The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-13
HOT FIGHT At GUANTANAMO
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tack. ard as the east paled the marines
lying On their guns, were aroused Seine
were actually asleep. as they had bad no
rest fer foriy-e.gat hours. and tined ma
ture coula no longer stand the strain But
! 10 attack came
Three new two-pouad field guns. which
could not be used during the night for
fear OF hitting cur own men, she!ied sew
eral squads OF Spanish after daylight
They dove into the bushes iiks prairie
dogs, into burrows. as the shells broke
over them in the gray dawn
AS the correspondent oc the Associated
Press talked with Maj. CockreI. who was
in charge Of the outposts. word came OK
the finding OF the body OF Sergt. Smith. He
was reported as having been killed BIZ )
O'Clock on the previous day, but II appears
tina. he had been seen alive at ID o'clock
in the evening When and how he was
killed no one knows at this writing.
Neither had the men been mustered out,
nor had the ontposts OF Neville and Shaw
been relieved.
Lieut. Col Huntington and Mai. Cock
ref gave high praise to the nerve and
sieadiness OF officers and men. especially
the younger. as the engagement was a
baptism of fire for large majority. The
men were In darkness and in a strange
land. but they stood 10 their posts with
courage and fortitude, and there were no
symptoms OF 4 panic.
The marines, though much disguised,
were eager for more fighting, promising
TO infiict heavy punishment.
Today the ampiest precautions have
been taken and as the Dauntiess was leav-
ing reinforcements were landed from the
Marblehead.
Estimates vary as 10 the attacking force
some say go and others run as high as
1o.eo. Col. Campina. the Cuban guide,
SAID the Spaniards were mostly irregulars.
but the reports of the discharge of Mauser
rifles would indicate that they were regu-
lars. as most OF the guerillas carry Rem
ington rifles The Cuban guerrIllas. as a
rule, have more dash and courage than
the regulars.
The real campaign uniforms prove salts
factory and are almost invisible at dis
tance Of 200 yards. The Lee guns caused
several accidents on the drawing of cart
ridges. Corporal Glass shattered his
hand.
Despite the loss of the men. who are
keenly regretted. the marines rejoice that
they have been engaged In the first fight
on Cuban soil. They sailed from New
York the day war was declared. Since
then until they landed on the shore Of
Guantanamo bay they have been cooped
UP in the Panther and they had begun 20
fear THAI the troops would beat them at
ter all.
Gibbs Was n New York Doctor.
NEW YORK, June IS-John Blair Gibbs,
who IS reported killed at Guantanamo, y as
IS years old, single and lived alone. His
late homa was in this city. lie is said to
Virginia. He lived and practiced medicine
here for about four years.
Not Known i'm Washington.
WASHINGTON. June 13.-Up to 1890
o'clock this morning no news has reached
the officials here concerning the fight at
Guantanamo. The report that S000 Amer
lean troops have landed near Santiago can
not be confirmed. and Il is believed that our
troops have not yet reached these waters
Situation at Guantaamo.
Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press.
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLKss.
OFF GUANTANAMO BAY. Saturday
noon (by the Associated press dispatch
boat Wanda. via Kingston. jamaica
June =. 1;39 y. m)-In control
ling the outer harbor of Guantanamo.
where Lieut.. Col Huntngions battalion
Of marines landed on Friday. Rear Ad-
m'ral Sampson secured possession Of the
Cuban terminus Of the French cable TO
Hayi. The apparatus in the Office al the
hagb0r mouth was wrecked by a she'll
but the cable steamer Adrsa has instru-
ments or board and communication wlth
Washington viii soon be established.
The distance overland to Santiago de
Cuba. by way Of the bay. is about sixty
miles au3 the roads have been rendered
inpsssah,a by the Cu5aus under Pedro
Perez. The Grst division or the Cuban
army claims 10 have 1900 men. but these
figures are probably over-es;lmated. The
Cubans believe that there are about
500 soldiers in the vicinity OF Calmenera.
wa3ea les at the entrance to the inner
harbor. Guantanamo city IS inland about
fifteen miles. The two harbors are cor
nccte4 by = narrow channel Il is the
euter harbor that Admiral Sampson now
holds. wt;h the Marhlehead. the Yosemite.
She Vixen and with a battalion OF marines
On the crest OF blunt-;opped emsneuce
commanding the entrance on the western
side In the inner harbor are two small
Spanish gunboats. ~ Cagraanero there is
a battery. An expedition OF three steam
launches, Differed hy Lieut. Norman. En-
sign Eustis. son Of Mr.. James Eust!s.