Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-26
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and Fred. n. Beale, and Corporal J. l..
Rhodes.
Troop E-Corporal James r. Boan, Pri-
Yates Frank Booth, Albert Hartle. r. G..
Bailey. Alvers, Anterior, and Clifford
Reed and Sergeant c. w. Arringon.
Troop G-Sergeant Thomas r. Cava-
naugh, Corporal l.. L. Stewart, Prvates
George Rowland II. J. Haefner, Michael
Coyle. r. NJ. Reid and NJ. Russell.
Troop L-PriNates j. r.. Kean, John +.
Dernat Thomas +. Meagher, Edward
Calborst. and Nathaniel Poe.
Tenth Cavalry-Troop b. Privates Rus
sell, Gaines. Miller, Gross. Braxton, and
Wheeler.
Troop I--Privates Ridd and Maybury.
NEWSPAPER MAN WOUNDED.
Edward Marshall, correspondent OF the
New York Journal and Advertiser, wa
seriously. wounded in the small Of the
: back
PRACTICALLY TWO FIGHTS.
Practically two baftles were fought at
the same time, one by the Rough Riders,
under the immediate command of Colonel
Wood, on the top Of the plateau, and the
other on the hillside. several miles away,
by the regulars, with whom was General
Young. The expedition started from Ju-
ragua, marked on Cuban maps as Altares,
a small town on the coast. nine miles east
of MORO Castle, which was the first place
occupied by the troops after their landing
Information was brought to the Ameri-
can army headquarters by Cubans or
Thursday that forces Of Spanish soldiers
had assembled at the place where the bat
| tie occurred, TO block the march on San
tiago.
| , CUBANS FAIL TO COOPERATE.
General Young went there to dislodgc
| them, the understanding being that the
! Cubans, under General Castillo, would co
| operate with him, but the latter faileC
TO appear until the fight was nearly
finished. Then they asked permission t
! chase the fleeing Spaniards, but as tht
1 victory was already won General Youni
| refused to allow them TO take part in tn
fight.
General Young's plans contemplated tn
movement of half of his command alonl
the trail at the base of the range of hill
leading back to the coast. so that h
could attack the Spaniards on the FAM
side, while the Rough Riders went OF
to follow the trail leading over the bill
to attack them i'm front. This plan wa
carried out completely. The troops lei
Juragua at daybreak. The route Of Gen
eral Young and the regulars was com
paratively level and easy Of travel. Tire
Hotchklss guns were taken with this com
mand.
WITH THE ROUGH RIDERS.
The first part of the journey Of tn
Rough Riders was over steep hills, SIEVE
raj hundred feet high. The men carrie
200 rounds OF ammunition and heav
camp equipment Although this was don
easily in the early morning, the weathe
became intensely hot later, and the su
beat down upon the cowboys and easter
athletes as they toiled up the grade wit
their heavy packs, and frequent resi-
| ,
2 that for the greater part Of the way III
! men had to proceed in single file. Prick
. cactus bushes lined both sides of III
trail. and the underbrush was so THO
that it was impossible to see 10 feet Q
either side. All the conditions were fl
+ vorable for a murderous ambuscade, bl
the troopers kept close watch and mac
as little noise as possible.
The Rough Riders entered into II
D spirit of the occasion with the create
enthusiasm. It was their first oppo
p tunity for a fight, and every man WI
eager for it. The weather grew swe
p teringly hot, and one by one the me
threw away blackets and tent-rolls ar
p empued their canteens.
SPANISH CUCCOO CALLS.
The first intimation had by Colon
i, Woods command that there were Sp
niards in the vicinity was when the
reached a point three or four miles baC
o from the coast, when the low cuccoo ca
of the Spaniards was heard in the bus
- IT was difficult TO locate the exact pol
from which these sounds came. The me
were ordered to speak in whispers, al
frequent halts were made. Finally.
t Mace was reached, about o'clock, whe
the trail opened into space cover
with high grass. on the right-hand si
of the trail, and the thickest kind
. bramble and underbrush on the other.
barbed-wire fence also ran along I
y left side.
SPANISH HEADS SEEN.
The dead body of a Cuban was foul
ON the side of the road, and at the sar
time Captain Capron's troops covered t
outpost the heads Of several spaniar
being seen in the bushes for momei
ID II was not until then that the men we
permitted TO load their carbines' VIII
! the order TO load was given. they act