Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-01
BLOODY BATTLE At SANTIAGO
MANY DEAD AND WOUNDED.
ROOsex Rough Riders and Reg
uIar cavalry Charge Into the
Nru~h-rut Spnniarsls to Flight
Ten Wounded VIII Die-SOciety
Men IL HE'D.

On Board the Associated Press Boat
Wanda oil Juagua, June "a, Via Playa
del Este, Cuba, June 25.--1hi, morning
FRIDAY four troops of the First cavalry,
four troops Of the Tenth cavalry an!
eight troops OF Roo,eyelt's Rough Riders,
less than 1000 men in all. di,mounted
and attacked 200O spanish soldier, in the
thicket, within five mile, of Santiago de
Cuba. The Americans beat the enemy
hack into the city. but left l3 dead upon
the field. OF the 81 wounded 10 will die
The dead are: Rough Ridero--Captain
Allyn X. Capron, Troop l.; Sergeant
Hamilton Fish, Jr,; Private Tillman,
Troop L. Private Dawson, Troop l.; Phi
yate Dougherty, Troop A. Private w. +.
Erwin. Troop +. First cavalry-Private
Dix, Private York, Private Heiork, Pri-
waite kolbe, Private Berlin, Private Len
mock. Tenth avalry-Corporll White.
At least 80 American, were wounded.
including six officers. The officers wound
ed were: Ma ior Brodie, shot through the
right forearm; Captain McClintocA, Troop
i, shot through the right leg Lieutenant
j. X. Thomas, Troop l., shot through the
right leg. His condition i, serious. All
the foregoing officers are Rough Riders.
Other officers who were vCunded are:
Captain Knox. whose condition is seri-
Gus: Major Bell, Lieutenant George L.
Byram. These officers are of the First
cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
who were wounded: Rough Riders:
Troop B-Priyates NJ. Hill, Shelly,
FISHER, NJ. $. Newcomb, Fred
N. Beale, Corporal Rhodes; Troop
+ - Corporal Bean, Privates Frank
Booth, w. Bert, Charley, Daley. Hal
vers. f. G. Atherton, Clifford Reed. Ser
eeant q. W. Arringo; Troop C-Seryeant
Joseph +. Gvanaugh, Corporal l.. l..
Stewart, Privates George Rowland. VI. j.
Haefner, Michael Coyle, X. NJ. Reid, NJ.
Russell; Troop L-Privates j. X. Kean,
John p. Dernap, Thomas +, Meagher, Ed.
ward Calvers, Nathaniel =. Poe. Tenth
cavalry: Troop b Priates Russell,
Gaines, Miller, Cross, Braton, Wheeler;
Troop l-l'rivates Rid, Mayberry.
Edward Marshall, correspondent for
the New York Journal and Advertiser,
was seriously wounded in the small of the
back.
1t is probable that at least 10 in the list
OF the wounded will die.
Twelve dead Spaniards were found in
the brush after the fight, but their loss
was doubtless far in excess of tina:
An HOur Of Fierce Fighting.
General Young commanded the expedi.
ton. and was with the regulars. while
Colonel Wood directed the operations of
the Rough Riders several miles west Both
parties struck the Spanlards about the
same time. and the fight lasted an hour.
The Spanisrds opened fire from the thick
cts and had every advantage OF numbers
and position, but the troops drove them
back from their station, stormed the
blockhouse around which they made a
final stand, and sent them scattering over
the mountains. The cavalrymen were
afterwards reinforced by the Seventh.
Twelfth and Seventeenth infantry, part OF
the Ninth cavalry and the Second Massa-
chusetts and the Seventy first New York.
The Americans now hold the position at
the threshold of Santiago de Cuba, with
more troops going forward constantly,
and they are preparing for final assault
upon the city.