The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-15
Tse bcG;ss OF Pc:yates MeGog

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! & .G0 axls have arossTy llo.lGs'. Ii
G;cs>e th&t Us victims were hi--Si, q.
c!osa range.
+! ne boaics were su:aped Of slocT,
! na.s ard caa.r.Gge ba.-s &GG ho1.JlJ
nutiia.eG with nachetes When .1sy
were brough: IL tie wl2.o Battalion
| formed .hrce s.Ies Q = aol.OT. q a8io
a5cu! The camp oQ ,ne hi! Top. %
| Iow n the Gay were the wals-.2S -
aLcnor. Inland from me alIl ca.4.2
is deep raviue and beyond III! a.
higa hills. Toe a&j scent country IS
heavy with 8 thIcAel growth.
i The sky was b!anketed with ctoUoS,
aud wnen the sun set q gaze was
DO wing seaward. Nlga. fell, lh.ck
and mpenetra ole. TIE Spanish sQua2Ss
iconcealed in The chapp2rel cover, n d
the advantage, TIE Americans On tie
ridge furnishing fine target, &g&loss
tie sky and The white tents. Iha
Spaniards fought from cover iii m.d-
plight, discoverable only By iiAsheS, 81
which the marines fed vollayS The
repeaters sounded Ike crackers IL
| barrel.
The Marblchead launch, Col: ma
chine gun in her bow, pushed 10 the
{ bay en!iIadirg the SpaniardS, and II IS
thought that some were killed. The
marires trailed much blood 70 the
yatsr's edge and there les. Il. Sharks
are numerous in the vicinity.
The ships threw their searchlishis
ashore, the powerful electric eyes
sweeping the deep tropic foliage and
disclosing occasionally sku!slns par
ties o: SpA8isrls.
Il all resem bled transformation
scene st the harbor.
Each discovery Of the enemy vas
greeted by lie cracks CT Car5ine ire
along the edge OF the camp ridge or
by tne long roll Of tins launches ma
coine gun, seal ching the thlcae,s villa
la Il a5en stream.
Shortly atter midnight came the
msin attsck. The SpaniartS made Z
gallant charge the southwest slope
bat were MT by repeated volleys from
the main body, ana b'oke b=fore they
were onethird OF the way up the hill;
but they came SO close tnat at p9l4tS
there was almost a hand ID mana S.ruZ-
gle. The Ulcers used their! ev0lvers.
Three Spanjards got through tce o2sn
formation TO the edge OF l2e camp.
Col. Jose Compina, the CuOAa guide,
discharged his revolver, and Lnsy,
turning and finding themselves witn-
out support, ran heltery skeltar down
the reverse side Of the hill.
I. was during this assault that As.
sistant Surgeon GIBBS was killed. He
was shot in the head in front of his
own tent, the farthest point Of a:tacz.
He fell into the arms OF Private SU.l!-
van and both dropped. A second bal.
let threw dust in their faces. Surgeon
Gibbs lived 10 minutes, bIt did 10.
regain consciousness. The Surgeons
Of The hospital corps then removed
their quarters to The trenches ABOUT
the OLD Spanish steckade north OF tho
camp. Inc attacks were conunued -
intervals throughout the rest Cf tne
night, With 1irlGg from small sqiadS
n various directions
To1sr1 mocniog ihs fire slacGe2ed.
D&Wp IS the lavo.Ise TINS for a:t 2ck,,
as the easI p2lei, the marines, Iyl1g
on their guns, were aroIs=d. Some
were actually asleep, As taey na1 h&d
no resi- for IS hours and Tired nature
could no longer s.a2d tlS strain. Bat
40 attack came.
Three noT I2-pou0d fila guas,
which could no: o3 used cuciQg Lne
night, 1or fear OF Ii:.i0g car oEn
men, shelIad several squads OF Span
lards after daylight. Easy dove into
the bushes Ike prairie dogs into OUc-
rows as the shells broke over tds2 IL
the gray dam. AS the c2r1esco1-
| den. OF the Associated Press ta.k3S
w.tn Major Cockre.I, who Was l4
cnarge OF the ou!p0s.S, Wo:d came oi
re E1clag g tie bojy OF Satg3&4t
Smith.
L;eatensnt Colonel Huntingdon and
NJ 2r Cockrsll gave liga praise 10 tie
nerve and S.ea0iGesS Of ott: GERS AID
men, especially las young ones, SIS tae
engagement WAS D4p!lSm OF nce tJr 2
large mayiori:y. Ine men w5re IL
darkness and IL strange land, o0.
hey stood TO E1e!r posts mlsh courage
and fortitude AM lner9 vas 20 symp
.)m Of panico
Tne marines, though exhausted,
were eager for more fighting, pro MS
ing TO intlict heavy punishment. They
conpGmeated the caring o. the Span
lars with characteristic camp profaD-
| ily.
sunday the amplest precautions have
been taken, and as the Dauntiess was
leaving, reiaforcemen,s were landing
from the Marb.ehead. y stormy time
was expected.
Estimates vary as to the attacking
force, some saying 200 and the figures
running as high as 1000. Colonel
Csnpina, the Cuban guide, said the
SpanlartS were mostly irregu!ars, bal
TIE reports Of the discnarge of Aauser
rifles would indicate inst they wese
regulars, as most tf the suerrilIss
carry Remingtons. The guerrillas, SIS
: rule, have more dash ana c.ucage
than the regulars
Tne new campaign uniforms prove
Satisfactory anu arr almost Invisible
al q distance OF 200 years. The Lse
guLs S caused several .sce:dea.s in draw
ng cant iiges.
Despite the loss OF ih9 mea, who are
keenly regretted, the marines ri j)ice
that they have been engaged in lneir
first fight on Cuban soil. Tney sailed
from New York the day war was de
clared and expected to land with.
in a week at HAbana. Sirce then,
until they landed On the shore o;
Guantanamo bay, they have been
cocped up on th9 Panther and lney
had begun 10 fear that he troops
would pea! them at.er al.
Eeio ey the assrbleho=d.
The navy department Friday posted
the following bulletin: "OaJu2e In
Alm;ral 6an pson ordered The Marble
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