The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-03
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Juragua and four miles northeast of the
outer Notifications of Santiago. A general
|. order for an advance was issued by Gen.
Shafter at dark last night and by midnight
every man In the army knew thaha des-
perate struggle would come with the dawn.
The news put the troops in fever of ex-
citetnent and the night was spent In cheer
ing and singing, the popular strain being
"Therell be hot time In Santiago tomor-
row."
At o'clock this morning hundreds of
bugles rang out the reveille and before the
sun had risen the great line was complete.
2 To the extreme left was Gen. Duffield,
with the Thirty-third Michigan, his COM
mand having reached the Aguadores bridge
by train. Next to the northeast was Gen.
Kent's division, mile and half from the
sea and held as reserve force. The center
of the line was held by a cavalry division
which, under Gen. Wheeler, arrived at
noon, and was commanded by Gen. Sum-
ner.
The Rough Riders
Owing to Gen. Young's illness, Col Wood
Of the Rough Riders commanded his
brigade, which consisted of the first reg
ulars, the First volunteers, the Tenth reg
ulars and one battalion of the Ninth regi-
ment cavalry, all dismounted with the ex-
ception of two troops on the extreme ris~lt
under Gems Lawton and Chaffee, fully five
miles from the sea- 1t had been arranged
that Gen. Duffleld should make feint of
attacking Aguadores, in order to draw at
tention from the main movement and at
o'clock, Gen. Lawton's troops moved for
ward, led by battery of the first artillery
under command of Captain Allyn Capron.
Every man in the army carried three days
rations and ammunition to match. and
everyone knew that he was not expected to
return to camp until Santiago had fallen
Gen. Lawton's division opened the ball
with thirteen-pound shot, quickly fol-
Immediately afterwards. At GAO a. m.
Garcia advanced rapidly through the brush
in the valley, meeting with no opposition,
and Gen. Lawton advanced along the north
slope, the artillery firing heavily. Capt.
Crimes guns had just galloped to the pla-
teau in grand style and opened fire. The
telegraph line, Labrunele experimenting,
kept up with the advance in fine style
The observation balloon was inflated for
the first time and made three successful
six men.
The First Shot
The first shot was fired from the battery
at $40 by Captain Capron, whose son, Capt.
Allyn K. Capron of the Rough Riders, was
killed in the battle of Sevilla The shot
was directed at Caney, where the Spanards
were in force, and it fell in the heart of the
town. The firing continued for twenty
minutes without response. Meanwhile the
cavalry division had moved forward on the
main Santiago trail, headed by light
battery of the Second artillery under Capt.
Grimes.
The movement of this battery was
heartbreaking task, owing to the mud in
the valley and steep hill. Under the mus
kerry fire of the cavalrymen, the SpaniarJs
in the little town of Ell Paso retreated and
Capt. Grimes battery took up a position
there and began rapid firing into Caney.
The guns of the two batteries made the
place so hot that the enemy finally retired,
having no artillery. The town Vas sur