Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-27
BATTLE IN DETAIL
Full Account Of Fight Near
Santiago.
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THE LIST OF OUR DEAD.
Splendid HerOism of All Troops
Engaged.

Fifty Wounded. Some - Whom M
Die-Praciieally Two Bsttlss HoushA.
Rough Riders on One Trail, Regulars
on Another-Dificulties Encountered
by Colonel Woods Men-srIendld Dis
cipline Standardization Fish Killed
at First volley-DyIng, Captain Cspron
Urged on His Troopers-spaniards
Made Determined Fight, but Couldn't
Withstand the Onslaught-Drivsn Back
Right to Santiago's Walls
Four Miles Northwest Of Juragua,
Cuba, June "a, via Kingston, Jamaica.
June 27.-Dismounted American cavai-
rynen forced their way over the rough
mountain trail this morning and en-
courtered the Spanish infantry in a
dense thicket on high plateau almost
overlooking the city Of Santiago de
Cuba and routed them after sharp
battle lasting one hour. Strongly re-
enforced by the arrival OF additional
forces the cavalrymen hold q position q
little more than five miles from the
Spanish stronghold in southeast Cuba
preparing for a general movement on
that city.
The victory was not gained without
the shedding OF American blood, and
one officer and twelve Of the troops lie
under the ground on the field Of bat
~ ut
six officers, are in the field hospital SUI
fering from wounds. OF these eight or
ten will probably die. II Is believed
that the enemy's loss was at least fifty
dead, besides many wounded.
List of the Dead.
The American dead are Captain Allyn
X Capron Of Troop L. First volunteer
cavalry; Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
Troop L; Privates Tilden and Dawson,
Troop L; George Daugherty, Troop A;
". T. Irwin. Troop F, all Of the
same regiment, more Familiarity known
as the Rough Riders. and Privates Dix,
York, Bjork, Colbs, Berlin and Le-
monck, all of Troop K, First regular
cavalry, and Corporal White, Troop E.
Tenth cavalry.
The following officers were wounded:
Major Brode, shot through the right
forearm; Captain McClintock, Troop B,
shot through the right leg; Lieutenant
J. r. Thomas, Troop L, shot through
the right leg. All the foregoing officers
are Rough Riders. Other officers wound
ed are: Captain Knox, Major Bell and
Lieutenant Byron. These officers are OF
the First cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded: Rough Riders-Troop B, Pri-
s. Newcomb, Fred N. Beale and Cor
poral ]. d. Rhodes; Troop E. Corporal
James F. Bean, Privates Frank B.
Booth, Albert @. Hartle. r. G. Bailey,
H. Alvers, E. ]. Atherton, Clifford Reed
and. Sergeant G. w. Arringo; Troop G,
Sergeant Thomas F. Cavanaugh, Cor
poral l.. L. Stewart, Privates George
H. ]. Haefner, Michael Coyle,
r. NJ. Reid and NJ. Russell; Troop L,
Pr!vates ]. r. Kean, John P. Dernat,
Thomas F. Meagher, Edward Calborst
and Nathaniel Poe. Tenth cavalry
Troop b, PTvatss Russell 0Ainss. Mr.
|er Gross, Braxton and whesisri froop
I, Prtvates RIdd and Mayber1y.
Two Battles Fought.
Practically two battles were fought at
the same time, one by the Rough Riders
under the immediate command Of Col
onel Wood on the top Of the plateau and
the other on the hillsides several miles
away by the regulars, with whom was
General Young.
General Young's plans contemplated
the movement OF half Of his command
along the trail at the base Of the range
If hills leading back from the coast, so
that he could attack the Spaniards on
he flank while the Rough Riders went
1ff to follow the trail leading over the
nil to attack them in front. This plan
vas carried out completely The troops
eft Juragua at daybreak. The route
If General Young and the regulars was
level and easy Of travel.
Three Hotchkss guns were taken with
his command
The first part of the journey of the
Rough Riders was over steep hills sew
.ral hundred feet high. The men car
led 200 rounds Of ammunition and
leavy camp equipment The trail was
10 narrow that for the greater part Of
he way the men had to proceed single
lie. Prickly cactus bushes lined both
sides of the trail, and the underbrush
vas go thick that 1t was impossible to
lee ten feet on either side.
The first intimation had by Colonel
Woods command that there were Span
ards in the vicinity was when they
cached point three or four miles back
rom the coast, when the low cuckoo
alls Of the Spanish soldiers were heard
n the brush. 1t was difficult to locate
he exact point from which these
|ounds came. The men were ordered to
peak in whispers and frequent halts
we're made. Finally place was reached |
bout o'clock where the trail opened |
nto space covered with high grass on !
he right hand side OF the trail and the |
hlckest kind Of bramble and under |
rush on the other. The dead body Of a |
,uban was found on the side Of the road |
md at the moment Captain Capron's |
roops covered the outposts the heads Of |
everal Spaniards were seen in the |
'ushes for a moment It was not until |
hen that the men were permitted to
Dad their carbines.
spaniards Open Fire.
AT this time the sound OF firing was
card mile or two to the right, appar-
ntly coming from the hills beyond the
hcket. 1t was the regulars replying
0 the Spaniards who had opened on
hem from the thicket. In addition to
apid rife fire the boom Of Hotchkiss
uns could be heard.
Hardly two minutes elapsed before
1auser rifles commenced to crack In the
nlcket and hundred bullets whistled
Yer the heads Of the Rough Riders.
he Spaniards had opened and they
CURED In a heavy fire, which soon had
most disastrous effect. Private Colby
aught sight of the Spaniards and fired
ne opening shot at them. Sergeant
amilton Fish, Jr., was the first man to