The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-18
THE FLAGS DEFENSE.
Two More American Marines Yield
Up Their Lives.
killed I'm Another Engagement st
Guam tanamo-Four Are Wounded
-spaniards, Driven from Fort,
Leave 10 Dead behind.

Leave 10 Deno Behtnu-
Camp OF the United States Marines,
Outer Harbor of Guantanamo, win
Kingston, Jamaica, June 15.--After two
nights of hard lighting the American
flag still floats over the encampment of
the marine battalion. and our boys say
they will keep IL there until the belateJ
troops arrive, II II takes till winter
Thus far the marines have had the best
of the fighting, but the situation Is
grave. and they are exhausted with re-
pelling almost incessant attacks. They
have little chance to rest or sleep, and
the time Of the arrival of the relieving
troops is uncertain. Were II not for the
guns of the feet, the gallant little band
would be annihilated by the Spanish
troops, in overpowering numbers, from
Santiago de Cuba. AS IL is, they prob
ably can hold their position, but they
cannot move forward until reinforced
by troops.
What. at first, with the white tents
on bold eminence against the tropic
background, looked like a holiday
camp, is now grim reality. The
tents have been struck and rolled into
breastworks, and are supplemented by
trenches around the crest OF the hill.
The spot is lamentably exposed on open
ground, while surrounding II on all
sides is heavy brush. The least move
ment in the camp is the signal for in
slant target practice upon the part of
the Spanish sharpshooters, whose
rifles carry much further than ours,
though their owners rarely hit any
thing they aim at.
II is impossible to accurately esti-
mate the Spanish attacking force. but
II is numerous enough. About two
thirds Of this force surrounds the camp
nightly with deadly ring, and the
spatting OF the Mausers make things
quite lively, for the Spaniards are dar-
Ing enough TO crawl up and take n pop
shot at the marines from the bushes
about 30 yards from the camp. AT night
the besiegers fight like Indians, and our
old Apache fighters will feel in their
element. Every yard OF chapparel Is
an ambuscade, and picket duty is flip
ping coins with death.
After the first attack on Saturday
night, Col. Huntington decided that an
other attempt would be made on Sun.
day night and he caused entrenchments
to be thrown up on all sides Of the camp
and In the trenches the main part of the
battalion Sunday night waited for the
attack that the colonel was certain
would come. IL arrived within a short
time after dark, and from that time un.
I'll daybreak the firing was incessant
and at times very heavy On the Amer
lean side two men were killed and -four
wounded. The dead are: Sergt. Maj
Henry Goode, Of the marines, shot
through the right breast; Private Tau.
man, wounded and fell off the cliff and
was instantly killed. The injured are:
Private Wallace, fell of the cliff AMI
sustained a fracture OF the leg; Private
Martin, shot through the left leg; Pri
vate Roxbury, shot through the arm;
Private Burke, shot through the arm
The first attack Of the Spaaiards was
made at eight o'clock p. m. and the last
shot was fired by them al about three
o'clock in the morning. During the
night the Spaniards attacked the camp
of the marines on the shore, and the
Marblehead. believing the Americans
had been driven out, threw several shells
into the place. The attack. however
was repulsed by the small detachment
Of marines in camp without trouble
The shells OF the Marblehcad struck
among the marines.
Cubans Cooperafe