The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03

road from Siboney. The Americans
had the advantage Of the sun in the
morning. which shone directly In the
enemy's face.
The engagement opened when the
fleet lying outside the entrance to the
harbor began dropping shells into the
lower end OF the Spanish earthWor
This firing, which was entirely by bear
ings. was not effective. At 1890 the land
engagement opened with firing from
Captain Capron's battery on the extreme
right upon the ~blockhouses and en-
trenchments before Caney. This was
followed quickly by simultaneous at
tacks by General Chaffee and Colonel
Ludlow, who occupied a fanking posi-
ton to the north. TIL Spanish replied
with great spirit and nerve when our
shells burst directly over their trenches.
A few minutes before s o'clock Captain
Grimes opened with his battery on the
heights to the right of the main re-
doubt, situated in the center of the
Spanish line of entertainments directly
before the city. The Spanish reply was
Immediately and wonderfully accurate.
The second or third of their shells
broke over one of Captain Grimes guns,
killing two men and ~wounding four.
Both the Spanish and American batter
les used %shrapnel. The next Spanish
shell burst just beyond the battery and
riddled a sugar house, behind which
COlOnel WOOu : rouSn TUFTS Nete Nait-
ing a forward movement. 1t was from
this elevation that the English, Ger
man and Japanese military attaches
viewed the engagement.
Captain Grimes shells, set for a
range of $500 yards. slightly overshot
the mark. 1t was difficult to locate the
Spanish guns, as they used smokeless
powder, and in this. the first artillery
duel, we had the worst of IL. Up TO his
time there had been no infantry fire
except pom the extreme right, where
the S~paniards were being hard pressed
by General Chaffee and General Law
ton.
About $3.50 o'clock a balloon vas sent
up In front of the cavalry division.
This drew the first volley from the
Spanish entertainments. Though vel
ley followed volley. the daring officer
made a reconnaissance and got down
safely, having obtained complete de-
tails of the disposition of the enemy.
The advance of the cavalry and Cen
eral kent's division Immediately began
along the line of the main road to San
tiago. 1t was about two hours later
before our advanc began Breaking
through the covering OF the Spanish
trenches. They met with a hail from
Mauser rifles, which temporarily stayed
the forward
The Spaniards had the range, and
thier practice vas good. Our men lay
on their breasts and poured volley after
volley into them at "a range so close
that the opposing lines could see the
whites of each others eyes. Captain
Grimes then reopened with his bat
terry, and I'm the second duel with the
Spanish artillery, secured much better
action, planting shell after shell in the
first main redoubt
The Spaniards' gunners then turned
their attention TO our infantry and
began dropping shells in the advance
guard.
A few minutes after Clark's brigade
and the right OF Kent's division made a
gallant charge to the knoll to the north
OF the extreme left OF the Spanish line
and took possession OF the hacienda.
In the shelter of an orange grove. This
marked the beginning OF a magnificent
charge through the first line of en-
trenchments. The cavalry division an
: General Hawkins brigade charged up
, the slope against a storm Of death.
: II was In this awful charge that our
men were so badly cut up that they
= started on a double quick. but no troops
: could face such a terrible fire without
(, humiliation. Our men staggered,
Z throwing themselves on the ground.
I Again they started. again they pros
trated themselves, but on and up they
went. until. with a cheer, they sprang
over the trenches dividing the sides OF
the hill. checkered with their fallen
comrades. There was hand to hand
fighting here, in which an officer of the
Z Path was macheted, but the Spaniards
;. could not resist the onset of our troops
{ and they scrambled out OF the trenches
and broke over the line OF the knoll on
which they were ltuated
Hundreds OF the enemy lay dead or
ounde in the trenches. The mair
Z redoubt was then carried with a rush
e The two remaining batteries were ther
$ ordered up, n with a rattle and clast
Captain Bates battery went tearing ur
4 the road. numbered as II vas with q
y stream OF wounded going to the rear
The battery got in position TO the righi
OF the main Spanish redoubt at
n o'clock. and at $3.50 Captain Bates sem
e the first shell. which went whizzins
n down the line of entertainments, en-
hlading the enemy murderously. TIL.
= American advance line remained DehinC
the crest of the hills until Captain
Q Bates had driven terror into the al
ready beaten and discouraged enemy
/ At his time the fleet was also a
4 work.
4 A short time before this dispatch wa
v written our line again moved forward
/ and the Spanish began to retreat int
the town. The retreat soon became
II rout. and az ) o'clock an officer jus
s from the front says the enemy ar,
hopelessly beaten. for the city will fal
tomorrow.
StntIdl oudlAVAs at hbr htaNANHiA'h
at the second crossing OF the Rio Qua
ma. is in constant communication witt
h the front.
Our most critical time was after tn
trenches had been taken. when the am
d munition ran low. Two pack trains
o loaded with shells. were gotten 10 tn
!, front by Lieutenant Brooks short,
. after 3 O'Clock.
a The wounded are streaming In. Gen
" eral Shafter estimates that the loss II
o injured and wounded Is not more thal
a 800.
b Roads Were Impassable.
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