The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-07-02
THE ARNYS FIRST BATTLE
REGULARS AND ROUGH RIDERS
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Near Juragua, Cuba. June Is, via
Kingston, June S6-PraeticAly two bat
ties were fought at the same time. one
BY the rough riders under the immediate
command Of Colonel Weed, On the top
Of the plateau, and the other On the hill
side several miles away by the regulars.
with whom was Geaeral Young,
The first intimati0n had by Colonel
Woods Command that there were span
iAras in the vicinity was when they
reached q point three os four miles back
from the coast. where the low cuckoo
calls Of the Spanish soldiers were heard
in the bush. Finally a place was reach
ed about s O'Clock, where the trail opened
into q space covered with high grass on
the right hand side Of the trail and the
thiekess. A barbed wire fence nan along
the left side. The dead body az = Cuban
was found on the side Of the road, and at
the same time Captain CAPrOns troops
covered the outpost, the heads Of several
SpAniards being seen in the bushes for .
moment
Hardly two minutes elapsed before
MAuser rifles commenced to crack in the
thieket. and loo bullets whistled over the
heads OF the Rough Riders, cutting
leaves from the trees and sending chips
flying from the fence posts by the side Of
the men The SPaniaras had opened
IRE and they poured in q heavy fire
which soon had a most disastrous effect
The troops stood their ground with the
bullets singing all around them
Captain CaPrOn stood behind his meA
revolver in hand, using Il whenever Z
SpaniArd exposed himself His aim was
sure. and two Of the enemy were seen
to fall under his IRE just as he Was
preparing 10 take another shot and
shouting orders 10 his men at the same
time, his revolver dropped from his grasE
and he fell to the ground with a bal
through his body. His troop Was badly
diseoneerted for a moment, but with al
the strength he could muster, he cried
Don't mind me, boys, go on and fight
Colonel Wood also order his HOteh
kiss gun into action, but the trooper wis
rode the mule upon which a part Of th'
gun was packed had been stampeded Hi
| animal broke into the woods in the op
poSite direction from the Spanish fire
and the gun consequently could not b
used
| A soon as the position had beeI
! changed the Americans poured q NOR
I terrific fire than ever into the Spaniards
As they got them into more open eOun
/ try and could see them better. It wa
not long before the enemy gave way ans
ran down the steep hill and up Anothe
hill to the bloekhouse, with the eviden
intention Of making final stand there
Colonel Wood was at the front directing
the movement, and it was here that Ma
jor BrOdie was shot. Colonel Wood an
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt both led tn
troops in pursuit Of the fleeing SPaniard
and a hail of bullets was poured into tn
blOekhouse. By the time the America
advance got within COO yards Of tn
bIoekhouse the SpaniAris abandoned
and scattered among the brush up anOth
er hill, in the direction Of Santiago, an
the battle was ended
General NOunE's Hot Position
During all this time Just as hot fight
AN SSSA - NNA-GAe
Younz's station The battle began
much the same manner as the other on
and when the machine guns opened fr
the Spaniards sent Tollsys at the gunner
from the brush on the opposite hiIlsid,
Two troops Of cavalry charged up the hi
and other troops sent a storm Of bulle,
at every point from which the SPANS
shots came The enemy was gradual
forced back, though firing all the tim,
until they, as well as those eonfrontin
the Rough Riders, ran for the bloekhOus
anly to be dislOdged by Colonel Wood
, men
/, General Young stated afterwards tina
the battle was one Of the sharpest he ha
ever experienced. IL was only the quic
and constant fire Of the troops, Whetht
they could see the enemy or not, tha
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