The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-27
"DID WE WIN 9"
Question Asked by All After Hearing
of the Fight i'm the Bush.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)


Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
OFF GUANTANAMO, on board the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch boat Wanda, Friday,
June a. p. M, via Port Antonio, Jamaica,
Saturday, June %, p. m.-The tidings of
the first land fight in which the American
soldiers took part in Cuba was quick to
reach the camp at Juragua, and to travel
thence to Baiquiri, then to the cruisers and
battle ships and within few hours to the
land and sea forces at Guantanamo. The
interest aroused by the fighting was very
great, and the almost universal queery was,
Did we VIM" Great regret was expressed
for those who fell.
Speaking of Captain Capron. who had left
Clusters old fighting Seventh Cavalry to
join the Rough Riders, Lieut. Col. Roose-
welt remarked on the battlefield: He was
one of the most accomplished officers ever
knew"
The wounded were being brought down
the steep hillside to Juragua when the
Wanda arrived in the roadstead. Already
two regiments of the reinforcing brigade
were moving away over the hills, carrying
their dog tents in roll over their shoulders
with their haversacks and canteens. The
horses of the cavalry and artillery were
only partially disembarked at Baiquiri, six
miles away, yet three cavalry commands
had pressed forward, dismounted without
artillery support, instead of waiting for
attack.
The Wanda left Juragua at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, with an accurate list of the
dead and wounded, furnished by the Asso-
clated Press correspondent, who had just
arrived from the scene of the fight, for
Guantanamo, forty miles way, to file bull
letin over the cable at that point. Night
was closing as the yacht entered the har-
Dor. run was made alongside the Marble
head, the flagship of Commander McCalla.
Flagship, ahoy! shouted the officer the
bridge. Compliments of the Wanda; Sc
rious engagement near Santiago; request
permission to cable accurate list of dead
and wounded
Three hundred jackies pressed to the side
of the ship peerng at the yacht in silence
until the officer of the deck had reported to
Commander McCalla and had resumed his
walk Did we VIM" then came from the
sailormen. When told that the Americans
held the field and that the Spanish had re-
treated a fierce cheer came over the water.
Commander McCalla took the press men
to his cabin and quickly read their short
count of the battle, remarked grimly as he
read: First fight Spanish retreated. That's
right, List of dead. Yes, men must be
killed. Artillery not up; that's bad. Machine
guns very effective against Spanish block
houses: scatters Spaniards like ants" After
fixing his signature to the cable message,
Commander McCalla said: Good night.
gentlemen; a safe voyage
The sea fighter had no sooner finished
than he was proceeding with the prepa-
ration for night operations at Guantanamo,
details of which may have been already tele-
graphed from there. After moment at the
cable station the dispatch boat proceeded to
sea again for a 125-mile run to Jamaica,
where there are greater facilities, to file
detailed report of the engagement.