The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
General Linares DEFEATED.
He Personally Commanded the At
tack on the Rough Riders.

Sibony, June 29-Details Of the
light were brought in by Roosevelt
Woods official list shows: Amevl-
cans, seventeen killed and sixty-three
wounded. Spanish, eleven wagon
loads left the field bearing mortaIly
wounded; thirty, eight left dead on
the field and several loads slightly
wounded entered the city. It is
openly admitted in Santiago that
four thousand Spanish were concen-
trated against our nine hundred
troops, under the personal commend
of General Linares, who is in com.
mand of the Spanish troops at Sarti-
ago.
Spanish newspapers which have
arrived at camp say that Friday,
four thousand Spanish fought ten
thousand Americans. Spanish loss
265 killed and wounded.
The graves Of the Rough Riders
and the cavalrymen who fell in
Fridays battle are in a beautiful
spot in shady dell mile west Of a
battlefield. the troopers have been
encamped there since. The effects
of the dead soldiers have been pre-
served, and will be handed over to
their friends. A small iron cross
was raised to mark the spot until a
monument can be erected on the
battlefield.
Just after the fight Roosevelt said:
"My men behaved superbly and their
baptism of fire last night was chris
tened with a Cuban rain today"
Col. Wood, when told that be had
been reported killed, exclaimed: Not
this time, thank God" Lorlnlelr
Worden, grandson of the famous ad-
miral, said: ut was my first glimpse
of hell" Sergeant Jos. Lee said: Il
was getting over the measles, and it
knocked the last of it out Of me.
There are several bullet holes in Lees
clothing, but he was not hurt.
Capt. Capron died superbly. AS
two troopers lifted him from the
ground, be asked: "How are the
boys fghting?"
Like hell, sill" answered Trooper
Beale.
Very WE'LL" cried Capt. Capron
resting on one arm, Il am going te
see this out.
He lay on the grass, refusing to be
moved, and died in twenty minutes
in the thick of the fight.
The troopers admit that they made
fatal mistake in leaving their helc
guns at Baiquiri, but they were
forced to do so, as the wheeles OF the
gun carriages were not yet unloadec
from the transports; A Spanish gul
from one of Cervera's warships die
terrible effective work sgainst ths
Americans. The charge Of th'
Rough Riders was made over al
open, rolling space. Troops L and {
rushed to the front like Indians ant
so fast was the pace of the men tha
they threw away their side arms an(
accoutrements so that they nigh
get along even faster. The enem.
was waiting for them at the top o
the hill and opened fire hundre'
yards away. From two other slope
the Spanish guerrillas joined in th
cross fire with deadly effect.
The first of the wounded wer
brought five miles to the coast b,
their comrades, and those that wer
seriously hurt were conveyed later O.
litters The railroad shed at Sibc
ney was turned into hospital an
the wounded men lay upon the tioc
with tags upon their clothing TO di!
tinguish them. Their wounds wei
dressed by candlelight. The she
became so crowded men we're steppe
On by those moving about.
Sergt. Bussell Of New York an
sergt. Hobson Of Ohio, had been d
ployed by Roosevelt, who called ft
two volunteers to go into the vale
to see whether the firing there w'
from friend or fee: Russell went
one direction, Hobson in anothe
Russell, while returning to rcpor
was killed. The forced march I
the troops in the brollins sun was
furious that two colored troope
died from the effects OF the heat al
many others fel! by tie wayslde c
haustel. Col. Van Horne, of IL
eighth infantry, was probably fata!
ipjured~on Friday, his leg havlr
been crushed while be was disct
barking from the transport Senaca'
We are now occupying the hills