The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-27
THE BATTLE WILL COME THIS WEEK
Americans and Spaniards Face
Lines Are Within Haling Distance of Enemy-Troops
All Landed Waiting Supplies.

the spanish losses, but IL is known they
were far heavier than those of the
Americans, at leas. as regards actual
loss of life. Already 81 dead Spanish
soldiers have been found buried while
many others are undoubtedly lying IN
the thick underbrush. The wounded
were all removed.
complete list of the killed. wounded
and missing on the American side, re-
Nlsed at p. m. Saturday, is: Killed
Captain Allyn + Capron, First United
states volunteer cavalry; Sergeant
Hamilton Fish, Jr., troop l.. First Uni
ted States volunteer cavalry; Sergeant
Doherty, troop A, First United States
volunteer cavalry: Sergeant Marcus II.
Russell, troop G., First United States
volunteer cavalry; Sergeant Russell,
lived in Troy, n. Y, and was formerly
colon6V on Governor Hills staff: Pri-
vate Lesgett, troop A, First United
states volunteer cavalry; Private Har-
ry Hefener. troop G., First United
states volunteer cavalry; Private Mil
den w. Danson, troop l., First United
states cavalry; Private w. T. Irwin.
troop r. First United States volunteer
cavalry; Private S. l.. Lennok, troop
Il, First regular cavalry: Private Il.
Work. troop Il, First regular cavalry;
private krupp, troop h, First regular
cavalry: Private Stark, troop A. First
regular cavalry: Private -. troop X,
First regular cavalry; Private Kelby,
troop Is, First regular cavalry; Private
Barlin. troop X, First regular cavalry;
Corporal White, troop f, Tenth regu-
lar cavalry.
Wounded-Major James Bell First
cavalry, shot in the leg; Captain
Thomas I. Knox, First cavalry, shot
in the stomach, serious: Lieutenant
Byram, First cavalry; Private Frank
Booth. troop a, First volunteer caval-
ry; Private George Brixton, troop iS.
Tenth cavalry: Private s. Fischer,
troop b. Tenth cavalry; Private JOS
eph Dole, troop B, First volunteer cav
airy: Private John II. Keene troop l.,
First volunteer cavalry; Private A L..
Newcomb, troop u, First volunteer
cavalry, Private Martin Prell, troop q,
First cavalry; Private Samuel Redd.
troop G, First cavalry; Private Arthur
Wheeler, troop b, Tenth cavalry: Pri-
vate Theodore Gryce, troop ID, Tenth
cavalry; Private Kelley Maybry, troop
l., Tenth cavalry; Private James Rus
sell, troop b, Tenth cavalry: Edward
w. Marshall, correspondent New York
Journal and Advertiser, serious: Pri-
vate Schuelter Whitney. First volun-
teer cavalry.
Private Nathaniel NJ. Poe, troop L, 1st
volunteer cavalry.
Corporal j. NJ. Dean, trooj f, lst vol
unteer cavalry.
Private c. l.. Reed, troop F, 1st vol
unteer cavalry.
Corporal j. b. Rhodes, troop d, 1st
volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant Thomas Ryan, troop *, 10th
cavalry.
Private Z. j. Albertsan. troop +. 1st
volunteer cavalry.
Trumpeter T. f. Meagher, troop L.
LIST volunteer cavalry.
Private George Roland. troop G, 1st
volunteer cavalry.
Private F. A. Miller. troop b. 10th
cavalry.
Private d. V. Watson. troop G. LIST
cavalry.
volunteer cavalry.
Captain James II. McClintock. 1st
volunteer cavalry
Lieutenant J. r. Thomas, 1st volun-
teer cavalry.
Private T. w. Wiggings. troop b, 1st
volunteer cavalry.
Private Robert u. Bailey, troop b,
list volunteer cavalry.
Private X. w. Reid, troop G., 1st vol
unteer cavalry.
Private Gaines, troop b. 10th cavalry.
Private Reilly, troop b, 1st cavalry.
Missing:
Private Merriam Camp. troop G, LIST
volunteer cavalry.
Sergeant d. w. Bell, 1st volunteer
cavalry.
Trumpeter f. Mcdonald. 1st volun-
Private Fred Chilcot. 1st volunteer
cavalry.
Private J. s. Miller. 1st volunteer cav
airy
Private W.. S. Sharp. 1st volunteer
cavalry.
Private ]. F. steadman. 1st volun-
teer cavalry.
Private ID. c. Deniss. 1st volunteer
cavalry.
Captain Mccormick and Captain
Luna of the 1st volunteer cavalry who
were reported yesterday as among the
dead or wounded, were unharmed as
was also Colonel Wood. whom Adjutant
Hall reported as mortally wounded.
That the Spaniards were thoroughly
posted as to the route To be taken by
the Americans in their march toward
Sevilla was evident as shown by the
careful preparations they had made.
The main body of Spaniards was posted
on hill on the heavily wooded slopes
on which had been erected two block
houses, fianked by irregular intrench-
ments of stone and fallen trees. At the
bottom of these hills run two roads
along which Lieutenant Colonel Roose-
velt's men and eight troops Of the 1st
and 10th cavalry. with battery Of four
howitzers. advanced. These roads are
but little more than gullies. and at
places almost impossible. In these
trails the fight occurred. Nearly half
a mile separated Roosevelts men from
the regulars. and between them and on
both sides of the road in the thick un-
derbrush was concealed force Of Span
isrds that must have been large. judg-
ing from the terrific and constant fir
ing poured in on the Americans.
The fight was opened by the LIST and
10th cavalry. under General Young. A
force of Spaniards was known TO be in
the vicinity of La Quasina. and early
in the morning Colonel Roosevelt's men
started OFF up the precipitous bluff back
OF Siboney to attack the Spaniards on
their right flank. General Young at the
same time taking the road AZ the foot
OF the hill. About two and half miles I
out from Siboney some Cubans. breath /