The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04

at ciese range. Although the road from
the hin 20 the edge Of the town was neay-
~ impossible for artillery, Capt. capren
made the effort and by O'Clock had his
guns IN position reaiy 10 open On the town
For so-ra time Gen. cnaTee's brigade held
its position In the stone forts, and
then began the descent toward the town.
firing rapid valleys. They advanced Gen.
Ludlow and Col Miles prrEss. closely o.
the other sides and ar ntghtfaA the town
Is practically in the hands OF the Arnsri-
cans To1sorrow morning at dayhEeak
Gen. Iawson's division viii sweep past
canev on the direct road 20 Santiago
The country in which Gen. Lawton's
division fought offered great advantages
both 70 the attacking party and the de-
tenders. II is in a broad valley fianked
on the west by towering mountains and
on tie east by ridge about ae feet high.
At one time II was under cultivation. hu,
has been neglected since the opening o.
the war. Il still retains. however. signs
OF its former prosperity IN groves OF cocoa
nu. trees and broad fields OF waving grass.
in most cases waist high. Several ridges
intersect il. but none OF them Is over fifty
feet high. The valleys between the ridges
and the groves were points If vantage 20
the American regulars, VINO used thsm to
the fullest extent The open spaces were
OF great benefit TO the Spaniaris vino were
given clear sight OF the American SOL
diers as they advanced. II was the cross
ing OF the open places that caused the
heavies; American loss The brigadeS o.
Col. Niles and Gen Ludlow had more OF
this work 10 perform than mad Gen CHAT
fees, and they, moreover. were compelled
10 make their final charges on the town
across an open space through which the
Spanish fire swept with deadly effect.
No finer work has ever been done by sol
d:ers than was done by the brigades OF
Gen. Ludlow and Col. Miles as they closed
IN on the town. The Spanish biazed at
them with Mausers and machine guns hut
without effect. Nothing could stop them.
and they pushed in closer and closer dur
ing the afternoon. and by the time Gen.
Chaffee's men We're in form. Col. Miles and
/ Gen La6low We're on the outskirts Of the
town and preventing the Spaniards from
retreatng toward Santiago, while chaffee
closed n on The right.
The lighting for hours in front OF Col.
Miles line a. the hacienda. known as Duero
House, was very fierce. The Spanish de-
Tense was exceedingly obstinate. The
house was guarded by rifle pits. and "a
the Spaniards We're driven from one 10 the
other they continued their fire. 1t was
entirely a fight with rifles, as the Ameri
cans had only Capt. Capron's battery Of
artillery and the Spaniards had none at
AL.
In this part of the fight Capt. Capron's
battery was unable 10 fire for fear of hit
ting our men. The Place was finally taken
with a rush about O'clock. the Spanish
fleeing, part 10 the hills and part 20 Ca
ney, where they were rounded up with
the other Spanish troops which had been
drice;i there by Gen. Chaffee,
Tomorrow Saturday morning, At day.
break. Gen. Lawton's division will sweep
past Caney on the direct road TO San
tiago. connecting with Gen. kents and
Gen. Wheeler's divisions and forming the
right of the line.
When the final closing in movement was
begun, at p. m, the town Of Caney was
taken and a large number of prisoners
were captured. The Spanish loss Is 1000
III all.