Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-05

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Headquarters General Skaters army,
before Santiago, July 3, via Kingston,
July -Barly in the day man on the
lookout reported that the Spanish deet
had sailed out OF the harbor Of Santiago,
but It was not until late this afternoon
that the result was known at the front
Az word OF the magnificent victory flew
from sentry to sentry along the aring
lines and was shouted to the companies,
regiments and brigades a great cheer
swept down the line Of weary men.
which gathered force until the rattle Of
musketry was drowned In the roar OF the
glad tidings. The news WAS flashed
back into the underbrush where the re-
serves lay and the men almost stampede d
in their enthusiastic desire 70 get TO the
front The cheering continued through
the evening as the details Of the hght
came in.
Although the firing continued all day
between the outpOsis very little damage
was done on either side. General 8 hat
fee was wounded slightly, rifle bullet
cutting through his foot, but he will not
be- compelled 10 leave the field. The
only severe firing during the day Oc-
Cured when the Spanish fleet was leay
ing the haTbOr. The enemy evidently
attempted TO divert the attention OF our
troops, but the Americans responded so
willingly that the FIRE soon ceased and
only resumed at intervals during the re-
maindeT OF the day.
SPANISH sORTIE.
Last night the only aggressive move
ment the Spaniards made resulted in
their severe defeat. About 10 o'clock
the enemy came out Of the breaches
about the city walls in large force aud
dashed straight for the American lines.
In one or two places our men fell back
from their positions, but quickly rallied
and drove the enemy back pell NELL into
their own bitches. The Spanish loss
must have been frightful, a. they were
exposed TO terrific fire for over quar-
tar OF an hour. The losses on the Ameri-
can side were very light, AZ our soldiers
lay In rifle pits and had every advantage.
The most daring Spanish forces are
sharpshOOters They take their positions
almost at the wall and from the dense
tree tops do execution with smOkele7s
powder, making IL difficult 10 locate
them. Several times they shot into Gen
eral Skaters tent, which IL several miles
from the front, and they have infested
the trail for ten miles between Juragna
and the OutpOsts.
One of the most horrible features OF
the war Is that dozens OF men have been
killed AZ they lay In the litters, and that
surgeons, wearing the emblem OF the
Red Cross society upon their arms, have
been special objects Of attack,
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The number Of killed and wounded fOI
the week reaches u night about lsOO
No effort Is apparently made by our Of
hcera 10 expedite listing OF casualties
and not one nth OF the total OF The
names are known even 10 the command
ing officers Already sOl cases have been
handled at the hospital here, because OF
the overflow from the hospitals AZ the
front All the wounded here are rpcOy
ering. There has been one death since
the hospital WAS established-that OF
Private Meyers, OF the sixth infantry
which occurred to day, He was shot
through the body.
Adjutant Wood, OF the Ninth cavalry
who was shot through the face aud not
expected te recover Il improving rapidly
and VIII ba sent 20 Key n NeSt next week
There has baen much conjecture to-day
as 10 whether Lieut.. NJ. A MitsOn, Oi IA,
Tenth cavalry, acting Typographical oth
Ger OF the staff, mada maps Of the trail-
before Fridays battle. tie has been a
work most of the time ia and around thD
Spanish lines. Ha most always refused
au escort, and though he has been shO
at several times has never been wounded
Thursday, while out with two men, HI
encountered detachment OF Spaniard.
and an officer and took all OF them pris
Onera.
A total Of 300 prisoners were CaptureC
In the battle OF Caney on Friday OF WHOM
fOrty-hye were regular Spanish soldier
in uniforms, two OillcHfs and the r.
mainder armed residents Of the town
Nine wounded men were left a. block
house, attended by native physician
Other prisoners we're brought TO Jurua
qua to-day in charge OF Captain Near
thur and two companies OF the Thirty
third Michigan and campad along IA
railroad. The Cubans followed them b
great crowds and hurled epithets at th