El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-02
TERRIBLE LOSSES

|, IERHIDLL AOoSLo
Over One Thousand Americans KILL
ed And Wounded In Yesterdays
| Battle.
WASHINGTON, July 2-Iuformation
that the American army was victorious
after days hard fighting in which
400 brave Americans were killed or
wounded, and was nov encamped with
in three quarters of mile of the gates
of Santiago, reached the war depart
ment shortly after l o'clock this morn
ing in a dispatch from Shsfter dated
Siboney.
The dispatch was written evidently
after darkness had put an end to the
| fighting and was in brief aud formal
language. In the official report Sh af
ter tells how Lawtou's division and
Bates's brigade fought all day in the
effort to capture Ell Csney, and how
the endeavor was crowned with COM
plete success at o'clock in the after
noon.
There must be:readipg between the
lines to appreciate the story of the
courage of our troops as they fought
against the Spaniards, OF the heroism
of the wounded, and of the rejoicing
that came with that victory. All this
was absent from the brief dispatch of
Shafter, but will be told by others.
WASHINGTON, July g. The war
department shorsly afterward received
the following dispatch from Sha:ter:
II fear have underestimated our
loss. We must have q fully equipped
hospital ship at once, and additional
medical officers and supplies, also q
launch"
1t is believed at the war department
that the main attack on Santiago will
be.made today and will be participated
in by the entire army.
WASHINGTON, July g. Unofficial
advices give the following Losses in
battery A. Second sartillery: Killed
Underwood. private; Helm private:
wounded-George Chesry, first SER
gesnt; Sergeant Veit, Sergeant Corn
fod Corporal Keue.
NEhh 0ANI1A1O, v ID A1uSetOu,
Jamaica, July 2.-The battery COM
manded by Captain Allyn Cspron had
the honor of opening the battle yester-
day. Captain Cspron is the father of
Captain Allyn K. Capron, of the
Rough Riders, who was killed in the
skirmishing near Sevills. It was I
o'clock in the morning when the can
non fred the first shot of the battle.
WASHINGTON, July I'm reply to a
telegram asking how many transports
could be sent back to Tampa in order
that reinforcements might be sent
Col. Humphreys had been ordered to
return as many transports as possible
at once.
There are several thousand troops
at Jacksonville and Tampa available
tor service at the front. They will be
sent forward without delay. Even af-
ter Santiago has fallen, there are at
least two large sections of the Spanish
army in Santiago province to be
met and conquered, and the reinforce
ments will also be utilized as reserves
and in taking the places of the killed
and wounded of the Santiago fight.
WASHINGTON, July 2.--There is nc
I doubt at the war department today
J that the attack on Santiago was renew
ed this morning by Shsfter and hi!
\ troops. This was his intention las
! night, and unless something unfore
1 seen has happened, the plans have
been carried out.
Dispatches received from the from
make it almost certain that our troop
will enter Santiago tonight or tomor
: row morning.
NEW YORK, July "A dispatcl
from Sylvester Scovel to the Evenin,
g World, dated p. M, says that at tha
3 hour 100 wounded had been carrie
! past the place where he was sta
toned. The list New York wa
then waiting to be calle
s into action. A Spanish batter
6 got their range and began to drol
e shells among them. In silence the
closed ranks. The Sixth and Sixteenth
> regulars crossed the San Juan river
: thanking the Spaniards.
s NEW YORK, July 2.---Latest report
s from the front say that over one thou:
e and Americans were killed and wound
= ed in yesterdays battle.
. WASHINGTON, July 2:-AdditiOn
:. details of yesterdays battle say ths
s the loss of life among our troops We
s appelling.
e Despite the terrible fire of the Spal
2 ish artillery our troops sang the Sta
= Spangled Banner and other stirrin
= war songs as they went into tt
Is fight.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The war d
par.ment announces that the battle
Santiago WAS resumed at O'Clock tn
\ morning. The reserves had bee
brought up, and led the openir
charge.
NEW YORK, July 2.-The Unite
States hospital ship "Relief" sale
with q full complement of surgeons.ar