The San Francisco call., 1898-06-14
 BEATEN OFF BY
 OUR MARINES
Americans in Posses sion of a Fine Base
 of Operations.

ON BOARD HE HERALD-CALL D1SFA1Cf1 DUAL OFF PORT ANTONIO via Kingston, Jamaica, June I3Fur ther details fight Guantanamo show that the Spanish lacked the courage attempt carry the ridge bayonet charge They adopted bushwhacng which made the the ridge weary though they showed unnchng throughout the whole engagement.
 Captain G. F. Elliott of Company C, who old warhorse saked about camp giving advice to his who smiled n Sponse through the flashes of the rifles.
 First Lieutenant J. E. Mahoney of Company E. when man fired accidentally strode his side restraining him in breath and encouraging him in the
 Colonel R. Y Huntington, calm and watchfu, passed through the gloom with H. L. Draper and Quar-
 Charles L. Macawe going the rounds though night attacks merely matter of ordinary detail
 Surely soldiers had better examples than those which their officers afforded Daylight slow in coming
 Cuban colonel guide and said "The Spanish attempt carry ridge with break"
 The replied that they hoped that light would be able Spanish uniforms range The defenders of the ridge grew very impatient the slow arrival of dawn When the darkness finally began to melt away the could the Spaniards lodging about the green thcet As firing grew hotter the Spanish Then the of the death of Ser geant Charles H. Smith.
 The Spanards their dead and wounded but blood stains in the positions which they had occupied during the night told that the voeys fired by the had been effective
 The Marblehead o'clock Sunday morning sgnaed that the enemy the right The twelve pounder the camp the marines trained in that direction and opened fire what proved to be body of infantry.
 The Texas arrived after slnse and the Spanish firing increased concluded that Colonel Huntington wanted forcements Captain R. Phillips landed forty marines with two Colt guns Twenty from the Marblehead fol- lowed and the Marehead moved slowly southwark throwing shells in the direction of the enemy flank
 The guns from the Texas dragged slowly up the path earhwors the of ridge occupied by the camp
 Colonel Huntington decided that would useless sacr by keeping them where they While pany depoyed in sh line and moved against the enemy the main body reated under position behind the earth works guns tteexas and field pieces mounted
 One from the HeradCan dispatch boat remained all night with marines and with the others slope 10 o'clock the morning the Spanads opened fire with gun directly the bar from position ridge opposite the Texas and HeradCa dispatch Sorners Smith They aimed the Texas the Smith and collier gun commanded Before the Spanards the Texas opened fire from both boadsdes sheng the brush north camp of the marines short range and also sheng the gun which just began firing from such unexpected quarter northwest of the bay
 The collier Abarendos opened with her gun the Spanish position in That Spanish gun in five minutes Then moving southwark the Mabehead opened fankng the Spanads who engaging Colonel Hunt neton Between the of the big could be heard the spur of the automatic The rifle bullets humed across the deck Texas striking Captain Phillips while was talking with him. The Panther struck by bullets frequently ships the only who suffered the Cuban pilot Maread who shot in the leg The Marbehead still firing at o'clock in the afternoon
 At that Colonel Huntngons skrmshers still away striking their the advanced position. It the general opinion that the marines could hold their position but only by stiff fighting The all by fatigue and loss o sleep Troops expected here to-day and they have not been sent the delay only have by criminal negligence Wash ington.
 John Blairs Gibbs the surgeon who killed in the night