The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-06
DUB LOSSES IN THE
BATTLE OF SANTIAGO.
Total Death Roll Win Vet ExceeA
I50-Itmosf Bravery Was Dts.
played ON Both Siaes

Copyrighted. 1885. by the Associated Press.
BEFORE SANTIAGO. July "a .. M
The fighting during the last two DAYS has
cost the American army 100 men This
estimate Is made By the surgeons at diyi-
sion headquarters after careful figuring b.
the surgeons at the hospital The list of
wounded, az made up at the division head
quarters. Is very large In proportion TO the
list Of those killed outright Probably IL.
than I9". all told, OF the number OF wound
ca, nave died. making the total number OF
deaths In the neighborhood Of 80. The
remainder OF the wounded Will probably 70
cover.
Considering the fac. that no. over - n,n
Men were engaged on our side. and that no,
al those We're actually under fire the per-
ceniage OK loss is very heavy. The siaugh-
Yer was brought about mainly by the gal
.1aify with which our troops advance.
INTO the open ground in the face OF a
neaVy IRE from the Spanish intrenchments
ana rifle pits. Our men generally had an
opinion that the Spanlards could not shoot,
ara many, IL must be confessed thought
they would not fight. Both Impressions
We're erroneous. particularly the latter.
The sIantards have fought with great
determination and bravery.
The returns show that number OF reyi-
Tnents suffered very heavily. the Seventy
hrst New York being the worst cut up
OF the volunteer regiments. and the Thir-
tesntb and Sixth of the regular infantry
with the Seventh and Sixteenth infantry
Close In the race for glory
In some companies OF the Thirteenth
regiment one-third Of the men are gone
and there are companies III that regiment
no. entirely without officers. In the Sixth
Infantry more than one-third OF the OFF,
GERS are gone. Only one field officer. Mai.
Minor. being left. The following Is the
list Of norl-cosnmissioned officers and pri-
Iii fsd
Private DeutschbsrEer.
Private Holland.
Corp. Milous.
Private Scofield.
Private Skinner.
Private Booth.
Private Decker.
Badly wounded:
Private lettings.
Private Clark.
Private Hale.
Twenty-four others in the Seventy first
were wounded.
Following is an additional lis. OF killed
and wounded.
Mai. Force. First cavalry
Lieut.. ". f. Ship Tenth cavalry.
Col Hamilton, Ninth cavalry.
Private Steede, Twenty-fifih infantry.
Private Howe, Twenty-Five infantry.
Private Phelps. Twenty fifth infantry.
Private Leaverwitch. Twenty-,ifth infan-
try.
Lieut. J. Hughes, Fourth infantry
Lieut. Field. Second Massachusetts,.
Capt. John Drumm Tenth infantry.
Lieut. Garroscherd, aide de camp on Gen.
Hamiin's staff.
Lieut.. Williams, Thirteenth infantry.
DIR. Menocal. First division hospital staff
Lieut.. Lounsberry. Seventh infantry.
private Ashley. Rough Riders.
Private Green. Rough Riders.
Private Spelman. Rough Riders
Wounded.
Lieut. T. A. Robert, Tsnth cavalry
Capt, James Forney. Thirteenth infantry
Mai. Ellis. Thirteenth Infantry.
Capt Edemard (Edwards?), Twenty
fifth infantry.
Lieut. Barnu. Tenth cavalry.
Lieut. Robinson. Tenth cavalry.
Lieut. Leach. Troop G. Rough Riders.
Lieut. Dickinson. Seventeenth infantry.
Lieut.. Wood. Ninth cavalry.
Lieut.. Henry Lyons, Twenty-fourth In
fantry
Lieut.. J. II. Iedburg. Ninth infantry.
fantry.
Maj, II. X. Eskridge. Tenth infantry
DR. Danforth. assistant surgeon. Ninth
fantry.
Lieut. Col. Eghert. Sixth infantry
Capt. T. I. Woodbury.. Sixth infantry.
Lieut. A l.. Scott. Thirteenth infantry.
Lieut. + r. Mccoy Tenth infantry.
Lieut. w. Fl. Simmons. Sixth infantry.
Capt. John Bgelow. Tenth cavalry
Capt IL. G. C~anagh. Thirteenth IN