The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-01

On Board the Dispatch Boat Wanda,
OFF Juraga. Friday A Afternoon, June "a,
via PlayeEd del Este. Guantanamo Bay,
June "a, p. m.-[Copyrighted, 1898, by
friday four troops Of the First cavalry,
four troops OF the Tenth cavalry, and
eight troops, of Rosevelt's Rough Riders,
less than 1000 men in ALL dismounted
and attacked 1000 Spanish soldiers in
the thicket within FIVE miles of Santiago
de Cuba.
The Americans beat the enemy back
into the city, but they left dead on the
field those named below: J
-, Rough Riders
Sergeant Hamilton Fish. Jr.. TroopL.
Private Tilman, Troop E.
Private Dawson, Troop L.
Private Dougherty, Troop A.
Private W. T: Erwin. Troop F.
Ss.# First Gavalry.---
Private York.
Private Bejork. !
Private Kolbe.
Private Berlin.
Private denmark.
Corporal white
The following named officers were
wounded:
Maj. Brodie, shot through right forearm.
Capt: McClintock. Troop B. shot through
hes5 T hs Troop L. shot
Capt Knox, condition serious.
Lieut.. Byram. .,.I 49,. 3 s
!. These otticers are Of the First cavalry,
The following named are: among the sol:
diers wounded: .."S& I..IS#
Rough RIders-Treep B.Priyates E. NJ:
Fred G. Beale and Corporal J, D. Rhodes: :
: Troop E-Corporal James f. Bean, Pri-
Yates Frank B. Booth. Albert c. Hartle. r.
icrd pf Reea ana SERGEANT G. W. Arrinso
Troop G-Sergeant Thomas F. Cavanaugh,
GorRSIa + GsorEe
H. 'I REID and II. Russell. a'enae' e'0''e' H.
Troop LrPrivates J: r. Kean, J. r: Der
nap: T: +. .Meacher, Edward Calborst and
Nathaniel Poe - -
Tenth Cavalry-Troop B-Privates Russell.
Gaines. Miller, Cross. Braxton and Wheeler.
Troop I-Privates Ridd and Mayberry. ID,
Edward Marshall, correspondent of the
New York Journal, was seriously wound
ed in the small of the back. :
The Spaniards opened fire from the
numbers and position, but the troops
drove them back from the start, stormed
the blockhouse around which they made
the final stand, and sent them scattering
over the mountains. 81. 1'sF's4 @s s sz$
The cavalrymen were afterwards rein
forced by the Seventh, Twelfth and Sew
enteenth infantry, part of the Ninth cav
airy, the Second Massachusetts,, and the
Seventy-irst New York.
The Americans now hold the position
at the threshold of Santiago de Cuba
with more troops going forward constant
" and they are preparing for final as
sault upon the city : f E:
Chicago, ILL.,, June 25-A special copy
righted cable to the Chicago Daily News
reads as follows:
Near Santiago de Cuba, June "a (via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 25.GThe
latest estimate is that the American
troops will storm the outer entrenchments
east of Santiago tomorrow, and they will
be at the very gates of that city Sunday.
''The Cubans are to be given the post
of honor if they can hold it. A junction
has been formed between Garcia and
Castillo and about 5000 Cubans are now
cooperating with the American forces. 3
"The need of horses is imperative.
There are not enough animals to get the
artillery along, to- say nothing of the wag-
on trains and supplies. Light batteries of
siege guns are now moving on Santiago
New York, June Pa dispatch to the
Journal from Cape Haytien, Hayti, today
says: Reports have reached here that
fighting more serious than any that has
yet taken place is now going on around
Santiago. j D 49,
"No details are obtainab BILE other than
that both troops and ships are engaged,
and that the American forces are adyanc-
ing"