The National tribune., 1898-07-14

fight, and opened fire on the Rev. John
Mcfarland Mccain, of Paris, KY, and
Mai Dixon, of Mississippi, who were
walking about the streets, without arms,
being unaware of these reinfOrcementS Tor |
the enemy. A fatal shot struck Mccain, |
and he fell His comrade tried to help |
him to a place of safety, but McCann,
seeing the danger, and feeling himself
mortally wounded told Dixon to leave |
him. as he was dying, and to save him
SELF which the Major was finally COM
PEELED tO do.
The Spaniards, drawn up in line on one
side of the Plaza, advanced at charge
bayonet upon the KentuckianS, but they
coolly stood their ground, and, when the
enemy was within good musket range,
they fired a few volleys, which drove back
the Spanish troops in confusion. Three
times the officers rallied their forces for a
charge, but each time they were repulscd
with greater loss, and in Il few minutes
they retreated from the Plaza.
| Mai Hawkins then had his men fail
| back a square TO avoid a rear attack, and
\ the lancerS, thinking the invaders were in
retreat, swept down upon them, whirling
| their lances and lodging from one side
OF their horses To the other. But before
they reached the line, half of them were
| killed and the others were driven into the
| adjoining streets. But they returned
| again and again TO the attack the iaSt
| squadron riding into the midst Of the
| KentuckianS, and only one lancer es-
| capped. OF 100, 20 or 90 were killed, or
were uampled or dragged to death by
| their horses. The Liberators lost eight or
| 10 killed and some 20 wounded, but their
casualties came principally from the at
tack by the infantry, of whom they killed
and wounded about so.
Capt John a. Logan, of Shelbyville,
Ky, though mortally wounded, was
taken to the ship and survived till the
next day, and his body and that of
| Quartermaster Sexias, Of Mississippi
were buried at sea; Judge Pinckney
Smith, Of Mississippi, delivering the
funeral oratlon.
Col. Pickett in his report to Gen. Con
| zales gives as a result OF this days Skin
msh the following list Of casualties:
Killed-Capt. John A. Logan Of Shelby
vile, Ky; First Lieut.. James j. Garnett,
Of Bowling Green, KY; Rev. John Met Cam
of Paris, Ky; Sergt Henry Cruise, Co. ID,
and 10 privates.
wounded,CoI; t. ,oTTara, Mai. T. T.
Color Serg't Robt Wheeling, Co. d, and II
privates.
In the meantime, Lieut.-Col. Bunch. OF
Mississippi, becoming impatient that the
Kentuckians did not reach the ship,
wanted to cut the cable and set sail. leav-
ing his comrades on shore. But Capt.
[ Lewis, OF the Creole, pistol in hand stood
guard over the rope and threatened to
shoot the first man that attempted 10 cut
e it, Finally, by9 O'Clock the last man was
c aboard and the Creole was soon under
4 way, only to encounter fresh difficulties
/ by sea.
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when she grounded. and in the effort tC
- float her, ammunition and "A great deal o
e food were thrown overheard. Even this
e however, proved unavailns, so IL was de
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