The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-03
Various Versions,
With Details, OF
Fridays Fighting.

out Of the trenches and broke over the
/ line OF knolls on which they were stu
eted.
Hundreds OF the enemy lay dead or
wounded IN the trenches.
| The main redoubt was then carried with
a rush
The two remaining batteries were then
ordered up. and with q rattle and clash
! the batteries went tearing up the road.
numbered as II was, with stream Of
gounded going ito the rear. The batteries
got in position TO the right OF the main
Spanish rodoUbt at O'Clock and at $3.50
Captain Bates sent the first shell, which
went whizzing down the line Of entrench-
ment, enfilading the enemy murderously.
The American advance line remained
behind the crest of the hill until Captain
Bates had driven terror into the already
beaten and discouraged enemy.
Al this time our fleet was also at work.
Shortly before this dispatch was writ
ten our line again moved forward and
the Spanish began to retreat into the
town. The retreat soon became rout.
and at o'clock an officer just from the
4
beaten. for the city will fal Tomorrow.
General Shafter. at his headquarters at
the second crossing of the Rio Guiana,
is in constant communication with the
front.
Our most critical time was after the
trenches had ben taken, when the ammu-
milton ran low. Two pack trains loaded
with shells were gotten to the front by
Lieutenant Brooks shortly after O'Clock.
The wounded are steaming in.
General Shafter estimates that the loss
in killed and wounded is not more
than 500.
copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
Juragua, Friday, July l (noon), via
observation-disclosures in transmission9
The forward movement of the American
troops on Santiago was started at day
light and there was a general movement
all along the line The order of battle
was the First and Tenth cavalry. the
Third, Sixth end Twerlty-hrst Infantry
one squadron Of the Ninth cavalry under
General Lawton. with the Rough Riders
massed on the left. The plateau was held
by four places of artillery and Siege guns
A movement toward Santiago from the
northeast was made, with the intention
of clearing the valley for general en-
gagement later. The telegraph lines are
following up the advance in fine style.
At this hour four Americans are re-
ported killed and sixteen wounded, all of
the Twenty-first infantry.
While the troops were making their ad-
vance the Newport, Suwanee and Glou-
cester ran close in to Aguadores and
knocked theh spaNSf forts to pieces.
The fort "a large stone structure, and
bombardment for over an hour, bua
shell finally tore through the southeast
corner, and the tower. bearing the Span
ish flag. fell with crash. Several shells
were thrown into the rifle pits to the
right Of the fort, but the Spanish appar-
emily f1et at the first fire. No shot was
fired from the shore.
copyrighted, 1898, by Associated Press)
Headquarters OF General Shafter. in the
Field, near Santiago de Cuba, Friday,
July 1, 10 a. m, by Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Wanda. via Port Antonio.
Jamaica, Saturday, July 2, a. m, and
Kingston, 1880 a, ma general move
ment by the right flank on Caney and
Santiago de Cuba began yesterday
Thursday afternoon and by midnight all
the troops were at thte bivouac positions
ready for today's battle about three miles
from the Spanish lines of defense, ex-
tending from Caney on the enemy's left.
to Aguadores Meanwhile, against Aqua
dores, General Dufield moved out on our
extreme left.
Our forrnat ton in line was approxim-
ately this: General La wton's division on
thhe right, to operate directly against
Caney; General Kent to his left, and
General wheeler's division. under Cen
eral Sumner. forming the left Of the line
The battle began by the dscharging
of guns of the feet off Aguadores before
o'clock, followed in about Is minutes
by theh Opening of General Lawton's ar
tiIlery. posted to thte east Of Caney dur
ing the night. In another Is minutes
Captain Grimes battery of the Second
artillery began to fire upon the center
and principal Spanish defenses east Of the
city of Santiago. There were no return
fire until the battery to the left front
of the barracks and hospital in the up
per end Of Santiago had been located.
Then theh Spanish gunners rallied with
surprising accuracy. sweeping the brow
of the hill on which our artillery was
posted forming the left ofo General sum
ner's division. The artillery in duel be
came active and after we had got the
range our shells proved very effective.
A majority Of the Spanish shells fell
back Of the hill among the infantry there.
The casualties at this point were be-
tween 90 and 20 killed and wunded.
4 portion Of the Cubans II General
Carcia's command and also three or four
artillerymen on the hill. and The Thi-i
and Sixth cavalry. which had bivouacked
on the hill. depIoyed rapidly in front and
!n half an hour a double line 0f hattie
was ready for the advance. extending
half a mile north ard south. The snan-
ish batteries az Santiago were sitsnced
at about this time and the7ceforth for
an hour and :. half The fight was largeIy
between the Infantry columns The sit
uation Is now very favorable fo- our side
There Is q Iull II the firing. which both
or the part q the iafantry and artillery,
has been very heavy
There Is E ru11or that Carey = 81 or
hands but q Is rot confirmed L Is also
reported TIA, General Lswt7n's t-Sors
suffered heavy lossss. and especially re
Second Nassa csause,ts. but * e believed
the reports nay b exaggerated
The Spanish % uot seem 20 have any
artillery a. Caaey. but ire uluskssry cozn-
BAT In flat quarter was bot and cor
tir-uosls <or rrarly a. aossr. The advance
q our regulars along The carter a1d lsSt
vas steady sad their Ere Sss dsi.eerats