the city.
By morning troops will be entreached and con-
siderable augmentation Of forces will be there
Gen. La toms division and Gen, Bates brig.
ade. which have been engaged all day in carry
ing Ell Caney, which was accomplished at 4p
IN. will be in line and in front of Santiago DUR
ing the night. I regret to say that our ca suaI-
killed SKATER
Suspense Relieved by Later Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The suspense
which followed the receipt of Gen.
Skaters dispatch early yesterday
morning, announcing that a battle had
been begun near Santiago, was re-.
lieved at 1890 this morning, when a.
preliminary report of the days opera.
lions was received by Gen. Corbin from
Gen. Shafter.
AS had been expected by the Off.
cials of the war department.. the fight
lasted until shutdown. During The
day, probably, it was not possible for
Shafter to stop in the midst of the per-.
Torrance of his onerous duties to send
to the department. He was.
seriously occupied, and the work ac.
as indicated conciselv in.
his dispatch, clearly shows that not
much grass grew under his feet dur
ing the day.
The president and the war officials.
are immensely pleased at the informa.
ton conveyed in Skaters MESSAGE
While they learned with sincerest re.
greet that so many of the American,
troops had fallen in the fight, the.
ground gained by the days conflict is.
as a great victory.
The battle establishes pretty con-
clusively that the Spaniards are.
no match for the enthusiastic
and aggressive United States,
troops.
Adjt--Gen. Corbin put the situation
and pictlresquely this morn.
ing, while speaking briefly of the ap.
and tenacity OF Gen. Shnf.
ter:
1.-The old bulldog" said he, refer.
ring thus half affectionately TO tn.
commander OF the fifth
corps, sis lying right there with hi,
teeth in their neck, only waiting the
coming of daylight to finish the work
he has so magnificently begun. The
engagement yesterday was very henvv
for a preliminary fight, but i,
scores decided victory for M
regret that Shafter has sn..
tanned so heavy a loss"
During the early night there was
much speculation concerning the req.
sons for the delay in receiving news
from the battle. Captain Nesni,h
who is acting as chief signal Office,
during the temporary absence of Cen
Greedy, feared that cable cotnmunicn'
ton with Cuba might have been int.r.
rupted, and none of the other Official,
would offer suggestion as {, the
reason for the delay.