The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-16
|lIlARDS FLEE
| tho Fire Of Our Hsrines
At & uantansmo Bay.
ADVANCE PICKETS SAFE
Exhausted by Eighteen Hours
Continuous Duty.
,r THEIR NUMBER KILLED.

weeks Bonbardment Cost Twenty
,u.pd Dollars worth Of Ammuni-
rAt Has Not Checked Spanish Ac-
~ on the Earthworh-Whils We
\ d. Insurgents, the Spanish in San
70 h. Suffering For Food.
nes,pn. Jamaica, June 14.-When
Newspaper dispatch boat Daunt-
left Guantanamo bay early on
ay morning. after the 13 hours
nIsh between the United States
hes, Lieutenant Colonel R. w.
iugton, and the Spanish guerillas
regulars, it was expected that the
ng would be renewed. The Mar
lad was landing reinforcements.
nothing had been heard from the
nee pickets under Lieutenant
hell C. Neville and Lieutenant
lille J. Shaw.
9 O'Clock the firing was again
wed by the Spaniards, who ap-
ID off the camp on the edge of a
island. about a mile to the
beast. 1t was promptly returned
rifles and a three inch field gun,
in a short time all signs OF the
" had disappeared. Colonel Hunt
bn then sent to the landing for
hd three inch gun, which was
ged up the hill and placed in po-
n at the summit. The skirmish
thrown around the camp kept up
piping all the morning, but with
huch result to show for 1t. Mean
E the Marblehead left the harbor
threw a few shells into the woods.
the great delight of the marines
mp Lieutenants Neville and Shaw,
30 men of Company d, returned
bod shape, but much exhausted by
ours of picket duty. One man,
eant Smith, of Company X, had
shot through the abdomen and in
ly killed. During most of the
bnd night Lieutenants Neville and
had been surrounded by
lch superior force, but men and
rs behaved splendidly, and, al
gh the firing of the Spaniards was
fant and heavy, Lieutenant Ne
IS detachment held its own, in
pg much more damage than it sus-
ID. At least five Spaniards are
IN to have been killed. and as
fenant Neville's men kept up a
y fire throughout the night, and
nemy was not at a great distance
I is believed that the Spanish
llties were heavy.
e battleship Texas arrived yes
" morning and sent ashore 40
pes and two automatic Colt guns
leinforcements. The Marblehead
sent an additional small detach-
yate Bartholomew McGowan. of
pany ID, will lose his hand, which
shattered by a Mauser bullet.
utation will be necessary. The
Plehead's pilot was shot through
eg while guiding the cruiser out
e harbor yesterday morning. He
the rank of colonel in the Cuban
ce.
proximately s2OO,eOO worth of am
ton was expended in the bonn
nent on Monday Of last week, but
fently 1t has not checked Spanish
Wy on the earthworks. The war;
lost quantity of crockery and
easily breakable things from the
pssion of the big guns.
lie the work of arming and feed
me insurgents is pushed vigor-
the Spaniards in Santiago are
Ted to be suffering from an inc,pi-
imine, and a Cuban officer assert
'at The guerillas were desertipg
rec to the insurgents. The Gu.
are very active. expressing the
EST confidence and promising to
ain a close blockade Of Santiago
e land side. Strict supervision
rcised In the landing Of arms and
Pes' and nothing is given to an
gent camp beyond what 1t can
'siully defend against any prob
spanish force. The insurgents
'ent that their numbers are ran.
Increasing.
insurgents say that they watch.
! weeks bombardment from tbs
u the rear of Santiago, that as |
as 800 Spaniards were killed and |
guns dismounted. Terrible |
''on was wrought by the 12 inch
OF the Texas. II their state
can be relied upon, the Spanish
on at Santiago is on half ra.
IND the town itself is even much
on. the military authorities re-
10 sell citizens provisions at any
inc insurgents predict that a
VIII cause the speedy capitula-