The herald., 1898-07-06
A NIGHT ATTACK
SPANlARDS MAKEADESPERATE
ASSAULT
RfPULSfD WlTHlOSSFS
MOVED DOWN, By THE FIRE OF
THE GATLINGS
An Additional List of the Killed and
Wounded-Our Losses Reach
Upward of 17O0

Copyrighted, 1885, by the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sunday, July 8,
$50 a. M, per Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dandy to Port Antonio, Jamaica, via
Kingston. Jamaica, Monday, July A. II 80
n. m.-The Spanish made desperate night
attack upon our left shortly before 10 o'clock
Saturday night. The assault was directed
at the position that had been carried by Gen.
eral Kent's men. The Spaniards left the
trenches and charged across the open,
striking heavily upon General Wikoff'
brigade, consisting of the Ninth, Thirteenth
and Twenty-fourth infantry. They were
reinforced by heavy fire all along their
line Of guns and batteries, and succeeded in
driving some OF our men from the trenches,
but the heavy fire of the Americans in
turn poured in, staggered the Spanish line
and sent it Keeling backward with heavy loss.
Gatlings at Work
The Americans had advanced from the
trenches for the first time, and while the
Spaniards were In the open, some of our
Gatlings on the extreme left did some ter
rible execution.
The casualties among our men were not
heavy. General Hawkins was shot in the
foot. Over 200 additional wounded were
taken to the rear during the night, one batch
consisting of 12O.
was reopened at o'clock this morning along
the whole line. At this writing the sound
gun, punctuated by the heavy boom Of the
Spanish battery.
day.
Heavy Losses
Our loss has now reached 1900 killed and
wounded.
Part Of the night attack was directly OPP
posite the stations of the Third and Sixth
cavalry. Captain Bowden Of the Third
cavalry went with working party at a.
M, to straighten the line of entertainments
between General Chaffee's brigade on the
right and General Kent's on the left.
Whether there was an attack is not known,
but he clashed in the darkness with the
Spanish, who were advancing in front of the
working party and were obliged to retire.
Rollo, Of Troop E, was killed, and Poole, of
Troop E. was wounded. The Spanish did
not advance close enough to draw the fire
of the American main line. The action
lasted about eighteen minutes, and went on
simultaneously at other points of our front.
The Spanish loss could not be ascertained.
An Additional List
Copyrighted 1898. by the Associated Press.
BEFORE SANTIAGO, Sunday July 8, a
Dandy to Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 4. II
a. M, via Kingston, Jamaica, July A. II p.
m.-The fighting during the last two days
has cost the American army 100 men. This
statement is made by the surgeons at d.
vision headquarters, after careful figuring
by the surgeons at the hospitals.
The list of wounded, as made up at the
divisional headquarters, is very large in
proportion to the list Of those killed out
right. Probably less than 100, all told, of
the number of wounded have died, making
the total number of deaths in the neighbour
hood of $50. The remainder of the wounded
will probably recover. Considering the
fact that not over 900 men were engaged
on our side, and that not all of those were
actually under fire, the percentage of loss
is very heavy. The slaughter was brought
about mainly by the gallantry with which
our troops advanced into the open ground
in the face of heavy fire from the Spanish
entertainments and rifle pits.
Held Them Too Cheap
Our men generally had an opinion that
the Spanards could not Shoot and many, it
must be confessed, thought they could not
fight. Both impressions were erroneous,
particularly the latter. The Spanish have
fought with great determination and brav-
cry The returns show that a number OF
regiments suffered very heavily, the Sew
cnty-first New York being worst cut up OF
the volunteer regiments, and the Thir.
teenth and Sixth regular infantry among
the regulars with the Seventh and Six
teenth infantry close in the race for glory
Truth at Last
LONDON, July 6.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times says: Dispatches
from American sources describing the de-
struction of Admiral Cervera's squadron
which the morning papers considered wild
exaggerations and consequently held back
have now been published in extra editions
They are regarded as substantially true
ii and have produced most painful impress
sion among all classes, but there Is perfect
tranquility l perceive no symptoms OF
dangerous popular excitement.
Gladstone on an Alliance
LONDON, July 6.-Henry Norman In ar
article in the Daily Chronicle this morning