The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-01

OF Retreat or Hesitation EntcrtAine'
for n Moment.
JURAGUA, Cuba, June -, p. IN.
via Kingston, Jamlicl, June 9Th,
initial fight Of Col. Woods rough rider.
and the troopers OF the First and Tentl
regular cavalry will be known in his
tory as the battle OF La Quasina. Tha
il did not end in the
Complete Slaughter of the Americans
was not due to any miscalculation il
the plan of the Spaniards, for as per
feet an ambuscade as was ever fOrme,
in the brain of an Apache Indian wa
prepared, and Licut.-CoL Roosevelt an,
his men walked squarely into it. Fo
an hour and half they held thei
ground under a perfect storm of bul
let's from the front and sides, and theI
Col. Wood at the right and Lieut..
Col. Roosevelt at the left, led a charg,
which turned the tide of battle anC
sent the enemy flying over the hills to
ward Santiago.
Impossible to Calculate the Spanish Losses
1t is now definitely known that IL
men on the American side were killed
while 60 were wounded or are reported
To be missing. 1t is impossible to calcu
late the Spanish losses, butt is known
that they were far heavier than those
OF the Americans. at least as regards
actual loss of life. Already 81 dead
Spanish soldiers have been found and
buried, while many others uHdoubt'
edly are lying in the thick undcrbrush
on the side of the gully, and on the
slope of the hill, where the main body
of the enemy was located. The
wounded were all removed.
Acomplete a list of the killed, revised
to four O'cluc.l Saturday, is as follows:
The Heroes Who Died at Ia ouasIna.
Capt. Allyn X. Capron, First United
States volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Jr., Troop
l., First United States volunteer cav
airy.
Sergeant DOhcrty, Troop A, First
United States volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant Marcu, ID. Russell, Troop
G., First United States volunteer cav
airy. Sergeant Russell lived i'm Troy,
y. Y, aud was formerly colonel on
Gov. Hills staff.
Private Leggctt, Troop -, First
United States volunteer cavalry.
Private Harry Heffner, Troop G,
First United States volunteer cavalry.
Private Milden W. DLnson, Troop L,
First United States cavalry.
Private W. T. Irving, Troop +, First
United States volunteer cavalry.
Private Slcnnoc, Troop X, First regu-
lar cavalry.
Private e. Work, Troop Il, First reg
ular cavalry.
Private Krupp, Troop b, First regu-
lar cavalry.
Private Stark, Troop \, First regular
cavalry.
Private Barlin, troop X, First regu-
lar cavalry.
Private Kelbe, Troop X, First regular
cavalry.
Corporal White, Troop L, Tenth reg
ular cavalry.
ThesP1niar,IS were Trorou shly Posted.
That the Spauiards were thoroughly
posted aS to the route to be taken by
the Americans in their movements to-
wards Scvilla was shown by the care
ful preparations they had made The
main body of SPaniards were posted
on hill, on the heavily wooded slopes
of which had been erected two block
houses, fdulsed by irregular intrcnch-
mentS of stone and fallen trees. At
the bottom OF these hills run two roads
along which LicuL-Col. Roosevclt's
men and eight troops of the First and
Tenth cavalry, with n battery of four
howitzerS. advanced.
A Large Force of SpanIards In Ambush.
These roads are bat little more than
Cullies, rough and narrow. AMI at
places almost impossible. In these
trails the fight occurred. Nearly half
a mile separated RooScvCit's men from
the regulars, and between them and
on both sides of the road in the thick
was concealed n force of
Spaniards that must have been large,
Judging from the terrific and constant
fire they poured in on the Americans.
started on U7 the PrecIPItous Bluff.
The fight was opened by the First
and Tenth cavalry, under Gen. Young.
A force Of SDaniardS was known to
be in the vicinity ot La Quasina, and
early in the morning Lieut.-CoL. Roose-
velt's men started off up the precip-
itous bluff back of Siboney. to attack
the Spaniards on their right flank. Gen.
Young at the same time taking the
road at the foot of the hill.
BregthIess Cubans Bring Warning.
About two and n half miles out from
Sibonev some CubanS. breathlcss and
excited, rushed into camp with the an
nouncement that the Spaniards were
but little way in front, and were
strongly intrenched.
Quickly the Hotchkiss guns out in
front were brought to the rear, while a
strong scouting line was thrown ont.
Then cautiously and in silence the
troops moved forward until bend in
he road disclosed a Hill where the
Sraniards were located. The guns
we're again brought u the front and
placed in position, while the men
,rouched down in the road, waiting
mpatiently TO give ROOsevelt's men,
who were toiling over the little trail
along the crest of the ridge, time to
get mp.
Gave the Command to Open Fire.
AT 7:3O Il. m. Gen. Young gave the !
TO the men at the Hotchkiss !
runs 10 open fire. The command was
he signal for fight, that for stub !
Dornness has seldom been equalled. !
The instant the HOtchkiss guns were |