Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02


ing Of his son.
Promptly the Spanish began to answer
the challenge from their forts and trenches.
At 7:15 Grimes battery opened on the
Spanish troops to the right of the San
Juan blockhouse.
The common powder used by our troops
smoked, and was a fine target for the Span
ish field battery, which probably was serv-
ed by Admiral Cerveras marines, judging
by the accuracy of the aim.
Spanish Fire Ceased.
While our smoke gave the enemy our
range, Grimes could not locate the enemy's
guns, which used smokeless powder. ex-
cept approximately. But. satisfied as to the
Spanish position, our men worked like mad.
The Spanish fire gradually slackened. and
in less than an hour it ceased altogether.
Battery A of the I'd Artillery deserves
great credit for the victory, for it was a
case of blindness against sight.
The battery's loss, the officers state, was
as follows:
The Killed.
Private Underwood.
Private Helm.
The Wounded.
First Sergt. George C. Heary.
Sergt. Veite.
Serst. Cornford.
Corpl. Keens.
The battery was supported by the rough
gun, detachment of the 10th Cavalry and
a squad from Company of the I'd Cav
airy.
Most of the Spanish shells flew low over
the crest of the battery's position and ex-
ploded. Through them the rough riders
had about ten wounded men. among them
r. Champlain, whose left elbow was
smashed.
The Cuban leader Gonzalez reports that
the Cubans lost twenty killed and wounded.
The details of Gen. Lawton's losses have
not arrived.
Heavy volley firing has been heard for
three hours. 1t seems to indicate a strong
American advance.
Both i'm Battle.
There is no artillery firing from Ell Caney
and only scattering shots come from San
Juan, which has a slope Of fifteen feet in
the hundred. Both divisions really are in
battle.
The day is CHAR and a moderate breeze is
blowing but there Is strong heat The
troops are in good condition.
who were overcome by the heat, are recov-
ering.
The battery shot ons hundred rounds,
two-thirds shell and the balance shrapnel.
The military balloons used by the signal
corps for the purpose of obtaining accurate
informal ton of the location of the enemy
and the character of their dsfenses proved
of inestimable service in yesterdays en-
pa0 ha
foated just over the tree tops and was
easily guided along three miles of the road
toward the lines of the enemy.
Whenever it halted for the purpose of
taking a photograph Of. the Notifications
below. the Spaniards seized the occasion
for taking pot shots at the midair mon
ster. At one time the big balloon hung
cvsr San Juan. not over 500 yards from the
enemy, and for five minutes the Spaniards
below tried in vain to puncture 1t.
Wounded Rough Riders.
In the fighting at San Juan a Spanish
shell. two and a half inches in diameter,
burst in the midst of Capt. Purifiers bat
terry. in the list Artillery. wounding several.
Among those injured was Private Samuel
Barr.
Roosevelt's rough riders were also In this
uSHt, anu tNCy pore themselves with as
much credit as in last Fridays battle In the
bush.
Several of the rough riders were wound
ed, among them the following:
Sergt S. G. Devore, Troop K.
Corpl. w. A. Armstrong, Troop ].
Corpl. McSparron, Troop G.
Private Alvin C. Ash. Troop q.
Private w. Freeman. Troop f.
Private Benjamin A. Long, Troop K
Private Mason Mitchell. Troop K.
Corpl. v. d. Horton. Troop I, Sd U. S.
Cavalry. was also wounded.