The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-06-17
OLD GLORY.
Il Still Floats Over the Marine Camp
Off the Harbor of Santiago.
The Spaniards Fight Like Indians They
Shoot From Ambuscade, Although
They Greatly Outnumber the
American Marines.

RINEs, OUTER HARBOR OF GUANTANAMO,
Monday, June 13, via Kingston, ia
maica, June 15-After two nights of
hard fighting the American flag still
floats on Cuban soil over the encamp-
ment of the marine battalion, and orr
boys say they will keep it there until
the belated troops arrive if it takes
till winter
Thus far the marines have had the
best of tie fighting, but the situation
is grave and they are exhausted with
repelling almost incessant attacks.
Thay have little chance to rest or
sleep, and the time of the arrival of
the relieving troops is uncertain.
Were it not for the protecting guns
of the fleet the gallant little band
would be annihilated by the Spanish
troops in overpowering numbers from
Santiago de Cuba. As it is, they prob
ably can hold their position, but they
can not move forward until reinforced
by troops.
1t is impossible to accurately esti-
mate the Spanish attacking force, but
it is numerous enough. About two
thirds of this force surrounds the camp
nightly with a deadly ring. and the
spatting of the MaUsers makes things
quite lively, for the Spaniards are dar-
ing enough to crawl up and take a pop
shot at the marines from the bushes
about thirty yards from the camp. At
night the besiegers fight like Indians
and our old Apache fighters will feel
in their element. Every yard of chap
paral is an ambuscade and picket duty
is Tipping coins with death.
After the first attack on Saturday
night Col. Huntington decided that
another attempt would be made on
Sunday night and he caused entrench-
ments to be thrown up on all sides of
the camp, and in the trenches the main
tack that the colonel was certain would
come. 1t arrived within short time
after dark, and from that time until
daybreak the firing was incessant and
at times very heavy.
On the American side two men were
killed and four injured. The dead are:
Sergt. Maj. Henry Goode, of the ma
rines, shot through the right breast;
Private Tauman, wounded and fell off
the cliff and was instantly killed.
The injured are: Private Wallace,
fell off the cliff and sustained trac-
ture of the leg; Private Martin, shot
through the left leg; Private Poxbury,
shot through the arm. The above are
ali privates belonging to Company d.
Private Burke, shot through the arm.
During the night the Spaniarass at.
tackled 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 o.
the Marblehead struck among the ma
rines
The fight was the first of the war il
which the Cubans co-operated Will
the American forces, and their co
operation was not a glittering success
At one time during the afternoon
whenever the marines were firing OF
a small detachment of Spaniards tina
made their appearance a short dis
lance from the camp, the Cubans be
gan firing without orders and sent
volley right among the Americans
There were several very narrow es
capes, but no one was injured.
Lieut. Neville, of Company D, wa
sent out on scout duty and as on tn
day previous, he attacked a small
stone fort. A hot fight followed an,
the Spaniards were driven off wit
loss. 1t was during this fight tina
Wallace and Tauman fell over tn
cliff.
Fifteen dead Spaniards, including
one lieutenant, were found in the fort
The night attack was picturesqu
and striking spectacle, the crack O
the Mausers, tongues of fire fror
every bush encircling the camp, tn
twitter OF the long steel bullets over
head, while the machine guns dow
on the water were ripping open tn
pickets and the crash of tn
field guns could be heard as the
were driving in canister where tn
fire of the Spaniards was the thickesr
Then there was the screech of the MAJ
blehead's shells as she took hand i
the fight and the sharp, quick fiashin
of the Colts rapid-fring 1-pounder gun
from the effectively placed shi
launches.
The men freely criticise a polio
which compels them to hold positio
that could be retaken. they say, b
half an hours Smelling, but not I'll
faintest disposition is manifested to q
otherwise than to fight it out.
The Capture of Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON, June 15-The exped
ton against Porto Rico will be starte