The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-17

aid London Times and The Houston Post.
Copyright 1893, by james Gordon Bea
ncttJ
From the New York Heralds Special
Correspondent With the Marines at Guam.
lanamo. June II. by the Heralds Dispatch
Boat Sommers ". Smith to Mole St. Mich
olos, Bayti, June IA big detachment
Of tired marines filed into camp last night.
after successfully routing Spanish guerilas
ami regulars and destroying their camps
ard water supply. our loss was one man
wounded. prlv9te Walker Of Company D,
being shot through the ankle. Two Gu
bans were Killed aud three wounded. The
Spaniards lost about forty killed.
Captain ELLIOTT obtained permission to 90
cut aud attack the spanish camp and de-
stroy u well in it. there being no other
fresh water within fifteen or twenty miles.
Captain Laborde. with fifty Cubans, made
a part Of Captain Lltott's force At Z
O'Clock the command To- start was given,
party of Cubans having gone ahead to cover
the advance through he dense chapparal.
A two mile march brought the marines
ana insurgents to comparatively omen
ground near ranges of hills 500 feet high
that are covered with stones, rank dead
grass and cactus, The main body paused
-FOUR miles from camp to await q report
from l.aborde's scouts
Meanwhile We had been hearing from the
hilltop the peculiar mellow call of the
wood dove, which we had learnai 10 rec.
osnize as a Spanish signal.
Lieutenant Lucas men scaled the tidpa.
ana established themselves overlooking the
enemys position. Lieutenant Bannors
men, with Captain Elliott followed close
~ we were nearing the top of one of
the ridges when we heard Lucas engaged
from the Ridge. There were wild Cuban
and Spanish yels.
Captain Spicer and Lieutcnants Neville
AMI Shaw ran forward after crossing a
small ridge. Lucas men were already
formed In line of battle along the top oi
tne iluge Then heavy exchange OF vol
ley began.
pparenfiy the guerillls had been sur
pr'std in time TO prevent them from gel
iiht any ridge position. They were cou
c,1ied IN dense thicket al the foot Of
our hill. u
When We were 200 yards from them ,ber,
came perfect shower OF Nauser bnIlet,
singing and whispering rhout our cars
Mh'le the sharp pop OF the Mnuser rifIe
tinsled but no smoke came from , t's
thicket " tue
The marines all this time were sl,en,
Choef the burning sun down zoe. !,
ouoah shot through the LETT brelst. Two
comrades carry him back en- fee- non.n
goes Private Walker Of company n ' sboa
~ the ankle. l'oWn gees another Cubap
snot III the arm Men reel out OF lire
choking for air and With blazing faces
lhey drop into The shade OF the cactus. Tine
crashing of rifles Is as nothing to them
The Cuharts did very bad shooting seem
lns to be trying 10 pump the valley fun Of
bullets in their over-en,hustasln 10 press
on phe marines were very careful ard
very cool Most OF them raised their rifles
like lightning 20 the shoulder, and theu
came 4 beautiful roek-like pause before the
firing. "S
The Dolphin steamed along the coas,
lust then. and misunderstood the Wig
Waggug OF the marines. she began 10 sbel,
across our front into the ridge occupied by
Lieutenant Magill who had been sent out
TO help us. The shelf fire prevented us. as
enemy
The Spanlards were badly exhausted ana
discouraged, for presently they began IN
Dieak from the thicket in punches Of Ave
or six like cartridges and fly up the o,hor
hiil, II really was tho frs, sight the ma.
rines had had Of the Snaniards. The shoot.
lng distance was from 400 TO SEQ vards
me firing OF the marines was exceIlsS,
~ some cases It simply DESTROYED who'll |
oevies Of the suerlllas as they ran rhis
lasted fer an hour. "''
Captain Sricer is simply nervous srs,,,
from The frlgh'tul hard work Of the las,
fcnI DAYS 10 has been ordered on benrd
of the Dolphin. y" o9''"
Lieutenant Neville, who was hurt on
me MP by fall. has also been or6eras |
npoara me Dolnsin.f leaving young shaw
IN comrapa o. his company
Lieutenant Mahoney Joins I.leuter,o,
Mapiil: who has In the rseantin,e caetnres
the ship's Photograph outfit. '"'su
CAPTAIN Elliott who suaeessfu,I,. 49,
handed this little raid. WAS NOR, '''
haas'cd The pclphin brought the wound
ed - camp, The dead cubans were h,r,ss |
10 TIE Geld according 10 their su,ieu
ann hex' oSneated move is to drive tbs |
susrlil,s eask fifteen miles until we can
re-sstahlish The well II possible. Gan
The Spaniards have been n,,v,,
AL day across the bay to our side uoops