The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-04
4NTlAGO BATTLE
FIERCELY FOUGHT.
N. Shafter Routs the Enemy,
But Sustains Great Losses
Officers Killed.

ss Dispatch Boat Cynthia, to Port
tonic, July ?. s p. m, via Kingston.
iy ?, 1889 p. m.
ien. Skaters army has had its bap-
m OF fire. with desperate courage and
mad dash Of veterans. It has conquer
the spanish works before Santiago,
dat this hour is driving the enemy into
streets OF the city. The victors was
at heavy cost in killed and wound-
1t Is impossible to estimate the loss at
writing, but 1t probably approaches
The proportion Of officers is large
partial list OF the officers killed or
iunded follows;
APT o'NEILL. OF the Rough Riders
led.
lieut.. COL. LoByKoFF 22nd infan-
APT. w. p. MORRISON, 10th infan-
lieut.. SCOTT, 18th infantry, wounded.
lieut.. col. PATTERSON, END in
,try. wounded in the groin.
LIEUT.. oRDE, 9Th.
APT TAYLOR 9th cavalry, wounded
the stomach.
LIEUT.. col. f. II. IIsCUM, 2ith.
APT. J. Il. BRETT. path. wounded In
b arm.
fAPT. A. c. DUCAT, 2ith, wounded IN
fion Of the heart.
FAPT. CHAs. DODGE. 2ith.
lEcoND LIEUT. }. II. AUGusT1N.
,unded In side and arm.
IEUT. COL. CAREL, 9th, wounded IN
LIEUT., MYER, company II, 3rd cavnl-
I Wounded in hip
IEUT. HERMAN. 9Th. spine injured.
LIEUT. GROSS. 9Th. wounded in the
and left leg.
APT. WALKER. 9Th infantry, wound
in right Leg.
IEUT. ROBERTSON, company q, 9Th
antry. wounded in right leg
LIEUT. PURDY, company c, 9Th,
,unded In thigh.
rAPT. MORGAN. srd cavalry.
cAPT. DoDD. srd cavalry, wounded in
ad
CAPT CARPENTER. nth, wounded in
omach.
,APT. KERR. 9Th, cavalry. wounded IN
m.
capt. TORREY, shot in leg.
LlEUT. BEsARo, 9TH infantry.
Major Corliss. 7th.
APT. Jackson. 7th.
lieut.. cHAsEFIELD. 7th. shot
rough the forehead. fatally.
i is nlso reported that COL. EMORY
IS killed
IN some cases every officer in a com
ny was lost.
The Spanish loss must have been heavy
le spaniarGg opposing Gen. Lawton'f
vision lost in killed. wounded or take.
isoners 1900 men. and The loss Of th'
nter and left must be double that mum
r.
Most Of our troops took position dnrinl
e night, although Gen. Bates reserve
d not come up until morning. Gen
awton's division on the extreme rlgh,
Imported by Captain Capron's battery
en-. Kents division I'm the center an
en-. Wheelers division on the left, sup
Tted by Capt. Grimes battery, plante,
J a hill, formed line which stretche,
tfoss the whole width OF the basin ia
hlch Santiago lies, distance Of fun!
ye miles. Immediately IN front OF Gen
awton lay Caney. surrounded by blocl
Duses and entertainments, and agans
Is point were the operations directed
eyond the san Juan river. 1000 yards be
rethe center and left. lay line OF en-
enchments. a mile west Of the city
hese two divisions were covered by
savy tangled underground between th
an Juan and the Rio Guiana.
on the extreme left, on the heights be
pnd Captain Grlmes battery, behIn
hich. in the shelter OF an old suga
puse. where the rear cavalry division
as massed. were Gen. Dunield's Michi
,n volunteers. who moved out at day
4 ght over the line Of railroad from sib
ley
4 The Americans had the advantage O
le sun In the morning, which shone dI
. ctly IN tho enemys face.
The engagement opened when the Gee
ms outside the entrance 10 the harbo
gan dropping shells into the lower en-
the Spanish carthworks. This firms
hich was entirely by bearings, was nc
4 fective
n At 7;2o, the land engagements opene
I'm firing from Capt. Capron's batter
the extreme right upon tne bloc
buses and entertainments before Cane,
4 his is followed quickly by simultaneou
Sacks by Gen. Chaffee and Col. LUDLOW
4 hs occupied a taking position 20 a.
irth. The snanish replied with grea
irit ana nerve. when our shells bur.
reetly over their trenches. A few mir
es before O'Clock Capt Grimes o2ene
i'm his battery on the heights TO N
sht Of the main redoubt. situated In N
pter OF the Spanish line OF entrencf
enss, directly before the city
4 Yhe Spanish reply was immediate an
4 onderfully accurate. The second q